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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...

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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

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...

Budapest Appeals Court Cuts Prison Sentences in ‘Antifa’ Attack Case

The Budapest Regional Court of Appeal issued a binding ruling in the so-called “antifa case,” reducing two defendants’ prison sentences...

Hungarian Parliament Rejects President’s Nominee for Chief Prosecutor

Parliament rejected President András Baka’s nominee for chief public prosecutor, Zoltán Szathmáry, in a secret ballot on Monday, according to...

Hungarian Parliament Suspends PM Magyar’s Immunity

Parliament voted to suspend the immunity of Prime Minister Péter Magyar at a special session on Monday. The motion to...

Hungarian Government Plans Broader KATA Eligibility, Higher Monthly Payments

The gov't plans to expand eligibility for Hungary’s itemized tax for small businesses (KATA) while raising monthly tax payments, PM...

Tisza Lawmakers Propose Making Christmas Eve a Public Holiday

Three Tisza Party lawmakers have submitted a bill to Parliament that would make Dec. 24 a permanent public holiday in...

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...

LGBTQ+ Groups Urge Hungary to Allow Joint Adoption as Magyar Signals Reform

LGBTQ+ and human rights organizations have offered to help reshape Hungary’s adoption rules after PM Péter Magyar signaled openness to...

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 Cuts Prime Minister’s Salary, Reverses County Title Changes

Parliament has approved legislation restoring Hungary’s previous county and government commissioner titles from October and reducing the PM’s monthly gross...

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...

FBI Tip Leads Hungarian Police to British Fugitive Wanted for More Than 20 Years

Hungarian police arrested a 60-year-old British man wanted internationally for more than two decades after receiving information from the FBI,...