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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...

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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...

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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'...

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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...

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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...

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New evidence cited in Hernádi’s case

The preliminary hearing of MOL Chariman-CEO Zsolt Hernádi in Zagreb was postponed to December 8 as Croatia’s anti-graft agency (USKOK)...

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State to compensate clients of bankrupt travel agency

An appellate court has ruled that the state of Hungary must pay compensation to clients of a bankrupt travel agency...

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Court rules no compensation in savings coop suit

The Budapest Municipal Court on Monday ruled that compensation could not be paid for the legally mandated integration of the...

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Appellate court rejects ERB Bank loan contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals ruled against ERB Eszak-magyarorszagi Regionalis Bank in a contract defense case on today. The...

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Constitutional Court rules on borrowers’ relief law

Hungary's Constitutional Court on Tuesday said provisions in borrowers' relief legislation prohibiting unilateral changes to loan contracts did not go...

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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%...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Majority of District VI Residents Vote for Homestay Ban

Around 54% of the residents of Budapest's District VI, in the city center, have voted for a homestay ban in...

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Budapest Residents to Weigh in on Rákosrendező Development Project

Budapest residents will be invited to air their opinions on the planned development of the area around the Rákosrendező railway...

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Hungarians Wish to Keep Paper-based Education

Epson conducted internationally representative research to assess the transformation of our printing habits, including its role in education, reports profitline.hu....

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52% of Hungarians Find Orbán’s Meeting With Putin Unacceptable

A poll by the Publicus Institute commissioned by the Hungarian left-leaning opposition newspaper Népszava has found that more than 52%...

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Only 10% on Hungarians Wish for Long Life

Every 10th Hungarian wants a long life, during which women prefer health and men more money, according to the latest...

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Gov’t Supporters Agree With Raising Teacher Wages

The vast majority of government voters, 78%, would raise teachers' wages, and almost all of the opposition voters (98%), according...

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Most Believe Hungary Headed in Wrong Direction

According to more than four-fifths of the population, things are going in the wrong direction in Hungary, research from Hóvége.hu...

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Public support for independent education, health ministries high

The Orbán government is not paying enough attention to education, according to 67% of those surveyed by Publicus Institute for...