Despite the on-going Article 7 procedure against Hungary, a Finnish representative has been gathering signatures in the European Parliament with the intention to initiate it once again. Actually, Article 7 entails two distinct procedures, but the Finnish MP’s efforts alone will not launch the second one.

According to a legislative proposal by the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office, "digital companies" performing certain activities could obtain special status if more than 60 per cent of their workforce consists of foreigners (non-Europeans).

The Ministry of Interior has disclosed the salaries of Sándor Pintér and his secretaries of state, revealing that there had actually been a salary increase last year.

Last December’s amendments regarding the capital's election system have caused confusion amongst the opposition’s ranks: despite winning over Budapest in 2019, there is currently such turmoil among the parties that even the basic line-up for the June elections is unclear.

The renaissance of retail government securities has caused horrendous interest costs – the government is aiming to put an end to this era, but what is to be expected in its stead? Why would the state need further debts in foreign currencies, and what are the risks involved?

Lakeside villas to replace former MÁV holiday resort in Zánka – Minister for National Economy Márton Nagy’s shadow looms in the background The former

What’s behind the difference in urban and rural voting patterns?

Unsatisfied with a monthly salary of 5 million HUF, László Palkovics undertakes the role of CEO at another state-owned company to receive an additional 3 million forints since January, 24.hu reveals. At several state-owned companies, the average salary exceeds 1 million forints, while at the largest employers, such as the Hungarian Post and long-distance bus provider Volán, the average employee earns less than HUF 400 000.

The former gas fitter entered the realm of billionaires only a decade ago and went on to become Hungary’s richest person in an unprecedentedly short time. We explored the milestones along his path to billion-dollar deals and a 62-meter luxury yacht.

The Ukrainian counterattack concluded with minimal territorial gains. In his interview with 24.hu, Tamás Csiki Varga pinpointed well-established Russian defence lines and the lack of Ukrainian air support as the main reasons for the failure.

Private companies could enter the market to operate Hungarian railways in case the government chooses not to renew the public service contracts for Hungary’s two current railway providers, MÁV-Start and GYSEV, which expire on December 23. In any case, according to EU regulations, opening the market for private contractors can be postponed until 2033 at the latest.

Kristóf Szalay-Bobrovniczky, Orbán’s Minister of Defence since last year’s May, has accumulated such wealth in three years that he comfortably fits among the richest entrepreneurs in the country. How did he do it?

Just a month after Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son-in-law István Tiborcz, acting on behalf of his wife Ráhel Orbán, signed the sales contracts on several estates in the Tokaj-Hegyalja Wine Region, entries outlining the state's pre-emption rights were removed from the property registers of the estates listed as World Heritage Sites. State authorities provide no information regarding why this was done.

The long-standing war around László Bige’s factory has been taken to a new level: a special tax could crush the fertiliser tycoon's empire.

The NER-affiliated company, so far displaying a dizzying pace of expansion, is to take over maintenance tasks in rural medical institutions on January 1, 2024. Employees fear they might now be redirected from one hospital to another.

Shortly after the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in Hungary, the government rapidly began transforming the country’s healthcare system. In the background of the transformation is a working document intended for internal use, classified for a timeframe of ten years.

Data from last year's census by Hungary’s Central Statistical Office examined.

Acquired by Fidesz circles, financed by Lőrinc Mészáros’ bank. Former minister Palkovics and his team moved in – taxpayers are paying it off.

Bulgaria seeks to impose high taxes on the Russian gas transit to Hungary and Serbia, a move that both the Serbian and Hungarian governments declared to be hostile. It is symbolical that the joint Serbian-Hungarian statement was issued during Viktor Orbán’s and Aleksandar Vučić’s Beijing trip, amidst negotiations with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Hungary is increasingly isolated within the EU, while government-affiliated newspaper Magyar Nemzet suspects Washington's involvement in the Bulgarian move.

The government umbrella program encompassing domestic tourism development, the Kisfaludy Tourism Development Program launched in 2017, aims to turn Hungary into Central Europe's central touristic hub by 2030. Halfway through, it can be noted that the ten largest instances of financial support were received by Fidesz-headed municipalities, not to mention that Fidesz-led cities with county rights received a total of 14 billion 579 million forints in support, while among opposition-led such cities, only Baja and Miskolc received 54 million and 8 million in funding, respectively.

The Hungarian minority in Slovakia remains unrepresented in the Slovak legislature. While Szövetség („Alliance”) achieved better results than expected, it still couldn't reach the necessary five per cent threshold for entering parliament, while the other two Hungarian parties were essentially annihilated. We have evaluated the reasons for the electoral failure and the future of ethnic politics.

Majority state-owned Garantiqua Credit Guarantee Plc. had agreed on providing a 135 million forint on-demand guarantee on a loan for the company, now under liquidation due to 90 million HUF in overdue tax arrears. Garantiqua refuses to share whether taxpayers will have to cover Top Hygiene’s insolvency, citing banking secrecy.

At least eight billion forints with unidentifiable sources have flowed to organizations employing government-aligned influencers and running campaigns in the interest of Fidesz in recent years. While its origins remain a mystery, this money allows for the exertion of a public influence capable of even impacting election outcomes.