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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.
Fine Over HUF 1 Million Issued for Vandalising LGBTQ Materials in Budapest to Mi Hazank MP
- 13 Nov 2024 5:36 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has fined Elod Novak, a lawmaker of the Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party, to 1.1 million forints (EUR 2,690) for various instances of removing rainbow flags and defacing a poster connected to LGBTQ issues.
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.
Hungary Floods Update: Rivers Receding Fast
- 24 Sep 2024 11:56 AM
- current affairs
The upper section of the Danube is fast receding, and 510km were being protected on Monday, 200km less than the previous day, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Budapest Passes Defence Test, Peak Could Leave Soon
- 23 Sep 2024 11:34 AM
- current affairs
Budapest has "passed the flood defence test", Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference held near the River Danube on Saturday.
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.
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.
Watch: Demo Held in Budapest After School Head Fired
- 4 Sep 2024 5:21 AM
- current affairs
Students, teachers, parents and their supporters gathered on Monday in front of the interior ministry to protest against the firing of the director of the Madach Secondary School in Budapest - as the video below shows.
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.
Fine Over HUF 1 Million Issued for Vandalising LGBTQ Materials in Budapest to Mi Hazank MP
- 13 Nov 2024 5:36 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has fined Elod Novak, a lawmaker of the Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party, to 1.1 million forints (EUR 2,690) for various instances of removing rainbow flags and defacing a poster connected to LGBTQ issues.
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.
Hungary Floods Update: Rivers Receding Fast
- 24 Sep 2024 11:56 AM
- current affairs
The upper section of the Danube is fast receding, and 510km were being protected on Monday, 200km less than the previous day, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a press conference.
Hungary Floods Update: Budapest Passes Defence Test, Peak Could Leave Soon
- 23 Sep 2024 11:34 AM
- current affairs
Budapest has "passed the flood defence test", Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference held near the River Danube on Saturday.
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.
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.
Watch: Demo Held in Budapest After School Head Fired
- 4 Sep 2024 5:21 AM
- current affairs
Students, teachers, parents and their supporters gathered on Monday in front of the interior ministry to protest against the firing of the director of the Madach Secondary School in Budapest - as the video below shows.