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Ruling in decade-old embezzlement case expected this year

A ruling in a retrial involving the alleged embezzlement of tens of billions of forints more than a decade ago...

Issues

Appellate court rejects OTP defense of contract changes

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected OTP Bank and OTP Jelzálogbank's defense of unilateral changes that lenders...

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Appellate court rejects OTP leasing unit’s defense of contract changes

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Thursday rejected OTP Ingatlanlízing's defense of unilateral changes that the leasing unit of...

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Lenders weigh court defense of unilateral changes to forint loan contracts

OTP Bank and Erste Bank are considering legal recourse regarding the settlement of compensation for unilateral changes to forint loan...

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Appellate court rejects lender’s contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting Lombard Pénzügyi és Lízing Zrt's defense of...

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Hungarian police investigate firm that made corruption charges

The Hungarian police have been investigating a case concerning cooking oil producer Bunge since the end of October, the police's...

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First-instance court rejects OTP leasing unit’s defense of contract changes

The Budapest Municipal Court rejected OTP Ingatlanlizing's defense of changes it made to borrowers' contracts in a first instance ruling...

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Vida files lawsuit over U.S. visa affair

Hungarian Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) chief Ildikó Vida, who is one of six Hungarians banned from entering the United...

Party Popularity

Insurance law passed by Parliament

Parliament approved a new law on insurers that draws on post-crisis market and regulatory experience and transposes European Union directives...

Issues

Hernádi’s criminal case to start in Zagreb on February 12

The Zagreb County Court scheduled the first hearing in a case involving corruption charges against Zsolt Hernádi, the chairman-CEO of...

Issues

Eger és Vidéke’s defense of contract changes rejected

The Budapest Municipal Court rejected the defense of savings cooperative Eger és Vidéke Takarékszövetkezet of changes it made to borrowers'...

Issues

Croatia continues to pursue MOL chief

The Budapest court's acquittal of MOL chairman-CEO Zsolt Hernádi is not expected to affect the course of criminal proceedings under...

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Appellate court acquits MOL chief

The Budapest Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld the acquittal of MOL chairman-CEO Zsolt Hernádi on charges of international bribery...

Party Popularity

Parliament elects new head of the Constitutional Court

Barnabás Lenkovics has been elected head of the Constitutional Court in a 132:6 parliamentary vote on Monday. The Constitutional Court...

Issues

Announcement delayed for Kuria decision on FHB case

The Kuria, Hungary's Supreme Court, said it made a decision on the review of a contract defense case initiated by...

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...

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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...