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 ...
Plenty of free capacity available in health care
Hungary's health-care system is able to meet increased case loads as there are plenty of unused beds, and every patient in need will get quality care, the head of the prime minister's office said of the protection efforts against the coronavirus epidemic on Thursday.
EU's handling of the migration crisis in 2015 was a "great disappointment", PM says
Orbán: Hungary key to implementing rule of law in region
In an interview with the German daily Die Zeit, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Hungary's journey from Soviet influence to the European Union "the life's work of my comrades and myself", and said Hungarians had done much to implement the rule of law ...
