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MPs submit bill deepening scrutiny of Quaestor-MFB transactions

Governing and opposition MPs submitted a bill to the Hungarian Parliament yesterday that would amend legislation on the state-owned Hungarian...

Government

Government to submit 2016 budget bill next week

The government will submit the 2016 budget bill to Parliament next week, cabinet chief János Lázár said at a regularly...

Government

An Easy Target: Homophobia For Political Ends

The following article was written by Graeme Reid, who is director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Program at...

Elections

Jobbikʼs candidate leads by-elections with 93% of vote counted

With a low turnout, after 99.13% of the votes were counted in the by-elections of Tapolca yesterday, the candidate of...

Government

New Fidesz-friendly media outlets foreseen

According to reports, a new right-wing media empire is being put together to replace media outlets that have become less...

Elections

Pro-Fidesz group plans march before by-election

Pro-Fidesz non-governmental organization Civil Összefogás Fórum (CÖF) is inviting citizens from all over Hungary to join the Békemenet (“March for...

Government

Israeli Elections And Netanyahu – Frivolous But Not Funny

Elections in Israel will be held on March 17, and the country is seeing an unprecedented wave of campaign ads....

Elections

Editorial: Complaining is fun, but not enough

The following is the editorial column from the February 27-March 12 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal....

Elections

Fidesz loses two-third majority as 43% vote independent in by-election

An independent candidate yesterday won a race to replace a vacated parliamentary seat, thereby eliminating the two-thirds majority that has...

Government

Paris Terrorist Attacks: A Godsend for Marine Le Pen?

The deadly Paris attacks earlier this month – carried out by the Kouachi brothers at Charlie Hebdo and by Amedy...

Government

Official says Fidesz won’t change public assembly law

László L. Simon, state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office (shown), said yesterday that, regardless of the remarks of a...

Government

Report: Fidesz MP fined for voting against party

MP János Bencsik of the Hungarian governing Fidesz party was fined HUF 300,000 for being the single MP in Fidesz...

Government

Regime Change in Burkina Faso: Implications for Sub-Saharan Africa

A political upheaval in the West African country of Burkina Faso from October 29–31, 2014 resulted in the premature departure...

Government

Report: Fidesz member losing faith

Incomprehension and disappointment characterizes the heartland of Hungary’s governing Fidesz party due to the happenings of the last couple of...

Elections

Municipal elections: Fidesz dominates around country

In line with the expectations of pollsters and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s governing party Fidesz enjoyed a dominant victory...

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...