Fidesz Budapest chapter questions city leadership over used Frankfurt tram purchase
The Budapest chapter of ruling Fidesz questioned the city's left-wing leadership about the procurement of used trams from Frankfurt which the chapter said had been conducted "undemocratically, unprofessionally and through back-door deals", in a post on Saturday.
Farm minister asks for easing Austrian-Hungarian border crossing
Minister of Agriculture Istvan Nagy has asked the governor of Austria's Burgenland province to ease the conditions of crossing the border between Austria and Hungary.
LMP accuses government of secrecy on Paks nuclear power plant upgrade
Publicity, professionalism and security are the most important principles in the use of nuclear energy, yet the government has chosen secrecy, outsourcing and political control, the leader of the opposition LMP party's parliamentary group said on Saturday.
Karacsony issues reprimand to head of Budapest capital asset management centre
Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, has issued a written reprimand to Balazs J. Barts, the chief executive of Budapest Capital City Property Management Centre (BVFK), in connection with reports of the possible sale of City Hall.
Govt spokeswoman: Hungarian border protection measures set example to other countries
Hungarian border protection measures have set an example to several countries in recent times, with Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland all deciding to build border fences, the government spokesperson said near the Hercegszanto border crossing on Friday.
Reynders: Persons of differing sexual orientation suffer discrimination in Hungary
Persons of differing sexual orientation clearly suffer discrimination in Hungary, European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said in Budapest on Friday.
Prosecutor presses charges against two Iranian men for rowdy behaviour in hospital
Charges have been pressed against two male Iranian citizens for shouting and acting violently last March when they were forced to stay in a hospital as a result of suspected Covid infection, the chief public prosecutor's office said on Friday.
EC asks CJEU to fine Hungary for asylum rules non-compliance
The European Commission on Friday said it decided to ask the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to start fining Hungary for the country's failure to comply with a CJEU ruling on the application of rules on asylum and return.
Palkovics: AI offers deeper cooperation with Germany
Scientific cooperation between Hungary and Germany could be deepened also in the area of artificial intelligence through the Fraunhofer Society operating leading European institutes of applied research, the innovation and technology minister said in Berlin on Friday.
Justice minister: Hungary judiciary attentive to ECtHR practices
Hungary's judiciary gives proper consideration to criteria set out by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), Justice Minister Judit Varga told a conference in Budapest on Friday.
