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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
- 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.
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.
Drug Dens in Hungary Getting Shut Down, Police Have New 'Extremely Powerful Tool' to Fight Drugs
- 19 Nov 2025 8:12 AM
- current affairs
The closure of drug dens is underway, and police will be allowed to shut down shops and premises suspected of being involved in drug trafficking for up to three months, the government commissioner responsible for eradicating drug trafficking said.
Shop Markup Caps Extended in Hungary Until End-February - New Products to be Added
- 14 Nov 2025 8:36 AM
- shopping
The government has decided to extend mandatory caps on a range of food and non-food products until February 28, 2026, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
Home Rental Rates Rise Significantly in Hungary
- 12 Nov 2025 5:16 PM
- property
Home rental rates in Hungary rose 6.3pc year-on-year in October, data compiled by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) from listings site Ingatlan.com show.
Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment
- 7 Nov 2025 7:41 AM
- finance
The Budapest city government is filing a compensation lawsuit to recover 28 billion forints (EUR 70m) "collected unlawfully" as solidarity contribution, plus interest, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the capital on Thursday in the case concerning the year 2023, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference.
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".
Gov't Withdraws HUF 6.2 Billion from Municipal Accounts - 'Fatal Stab' to Budapest?
- 30 Oct 2025 5:50 AM
- finance
The government has withdrawn another 6.2 billion forints from the metropolitan accounts, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Wednesday, adding that the move was a "fatal stab" to the city's finances.
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
- 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.
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.
Drug Dens in Hungary Getting Shut Down, Police Have New 'Extremely Powerful Tool' to Fight Drugs
- 19 Nov 2025 8:12 AM
- current affairs
The closure of drug dens is underway, and police will be allowed to shut down shops and premises suspected of being involved in drug trafficking for up to three months, the government commissioner responsible for eradicating drug trafficking said.
Shop Markup Caps Extended in Hungary Until End-February - New Products to be Added
- 14 Nov 2025 8:36 AM
- shopping
The government has decided to extend mandatory caps on a range of food and non-food products until February 28, 2026, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
Home Rental Rates Rise Significantly in Hungary
- 12 Nov 2025 5:16 PM
- property
Home rental rates in Hungary rose 6.3pc year-on-year in October, data compiled by the Central Statistics Office (KSH) from listings site Ingatlan.com show.
Budapest Fights Back Against Gov't: Sues for Return of Billion-Forint Payment
- 7 Nov 2025 7:41 AM
- finance
The Budapest city government is filing a compensation lawsuit to recover 28 billion forints (EUR 70m) "collected unlawfully" as solidarity contribution, plus interest, after the Supreme Court ruled in favour of the capital on Thursday in the case concerning the year 2023, Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, told a press conference.
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".
Gov't Withdraws HUF 6.2 Billion from Municipal Accounts - 'Fatal Stab' to Budapest?
- 30 Oct 2025 5:50 AM
- finance
The government has withdrawn another 6.2 billion forints from the metropolitan accounts, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Wednesday, adding that the move was a "fatal stab" to the city's finances.