Fear not if you have nothing to hide
The government plans to pass legislation that would make it mandatory for NGOs receiving their funding from abroad to disclose where they are financed from. The law “is a disclosure[…]
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Artist has eagle eye on city
Dutchman Stefan Bleekrode draws from birds’ perspective
Dutch artist Stefan Bleekrode brings urban landscapes to life with the help of pen and paper. His impressive black-and-white drawings depict famous cities from a bird’s perspective and point out[…]
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Orbán ‘can’t’ axe Áder
Parliament has an exclusive power in electing the country’s president, Bertalan Havasi, the prime minister’s press chief, has told state news agency MTI. Havasi was speaking in the wake of[…]
Bridge traffic delayed by protest
Taxi drivers demonstrate again as MPs debate fate of Uber
Budapest taxi drivers held their sixth demonstration on Tuesday against alternative ride-hailing services. In the meantime, lawmakers were holding a debate in Parliament about a government-sponsored bill that seeks to[…]
Reversal ‘saves referendum cost’
Government puts spin on Sunday shopping ban backdown
The government has proposed that Parliament should revoke the law regulating Sunday working restrictions, cabinet chief Antal Rogán announced on Monday. Already on the next day lawmakers passed the legislation[…]
Fidesz ‘terrified’ of Sunday shopping vote
Opposition says private army of pumped-up bouncers hired
Socialist deputy group leader Zoltán Lukács attempted to submit a referendum initiative concerning Hungary’s Sunday shopping ban but could not get inside the National Election Office early on Tuesday. Lukács[…]
Beauty all around
Flower shop/café Smúz near Parliament
Some ideas are so obvious that you keep asking yourself, how can it be that no one ever thought of it before? The idea of Smúz is one of them:[…]
“If I did not believe it was possible, I would not be working for it.”
Interview with independent Member of Parliament Zoltán Kész
Zoltán Kész emerged out of nowhere to win a crucial by-election in Veszprém in February and smash the two-thirds majority enjoyed by the Fidesz-KDNP government since 2010. The Budapest Times[…]
Shore thing, so don’t miss the boat
Budapest Night Lights Cruise
As I suspected, the most sensational visual trip in Budapest is unquestionably a night cruise on the Danube, a showcase for how to light buildings, bridges,monuments and a gothic masterpiece,[…]
Romanian Hungarians await result of presidential poll
The current presidential election in Romania will have a great effect on the country’s Hungarian inhabitants. The first round was on 2 November when the two main prospects, Victor Ponta[…]
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