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Hungarian Research Institute Begins Search for King Matthias’ Remains
The genetic distinctiveness of King Matthias Corvinus has been identified, and the legendary Hungarian king’s…
Top Court Decision on ‘Special Economic Zones’ Still Leaves Question Marks
Hungary’s Constitutional Court rejected the constitutional complaint of the opposition-led local government of Göd, in…
State Sec. Suspects Cultural Imperialism Behind German DW Broadcasting in Hungary
The Hungarian government coldly received German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle’s (DW) recent announcement about its…
Jobbik MP Reveals Plans for ‘Secret’ VIP Tunnel at Puskás Aréna, Causing Uproar
A 50-meter-long underground tunnel for vehicles will soon be added to Budapest’s pricey Puskás Football…
British Coronavirus Variant Spreading Fast in Hungary, says Chief medical officer
A fast-spreading variant of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom is now in…
PM Orbán: Easing of Restrictions Not Yet within Reach
A decision to ease restrictions introduced to curb the coronavirus pandemic is not yet within…
Coronavirus: Can Employers Oblige Employees to Get Vaccinated?
According to experts the current legal environment does not allow employers to make coronavirus vaccination…
FM Szijjártó: UN Human Rights Council Must Be Non-political and Impartial
In a video address to the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Péter…
Coronavirus: 102 Fatalities, 2,855 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 102 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
Coronavirus: Health Council Advises PM Orbán against Easing Restrictions
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Tuesday met leaders of the Scientific Health Council, as part…
Strange Market Developments Raise Corruption Allegations
Several small markets have sprouted up recently in the villages of Fidesz MP and former…
Disagreement Around Potential Benefits of “Vaccine Passport” in Hungary
The current national consultation asks people in Hungary about their opinions around a potential “vaccine…
Central Bank Head Matolcsy: Hungary Should Follow Estonia’s Example
The head of the National Bank of Hungary, György Matolcsy, recently criticized the government’s approach…
Foreign Minister Calls on EU to Back Egypt Unconditionally
Egypt deserves unconditional support from the European Union as it has proven that illegal migration…
Coronavirus: Hungary to Have Inoculated 800,000 by End of Week
By the end of this week, the number of people vaccinated against coronavirus may well…
Socialists Launch Consultation on EU Recovery Funds
The Socialists (MSZP) are launching a consultation with trade unions on the use of the…
Fidesz MP Simonka’s Immunity Suspended Once Again
Fidesz lawmaker György Simonka’s immunity has been suspended once again, following yesterday’s vote in the…
Bill Extending Special Legal Order in Hungary Ignites Debate in Parliament
Parliament has passed a bill on extending the special legal order in connection with measures to…
Orbán to Focus Online: Hungary in Race to Procure as Many Jabs as Possible
Countries must quickly purchase as many coronavirus vaccines as possible, regardless of whether they come…
Experienced Teachers’ Salaries at Same Level as Minimum Wage of Skilled Workers
The wages of teachers in Hungary are so low that the basic salary of those…
Hungary’s Baths and Hotels Willing to Reopening Despite Third Wave
The third wave of the coronavirus is rampaging through Hungary, yet hotels and wellness spas…
Parlt Approves Modified Waste Management Law
Parliament on Monday approved legislation on waste management modified to address concerns raised by the…
Orbán on Consultation on Reopening: ‘Everybody’s opinion counts’
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán urged voters to participate in the government’s latest National Consultation survey…
Coronavirus: 103 Fatalities, 1,628 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 103 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
Hungarian Press Roundup: Dispatches from the Trenches in the Culture War
A pro-government commentator finds it justified for the government to have reclaimed national sovereignty from…
Coronavirus: Parlt’s Ruling Majority Extends Special Legal Order
Parliament on Monday passed a bill on extending the special legal order in connection with…
FM Szijjártó: ‘It is in Europe’s security interest to stop migration’
The European Union’s relations with its southern neighbours should be determined by efforts to stop…
Now More People Vaccinated Against Covid Than Registered as Infected
More people are now vaccinated against COVID-19 in Hungary than were infected by the virus…
Govt to Introduce Three-pillar System for Funding Universities
The government is introducing a new three-pillar funding system for universities from September to better…
Fidesz-led Municipalities Received 500x More Tourism Support Than Opposition-led Ones
Ruling Fidesz-KDNP-led municipalities have gotten some 470 times more money than opposition-led ones from last…
Fundraising Begins For Little Girl Who Lost Parents to Coronavirus
Last week, a six-year-old girl lost both of her parents due to coronavirus. The girl’s…
One-off Prize Money Increased for Paralympians
The prize money Paralympians would win has been increased by more than 40% on average…
LMP Pushes for Closure of Casinos in Epidemic Emergency
Many are still angered that even though restaurants, cafes, and pubs in Hungary are still…
Gov’t Wants Food Industry to Become Internationally Competitive by 2027
Developments on an unprecedented scale are planned in Hungary’s food industry by the end of…
Over 200,000 Respond to Nat’l Consultation on Lifting Restrictions
A total of 201,087 people filled out the government’s National Consultation survey on possible scenarios…
Socialists Press For Free Rapid Covid Tests
The Socialists are recommending that the government adopt a practice similar to the one in…
Momentum Leader Fekete-Győr to Run in Joint Opposition PM Primary
András Fekete-Győr, the leader of the Momentum party, will run in the primary for the…
DK Launches Petition For Free Covid Vaccine Choice
The Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching a petition demanding that people be allowed to pick…
Coronavirus: 48 Fatalities, 2,623 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 48 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
Hungarian Press Roundup: Klub Radio to Win New Licence Tender?
