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Watered-Down Housing Act Still Unacceptable for Many On the heels of loud debate regarding the sale of council-owned rental flats, Fidesz has eventually moved to take one step back from the original proposal. As of now, mandatory sell-off would be restricted to Budapest’s world heritage sites, in addition to some other changes. The bill is, however, still a matter of criticism and unacceptable to many. As we previously reported, Fidesz MP László Böröcz proposed a bill that would let tenants of council properties buy the apartment they are renting (without needing any approval from the m...

Opposition Slams Govt Proposal on Sale of Council-owned Rentals Opposition district leaders on Wednesday lambasted the government’s proposal to privatise apartments owned by Budapest district councils, originally used as rentals for vulnerable citizens. LMP lawmaker Antal Csárdi told a press conference that the proposal, submitted to parliament by László Böröcz of Fidesz, would “finish off the system of affordable council-owned rental apartments for good”. Councils currently own hundreds of thousands of such apartments and would be unable to rebuild such a stock, he said. He accuse...

Private broadcaster Klubrádió on Friday said it will appeal the Hungarian media authority’s rejection of its bid for the 92.9 MHz frequency in Budapest in all possible Hungarian and international courts. The Media Council of Hungary’s National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH) on Thursday closed a tender for the 92.9 MHz frequency without declaring a winner. The council rejected Klubrádió’s offer for failing to comply with several requirements even though it was the sole bidder. The station popular with opposition listeners said in a statement that it considered the Media Co...