42 result(s) for faces of budapest' in Current Affairs
Budget Crisis Threatens Budapest’s Public Services, City Hall Rejects Insolvency Ultimatum
- 2 Dec 2025 6:15 AM
- current affairs
The financial stability of Budapest is currently at the centre of a fierce political standoff between the City Assembly and the national government. The dispute intensified this week after Mayor Gergely Karácsony and the city administration rejected a government proposal to declare the capital insolvent, an act the government had framed as a prerequisite for offering financial aid.
Has Budapest Become a Spy Hub?
- 22 Sep 2025 3:06 PM
- current affairs
Budapest is increasingly under the spotlight as a nexus for intelligence operations in Central Europe. Multiple recent allegations, diplomatic rows, and investigative reports point toward Hungary’s capital playing a more active role in espionage - whether by foreign powers operating under diplomatic cover, Hungarian agencies themselves, or as a site where East-West intelligence contests converge.
'Drugs are Now Cheaper than Booze' in Budapest
- 15 Apr 2025 1:38 PM
- current affairs
Budapest’s drug problem is no longer lurking in the shadows; it’s sprawled across park benches, tram stops, and playgrounds, in broad daylight.
Trump Will Be President Again, Claims Orbán - Why Western World Set for Sea Change
- 4 Nov 2024 11:39 AM
- current affairs
The Western world faces a sea change, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview to public radio on Sunday, arguing that a new "pro-peace, anti-migration and anti-gender" majority was emerging.
Verified Parties & Party Alliances in Hungary Revealed for Upcoming EP Election
- 6 May 2024 6:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Thirteen parties or party alliances have submitted lists for the upcoming European parliamentary elections, out of which 11 have been supported by valid signatures of the required minimum of 20,000 voters, the National Election Office told MTI.
Hungarian Opinion on Péter Magyar, Ex-Husband of Former Justice Minister
- 11 Apr 2024 2:55 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Weekly newspapers were already on the stands when tens of thousands of people attended the 15 March rally where Péter Magyar, the divorced husband of former justice minister Judit Varga announced his plan to set up a new centrist party. This week, most commentators express scepticism about his initiative.
Szijjártó: Another 65 Hungarians Evacuated From Israel
- 13 Oct 2023 6:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Another 65 Hungarian nationals including 18 children have been rescued from Israel, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
House of Terror Museum Key to Representing Those Oppressed by Communist Regime, Says PM Orbán
- 26 Feb 2022 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the House of Terror Museum, which he said represented the oppressed. “Its establishment meant that truth and lies were no longer defined by Communists but by those who were trampled by the regime,” he said.
EU Faces Immigration Crisis, Says PM Orbán’s Chief of Staff
- 12 Nov 2021 7:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The humanitarian impact of the “unfortunate pull-out” of international forces from Afghanistan, as well as developments at the Belarus-Poland border, are elements of a migration crisis facing the bloc, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, said.
Budget Crisis Threatens Budapest’s Public Services, City Hall Rejects Insolvency Ultimatum
- 2 Dec 2025 6:15 AM
- current affairs
The financial stability of Budapest is currently at the centre of a fierce political standoff between the City Assembly and the national government. The dispute intensified this week after Mayor Gergely Karácsony and the city administration rejected a government proposal to declare the capital insolvent, an act the government had framed as a prerequisite for offering financial aid.
Has Budapest Become a Spy Hub?
- 22 Sep 2025 3:06 PM
- current affairs
Budapest is increasingly under the spotlight as a nexus for intelligence operations in Central Europe. Multiple recent allegations, diplomatic rows, and investigative reports point toward Hungary’s capital playing a more active role in espionage - whether by foreign powers operating under diplomatic cover, Hungarian agencies themselves, or as a site where East-West intelligence contests converge.
'Drugs are Now Cheaper than Booze' in Budapest
- 15 Apr 2025 1:38 PM
- current affairs
Budapest’s drug problem is no longer lurking in the shadows; it’s sprawled across park benches, tram stops, and playgrounds, in broad daylight.
Trump Will Be President Again, Claims Orbán - Why Western World Set for Sea Change
- 4 Nov 2024 11:39 AM
- current affairs
The Western world faces a sea change, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview to public radio on Sunday, arguing that a new "pro-peace, anti-migration and anti-gender" majority was emerging.
Verified Parties & Party Alliances in Hungary Revealed for Upcoming EP Election
- 6 May 2024 6:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Thirteen parties or party alliances have submitted lists for the upcoming European parliamentary elections, out of which 11 have been supported by valid signatures of the required minimum of 20,000 voters, the National Election Office told MTI.
Hungarian Opinion on Péter Magyar, Ex-Husband of Former Justice Minister
- 11 Apr 2024 2:55 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Weekly newspapers were already on the stands when tens of thousands of people attended the 15 March rally where Péter Magyar, the divorced husband of former justice minister Judit Varga announced his plan to set up a new centrist party. This week, most commentators express scepticism about his initiative.
Szijjártó: Another 65 Hungarians Evacuated From Israel
- 13 Oct 2023 6:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Another 65 Hungarian nationals including 18 children have been rescued from Israel, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
House of Terror Museum Key to Representing Those Oppressed by Communist Regime, Says PM Orbán
- 26 Feb 2022 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the House of Terror Museum, which he said represented the oppressed. “Its establishment meant that truth and lies were no longer defined by Communists but by those who were trampled by the regime,” he said.
EU Faces Immigration Crisis, Says PM Orbán’s Chief of Staff
- 12 Nov 2021 7:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The humanitarian impact of the “unfortunate pull-out” of international forces from Afghanistan, as well as developments at the Belarus-Poland border, are elements of a migration crisis facing the bloc, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, said.