Opposition calls on PM to withdraw recent amendment proposals
Hungary's opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to withdraw a set of amendment proposals to the country's constitution and election laws the government submitted to parliament.
Appeals court orders renewal of SZFE strike case
The Budapest appeals court on Wednesday ordered the renewal of a court procedure on a strike of employees at the University of Theatre and Film Arts (SZFE) in Budapest.
Government streamlines licensing procedure for Covid-19 vaccines
Hungary's government streamlined the licensing procedure for Covid-19 medicines and vaccines from countries outside of the European Economic Area in a decree published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Kozlony.
Orbán: 'We must hold out until vaccine arrives'
Face masks now mandatory in all public spaces
"We must hold out in the fight against coronavirus until a vaccine is delivered," Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview with public news channel M1, in which he also announced that face masks will be made mandatory in all public spaces from ...
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.
