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Opposition mayors in Eastern Europe are raising their voices against corruption and populism. In Hungary in particular, this fight is very visible. Signs of political distrust between city mayors and Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, are literally popping up in the streets of Budapest. Billboards listing 25 examples of how the national Hungarian government is allegedly threatening the functioning of the municipality with financial cuts have been placed in front of the Budapest City Hall....

Hungarian Politicians Commemorate Victims of Communism February 25 marks Hungary’s Memorial Day for the Victims of Communism. Notable individuals within the Hungarian government, as well as some opposition parties, have voiced their commemoration for the victims of Soviet Occupation and Hungarian communism throughout the 20th century. On this date in 1947, Béla Kovács, leader of the independent Smallholders Party, was unlawfully arrested and deported to the Soviet Union. On June 16, 2000, t...

Strange Market Developments Raise Corruption Allegations Several small markets have sprouted up recently in the villages of Fidesz MP and former state secretary Zsolt Szabó’s constituency around Gyöngyös and Hatvan (Heves county). The projects independent MP Ákos Hadházy drew attention to, are financed from EU funds and both their pricing and the bidding processes have led many to suspect fraud. In total, there are eight marketplaces that have been or are being built in a 20-kilometer ra...

In response to the global economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Hungary has introduced the strongest package of incentives in its economic history, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Thursday. Szijjártó told a business forum of the French business confederation MEDEF in Paris that Hungary’s government last year offered international businesses planning investments in Hungary to cover half of the value of an investment if workers were retained. As a result, an unpreced...

Instagrammodel and cosplay sensation Niece Waidhofer sizzled in her latest update shared with her 2.6 million followers. The update, which was posted on Friday, January 8, showed her rocking a skintight gown and insanely high heels as she declared in the caption that she was "Elizabeth Bathottery." For those unaware, she was referring to Countess Elizabeth Báthory de Ecsed, a Hungarian noblewoman listed in the Guinness World Records as the worlds most prolific serial killer. One source claims...

Charges Pressed Against Fidesz MP Boldog for Bribery The Central Prosecutor’s Office of Investigations has pressed charges against István Boldog, an MP ruling Fidesz, and eight accomplices for allegedly accepting bribes and other criminal activities. After parliament had suspended the immunity of the lawmaker in line with a proposal by the chief prosecutor’s office, Boldog was heard as a suspect in the case but he denied committing the crimes, the authority told wire service MTI in a state...

Instead of raucous holiday parties, some opt for a candlelit Advent season of longing and hope Sarah Pulliam Bailey Joanna Kretzer Chun, who lives in Washington, holds a Nativity scene from Peru as she participates in a Zoom call on Tuesday. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Joanna Kretzer Chun would bounce from church choir rehearsals to holiday parties around Washington. With the pandemic putting life on pause this year, Chun spe...