Hungary unveils 2027 budget plans as authorities investigate major public contracts
Hungary’s proposed 2027 budget would cut the deficit through spending reductions and tax changes while increasing some social and local-government funding. Investigations and scrutiny also featured prominently, including a tax-authority search at the National Film Institute and reviews of large public contracts. International coverage focused on efforts to advance Ukraine peace talks and protests over living costs across Europe.
- €1.465 billion less in spending, €665 billion more in revenue: Magyar and Kármán outline how they would cut the deficit while distributing thousands of billions — The 2027 budget plan would reduce the deficit from 7.5% to 4.9% of GDP through planned spending cuts of 1,465 billion forints and tax changes expected to raise net revenue by 665 billion, while increasing some pension, family-support and local-government funding.
Original (Hungarian): 1465 milliárddal kevesebb kiadás, 665 milliárddal több bevétel – Magyar Péter és Kármán András megmutatta, hogyan faragják le a hiányt, és osztanak szét közben ezermilliárdokat - NAV searches National Film Institute in investigation into Petőfi film — Hungary’s tax authority searched and seized materials at the National Film Institute’s Budapest headquarters and inspected its Fót site as part of a suspected budget-fraud investigation into funding for Most vagy soha! and a property sale.
Original (Hungarian): Házkutatást tartott a Petőfi-film ügyében vizsgálódó NAV a Nemzeti Filmintézetben - Investigation launched into 713 million-forint contract awarded to Zoltán Kovács’s wife’s company — MAVIR’s new leadership is reviewing a three-year cleaning contract worth a net 712.9 million forints, awarded to Profi-Komfort, which is indirectly owned by Zoltán Kovács’s wife, after 13 of 18 bids were ruled invalid.
Original (Hungarian): Vizsgálat indult Kovács Zoltán feleségének 713 milliós megbízása miatt - Belgrade says contract signed to sell Russian stake in NIS to Mol — A contract has been signed for Mol to buy the Russian stake in Serbia’s NIS, but the deal still requires competition-authority and US approval, and its financial details and Mol’s exact ownership share have not been disclosed.
Original (Hungarian): Belgrád szerint aláírták a NIS orosz tulajdonrészének eladásáról szóló szerződést a Mollal - US has not given up: Witkoff to travel to Russia to try to bring Putin, Zelensky and Trump to the table — Steve Witkoff may present US, European and Ukrainian peace proposals to Vladimir Putin in St Petersburg, including an idea for a summit with Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, while Zelensky says any acceptable deal requires Ukraine’s participation and genuine security guarantees.
Original (Hungarian): Az amerikaiak még nem adták fel: Witkoff azért megy szerdán Moszkvába, hogy mégis megpróbálja egy asztalhoz ültetni Putyint Zelenszkijjel és Trumppal - US delegation to travel to Norway and then Russia for talks on peace in Ukraine — Steve Witkoff is expected to discuss ending the war in Ukraine in Norway with Volodymyr Zelensky and European and NATO representatives before possibly travelling to Russia to meet Vladimir Putin, though the schedule is not final.
Original (Hungarian): Amerikai küldöttség utazik Norvégiába, majd Oroszországba, hogy az orosz–ukrán békéről tárgyaljon - Fidesz politician Miklós Simon questioned as a suspect — Miklós Simon was questioned as a suspect over alleged unlawful acquisition of an economic advantage in a case concerning a brush-clearing contract in Nyírbogát, where public workers are suspected of having done the work.
Original (Hungarian): Gyanúsítottként hallgatták ki a fideszes Simon Miklóst - Former chief prosecutor could shed light on the dark secrets of how the system works — A parliamentary committee will hear former chief prosecutor Pál Fürcht, who led the Central Investigative Prosecutor’s Office during the Schadl–Völner case and previously wrote of pressure exerted through the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Original (Hungarian): A NER működésének sötét titkaiba láthatunk bele, ha tényleg kitálal a volt főügyész - Bishops acknowledge widespread corruption and failures by some church leaders to prevent child abuse — A new pastoral letter from the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference addresses corruption in Hungarian society and failures by some church leaders to prevent child abuse.
