
Free parking to put extra strain on city traffic during metro 3 revamp
Free parking triggering increased car traffic will put extra strain on the capital city where a central section of metro line 3 will be closed for renovations, the Budapest Public Transport Centre (BKK) said.

Suspension of bike sharing service ‘not timely’
The upgrade of Budapest's bike sharing service Mol Bubi is necessary, but the suspension of the service should have not been timed for the upcoming months, the government spokeswoman said.

Institution's academic autonomy cannot be met, supervisory board says
Film, drama university to be shut down until February
The supervisory board of the foundation overseeing Budapest's University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) has ordered the institution to be shut down from Monday until Feb 1, citing unsuitable conditions for continuing classes, enforcing and protecting student rights and ensuring academic autonomy.
Orbán ‘prepared to veto EU budget’
Viktor Orbán is prepared to veto the EU budget and the recovery fund if the payment of funds to member states is tied to the rule of law, according to mandiner.hu. The prime minister has written to the EU German Presidency concerning the matter, ...
National health centre: Karacsony ‘wrong’ about antigen tests
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony "is wrong" in trusting antigen detection tests to produce reliable results for Covid infections, the National Public Health Centre (NNK) said. NNK reacted to Karacsony's recent announcement that the municipality of Budapest will purchase 100,000 antigen rapid tests which he ...

Nice and Vienna attacks were "warning shots to remind us of the dangers other than the coronavirus pandemic that threaten Europeans", PM says
Orbán: Tough situation, outlook positive
The situation regarding the coronavirus epidemic is severely difficult in some parts of Hungary, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday in an interview to public radio. "But our chances are good," he said. "We'll manage the situation and together we'll succeed once more," ...

First section of Pest integrated tram network inaugurated
The first section of the integrated tram network on the Pest side of the capital city was inaugurated in the district of Ferencvaros on Friday.
Elective surgeries suspended
Care for coronavirus patients must be further expanded, so elective surgeries are being postponed, Cecilia Muller, the chief medical officer, told an online press conference on Friday.
Unions support planned restart tax in Budapest
Twenty trade unions have signed a declaration to express support for Budapest's plans to introduce a local "restart tax" to help municipal companies impacted by the coronavirus epidemic.

DK calls for testing every teacher, school employee
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is calling on the government to arrange for a free Covid testing of teachers and staff in every Hungarian school and ensure notifying parents and students about every positive case, the party's spokesman said on Thursday.