Ukrainians "participating in forced conscriptions" will be expelled from Hungary immediately, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Facebook. More >>
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Budapest Mayor: Emergency Decree Tramples Rule of Law to Dodge Municipality Refund Battle
- 6 Feb 2026 8:54 AM
The government issued a decree on Tuesday, citing the war in Ukraine, with the explicit aim of preventing Budapest from pursuing its legal challenge against the "profoundly unjust and unlawful" solidarity contribution, Gergely Karácsony, the city's mayor, has said in a Facebook post.
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Higher Optimism in Hungary: Less War Angst, More EU Scepticism
- 5 Feb 2026 10:30 AM
Hungarians are less concerned about war and slightly less likely to trust the EU than the average for the bloc, according to the latest Eurobarometer survey.
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Voting by Mail in Hungary 'Hotbed of Fraud' Claims DK
- 5 Feb 2026 9:10 AM
The system of voting by mail "is a hotbed for election fraud", Gergely Arato, the deputy group leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said on Wednesday, calling for the system to be scrapped.
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German Defendant of 'Antifa Trial' Sentenced in Budapest to 8 Years of Prison
- 5 Feb 2026 9:02 AM
The Budapest Metropolitan Court sentenced German citizen Maja T, the fourth defendant in the "antifa trial", to eight years in prison in a non-binding ruling on Wednesday.
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Restored Budapest Jewish Cemetery Memorials Inaugurated
- 30 Jan 2026 12:18 PM
Two restored memorials honouring Jewish soldiers and forced labourers who died in the two world wars were unveiled at the Jewish cemetery in Budapest’s Kozma Street.
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Update: Budapest Mayor Charged with Organising Illegal Assembly - "Largest Freedom March in Decades Here"
- 30 Jan 2026 11:27 AM
The Prosecutor's Office of Budapest's fifth and eight districts has charged Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, with "organising and leading a meeting called Budapest Pride despite a police ban" last summer, the office said in statement.
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