Original (Hungarian): A püspökök észrevették, hogy az elmúlt évtizedekben nagy volt itt a korrupció, és egyes egyházi vezetők nem tettek meg mindent a gyerekbántalmazások megelőzéséért - Barnabás Héder faces possible criminal proceedings, owes 50 million forints and cannot be reached as his company is liquidated — Héder’s Sportos Aramis Média Zrt. is being liquidated with more than 50 million forints owed to crew members, and a criminal case could follow if investigators find he deliberately removed assets.
Original (Hungarian): Büntetőeljárás fenyegeti Héder Barnát, 50 millió forinttal tartozik, senki sem tudja elérni, a cégét felszámolják - People take to the streets across Europe over the cost-of-living crisis, with vandalism and looting also reported — Protests over living costs, housing, low wages and public services are taking place in several European countries, with some demonstrations in France and Italy ending in violence, looting and arrests.
Original (Hungarian): A megélhetési válság miatt Európa-szerte utcára vonulnak az emberek, a tüntetésekre pedig örömmel rácsatlakoznak a vandálok és fosztogatók is - Italy sends 500 soldiers to Milan after days of protests and looting — The Italian government is deploying 500 soldiers to Milan after cost-of-living protests escalated into unrest, damage and looting, and is preparing tighter security measures.
Original (Hungarian): Ötszáz katonát vezényel Milánóba az olasz kormány a napok óta tartó tüntetések és fosztogatások után - Drones kill 250 people in a few days in oil-rich Abyei — A Monday drone strike killed 153 people at a crowded market in the disputed Abyei region, bringing the death toll from attacks in recent days to 250.
Original (Hungarian): Pár nap alatt 250 embert gyilkoltak meg a drónok az olajban gazdag Abyeiben - “Clean up the mess you made,” Russell Brand told a woman after allegedly raping her — A woman testified in a London court that Russell Brand raped her and then told her to clean up the mess, while Brand has pleaded not guilty to charges involving six women and two others have described alleged harassment.
Original (Hungarian): Takarítsd fel a rendetlenséget, amit csináltál, mondta Russell Brand egy nőnek, miután megerőszakolta - Kármán András on the 2027 budget: International energy prices are the biggest risk — The government plans to cut the 2027 deficit from 7.5% to 4.9% of GDP and forecasts 2.4% growth, while Kármán András identified international energy prices as the main risk to the budget and economy.
Original (Hungarian): Kármán András a 2027-es költségvetésről: A nemzetközi energiaárak jelentik a legkomolyabb kockázatot - Police pay rise falls far short of the desired 50 percent — Law-enforcement employees will receive a 15% pay rise, but the Independent Police Trade Union says 50% is needed to stem staff departures, while the increase will vary and include a new allowance for Budapest and Pest County.
Original (Hungarian): A rendőrségi béremelés messze van a vágyott 50 százaléktól - László Kövér: The education system is in worse shape than 16 years ago — László Kövér said the education system is in worse condition than 16 years ago, acknowledged mistakes including neglecting dialogue with young people, and said he was surprised by the scale of the election defeat.
Original (Hungarian): Kövér László: Az oktatási rendszer rosszabb állapotban van, mint 16 éve - Péter Magyar hosts Israel’s president in Budapest — Péter Magyar met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Budapest to discuss strengthening historical, cultural, economic and defence ties, and accepted an invitation to visit Israel.
Original (Hungarian): Magyar Péter Budapesten fogadta az izraeli elnököt - Ukraine’s ambassador says Péter Magyar and Volodymyr Zelensky will meet this year — Ukraine’s ambassador, Fegyir Sándor, said Magyar and Zelensky had accepted an EU request to meet in person this year, following talks in Brussels and planned ministerial discussions in November.
