Ildikó Rizsák is simultaneously the mayor, general practitioner, institution director, football club president, EU fund distributor, and local association president in Nyírbogát – sometimes both her own boss and benefactor, she is last but not least also the wife of Fidesz MP Miklós Simon. She believes that her holding multiple positions saves the town money.
2025. 02. 14. 11:34
The EU should launch an infringement procedure against Hungary for failing to comply with the European Arrest Warrant in the case of former Polish Deputy Minister Marcin Romanowski, whom the Orbán government has granted asylum — said Michal Wawrykiewicz, Polish MEP and rule of law official for the European People's Party (EPP) faction, in an interview with 24.hu.
2025. 02. 10. 13:52
Recent reports from China describe concerns about human metapneumovirus, which has led to discussions about dangerous diseases, overburdened hospitals, and potential pandemics. However, experts urge calm, noting that such situations should be closely monitored but not cause undue alarm.
2025. 01. 09. 13:39
The prosecutor’s office reached an agreement with only one defendant, Anita H in the corruption case spanning multiple ministries. The grant writer was convicted on the first day of the trial and received a reduced sentence in accordance with the plea bargain. Anita H. declared minimal assets in court. However, 24.hu identified several high-value – partly foreign – properties that the defendant had concealed from the court.
2024. 12. 23. 12:48
The Hungarian government is spending an increasing amount of money on boosting its foreign political influence, allocating billions of euros for lending to high-risk-rated Balkan and African countries – such as Chad and the Republic of Maldives – and providing loans to a privileged circle of companies, the so-called national champions, to support their expansion. The interest rate on the loan granted to North Macedonia is barely more than half of what the state-owned Eximbank secures its funds for, meaning that the consolidation of the Balkan country – governed once by the party of former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, who fled to Hungary in 2018 – is partly borne by Hungarian taxpayers.
2024. 12. 20. 10:09
The government, citing national economic interest of special importance, plans to lease the properties of major Budapest railway stations to private entities for 99 years. According to MÁV (Hungarian State Railways), further consultations are expected to finalise the concepts. While the Municipality of Budapest is studying the development plans, Dávid Vitézy is ringing the alarm.
2024. 12. 16. 10:05
Péter Magyar’s party is the most popular opposition force, leading far ahead of Viktor Orbán’s other challengers, and in fact, there are surveys suggesting it has already overtaken the governing party. Nevertheless, outside of Budapest, Tisza Party’s concrete, local presence (beyond Péter Magyar's appearances) is scarcely felt at the level of party organisations.
2024. 12. 06. 13:03
A criminal investigation is underway over the illegal acquisition of agricultural land: according to the charges, the Bakony region plots were transferred into the name of a straw owner. According to the main players in the case, the loan for the transaction was provided by Tibor Kuna, a former favorite PR professional of Fidesz who fell out of favor a few years ago, but he denies this.
2024. 11. 25. 10:19
A child forced to watch his father’s execution before being shot in the head, thousands of drivers missing from public transport, an insane technological arms race on the front, integration difficulties for returning veterans, nerve-wracking night-time bombings – these are all stories from Ukraine, where I had the chance to meet with government officials, civil leaders, and journalists.
2024. 10. 22. 11:00
