Constitutional Court of Hungary

Budapest municipal finance and transit negotiations

7 clusters · 22 sources · last updated 2 days ago

Latest: Budapest mayors clash over parking reform and budget redistribution

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony initially announced negotiations with the Hungarian government to resolve the capital’s financial difficulties, which he attributed to “law-testing, confiscatory state withdrawals of mone

Hungarian solidarity tax dispute with Erzsébetváros

2 clusters · 10 sources · last updated 5 days ago

Latest: Budapest's 15th District wins court case against Treasury over solidarity contribution

The municipality of Erzsébetváros (Budapest's 15th District) initiated a legal dispute with the Hungarian government over the solidarity contribution tax. Mayor Péter Niedermüller criticized the tax as a “punitive measur

Lake Balaton ecological and development threats

6 clusters · 16 sources · last updated 7 days ago

Latest: Lake Balaton: Public support for stricter construction bans

The Lake Balaton ecosystem faces a critical environmental crisis driven by declining water levels, rising salinity, and intensive shoreline development. By late September, the average water level fell to 33 centimeters b

Péter Magyar's reform agenda and institutional transition

20 clusters · 84 sources · last updated 14 days ago

Latest: Péter Magyar addresses media rules and ministerial changes

Following the end of Viktor Orbán’s 16-year rule, Prime Minister Péter Magyar and the Tisza Party have initiated a period of rapid institutional transformation. Leveraging a two-thirds parliamentary majority secured in t

Hungarian Constitutional Court leadership changes

2 clusters · 21 sources · last updated 30 days ago

Latest: Pál Fürcht alleges Viktor Orbán ordered Ukrainian fund seizure

Following a constitutional amendment to the Fundamental Law, the mandates of Péter Polt, President of the Constitutional Court, and three other judges expired on September 1. The 17th amendment reinstated a 70-year age l