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Budapest Crisis: Lifeline Loan or Power Grab?

Budapest Crisis: Lifeline Loan or Power Grab?

  • 11 Dec 2025 6:17 AM
  • current affairs
The government's aid loan programme is a "safety belt" for Budapest to ensure that the city remains functional, its employees get paid, and "nobody pockets the money owed to them", Alexandra Szentkirályi, the group leader of the ruling parties in the city assembly, said on Facebook on Monday.
Updated: 'Budapest Will Not Kneel', Says Mayor to Gov't

Updated: 'Budapest Will Not Kneel', Says Mayor to Gov't

  • 4 Dec 2025 12:00 PM
  • current affairs
At a "Budapest Pride March 2.0" rally outside the Carmelite Monastery, the prime minister's office, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, vowed the city would "not kneel", as he handed the City Assembly's resolution on its "real financial crisis" to a government representative.
Obvious Hungarian Gov't Spied for Putin, Claims Dobrev in Criminal Complaint

Obvious Hungarian Gov't Spied for Putin, Claims Dobrev in Criminal Complaint

  • 3 Nov 2025 2:53 PM
  • current affairs
Klara Dobrev, the leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition, is filing a report against an unknown perpetrator as she said it was "obvious that the Orbán government may have been spying on Europe for Russian President Vladimir Putin".
Mayor: Bleeding Out Budapest Will Ultimately Lead to State Bankruptcy

Mayor: Bleeding Out Budapest Will Ultimately Lead to State Bankruptcy

  • 2 Jun 2025 11:32 AM
  • current affairs
By "unlawful" withdrawals from Budapest’s accounts, the government is putting not only municipal public services at risk but also risks insolvency of the state budget, the city’s mayor said.
Russians are Blackmailing Orbán, Says Dobrev Openly in EP, While Magyar Attacks Hungary's Gov't

Russians are Blackmailing Orbán, Says Dobrev Openly in EP, While Magyar Attacks Hungary's Gov't

  • 10 Oct 2024 6:51 AM
  • current affairs
Addressing a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, opposition Tisza Party MEP Peter Magyar said the premierships of Ferenc Gyurcsany and Viktor Orban "were the decades of missed opportunities", insisting that Hungary had become "the poorest and most corrupt" country in the European Union.
Pro-Fidesz Film Producer Elaborates on his Attack on Fidesz Oligarchs

Pro-Fidesz Film Producer Elaborates on his Attack on Fidesz Oligarchs

László Pesty likens a whole group of influential oligarchs to early 20th-century Sicilian mafiosi and urges the Fidesz leadership to get rid of them.
Opinion: US Embassy Cautions Hungary Against ‘Moving Apart’

Opinion: US Embassy Cautions Hungary Against ‘Moving Apart’

The leading pro-government daily describes as ’scandalous’ the US embassy reaction to ‘anti-American remarks’ by government and government-funded commentators. Meanwhile, a pro-government TV Station ’responds in kind’.
Opposition Slams Hungarian Gov't for 'Austerity', 'Threatening Livelihoods'

Opposition Slams Hungarian Gov't for 'Austerity', 'Threatening Livelihoods'

Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed the government’s decision to restrict the utility price protection scheme and change the itemised tax for small businesses (kata), saying the measures spelled austerity and tax raises for millions of people.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.
Budapest Crisis: Lifeline Loan or Power Grab?

Budapest Crisis: Lifeline Loan or Power Grab?

  • 11 Dec 2025 6:17 AM
  • current affairs
The government's aid loan programme is a "safety belt" for Budapest to ensure that the city remains functional, its employees get paid, and "nobody pockets the money owed to them", Alexandra Szentkirályi, the group leader of the ruling parties in the city assembly, said on Facebook on Monday.
Updated: 'Budapest Will Not Kneel', Says Mayor to Gov't

Updated: 'Budapest Will Not Kneel', Says Mayor to Gov't

  • 4 Dec 2025 12:00 PM
  • current affairs
At a "Budapest Pride March 2.0" rally outside the Carmelite Monastery, the prime minister's office, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, vowed the city would "not kneel", as he handed the City Assembly's resolution on its "real financial crisis" to a government representative.
Obvious Hungarian Gov't Spied for Putin, Claims Dobrev in Criminal Complaint

Obvious Hungarian Gov't Spied for Putin, Claims Dobrev in Criminal Complaint

  • 3 Nov 2025 2:53 PM
  • current affairs
Klara Dobrev, the leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition, is filing a report against an unknown perpetrator as she said it was "obvious that the Orbán government may have been spying on Europe for Russian President Vladimir Putin".
Mayor: Bleeding Out Budapest Will Ultimately Lead to State Bankruptcy

Mayor: Bleeding Out Budapest Will Ultimately Lead to State Bankruptcy

  • 2 Jun 2025 11:32 AM
  • current affairs
By "unlawful" withdrawals from Budapest’s accounts, the government is putting not only municipal public services at risk but also risks insolvency of the state budget, the city’s mayor said.
Russians are Blackmailing Orbán, Says Dobrev Openly in EP, While Magyar Attacks Hungary's Gov't

Russians are Blackmailing Orbán, Says Dobrev Openly in EP, While Magyar Attacks Hungary's Gov't

  • 10 Oct 2024 6:51 AM
  • current affairs
Addressing a debate in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday, opposition Tisza Party MEP Peter Magyar said the premierships of Ferenc Gyurcsany and Viktor Orban "were the decades of missed opportunities", insisting that Hungary had become "the poorest and most corrupt" country in the European Union.
Pro-Fidesz Film Producer Elaborates on his Attack on Fidesz Oligarchs

Pro-Fidesz Film Producer Elaborates on his Attack on Fidesz Oligarchs

László Pesty likens a whole group of influential oligarchs to early 20th-century Sicilian mafiosi and urges the Fidesz leadership to get rid of them.
Opinion: US Embassy Cautions Hungary Against ‘Moving Apart’

Opinion: US Embassy Cautions Hungary Against ‘Moving Apart’

The leading pro-government daily describes as ’scandalous’ the US embassy reaction to ‘anti-American remarks’ by government and government-funded commentators. Meanwhile, a pro-government TV Station ’responds in kind’.
Opposition Slams Hungarian Gov't for 'Austerity', 'Threatening Livelihoods'

Opposition Slams Hungarian Gov't for 'Austerity', 'Threatening Livelihoods'

Opposition parties on Wednesday slammed the government’s decision to restrict the utility price protection scheme and change the itemised tax for small businesses (kata), saying the measures spelled austerity and tax raises for millions of people.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary

Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.