The European Parliament is now a sounding board for Soros's proposal, PM says
Orbán: Registration for vaccine may start next week
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said online and postal registration for the coronavirus vaccine is expected to start next week. The registration would also serve as an indicator of demand for the vaccine once it is publicly available, Orbán told public broadcaster Kossuth Radio.
Supreme court upholds sentence of company heads responsible for red sludge disaster
The Kuria, Hungary's supreme court, upheld the prison sentence of the leaders of MAL Zrt, the alumina factory at the root of a red-sludge spill in October 2010.
DK: Government’s EU budget veto would strip country of EUR 39 billion
Prime Minister Viktor Orban's planned veto of the European Union's next budget would deprive Hungary of at least 14,000 billion forints (EUR 39 bn) in community funding, "or that much money could be jeopardised", Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsany said on Friday.
Animal fur to be banned from Budapest fairs
The Budapest municipality is proposing banning the sale of the fur of wild animals from the city's street markets and fairs, the metropolitan council said on Friday.
Employment down by 0.8 pc in Aug-Oct
The three-month rolling employment figure in August-October was down 0.8 percent at 4,482,000 from the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Friday.
Citadel reconstruction to continue under archaeological monitoring
Archeological research and a comprehensive site assessment completed in preparation for a three-year reconstruction of Budapest's Citadel has revealed Celtic, Roman and Turkish coins and ceramics, and the remains of a 19th century observatory's walls, the project manager has told MTI.
Government’s Budapest development policy focuses on transport, home building, parks
The three key areas of the government's development policy for Budapest include transport, home construction and expanding green areas, Balazs Furjes, the state secretary in charge of development projects in and around Budapest, told an online conference on Thursday.
Analysts: Post-pandemic growth could boost Hungary development
Hungary could approach the level of development in western Europe by 2030 if GDP growth returns to an annual 4 percent after the coronavirus crisis, the Hungarian office of US consultancy firm McKinsey has said.
Investment volume falls by 12 percent in Q3
Investment volume in Hungary fell by an annual 12.0 percent in the third quarter of 2020, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday.
Morawiecki: Rule of law mechanism could lead to EU disintegration
Orbán: Hungary won’t accept proposal deemed unacceptable by Poland
Hungary will not accept any proposal on the European Union's next multi-year budget and post-pandemic recovery fund that Poland deems unacceptable, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a press statement after talks with his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki. Linking the political debate concerning the ...
