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The fight for Thailand

Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai government seems to be in its death throes, and is being picked at by an army...

Government

Fidesz rally 6,000 for “battle against utility fees”

The latest government campaign inviting the public to join the “Hungarian team” who would help keep utility fees at bay...

Government

OSCE to send observers to 2014 elections

The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) will receive a formal invitation from the government to observe the...

Government

Hungarian economy nears end of “elevation” year

From the Budapest Business Journal print edition: After the landslide victory in the 2010 general elections, Fidesz and Viktor Orbán...

Elections

Election ’14: Fót revote ordered; Gypsy Party readies

Though the candidate of opposition coalition of MSzP and Together 2014-Dialogue for Hungary (E14-PM), István Takács, appeared to have won...

Elections

Bajnai on past mistakes, Orbán’s popularity, election

Austria-based Die Presse yesterday ran an extensive interview with current opposition party E14-PM president Gordon Bajnai in which the former...

Government

Orbán courts diaspora vote for 2014 election

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged Hungary’s large ethnic diaspora on Wednesday to exercise their newly-won right to vote in next...

Elections

Editorial: Left-wing resuscitation?

Looking at the lineup of speakers at the political opposition’s October 23 commemorative event, an observer could excused for feeling...

Government

Left wing-applicant denied entry to Békéscsaba by-election

Katalin Kovács, a joint nominee of left-wing parties MSzP, Together 2014-Dialogue for Hungary (E14-PM), the Democratic Coalition (DK) and the...

Elections

Fidesz takes Baja by-election; left calls win Pyrrhic victory

While the opposition coalition of MSzP-E14-DK was certainly pleased to have received a legal decision requiring a revote in a...

Government

Rate-setters not unanimous on scale of cut in September

Members of the National Bank of Hungary's Monetary Policy Council were again divided over the scale of a rate cut...

Elections

Ex-PM Gyurcsány: 2014 election “will be brutal”

In an interview with Austria-based Da Standard, former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány expounded on a number of topics concerning his...

Elections

Left-wing parties converge on Baja

The political leaders of the left wing, MSzP chairman Attila Mesterházy and Together 2014 (E14-PM) chairman Gordon Bajnai -- though...

Elections

Court orders repeat of Baja by-election

A Kecskemét court has ordered the repeat of a recent by-election in Baja, finding violations to the standing election law....

Elections

Election ’14: Fidesz lead increases, left-wing defiant

More good news arrived for the Fidesz-KDNP ruling coalition in the form of a pair of voter polls. Hungary-based pollsters...

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...