554 result(s) for govt in Current Affairs
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.
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".
Updated: DK Accuses Fidesz of Operating 'Paedophile Ring' in Budapest
- 30 Sep 2025 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Laszlo Varju, MP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said in parliament on Tuesday that "a well-organised and politically connected paedophile network supported by state officials has embedded itself in the central child protection system."
Swedish Gov't 'No Friend of Hungary', Declares Orbán
- 19 Sep 2025 9:39 AM
- current affairs
"The Swedish people are our friends. But your government is no friend of Hungary," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday in a message to the Swedish prime minister posted on X.
Hungarian Gov't Prioritises National Workforce over Foreign Employees?
- 28 Jul 2025 2:24 PM
- current affairs
"Let’s Activate the Labour Market Reserve – Hungarian Workers Come First!" This was the clear message from the Ministry for National Economy in a statement sent to MTI on Friday, responding to recent reports by HVG, a respected weekly publication focused on economic issues.
Gov’t Clears Way for Drilling in Hungary's Protected Areas
- 21 Jul 2025 4:04 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The government has designated hydrocarbon mining – specifically oil and gas extraction – as a matter of “paramount public interest”, even in ecologically sensitive zones, according to Decree 208/2025 published.
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.
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".
Updated: DK Accuses Fidesz of Operating 'Paedophile Ring' in Budapest
- 30 Sep 2025 6:28 AM
- current affairs
Laszlo Varju, MP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said in parliament on Tuesday that "a well-organised and politically connected paedophile network supported by state officials has embedded itself in the central child protection system."
Swedish Gov't 'No Friend of Hungary', Declares Orbán
- 19 Sep 2025 9:39 AM
- current affairs
"The Swedish people are our friends. But your government is no friend of Hungary," Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday in a message to the Swedish prime minister posted on X.
Hungarian Gov't Prioritises National Workforce over Foreign Employees?
- 28 Jul 2025 2:24 PM
- current affairs
"Let’s Activate the Labour Market Reserve – Hungarian Workers Come First!" This was the clear message from the Ministry for National Economy in a statement sent to MTI on Friday, responding to recent reports by HVG, a respected weekly publication focused on economic issues.
Gov’t Clears Way for Drilling in Hungary's Protected Areas
- 21 Jul 2025 4:04 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The government has designated hydrocarbon mining – specifically oil and gas extraction – as a matter of “paramount public interest”, even in ecologically sensitive zones, according to Decree 208/2025 published.