The left-wing radio station that went off air in mid-February (but is still available online)…
“With Mass Vaccination, Coronavirus Can No Longer Win” – Interview with Chief Infectologist János Szlávik
“Just get whichever vaccine is available. The virus can no longer win.” – We sat…
Ambulance Service’s Emergency App has Helped in Thousands of Cases
The Életmentő (Lifesaver) app created by Hungary’s National Ambulance Service with the help of the …
Coronavirus – Hungary to Inoculate More Than 465,000 Over Two Weeks
Hungary will have enough vaccine to inoculate more than 465,000 people against the coronavirus over…
Great HungarICON: Márton Fucsovics
Márton Fucsovics is an extraordinary tennis player, and one of Hungary’s most popular athletes at…
House Speaker: Hungary’s Future hinges on 2022 election winner
The future of Hungary depends on who will win the 2022 general elections, house speaker…
Coronavirus – Socialist MEP Urges Govt to Apply for EU SURE Support
Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi on Saturday called on the government to apply for 1 billion…
KDNP Spokesman: Govt Parties Defend Hungarian Families, Businesses
Governing Fidesz-KDNP is defending families and businesses during the coronavirus epidemic, too, and has extended…
Hungarian Press Roundup: V4 at 30
As the Visegrád Group celebrates the anniversary of its establishment in 1991, a pro-government commentator…
Media Watchdog Says Klubrádió Cannot Provide Temporary Services
There is no legal means at present to allow Klubrádió to provide media services temporarily,…
Speaker of Parliament Discusses Bilateral Ties With Chinese Counterpart
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér discussed bilateral ties, relations between China and eastern and central…
President Áder Contacts Romanian Counterpart Over River Pollution
President János Áder sent a letter to Klaus Iohannis, his Romanian counterpart, on Friday, calling…
Coronavirus – Chinese Vaccine to Be First Applied in Hungary Next Week
Inoculation of Hungarians against coronavirus with the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine will start next week, koronavirus.gov.hu…
Coronavirus: 107 Fatalities, 2,995 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 107 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
Celebrities Encourage Vaccination in Budapest Reopening Video
The city of Budapest recently uploaded a video with notable celebrities speaking about how nice…
Doctor Arrested For Profiting off Budapest Hospital’s Covid Medicine
A doctor has been arrested for stealing medicine meant for coronavirus patients at a Budapest…
The Hungarian Dessert That Conquered the White House – With Recipe!
It may be said for countless Hungarian main courses that they were developed with the…
Justice Minister: Govt Ready to Scrap Law Over Infringement Procedure
Hungary is ready to scrap the legislation on foreign-funded NGOs, and has sent a draft…
Finance Minister Inaugurates HQ of International Investment Bank
The International Investment Bank’s (IIB) decision to move its headquarters to Budapest is a boost…
Huge Brands and Dutch Embassy Join Campaign for Acceptance of Rainbow Families
On Thursday, more than forty brands joined the “family is family” campaign of Hungary’s rainbow…
Semmelweis Rector Makes Statement by Receiving Sputnik V Vaccine; Which Will Politicians and Experts Choose?
