"The only party offering an economic programme that could be implemented in Hungary is the Hungarian Democratic Forum (MDF), said Former Finance Minister Lajos Bokros, the minor opposition party’s Prime Minister candidate. In his state of the nation speech on Sunday, Bokros said theirs was the only programme that would actually bring the results it promises. He also said the country needs a "smart state" with clean hands. more »

"Police arrested BKV's IT manager Zsolt Fuzik in Szeged late Wednesday in connection with the kickback scandal at Budapest public transport company (BKV). more »

"On February 4th, 2010 Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis and the Hungarian Minister for National Development and Economy István Varga signed a new science and technology agreement that replaces the one from the year 2000 and at the same time the U.S. Ambassador and the Hungarian Finance Minister Péter Oszkó signed a new income tax treaty between the United States and Hungary. more »