18+ hour, 17+ min ago   (442+ words) Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar has issued one of his clearest statements yet on personal freedom and relationships, declaring that people should be free to love whomever they choose. His comments come just a day after he announced plans to…...

4+ day, 47+ min ago   (158+ words) The capital is preparing joint proposals with the most affected districts to tackle a social crisis, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Thursday. Karácsony said on Facebook that consultations had been held with the mayors of the city’s districts regarding…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (190+ words) It is “not right” that Hungary is paying 1 million euros a day to protect Europe’s common borders, Prime Minister Péter Magyar said at the meeting of Visegrád Four prime ministers and their Irish counterpart in Bratislava on Thursday. Magyar said…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (584+ words) The number of foreign workers in Hungary reached an all-time high just before the government tightened its guest-worker rules. Now, tourism industry organisations are calling for more flexible regulations as businesses continue to struggle with labour shortages. The number of…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (710+ words) The United States has resumed processing immigrant visa applications from Hungary and Poland, while applicants from dozens of other countries remain affected by a temporary pause. The unusual move reportedly came directly from the White House. In an unexpected development,…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (490+ words) Hungary’s Parliament has voted to restore the terms “county” and “government commissioner”, reversing the controversial renaming of counties and government commissioners introduced by Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz government in 2022. The 2022 terminology was introduced as part of the 11th amendment to Hungary’s Fundamental…...

6+ day, 37+ min ago   (322+ words) After more than 13 years, new documents have shed light on one of the longest-running mysteries surrounding Hungarian politician János Lázár: what he was doing in Zurich on 22 and 23 March 2013. The details were revealed by investigative outlet Direkt36, which obtained an internal…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (214+ words) Daily News Hungary Hungary Weekly Briefing is out: Migration clash, Ukraine veto and a widening budget gap Hungary’s political landscape remained highly active this week, with migration once again moving to the centre of the domestic and European debate, while…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (761+ words) The cost of living in Hungary remains a major source of anxiety even as inflation has fallen sharply and real wages are rising again. A new PwC Hungary survey suggests that many households still feel financially stretched, with a sizeable…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (570+ words) Newly obtained documents suggest Gáspár Orbán had a far more prominent role in Hungary’s controversial Chad mission than previously acknowledged. Former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son, Gáspár Orbán, was named as the person responsible for leading a Hungarian medical…...