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President Novák Pardons Seven Defendants in Right-Wing Terrorist Case
- 29 Dec 2022 8:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Katalin Novák, Hungary’s president, has granted a pardon to seven of the 17 defendants in the case of right-wing activist György Budaházy and his accomplices who had been convicted of carrying out terrorist activities and other crimes more than a decade ago, the president’s office said in a statement.
Hungarian Opinion: Christmas as a Battlefield in the Culture War
- 26 Dec 2022 8:44 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Political commentators on Right and Left ponder the political and social implications of Christmas.
Arrest of EP's Left-Wing Vice-President Leaves Mark on EU Summit, Says Orbán
- 16 Dec 2022 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“It is high time that the swamp was drained here in Brussels,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message on Facebook on Thursday.
Surprising Expats: Anna Bentley, Literary Translator & English Teacher
- 5 Dec 2022 4:08 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
Hungarian Opinion: Gyurcsány Brands Orbán a ‘Fascist’
- 2 Dec 2022 6:35 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As Ferenc Gyurcsány calls the Prime Minister a ‘fascist’, a pro-government commentator retorts that the leader of the Democratic Coalition is mentally deranged.
Evidence Suggests Budapest City Hall Sale Allegation Was 'Criminal Smear Campaign', Says Mayor
- 29 Nov 2022 7:26 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Evidence suggests that the “false” allegation that people close to the metropolitan administration were planning to sell the City Hall building was part of a “criminal smear campaign” aided and abetted by people connected with the government and ruling Fidesz party, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, noting that former Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai had posted an official police document on its ...
Teachers Organise Fresh Mass Protest in Budapest
- 28 Nov 2022 11:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Organisations representing teachers’ interests and civilians held a demonstration in central Budapest on Saturday afternoon.
Gov't 'Threat' to Bank Deposits in Hungary, Says Opposition DK
- 24 Nov 2022 11:18 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is a threat to bank deposits, the opposition Democratic Coalition said, insisting that banks had been told to cap interest payments on deposits at the same rate as government securities with a maturity of three months.
Sensitive Topic: Most Locals Disagreed with US Embassy Publicly Expressing its Opinion of Hungary's Domestic Affairs
- 21 Nov 2022 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 76% of Hungarians reject US interference in Hungarian domestic affairs, according to a survey published by the Századvég Foundation.
President Novák Pardons Seven Defendants in Right-Wing Terrorist Case
- 29 Dec 2022 8:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Katalin Novák, Hungary’s president, has granted a pardon to seven of the 17 defendants in the case of right-wing activist György Budaházy and his accomplices who had been convicted of carrying out terrorist activities and other crimes more than a decade ago, the president’s office said in a statement.
Hungarian Opinion: Christmas as a Battlefield in the Culture War
- 26 Dec 2022 8:44 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Political commentators on Right and Left ponder the political and social implications of Christmas.
Arrest of EP's Left-Wing Vice-President Leaves Mark on EU Summit, Says Orbán
- 16 Dec 2022 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“It is high time that the swamp was drained here in Brussels,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a video message on Facebook on Thursday.
Surprising Expats: Anna Bentley, Literary Translator & English Teacher
- 5 Dec 2022 4:08 PM
This is part of a series of in-depth interviews with some of the most surprising members of the expat community in Hungary, written by Marion Merrick.
Hungarian Opinion: Gyurcsány Brands Orbán a ‘Fascist’
- 2 Dec 2022 6:35 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As Ferenc Gyurcsány calls the Prime Minister a ‘fascist’, a pro-government commentator retorts that the leader of the Democratic Coalition is mentally deranged.
Evidence Suggests Budapest City Hall Sale Allegation Was 'Criminal Smear Campaign', Says Mayor
- 29 Nov 2022 7:26 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Evidence suggests that the “false” allegation that people close to the metropolitan administration were planning to sell the City Hall building was part of a “criminal smear campaign” aided and abetted by people connected with the government and ruling Fidesz party, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said, noting that former Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai had posted an official police document on its ...
Teachers Organise Fresh Mass Protest in Budapest
- 28 Nov 2022 11:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Organisations representing teachers’ interests and civilians held a demonstration in central Budapest on Saturday afternoon.
Gov't 'Threat' to Bank Deposits in Hungary, Says Opposition DK
- 24 Nov 2022 11:18 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government is a threat to bank deposits, the opposition Democratic Coalition said, insisting that banks had been told to cap interest payments on deposits at the same rate as government securities with a maturity of three months.
Sensitive Topic: Most Locals Disagreed with US Embassy Publicly Expressing its Opinion of Hungary's Domestic Affairs
- 21 Nov 2022 6:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Fully 76% of Hungarians reject US interference in Hungarian domestic affairs, according to a survey published by the Századvég Foundation.

















