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ECtHR rules journos cannot be barred from parliaments

In connection to a case involving Macedonian journalists, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled that journalists cannot be...

Party Popularity

Momentum lacking in anti-Olympics signature drive

With a shortage of activists and no database, the "NOlimpia" petition by youth movement Momentum Mozgalom to force a Budapest...

Issues

Appeals court orders retrial in sludge spill case

An appeals court in Győr on Monday repealed an earlier ruling acquitting all of the suspects in the case involving...

Issues

Hungarian Deloitte firm named best legal team in tax law

Deloitte Legal Erdős and Partners Law Firm, led by attorney and partner associate Dr. Mihály Harcos, has been named the...

Party Popularity

Constitutional Court: calling Jobbik ‘far-right’ is opinion, not fact

Although Hungary’s opposition party Jobbik has been referred to in news coverage as “far-right” or “extreme right,” a decision of...

Party Popularity

DK urges travelers to call Budapest mayor

Opposition party Democratic Coalition (DK), led by former Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, has launched a campaign in which they...

Issues

Ministry ‘outraged’ at U.S. comment on Syrian sentencing

Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade finds it “outrageous and unacceptable” that its U.S. counterpart comments on decisions made...

Issues

Ledina granted Zsolnay trademark, owner to sue

Three members of the Zsolnay family, whose predecessors established porcelain maker Zsolnay, have agreed to allow the Pécs local council,...

Issues

President extends mandates at Hungarian Competition Authority

With the reappointment of Miklós Juhász as chairman of the Hungarian Competition Authority (GVH) by President János Áder, the authority...

Issues

Central bank to appeal court decision on MKB sale

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said late yesterday it will appeal a decision by the Municipal Court of Budapest...

Issues

Court rejects owner’s appeal against listing of ‘Golgotha’

The Budapest Court of Public Administration and Labor has rejected an appeal lodged against the listing of "Golgotha," a monumental...

Issues

Referendum against EC refugee quotas set for Oct. 2

The referendum planned by the Hungarian government to allow citizens to express opposition to the European Commission’s refugee quota will...

Issues

Constitutional court greenlights quota referendum

Hungary’s Constitutional Court (AB) rejected all initiations in opposition to the referendum on the European Commission’s refugee quota plan, as...

Issues

One Hungarian found guilty in Bunge corruption scandal

A Hungarian man was found guilty as an accessory to corruption and was handed a two-year suspended prison sentence yesterday,...

Issues

Bill could create individual sub-accounts for investors

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) intends to present an amendment to Parliament which would create individual sub-accounts for investors...

Party Popularity

Tisza Support Slips to 47%, but Retains Wide Lead in Europion Poll

Support for Hungary’s governing Tisza Party fell to 47% of adults in September, five percentage points below its May-June peak,...

Party Popularity

Tisza Remains Dominant Political Force in Hungary as Far-Right Mi Hazánk Strengthens

Support for the governing Tisza Party slipped below 50% among Hungary’s adult population in August, while Mi Hazánk strengthened and...

Party Popularity

Péter Magyar Says Fidesz Polling Below 20% for First Time in 30 Years

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that Fidesz had fallen below 20% in a...

Issues

Strong Public Support for Euro Adoption Among Hungarians

Medián's fresh survey data show that nearly four-fifths of Hungarians would replace the forint with the euro, although, while 92%...

Issues

Survey Shows What Public Expects From Tisza Government

A recently published Publicus survey shows that 64% of Hungarians expect the Tisza government to fix healthcare and education, making...

Party Popularity

Local Conflicts Over Battery Plants Contributed to Loss of Support for Fidesz, Pollster Says

Local conflicts, arising from "residents' increased sense of vulnerability and opposition to the battery industry" could have contributed to a...

Issues

Majority of Hungarians Support EU Membership, but Uncertainty is Rising Slightly

A new survey conducted by the 21 Kutatóközpont shows that 62% of Hungarians would vote to remain in the EU...

Polls

Fidesz or Tisza? Recent Polls Offer Clashing Views Before Vote

As Hungary heads into the final stretch of the campaign with less than two months to go until election day,...

Issues

55% of Hungarians Think Continued EU Membership ‘Good’

According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, most Hungarians still view their country's European Union membership positively, but support has weakened...

Issues

Survey: Dunaújváros Residents Hope for New Industrial Investment

Dunaújváros is, and wants to remain, an industrial city — according to a recent representative survey conducted among local residents...

Polls

78% of Students Would Choose Current University Again, Survey Finds

Higher education serves as a foundation of knowledge-based societies and innovation, the Nézőpont Institute said in a recently published survey...

Polls

3/4 of Hungarians see EU Membership as Beneficial, Survey Finds

Approximately three quarters of Hungarians view the country's European Union membership as beneficial, according to a recently published Eurobarometer survey....

Issues

Media Type, Not Politics, Drives News Source Choices: NMHH

Hungarian media consumers select their news sources based on the type of media rather than political orientation, target audience, or...

Polls

Tisza Surges Past Fidesz in Latest Poll, Leads by Double Digits Among Committed Voters

Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party has overtaken Fidesz as Hungary’s most supported political force, according to new data from the 21...