The rector of Semmelweis University received his first coronavirus vaccination on Thursday. Instead of a…
Centrist Democrat International Condemns Hungarian Left’s Alliance With Jobbik
The Centrist Democrat International (CDI) has adopted a resolution condemning the Hungarian left-wing parties’ cooperation…
Chief Medical Officer: Chinese Vaccine Fits Manufacturer’s Specifications
An analysis by Hungary’s public health authority has shown that China’s Sinopharm coronavirus vaccine conforms…
‘No to anti-Christian ideologies,’ says New Reformed Church Head, Former Minister Balog
“We must say no to anti-Christian ideologies,” former minister Zoltán Balog said after taking up…
Coronavirus: 110 Fatalities, 3,093 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 110 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
PM Orbán: ‘If we can fend off a third wave, we can reopen Hungary’
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a radio interview on Friday, encouraged Hungarians to get themselves…
Mayor of Tekirdağ Receives Hungarian Order of Merit Officer’s Cross
Kadir Albayrak, the mayor of Tekirdağ (or ‘Rodostó’ in Hungarian), received the Hungarian Order of…
Disaster Management Authority: Concentration of Zinc, Copper, Aluminium, Iron in Szamos River below Threshold
The concentration of zinc, copper, aluminium and iron has been below threshold value in water…
Average Square Meter Prices in Budapest Show Drastic Surge
The average square meter prices of newly built residential buildings in Budapest has increased by…
Wealth of MPs Sitting in Parliament Since 2010 Risen by 786%
The average wealth of lawmakers sitting in Parliament since 2010 has increased by 20% in…
Ministry: Number of Severely Poor People in Hungary Plunges over Past Ten Years
The proportion of people living in extreme poverty in Hungary has dropped from 23.4 percent…
Breathtaking Photos as Hungary Approaches End of Winter Season
Last week it was reported in Hungary that the country reached an all-time low temperature,…
Fidesz MP Kósa Visited Swiss Banks With the ‘Csenger Swindler’
Fidesz MP and former minister Lajos Kósa met with the Csenger woman four times in…
Third Wave Officially Arrives in Hungary
Over the past 24 hours, another 2,853 people in Hungary caught the coronavirus, reports koronavirus.gov.hu….
Family Succesfully Raises HUF 730 Million for Treatment of SMA Toddler Zsombor
The fundraising for Zsombor, who suffers from SMA-1, a rare and extremely dangerous genetic disease,…
Govt Delivers Charity Donations to Croatian Earthquake Victims
On Thursday, Miklós Soltész, the state secretary for church and ethnic relations of the Prime…
Klubrádió One Step Closer to Reclaiming Former Frequency License
Hungary’s media regulator has accepted the corrections provided by Klubrádió in the relaunched bid for…
Opposition Parties Accuse Gov’t of Using Vaccine Registration for Data Collection
The opposition parties have accused the government of using the vaccine registration system for “data…
Family Minister: Visegrád Group Sets ‘Demographic Example’ for Europe
Countries of the Visegrád Group “see it as their mission to set an example for…
Szeged Researchers Investigate Link Between BCG Vaccination and COVID-19
The research team at the University of Szeged has found a connection between the protein…
National Consultation on Reopening Hungary Gets Underway
The government’s National Consultation survey on conditions for lifting restrictions after the coronavirus epidemic has…
Complications Arising Around Vaccination Process
Hungary’s vaccination of those between the ages of 18 and 59 has begun, but people…
Hungarian Press Roundup: Views on Post- Trump America
As the US Senate acquits President Trump and halts the impeachment procedure, a conservative and…
Coronavirus: 104 Fatalities, 2,853 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 104 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
PM Orbán: Unity Key to V4’s Success
If the Visegrad Group wants to remain successful over the next 30 years, sticking together…
Hungarian Geographer Creates First Ever Mars Atlas
A Hungarian geographer has created the first detailed atlas of Mars. Former NASA researcher Henrik…
Orbán’s Former Minister Elected Head of Reformed Church
Just months after becoming a Bishop, three Fidesz-led governments’ former minister Zoltán Balog was made…
Gov’t-Critical Klubrádió to Return On-Air After Uncontested Frequency Bid?
