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Government declares state of emergency

The government has decided to declare a state of emergency for the entire country in order to protect Hungary from...

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Milk smugglers receive sentences

Members of a criminal organization that sold billions of forints worth of milk imported from Slovakia without paying VAT on...

Issues

CEU welcomes legal opinion on uni law

The Central European University (CEU) says that it welcomes the unequivocal opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court...

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Govʼt earmarks HUF 30 bln to manage prison overcrowding

Hungaryʼs government has allocated HUF 30 billion to deal with prison overcrowding this year, Gergely Gulyás, the head of the...

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Parlʼt suspends compensation for prison overcrowding

Hungarian lawmakers on Tuesday voted to suspend compensation payments to incarcerated individuals for overcrowded prison conditions pending the results of...

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European Court of Justice to rule on Hungarian special taxes

On March 3, the European Court of Justice will rule on a lawsuit filed by Tesco against the Hungarian state...

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Court overturns detention order against Hernádi

The Zagreb County Court on Wednesday overturned a detention order against Zsolt Hernádi, the chairman-CEO of Hungarian oil and gas...

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Court partly reduces judgments in Buda-Cash case

The Budapest appeals court Fővárosi Itélőtábla confirmed the sentences the two main defendants received in a case involving failed independent...

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Brexit to affect social insurance of UK citizens in Hungary

Brexit will affect the social insurance of British citizens working in Hungary, with the exact effects depending on whether the...

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More foster parents found, though adoptions fall

The number of foster parents in Budapest has risen from 438 in 2000 to 948 in 2019, with the number...

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CJEU adv gen says Hungary NGO law violates EU rules

An advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has said in an opinion that Hungarian...

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Croatian court sentences Hernádi on graft charges

The Zagreb County Court on Monday sentenced Zsolt Hernádi, the chairman-CEO of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, to two...

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The Ritz-Carlton, Budapest participates in Shoebox charity

The Ritz-Carlton, Budapest participates in the Shoebox charity program for the second time, helping children in need, the hotel tells...

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Time to prepare for DAC6, Deloitte says

Businesses have only a bit more than half-a-year left to identify cross-border transactions and constructions that fall under EUʼs DAC6...

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NGO wins libel case against gov’t, Kúria rules

Gergely Gulyás, the head of the Prime Ministerʼs office, on Thursday acknowledged a decision by the Kúria, Hungaryʼs highest court,...

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...