Full year GDP decline expected to be 6 percent
Hungary's economy shrank by 4.6 percent in the third quarter, according to a second reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday.
Szajer denied allegations that he had used drugs at the party
Fidesz MEP apologises for breaching lockdown rules
Jozsef Szajer, an MEP of Hungary's ruling Fidesz, has apologised for violating lockdown rules by attending a house party in Brussels last Friday. He has also extended his apology to his family, colleagues and his supporters.
Szijjarto blasts Ukraine secret service raids on ethnic Hungarian institutions
Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has slammed a series of raids by Ukrainian authorities on the premises of ethnic Hungarian institutions in the neighbouring country, calling it an "attack" on a minority community belonging to a NATO country.
Economy set for capacity boost in Q2 2021
Hungary is expected to see an increase in economic capacity from the second quarter of 2021 after businesses begin running the new technologies and machinery they invested in through the government's investment support scheme, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign affairs and trade minister, said on ...
Renovation of Jewish cemeteries to continue
The government is financing the renovation of a further 46 neglected Jewish cemeteries with a budget of 532 million forints (EUR 1.5m), the Hungarian Jewish Heritage Foundation (Mazsok) told MTI on Monday.
Government protests Ukrainian authorities’ raid of ethnic Hungarian institutions
The Hungarian government has turned to the Ukrainian foreign ministry in protest against raids of ethnic Hungarian institutions in Transcarpathia, and has summoned the Ukrainian ambassador to the Hungarian foreign ministry, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Facebook on Monday evening.
Reynders hopes that the two countries will consider finding a solution to outstanding issues
EU Commissioner calls for continued Article 7 procedure against Hungary, Poland
The European Union's Article 7 procedures currently under way against Hungary and Poland should be upheld until issues around the rule of law in those countries are resolved, Didier Reynders, EU Commissioner for Justice, told the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and ...
Hungary Q3 GDP contracts by 4.6 pc
Hungary's economy shrank by 4.6 percent in the third quarter, according to a second reading of data released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Tuesday.
Majority satisfied with PM, poll reveals
Fully 59 percent of Hungarians they were "rather satisfied" with the prime minister's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, an poll conducted in the tenth month of the epidemic by the Nezopont research institute showed.
"2022 will be more than a change of government, it will be a real change of era", party leader says
Momentum on board for joint opposition list in 2022
The Momentum Movement plans to be a part of the joint opposition list of candidates in the 2022 parliamentary elections, the party's leader said on Facebook.