Shortly after Klubrádió went off the air, Hungary’s media regulator continued the bid for the…
DK to Launch Online Consultation on Situation of Pensioners
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will start an online consultation on the situation of Hungarian…
Fidesz MP Kósa Offered Shares of Big French Bank by ‘Billionaire’ Csenger Swindler
New developments have arisen in perhaps the strangest domestic political scandal, the attempted scam concerning…
Hungarian Medical Chamber Launches Vaccination Promotion Campaign
The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has launched a vaccination promotion campaign to draw people’s attention…
Chief Medical Officer: Experts Studying Sinopharm Vaccine
Hungary’s National Public Health Authority (NNK) is examining China’s Sinopharm vaccine, 550,000 doses of which…
Hungary’s EU Commissioner Listed As “Enemy of Ukraine”
Olivér Várhelyi, European Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement from Hungary, has been listed on the…
National Consultation Survey Questions on Reopening Revealed
A government official on Wednesday revealed the topics of the National Consultation survey on conditions…
State Secretary: Hungary Targets 70% Vaccination Rate by June
With the government working to procure as many Covid-19 vaccines as possible, Hungary could have…
Hungarians Breaking Coronavirus Restrictions Increases Police Activity
Hungarians are breaking coronavirus restrictions, visiting friends and family, more often now than they were…
Nazi Victim Football Player Commemorated in Budapest
István Tóth Potya, a Hungarian football player murdered by the Gestapo, was commemorated by the…
Orbán: Visegrad Group Responsible for Shaping Europe’s Future
The Visegrad Group countries have a responsibility to protect Europe from external attacks and internal…
Coronavirus: 94 Fatalities, 1,548 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 94 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
Nearly 10,000 More People Died In Hungary in 2020 than a Year Before
In 2020, nearly 10,000 more people died in Hungary than a year earlier. The increase…
Hungary and Poland Sign Military Cooperation Agreement
Defence ministry representatives from Hungary and Poland signed a bilateral military cooperation agreement in Budapest…
Ministry Announces Changes to Secondary School Final Exam Requirements
Hungary’s public education system will introduce changes to the secondary school general final exam requirements…
Coronavirus: Mi Hazánk against Maintaining Lockdown
The extra-parliamentary Mi Hazánk party does not support extending Covid-related restrictions, Dóra Dúró, the party’s…
Szijjártó: Indonesian Investment Biggest Hungarian Tech Export So Far
A 103 billion forint (EUR 287m) electronic road toll system to be built in Indonesia…
Hungary GDP Down 5.1 % in 2020, Gov’t Expects Quick Return to Growth Path
Hungary’s economy in 2020 declined by an annual 5.1 percent, the Central Statistical Office (KSH)…
Coronavirus: PM Orbán Thanks Uzbekistan for Help
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov in his office on…
Chinese Vaccine Arrives in Hungary Prior to Its Authorization
550 thousand vials of the Chinese Sinopharm vaccine have arrived in Hungary, prior to its…
Opposition Criticizes Gov’t Approach to Pandemic
The representatives of Hungarian opposition parties had a lot to say in response to Prime…
EP’s European Citizens’ Prize Goes to Oltalom Charity Org., Dominican Sister Baritz
The European Parliament has recognized Hungary’s Oltalom Charity Society and Dominican Sister Laura Baritz with…
Iconic Handball Player Anita Görbicz to Retire
Anita Görbicz, one of the most successful Hungarian female handball players of all time, will…
Justice Min: V4 Offers Strong Alternative to United States of Europe Utopia
The Visegrad Declaration, signed by Hungarian Prime Minister József Antall, Czechoslovak President Vaclav Havel and…
Coronavirus: 85 Fatalities, 823 New Infections Registered in Hungary
Fully 85 Covid patients, generally elderly and suffering from an underlying illness, died over the…
Karácsony: Budapest Pays Four Times More Tax than during Fidesz-backed Tarlós
Budapest pays more tax than the government support it receives, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said…
Hungarian Press Roundup: Former PM Gyurcsány’s State of the Nation Address
Prime Minister Orbán has announced that he is postponing his annual state of the nation…
Details on Vaccination for Foreign Citizens in Hungary
Foreign citizens who want to be vaccinated in Hungary must have a social security number…
Opposition Parties Refuse to Extend State of Emergency Law
The government wants to extend a law on its response to the second wave of…
Chief Medical Officer: 550,000 Doses of Chinese Sinopharm Vaccine to Arrive on Tuesday
A shipment of 550,000 doses of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine is scheduled to arrive in Hungary…
Foreign Minister: Hungary to Ask Austria to Help Commuters
Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said on Monday that Hungary will ask Austria to make…
UK Coronavirus Variant Spreading Rapidly in Hungary
The UK variant of the coronavirus could be the reason behind the growing number of…
Coronavirus: Prime Minister Outlines Crisis Management Plans
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán outlined his government’s Covid-19 vaccination and economic recovery action plans in…
Gov’t-Critical Klubrádió Goes Off Air from Sunday Midnight
The last government-critical radio station, Klubrádió, switched off analog broadcasting at Sunday midnight and continues…