362 result(s) for budapest mayor karácsony in Current Affairs
New HUF 300 Billion EU Funded Projects in Budapest Outlined by Mayor
- 23 Apr 2026 11:48 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Plans to have the next cabinet unlock frozen EU funds have been welcomed by Gergely Karácsony, mayor of Budapest, who has prepared a list of projects that could run through to 2029.
Why Child Protection Law in Hungary Violates EU Legislation - CJEU
- 22 Apr 2026 12:23 PM
- current affairs
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union has made it clear that the so-called child protection law in reality aimed at inciting hate on a systemic level, Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Facebook, commenting on the CJEU decision issued on Tuesday.
Major Warns Budapest Could Fail to Pay May Wages of City Staff
- 15 Apr 2026 12:32 PM
- current affairs
Budapest will be unable to pay salaries in May if the Hungarian State Treasury continues its practice of seizing the city's current account in April under the so-called solidarity contribution scheme, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference on Tuesday.
Orbán Ousted: Tisza Wins Supermajority in Hungary - Swift International Reaction
- 14 Apr 2026 7:20 AM
- current affairs
Tisza has won convincingly, with 138 seats in Hungary’s 199-seat parliament, securing a two-thirds supermajority. Fidesz falls to 55 seats, and will serve as the main opposition party. DK failed to win a single seat, and Klára Dobrev resigned as party leader.
Watch DW Documentary: Same-Sex Relationships in Budapest & LGBTQ+ Resistance to Orbán
- 11 Mar 2026 12:55 PM
- current affairs
This DW documentary follows Béla, Zsu, and Norbert, who refuse to be intimidated and are prepared to publicly stand up against Orbán’s authoritarian government. Photographer Béla Varadi is Roma and identifies as queer.
'Let Every Day be Women's Day', Says Budapest Mayor - Gender Equality in Hungary 'Awful'
- 9 Mar 2026 6:07 AM
- current affairs
"Every day should be celebrated as Women's Day because a world in which women's decisions and participation in society have as much weight as those of men is a better world for men, too," Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, said in a video uploaded to Facebook on Sunday, International Women's Day.
Serial Killings of Roma People in Hungary Remembered at 'Do Not Open' Exhibition in Budapest
- 24 Feb 2026 5:49 AM
- current affairs
The absence of remembrance is equal to victims being re-victimised, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, said at the opening of the Do Not Open outdoor exhibition on Monday at Budapest’s City Hall Park, marking the anniversary of the serial killings against Roma people.
Budapest Mayor: Emergency Decree Tramples Rule of Law to Dodge Municipality Refund Battle
- 6 Feb 2026 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The government issued a decree on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine, with the explicit aim of preventing Budapest from pursuing its legal challenge against the "profoundly unjust and unlawful" solidarity contribution, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, has said in a Facebook post.
Update: Budapest Mayor Charged with Organising Illegal Assembly - "Largest Freedom March in Decades Here"
- 30 Jan 2026 11:27 AM
- current affairs
The Prosecutor's Office of Budapest's fifth and eight districts has charged Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, with "organising and leading a meeting called Budapest Pride despite a police ban" last summer, the office said in statement.
New HUF 300 Billion EU Funded Projects in Budapest Outlined by Mayor
- 23 Apr 2026 11:48 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Plans to have the next cabinet unlock frozen EU funds have been welcomed by Gergely Karácsony, mayor of Budapest, who has prepared a list of projects that could run through to 2029.
Why Child Protection Law in Hungary Violates EU Legislation - CJEU
- 22 Apr 2026 12:23 PM
- current affairs
The decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union has made it clear that the so-called child protection law in reality aimed at inciting hate on a systemic level, Mayor Gergely Karacsony said on Facebook, commenting on the CJEU decision issued on Tuesday.
Major Warns Budapest Could Fail to Pay May Wages of City Staff
- 15 Apr 2026 12:32 PM
- current affairs
Budapest will be unable to pay salaries in May if the Hungarian State Treasury continues its practice of seizing the city's current account in April under the so-called solidarity contribution scheme, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference on Tuesday.
Orbán Ousted: Tisza Wins Supermajority in Hungary - Swift International Reaction
- 14 Apr 2026 7:20 AM
- current affairs
Tisza has won convincingly, with 138 seats in Hungary’s 199-seat parliament, securing a two-thirds supermajority. Fidesz falls to 55 seats, and will serve as the main opposition party. DK failed to win a single seat, and Klára Dobrev resigned as party leader.
Watch DW Documentary: Same-Sex Relationships in Budapest & LGBTQ+ Resistance to Orbán
- 11 Mar 2026 12:55 PM
- current affairs
This DW documentary follows Béla, Zsu, and Norbert, who refuse to be intimidated and are prepared to publicly stand up against Orbán’s authoritarian government. Photographer Béla Varadi is Roma and identifies as queer.
'Let Every Day be Women's Day', Says Budapest Mayor - Gender Equality in Hungary 'Awful'
- 9 Mar 2026 6:07 AM
- current affairs
"Every day should be celebrated as Women's Day because a world in which women's decisions and participation in society have as much weight as those of men is a better world for men, too," Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, said in a video uploaded to Facebook on Sunday, International Women's Day.
Serial Killings of Roma People in Hungary Remembered at 'Do Not Open' Exhibition in Budapest
- 24 Feb 2026 5:49 AM
- current affairs
The absence of remembrance is equal to victims being re-victimised, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, said at the opening of the Do Not Open outdoor exhibition on Monday at Budapest’s City Hall Park, marking the anniversary of the serial killings against Roma people.
Budapest Mayor: Emergency Decree Tramples Rule of Law to Dodge Municipality Refund Battle
- 6 Feb 2026 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The government issued a decree on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine, with the explicit aim of preventing Budapest from pursuing its legal challenge against the "profoundly unjust and unlawful" solidarity contribution, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, has said in a Facebook post.
Update: Budapest Mayor Charged with Organising Illegal Assembly - "Largest Freedom March in Decades Here"
- 30 Jan 2026 11:27 AM
- current affairs
The Prosecutor's Office of Budapest's fifth and eight districts has charged Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, with "organising and leading a meeting called Budapest Pride despite a police ban" last summer, the office said in statement.


















