Demonstrations 
Car honking protests cancelled due to astronomical fines handed out by Budapest police
People were honking their cars for the fifth and so far, the last time on Monday 19th May to stand...
National heritage 
130-year-old building loses protected status to give way to major construction project in Budapest
A construction company with good political connections (Heinrich Passage Ingatlanfejlesztő Zrt.) managed to achieve that a 130 year old building in...
Friends of Orban 
Armoured military vehicles emerged on a lakeside estate owned by Lőrinc Mészáros – drone video
Two armoured vehicles were photographed recently on one the estates owned by one of Lőrinc Mészáros’s companies, Búzakalász 66 Kft.,...
environment 
Mészáros Group acquires lucrative toxic waste processing site after the state renewed its permit
Environmental license of the Tatai Environmental Protection Ltd.’s hazardous waste processing plant at the Almásfüzitő red mud reservoirs was renewed in December 2019....
coronavirus 
Leaked ministerial instruction raises concerns about medical supplies in Hungarian hospitals
Protective equipment and COVID tests were ordered by the Semmelweis University of Medicine responsible for hospitals in Budapest for €...
environment
Hazardous waste deposit at the red sludge reservoirs in Almásfüzitő was issued a new permit
After several years of waiting, a new environmental permit was granted in December 2019 to Tatai Environmental Protection Ltd. (TKV)’s...
European Union 
Rising inequality and undermined democracy: a new report sheds light on Europe’s richest
Tax evasion, winning public procurements, opaque corporate backgrounds, environmental damage, poor working conditions and below average salaries for employees: the...
Rural Hungary 
Land grab: Hungary’s political elite accused of milking the system
Some of the farmers died in disappointment, others have liquidated their farm, many are forced to keep their remaining animals...
environment 
Authorities are overlooking construction works in protected area near Budakeszi
Brutal destruction of a protected natural area is taking place outside the town of Budakeszi according to local activists who...
freedom of the press 
Some foreign correspondents were denied entry to Putin’s press conference in Budapest
Like Hungarian journalists critical of the government, now foreign journalists working in the country are also facing an information blockade....
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