Opposition demands referendum be held on election day
Parties of the united opposition have demanded that their referendum on unemployment benefits and the Fudan project should be held together with the parliamentary election set for April 3.
Suspected drug dealer arrested in Budapest
A German national suspected of working for a crime ring which has imported tonnes of cocaine from South America to Germany was arrested in Budapest on Wednesday, the National Investigation Office said on the police's official website on Thursday.
Opposition supports teachers’ warning strike
The rights of public education staff to strike must not be restricted, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony said in a statement jointly signed with mayors of the united opposition in support of a warning strike planned by teachers, on Wednesday.
Fidesz: Child protection referendum ‘pre-emptive strike against gender ideology’
Hungary's spring referendum on child protection is aimed at creating consensus on the issue and could serve as a "pre-emptive strike against gender ideology", according to the communications director of ruling Fidesz.
Budapest Zoo ranked among Europe’s best
Budapest Zoo has been ranked 15th on the Sheridan list of top zoos in Europe and occupies the top spot in Hungary, the park said on Wednesday.
Lang calls on Budapest mayor to say sorry for comments about Hungarian House of Music
Fidesz politician Zsolt Lang has called on Budapest's mayor, Gergely Karacsony, to apologise for his comments regarding the House of Music, a new landmark building which forms part of the Liget Project in the capital's City Park.
Budapest assembly accepts committee report on alleged City Hall sale plans
The Budapest municipal assembly on Wednesday voted to approve a report issued by an investigative committee appointed to examine alleged plans to sell City Hall.
Finance Minister: Hungary wage costs cut the most in EU
Over the past decade, Hungary has reduced wage-related costs to the greatest extent in the European Union, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said in a Facebook post on Wednesday, citing Eurostat data.
Opposition vows to fully refund PIT to minimum wage earners
Hungary's minimum wage earners will receive full refunds of their personal income tax payments if the united opposition wins the April 3 general election, representatives of the Socialists, Momentum and the Democratic Coalition said on Wednesday.
Budapest to host CPAC Hungary conference in March
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), a rallying event of the US Republican party, will be held in Budapest's Varkert Bazar on March 25-26, with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as a keynote speaker, the Alapjogokert Kozpont think-tank said on Wednesday.
