Europe Hungary The International Press Institute recently criticised the executive's decision to override a court ruling that lifted a general ban on independent media access to health institutions during the pandemic
Europe Hungary The teachers, represented by the Teachers' Union (PSZ) and the Democratic Teachers' Union (PDSZ), are demanding a pay rise from the government and an end to the policy of sending unvaccinated teachers on unpaid leave
Europe Hungary The administration of the fourth dose of vaccination for Covid-19 has started with 37.000 people having already received it, but many experts have pointed out that some simple measures (ffp2, indoor restricted events, etc.) could be more effective
Europe Hungary Kiskunság National Park has reported the rare sighting of two pink flamingos in its reserve, making it only the sixteenth sighting of the species in the country since 1910
Europe Hungary The Constitutional Court has unanimously upheld Parliament's decision to hold a referendum, thus rejecting petitions for its annulment, on "child protection", which includes the crime of pornography but also measures affecting the LGBTQ+ community
Europe Hungary The painting "The Mysterious Island", by Hungarian artist Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka's, was sold for 460 million forints (€1.253.880), setting a record in the history of Hungarian auctions
Europe Hungary The mayor of Budapest offers HUF 1 million - more than €2.500 - for any evidence of abuse in tenders for the sale of Budapest Municipality assets from his mayoral salary
Europe Hungary Flats in Budapest are the cheapest of the Visegrád capitals - of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic; to buy a 50-square-meter flat, you need the average salary for eight and a half years, the lowest amount of the four cities
Europe Hungary UNICEF Hungary has launched a campaign called Face the Problem to help children struggling with depression and other mental health conditions and a free online course to help teachers recognize and prevent those problems
Europe Hungary Nearly 55.000 residence permits were issued to non-EU citizens last year, according to Eurostat data; compared to neighbouring EU countries, the number of Ukrainian, Chinese and South Korean citizens granted residence permits is particularly high
Europe Hungary A new Animal Protection Law has been submitted by the Ministerial Commissioner for Animal Protection; if passed, it would affect both the Animal Protection Act and - most importantly - the Criminal Code
Europe Hungary A Hungarian student from László Lovassy High School in Veszprém has won the Mary Renault Prize, one of Oxford's most prestigious essay competitions
Europe Hungary The Hungarian passport enters the top ten of the Henley Passport Index, rating the best passports in the world: allowing holders to visit 183 destinations without a visa, it sits in 9th position