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Chinese vaccine ‘more promising’ in terms of timeframe, volume – Orbán

A Chinese COVID-19 vaccine could be available sooner and in greater quantities than another one being developed in Russia, Prime...

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Minister announces extension of home subsidies

The Home Purchase Subsidy Scheme for Families (CSOK) will be available for pensioners who work beside meeting the general conditions...

Government

130,000 apply for prenatal baby support credit

Some 130,000 couples have applied for prenatal baby support loans since the launch of the preferential credit a year and...

Government

No deal yet on minimum wage rise; talks to continue

The VKF, a forum of employers, unions, and the government, failed to reach an agreement on next year's minimum wage...

Government

Low-interest loan schemes of Széchenyi Card program to remain in H1 2021

Responding to the needs of businesses, the state-subsidized, low-interest loan schemes of the Széchenyi Card program launched in response to...

Government

Hungary bans U.K. flights

Hungary will ban flights from the United Kingdom from midnight on Monday, the deputy head of the operations center of...

Government

Hungary to start vaccinating healthcare workers Dec 27-28

Hungary will start vaccinating healthcare workers against COVID-19 on December 27 or 28, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a...

Government

Hungary bans fireworks over New Year holidays

Hungary's government has banned the use of fireworks around the New Year holidays under state-of-emergency powers granted by lawmakers to...

Government

Gov’t awards subsidies to support healthcare supply self-sufficiency

Some HUF 7.4 billion in government subsidies have been awarded to five companies that are spending a combined HUF 9.4...

Government

Minister proposes suspension of dedicated shopping hours for elderly

Minister for Families Katalin Novák said she would propose to Prime Minister Viktor Orban that dedicated shopping times for the...

Government

Hungary launches registration for COVID-19 vaccination

Registration for vaccination against the novel coronavirus has started on the website vakcinainfo.gov.hu, the countryʼs chief medical officer said, according...

Government

Hungary extends COVID-19 curfew for another month

Hungary is extending an evening curfew to contain the spread of the coronavirus for another month, until January 11, Prime...

Government

Those eligible for CSOK can apply for home renovation funds

Hungarians eligible for funding from the Home Purchase Subsidy Scheme for Families (CSOK) may also apply for subsidies for home...

Government

Govʼt orders local council tax freeze

Hungaryʼs government has ordered a local council tax freeze in a decree published in the latest issue of the official...

Government

Govʼt launches pre-registration campaign for COVID-19 vaccination

Hungaryʼs government will launch a website to pre-register for COVID-19 vaccination in the coming week, Gergely Gulyás, who heads the...

Domestic

Hungarian Mother Gets Suspended Sentence for Hiding Daughter From Italian Father

A Hungarian woman who hid her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for more than a decade has received a...

Hungary’s 2027 Budget Combines Tax Relief, Spending Rises and Cost Cuts

Hungary’s 2027 budget will prioritize “fairness” and “development” through tax relief, higher public sector wages and EU-funded investments, Finance Minister...

Former Hungarian Central Bank Governor György Matolcsy Taken Into Custody

Former MNB Governor György Matolcsy was taken into custody this morning. His lawyer said he is suspected of economic fraud...

Hungary Plans 9% Income Tax for Minimum Wage Earners in 2027 Budget

Hungary is set to cut the personal income tax (PIT) rate for minimum wage earners from 15% to 9% next...

British Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Drug Trafficking in Hungary

The Tatabánya Regional Court in Hungary sentenced a British man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking Friday and...

Two Men Detained in Budapest Over Alleged Drug Smuggling From the Netherlands

Police detained two Hungarian men suspected of bringing drugs into Hungary by train from the Netherlands, the National Bureau of...

Péter Magyar Seeks EU Funding for Hungary’s Border Fence and Protection

Hungary will seek dedicated EU funding to strengthen its border fence and border protection during negotiations on the bloc’s next...

Court Upholds Detention of Former Hungarian Minister Hankó in HUF 17 bln Grant Case

The Kecskemét Regional Court has upheld the pretrial detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó and former State...

Hungarian Mother Gets Suspended Sentence for Hiding Daughter From Italian Father

A Hungarian woman who hid her daughter from the girl’s Italian father for more than a decade has received a...

Hungary Grants Temporary Diesel Tax Relief to Freight Operators

Hungary will provide temporary diesel excise tax relief of HUF 25 per liter for trucks weighing more than 7.5 metric...

Orbán Urged to Clarify Whether He Ordered Ukrainian Cash and Gold Convoy Stop

Defense Minister Romulusz Ruszin-Szendi has called on former PM Viktor Orbán to clarify whether he ordered Hungarian authorities to stop...

Romanian National Charged With Forcing Hungarian Man Into Servitude

A Romanian man has been charged with forcing a Hungarian man into servitude through violence and threats, the Pest County...

Hungary Targets HUF 800 bln With Wealth Tax on Billionaires

Hungary’s gov't has decided on the details of a wealth tax due to take effect in 2027, an expansion of...

Parties Split Over Security Implications of Szijjártó’s BYD Role

Fidesz and Tisza lawmakers offered contrasting assessments of former Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó’s employment with BYD after a closed-door parliamentary...

Court Orders Detention of Former Hungarian Culture Minister Hankó

A judge at the Kecskemét District Court has ordered the detention of former Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó for...

Magyar Says Anti-Corruption Drive Has Reached Top ‘Fidesz Mafia’ Circles

Prime Minister Péter Magyar called former minister Miklós Seszták’s arrest a milestone in Operation Cleansing Fire, saying the anti-corruption drive...