The president plans to move quickly
in setting the date of a referendum now that the Constitutional
Court has cleared the way, the division chief of the office of the
president said on Tuesday. Continue »

The president plans to move quickly
in setting the date of a referendum now that the Constitutional
Court has cleared the way, the division chief of the office of the
president said on Tuesday. Continue »

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – The National Elections Committee
rejected a collection of nearly 80 frivolous referendum proposals on
Tuesday, most of which were submitted by a single person, identified
only as B.Z. Continue »

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – A 19-year-old Hungarian woman who
had been working as a prostitute in Austria sought police help on
Tuesday after she was kidnapped, returned to Hungary, and held
prisoner in an apartment in the city of Kaposvar (SW Hungary), local
police reported. Continue »

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – Hungary’s Constitutional Court
threw out seven objections to a planned referendum on Tuesday,
clearing the way to a vote in March or April. Continue »

Oradea, Romania, January 22 (MTI) – The most effective way
nations can end prejudices against one another is through cultural
dialogue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament Katalin Szili told an
audience in Oradea, Romania, on Tuesday. Continue »

Budapesters want to see their local
council spend more on roads, hospitals and public transport and less
on theatre, museums, baths and festivals, according to a Median poll
presented by Mayor Gabor Demszky on Tuesday. Continue »

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – Vandals painted a Nazi swastika on
a memorial to Roma victims of the Holocaust in Budapest’s Nehru
Park, a Budapest police media liaison reported on Tuesday. The symbol was spray painted on the marble memorial overnight,
said Pal Unger of the police force. A search for the perpetrator is
underway. Continue »

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – Budapest Mayor Gabor Demszky
discussed with visiting Mayor of Sarajevo Semiha Borovac on Tuesday
co-operation between the two cities. Continue »

Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – Mostly sunny skies are expected,
with occasional clouds and possibly an isolated snow shower in the
east. Winds will be from the northwest and about 50 km/h, building to
75 km/h in some parts of the country. Gusts in the west may be as
strong as 90-100 km/h. Nighttime lows should range from -5 to 0 degrees Celsius, below
-5 in some areas, and daytime highs will be between +2 and +6
degrees Celsius, the National Weather Service reports. Continue »