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Budapest Peace Summit Will Definitely Take Place, Says Orbán
- 25 Oct 2025 7:29 AM
- current affairs
The peace summit is still on the agenda, although its timing is doubtful, but there is no doubt that it will take place, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Friday morning, broadcast from the public media's Brussels studio.
Updated: Budapest's Sziget Festival in Serious Trouble
- 22 Oct 2025 4:31 PM
- entertainment
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony wrote in a Facebook post this week that the future of Sziget has become uncertain, as the festival's CEO informed him that he was forced to initiate the termination of the agreement between the capital and the long running 'Island of Freedom' festival.
Updated: Winegrowers in Hungary Fight Against American Grapevine Leafhopper
- 21 Oct 2025 6:20 AM
- current affairs
The government has allocated HUF 3.8bn to assist winegrowers in their fight against the American grapevine leafhopper, which spreads grapevine flavescence doree, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
Updated: Historic Investment in Hungary: Singapore’s Vulcan Shield Global to Build Plant Worth HUF 280 billion
- 26 Sep 2025 11:22 AM
- business
Singapore-based Vulcan Shield Global, which makes heat insulation materials, will build a HUF 280bn plant in Bekescsaba (SE Hungary).
New Budapest Taxi Law Reforms to Boost Passenger Safety
- 25 Sep 2025 12:39 PM
- getting around
The Budapest Assembly amended taxi regulations on Wednesday to increase transparency and passenger safety.
Interest Rates in Hungary Remain Steady at 6.5%
- 24 Sep 2025 4:07 PM
- finance
The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged at 6.50pc at a monthly policy meeting.
Taxis in Budapest Disrupt Traffic & Hold Protest
- 24 Sep 2025 1:41 PM
- getting around
Hundreds of taxi drivers have been demonstrating for better work conditions near Budapest's City Hall and Heroes' Square since Wednesday morning.
Opposition to Orbán: Marki-Zay Asks EU to Freeze Funds to Hungary & Fresh Protest
- 24 Sep 2025 12:48 PM
- current affairs
The European Union should not give a single penny to Hungary or Viktor Orban's government until the Orban government releases the domestic and EU funds owed to Hodmezovasarhely, said Peter Marki-Zay, mayor of Hodmezovasarhely, in Brussels.
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.
Budapest Peace Summit Will Definitely Take Place, Says Orbán
- 25 Oct 2025 7:29 AM
- current affairs
The peace summit is still on the agenda, although its timing is doubtful, but there is no doubt that it will take place, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in a radio interview on Friday morning, broadcast from the public media's Brussels studio.
Updated: Budapest's Sziget Festival in Serious Trouble
- 22 Oct 2025 4:31 PM
- entertainment
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony wrote in a Facebook post this week that the future of Sziget has become uncertain, as the festival's CEO informed him that he was forced to initiate the termination of the agreement between the capital and the long running 'Island of Freedom' festival.
Updated: Winegrowers in Hungary Fight Against American Grapevine Leafhopper
- 21 Oct 2025 6:20 AM
- current affairs
The government has allocated HUF 3.8bn to assist winegrowers in their fight against the American grapevine leafhopper, which spreads grapevine flavescence doree, Gergely Gulyas, the head of the Prime Minister's Office, said at a weekly press briefing.
Updated: Historic Investment in Hungary: Singapore’s Vulcan Shield Global to Build Plant Worth HUF 280 billion
- 26 Sep 2025 11:22 AM
- business
Singapore-based Vulcan Shield Global, which makes heat insulation materials, will build a HUF 280bn plant in Bekescsaba (SE Hungary).
New Budapest Taxi Law Reforms to Boost Passenger Safety
- 25 Sep 2025 12:39 PM
- getting around
The Budapest Assembly amended taxi regulations on Wednesday to increase transparency and passenger safety.
Interest Rates in Hungary Remain Steady at 6.5%
- 24 Sep 2025 4:07 PM
- finance
The Monetary Council of the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) decided to leave the central bank base rate unchanged at 6.50pc at a monthly policy meeting.
Taxis in Budapest Disrupt Traffic & Hold Protest
- 24 Sep 2025 1:41 PM
- getting around
Hundreds of taxi drivers have been demonstrating for better work conditions near Budapest's City Hall and Heroes' Square since Wednesday morning.
Opposition to Orbán: Marki-Zay Asks EU to Freeze Funds to Hungary & Fresh Protest
- 24 Sep 2025 12:48 PM
- current affairs
The European Union should not give a single penny to Hungary or Viktor Orban's government until the Orban government releases the domestic and EU funds owed to Hodmezovasarhely, said Peter Marki-Zay, mayor of Hodmezovasarhely, in Brussels.
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.