534 result(s) for solidarity
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.
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.
UNICEF Hungary Partners with Police Force to Promote Children’s Rights
- 21 Nov 2025 11:58 AM
- community & culture
Marking World Children’s Day, UNICEF Hungary said it is partnering with the national police headquarters ORFK to promote child safety and the protection of children’s rights.
Financial Crisis Looms in Budapest Without Government Cooperation, Municipality Warns
- 20 Nov 2025 6:40 AM
- finance
Talks with the government on Budapest's financial situation are yet to begin, even though the municipality is ready to start negotiations, the director-general of the mayor's office, Ambrus Kiss, said at a panel discussion .
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.
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The government has withdrawn another 6.2 billion forints from the metropolitan accounts, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said on Wednesday, adding that the move was a "fatal stab" to the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 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.
Banned Pécs Pride Held in Hungary
- 6 Oct 2025 6:37 AM
- current affairs
The fifth Pécs Pride parade was held under the slogan "We will not bow to fear!" in the southern Hungarian city on Saturday, the closing day of the Freedom of my Identity human rights festival.
Evidence Seized from Former Politician in Szolo Street Prostitution Case in Budapest
- 3 Oct 2025 2:20 PM
- current affairs
The regional investigative prosecutor's office of Budapest has begun seizing evidence from Peter Juhasz, a former politician, in connection with its investigation of the case of the Szolo Street young offenders institution, the central investigative chief prosecutor's office (KNYF) said.
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.
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.
UNICEF Hungary Partners with Police Force to Promote Children’s Rights
- 21 Nov 2025 11:58 AM
- community & culture
Marking World Children’s Day, UNICEF Hungary said it is partnering with the national police headquarters ORFK to promote child safety and the protection of children’s rights.
Financial Crisis Looms in Budapest Without Government Cooperation, Municipality Warns
- 20 Nov 2025 6:40 AM
- finance
Talks with the government on Budapest's financial situation are yet to begin, even though the municipality is ready to start negotiations, the director-general of the mayor's office, Ambrus Kiss, said at a panel discussion .
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.
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 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.
Banned Pécs Pride Held in Hungary
- 6 Oct 2025 6:37 AM
- current affairs
The fifth Pécs Pride parade was held under the slogan "We will not bow to fear!" in the southern Hungarian city on Saturday, the closing day of the Freedom of my Identity human rights festival.
Evidence Seized from Former Politician in Szolo Street Prostitution Case in Budapest
- 3 Oct 2025 2:20 PM
- current affairs
The regional investigative prosecutor's office of Budapest has begun seizing evidence from Peter Juhasz, a former politician, in connection with its investigation of the case of the Szolo Street young offenders institution, the central investigative chief prosecutor's office (KNYF) said.