National Museum closing down
The Hungarian National Museum and its affiliates will be closed from Wednesday on due to coronavirus-related restrictions.
Drama, film university students vow to continue protest outside facilities
Students of Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) have decided to continue their protest against changes affecting the university outside the university's facilities, they said on Tuesday in the wake of new restrictions concerning the coronavirus pandemic.
Municipal court increases Afghan man’s prison term for rape
A Budapest court increased the prison sentence of an Afghan national convicted of rape, coercion and indecency to six years and eight months in a biding ruling on Tuesday, the court's press department said in a statement.
Karacsony: Government would be ‘rejecting helping hand’ by vetoing EU budget
The Hungarian government would be "rejecting a helping hand" in the middle of the coronavirus crisis if it vetoed the European Union's next multi-year budget and post-pandemic recovery package, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Tuesday.
Szijjarto announces Semcorp investment in E Hungary
Shanghai-based Semcorp, a supplier of parts for electric vehicle batteries, will set up a 65.5 billion forint (EUR 182.6m) plant in Debrecen, in eastern Hungary, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in a video message on Facebook.
Fidesz protests planned construction at swimming pool site
Fidesz is protesting alleged plans by "Budapest's left-liberal leadership" to allow construction at the site of a former open-air swimming pool complex in Cinkota, in the eastern suburbs of the city, a ruling party lawmaker told a press conference.
Communities should revert to online services
Reformed Church to stop services, Catholics to continue
The Hungarian Reformed Church has called on its communities not to hold services or other events starting on Wednesday. The Catholic Church will continue to hold masses in line with the new restrictions.
Inflation eases to 3 percent yr/yr in October
Consumer prices in Hungary rose by an annual 3.0 percent in October, level with the medium-term target of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH), the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Tuesday.
Fidesz MEP slams leftist opposition for thwarting proposal on Islamist terrorism
Leftist MEPs of the European Parliament, including those of Hungary's Democratic Coalition and Momentum parties, on Monday voted down a right-wing proposal to put issues around Islamist terrorism in Europe on the agenda, ruling Fidesz MEP Balazs Hidveghi told public media.
Chamber of commerce slams Budapest ‘re-start tax’
The head of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK) has slammed a proposal of the Budapest municipality to raise the business tax from 2 percent to 2.5 percent, a measure designed to help restart the city's economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.
