(MTI) – The then opposition Fidesz party had initiated the clashes that broke out between anti-government groups and the police in autumn 2006, Ferenc Gyurcsany, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition and prime minister at the time of the violence,…
Budapest, February 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s economy has produced the best results in more than ten years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said today. Giving a state-of-the-nation address in Budapest’s Millenaris Teatrum, Orban said that public utility fees had been cut…
(MTI) – Hungary is not the same in 2014 as it was in 2010; the institutional conditions have been laid down so that the country no longer sits on Europe’s dunce stool, the deputy prime minister said at a public…
Budapest, February 12 (MTI) – The left-of-centre Unity opposition alliance is launching a parliamentary procedure against Hungary’s trade chief, Peter Szijjarto, suspecting him of failing to fully declare his assets. Socialist Party spokeswoman Bernadett Budai and Zsolt Greczy, spokesman of…
Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz party’s steering board has approved the governing parties’ national list of election candidates, headed by prime minister and party leader Viktor Orban, the party’s deputy leader Lajos Kosa said in Budapest today.…
Budapest, February 5 (MTI) – The opposition Unity alliance had the same level of support at 22 percent of the electorate in January as the left-of-centre parties had combined in previous recent surveys, pollster Median said today. Ruling party Fidesz…
Budapest, February 3 (MTI) – Hungary has completed its renewal and once again has a future, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament ahead of the start of the spring session on Monday. The country has recovered from a “hopeless state…
Budapest, January 27 (MTI) – The Fidesz party expects an apology from Socialist leader Attila Mesterhazy for not protesting against a harsh slogan shouted during the party’s weekend congress, the ruling party’s communications director told a press conference on today.…
Budapest, January 24 (MTI) – The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats plan to decide at Friday’s group meeting about further cutting gas prices in April as part of the government’s public utility scheme, group leader Antal Rogan told daily Magyar Nemzet. In…
Budapest, January 22 (MTI) – The council of the 5th district of Budapest on Wednesday voted to allow the erection of a memorial commemorating the 70th anniversary of the German occupation of Hungary. At the extraordinary meeting, held after the…
(MTI) – It is not certain whether parliament will pass a decision on making public utility providers non-profit companies before Hungary’s upcoming general election, the group leader of the ruling Fidesz party told commercial HirTV on Monday night. Rogan said…
(MTI) – Ferenc Gyurcsany, the former Socialist prime minister who heads the Democratic Coalition (DK) party, has now again become the leader of Hungary’s left-of-centre opposition, a Fidesz official said on Saturday. Gyurcsany is now dictating its programme which will…
(MTI) – The ruling Fidesz party is “hypocritical” to advocate a short election campaign while financing its own one from central coffers since March last year, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said on Thursday. Tibor Navracsics, the minister of public…
(MTI) – Hungary ended a successful year with achievements meeting the promises made by the ruling Fidesz party in 2010, the party’s communications chief said on Monday. Hungary exited the EU’s excessive deficit procedure after nine years, repaid a loan…
Budapest, December 16 (MTI) – Hungary’s Supreme Court, the Kuria, on Monday said that lending in foreign currency and related contracts are legal, and the client should bear the risks related to exchange rate fluctuations. Banking Association secretary general Levente…
(MTI) – The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats party alliance has finalised its list of individual candidates for next year’s parliamentary election and published the list of 106 names on the Fidesz website on Monday. The number of MPs will drop from…
Budapest, December 2 (MTI) – Support for political parties in Hungary in November, gauged by pollsters Ipsos, Tarki, Nezopont, Szazadveg and Median on representative samples. Support for parties in the whole sample: Ipsos Tarki Nezopont Szazadveg Median ———————————————————— Fidesz-KDNP 27…
The Modesto Bee said, Hungarian prosecutors say that a lawmaker who claimed his partner had injured herself after tripping over their large dog has confessed to punching her in the face, grabbing her hair and slamming her head against wooden…
The Hungaricum Act, which was unanimously adopted by Parliament over a year ago, is a unique piece of legislation that guarantees the protection of the greatest achievements and treasures of the Hungarian people, the Minister for Rural Development stressed on…
The Hungarian News Agenecy (MTI) said, the Fidesz candidate on Sunday won an interim council election in one ward of Baja, south Hungary, where the ballot had to be repeated due to alleged discrepancies in the original vote. Csaba Kovacs,…