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Mayor of Budapest Accuses Fidesz of Seeking to Amend Election Law to Favour Itself
- 19 Nov 2024 5:04 PM
- current affairs
Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, has said ruling Fidesz wanted to boost its own election chances by reducing the number of electoral districts in the capital and thereby diluting the city's voting weight in parliament relative to its population.
Updated: Irish Man Admits Murdering US Woman in Budapest
- 12 Nov 2024 1:17 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities have arrested an Irish national who is suspected to have murdered in the recent days a woman, a US citizen, who went missing in Budapest. All the evidence points to murder, not an accident as the Irish man claims. He arrived in Budapest a week earlier as a tourist, reports Tények.
Trump Will Be President Again, Claims Orbán - Why Western World Set for Sea Change
- 4 Nov 2024 11:39 AM
- current affairs
The Western world faces a sea change, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview to public radio on Sunday, arguing that a new "pro-peace, anti-migration and anti-gender" majority was emerging.
Magyar: 'Orban is Like the Captain of the Titanic'
- 21 Oct 2024 6:03 AM
- current affairs
Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, on Friday said Prime Minister Viktor Orban was like the captain of the Titanic, "driving the ship into an iceberg then lying to the passengers about how he'll steer it in their interest."
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Third-Degree Flood Alert in Budapest
- 17 Sep 2024 1:43 PM
- current affairs
A third-degree, highest-level flood alert is in effect along all sections of the Danube in Budapest from Monday, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, has said.
Military Service Increasingly Popular in Hungary
- 17 Sep 2024 6:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is offering basic military training throughout the country, and contract and reservist military service are becoming increasingly popular, the defence minister said.
Tragic Fire Destroys Hungary's Iconic Cave Baths
- 10 Sep 2024 4:54 AM
- current affairs
A fire burning down the entire roof structure of a medical bloc at the Miskoltapolca thermal spa complex has been extinguished, a deputy spokeswoman of the regional disaster management authority said on Saturday. Nobody has been injured.
More Deaths, Less Weddings & New Babies in Hungary
- 2 Sep 2024 12:58 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The number of births fell by 13% in July compared with the same month in the previous year, while deaths went up by 2.8%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.
Mayor of Budapest Accuses Fidesz of Seeking to Amend Election Law to Favour Itself
- 19 Nov 2024 5:04 PM
- current affairs
Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, has said ruling Fidesz wanted to boost its own election chances by reducing the number of electoral districts in the capital and thereby diluting the city's voting weight in parliament relative to its population.
Updated: Irish Man Admits Murdering US Woman in Budapest
- 12 Nov 2024 1:17 PM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities have arrested an Irish national who is suspected to have murdered in the recent days a woman, a US citizen, who went missing in Budapest. All the evidence points to murder, not an accident as the Irish man claims. He arrived in Budapest a week earlier as a tourist, reports Tények.
Trump Will Be President Again, Claims Orbán - Why Western World Set for Sea Change
- 4 Nov 2024 11:39 AM
- current affairs
The Western world faces a sea change, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview to public radio on Sunday, arguing that a new "pro-peace, anti-migration and anti-gender" majority was emerging.
Magyar: 'Orban is Like the Captain of the Titanic'
- 21 Oct 2024 6:03 AM
- current affairs
Peter Magyar, the leader of the opposition Tisza party, on Friday said Prime Minister Viktor Orban was like the captain of the Titanic, "driving the ship into an iceberg then lying to the passengers about how he'll steer it in their interest."
Hungary Floods Round-Up: Six More Days to Go
- 23 Sep 2024 8:10 AM
- current affairs
According to forecasts, heightened preparedness in flood defence will have to stay in place for six more days, until next Thursday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Third-Degree Flood Alert in Budapest
- 17 Sep 2024 1:43 PM
- current affairs
A third-degree, highest-level flood alert is in effect along all sections of the Danube in Budapest from Monday, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, has said.
Military Service Increasingly Popular in Hungary
- 17 Sep 2024 6:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is offering basic military training throughout the country, and contract and reservist military service are becoming increasingly popular, the defence minister said.
Tragic Fire Destroys Hungary's Iconic Cave Baths
- 10 Sep 2024 4:54 AM
- current affairs
A fire burning down the entire roof structure of a medical bloc at the Miskoltapolca thermal spa complex has been extinguished, a deputy spokeswoman of the regional disaster management authority said on Saturday. Nobody has been injured.
More Deaths, Less Weddings & New Babies in Hungary
- 2 Sep 2024 12:58 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The number of births fell by 13% in July compared with the same month in the previous year, while deaths went up by 2.8%, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said.