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Hungary’s War-related State of Emergency Ends After 4 Years

Hungary’s war-related state of emergency, in place for four years under former PM Viktor Orbán, officially ends on Thursday, recently...

Politics, Events, Government, Parliament

Packed Crowds Hail ‘Regime Change’ Outside Parliament on May 9

Following the inaugural sitting of the new National Assembly, Prime Minister Péter Magyar, many of his MPs, and his sons...

Parliament, Government, Politics

Magyar’s 1st PM Speech: Asset Recovery and Apologies

Making his first speech to Parliament today after becoming Prime Minister, Péter Magyar promised a bill on the National Asset...

Parliament, Government, Politics

Magyar Hungary’s 8th PM Since Change of Regime

Péter Magyar has become the eighth Prime Minister of Hungary since the change of regime in 1989, if you include...

Parliament, Government, Politics

Ágnes Forsthoffer Elected Speaker, Only 2nd Woman to Hold Role

Ágnes Forsthoffer was elected Speaker in a closed vote during the inaugural session, winning by a margin of 193 lawmakers...

Government

Magyar Finalizes Ministerial Picks for 1st Cabinet

Péter Magyar has named Gábor Pósfai to lead the interior ministry and Márton Melléthei-Barna to head the justice ministry, thus...

Government

Tisza Gov’t to Release Communist-era Agent Files

The incoming Tisza Party government will release the files on the communist-era state security apparatus, Péter Magyar, the prime minister-elect,...

Government

Magyar Asks Lőrincz to Be Rural Development Minister, Ruff to Head PM’s Office

Péter Magyar has asked incoming MP Viktória Lőrincz to act as rural development minister in the new government, and political...

Government

Magyar Casts Doubt on Tisza Support for Chief Prosecutor Nominee

PM Péter Magyar said Monday that the ruling Tisza Party was unlikely to support Zoltán Szathmáry’s nomination as chief public...

Government

Magyar Government’s Mission Impossible: Spend Less While Spending More

Hungary is currently on a mission impossible: pursuing fiscal consolidation while working on tax cuts and social spending, as promised...

Government

Hungary Announces Major Overhaul of State‑Backed Loan Guarantees, Subsidies

Hungary announced a broad reform of state‑supported lending and guarantee programs to reduce public risk and align guarantee levels with...

Magyar Casts Doubt on Tisza Support for Chief Prosecutor Nominee

PM Péter Magyar said Monday that the ruling Tisza Party was unlikely to support Zoltán Szathmáry’s nomination as chief public...

Government to Terminate MKIF Motorway Concession, Magyar Says

Hungary’s government will terminate its motorway concession contract with MKIF and file a formal complaint, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said...

Hungary to Direct HUF 90 bln From Tobacco Tax Increases to Healthcare

Hungary will use revenue from higher tobacco excise duties to provide additional funding for healthcare, the government said Tuesday, citing...

Magyar Government’s Mission Impossible: Spend Less While Spending More

Hungary is currently on a mission impossible: pursuing fiscal consolidation while working on tax cuts and social spending, as promised...

Hungary Extends Migration State of Emergency until Dec. 31

Hungary will once again extend the mass-migration state of emergency until Dec. 31, continuing a measure that has been in...

Hungary Could Reveal Up to 80,000 Names in Communist-era Secret Service Files

Up to 60,000-80,000 names could be made public as Hungary releases Communist-era secret service files, Bálint Ruff, head of the...

Hungary Recovers HUF 100 Bln in State Assets as Four Foundations Are Dissolved

Around HUF 100 bln (EUR 275 mln) in assets were returned to the state at the end of August following...

Anna Róza Unger Nominated to Head Hungary’s National Asset Recovery Office

Parliament’s Justice and Constitutional Affairs Committee has nominated Anna Róza Unger to head the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office...

Hungarian Gov’t to End Current Status of MCC, Batthyány and Blue Planet Foundations

The Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation (MCC), the Batthyány Lajos Foundation and the Kék Bolygó (Blue Planet) Foundation will cease to...

Government to Raise Minimum Old-age Pension to HUF 120,000

The government has decided to raise the minimum old-age pension to HUF 120,000 per month from Jan. 1, 2027, Prime...

Government to Launch Program to Cut Healthcare Waiting Times in Fall

The government will launch a program aimed at reducing waiting times for health care services in the fall, Health Minister...

Hungary Allocates HUF 5.5 Bln to Support Three Regional Airports

Hungary’s government has approved HUF 5.5 bln in additional funding for the companies operating the airports of Debrecen, Sármellék and...

Péter Magyar: Orbán Gov’t Knew Energy System Was on Brink of Collapse but Did Nothing

Prime Minister Péter Magyar on Thursday accused former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of knowing that Hungary’s energy system was on...

Hungary Announces Major Overhaul of State‑Backed Loan Guarantees, Subsidies

Hungary announced a broad reform of state‑supported lending and guarantee programs to reduce public risk and align guarantee levels with...

Magyar Rejects Claims Danube Water Is Being Withheld Abroad as Paks Turbine Stays Online

Péter Magyar dismissed claims that upstream countries were withholding water from the Danube, saying river levels in Austria, Germany and...