Original (Hungarian): Az ukrán nagykövet szerint még idén találkozik Magyar Péter és Volodimir Zelenszkij - Romanian government crisis ends as parliament approves fourth prime-minister nominee — Romania’s parliament approved Luca Niculescu’s government with 280 votes, ending a nearly six-month political crisis, and the new prime minister pledged to reduce the budget deficit and encourage investment and growth.
Original (Hungarian): Véget ér a román kormányválság, a negyedik miniszterelnök-jelöltet megszavazta a parlament - Government to own half of company responsible for Rákosrendező development — The government is reviewing property deals made by the previous cabinet and has halted the transfer of office buildings bought at Kopaszi-gát, while a new Hild Centre will oversee projects including the Rákosrendező development through a jointly owned company with the capital.
Original (Hungarian): A kormányé lesz a rákosrendezői beruházásért felelős cég fele - Gábor Polyák apologises to Klubrádió but says the station is not automatically entitled to the frequency — Media Council chair Gábor Polyák apologised over the frequency case ruled unlawful by an EU court and promised a new tender, but said the ruling does not require the frequency to be returned to Klubrádió.
Original (Hungarian): Polyák Gábor bocsánatot kért a Klubrádiótól, de nem gondolja, hogy automatikusan járna a rádiónak a frekvencia - NVVH can now issue arrest warrants and access DNA samples — The NVVH can now order searches and issue arrest warrants, with police and border authorities able to carry out transfers, while designated staff can access criminal statistics and the agency can handle biometric data including DNA samples.
Original (Hungarian): Elfogatóparancsot adhat ki és DNS-mintákhoz is hozzáférhet ezentúl az NVVH - Public procurement responsibilities removed from the Finance Ministry — A government decree transferred central-government responsibility for public procurement from the Finance Ministry to the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development, with Lőrinc Viktória responsible for the area.
Original (Hungarian): Elvették a közbeszerzéseket a Pénzügyminisztériumtól - Even with a two-tier corporate tax, Hungary’s rate will remain among Europe’s lowest — From next year, the corporate tax rate will rise from 9% to 11% for companies with annual revenue above 180 billion forints, while taxes on energy companies, banks, insurers and retailers will also increase and special taxes will remain.
Original (Hungarian): Hiába lesz kétkulcsos a társasági adó, még így Európa egyik legalacsonyabbja marad - Zebegény’s “little king” again blocks council from dissolving itself — Zebegény’s mayor again prevented the council from considering self-dissolution, despite five of its seven members seeking an early election, while the state treasury has suspended the town’s funding over a missing financial report.
Original (Hungarian): Zebegény kiskirálya megint nem hagyta, hogy feloszlassa magát a képviselő-testület - “If there’s a snap, let’s be the ones who respond. But will anyone snap?”: inside the first DPK camp — Participants at the first DPK camp in Lakitelek debated political mobilisation and the group’s independence from the party, with some calling for an open examination of Fidesz’s campaign mistakes.
Original (Hungarian): „Hogyha lesz egy csettintés, legyünk, akik erre válaszolunk. De fog-e valaki csettinteni?” – ilyen volt az első DPK-tábor - The Democratic Coalition begins its grassroots campaign — The Democratic Coalition has been campaigning online since late September to abolish the electricity system-use fee, and party leader László Varju and activists collected signatures in person at Budapest’s Nyugati Square.
Original (Hungarian): A Demokratikus Koalíció elkezdte a terepmunkát - The system’s dark secrets and a church confronting corruption — The day’s coverage includes former chief prosecutor Pál Fürcht’s expected testimony on the Schadl–Völner case, the Tisza party’s 2027 budget plans, and church leaders’ response to corruption and child-abuse prevention.
Original (Hungarian): A NER sötét titkai, a korrupt egyház szembenézése - Elon Musk seeks to increase his influence through a SpaceX–Tesla merger — SpaceX and Tesla are forming committees to discuss a possible merger, which could give Musk control of more than 56% of the votes, though analysts say the deal is uncertain.
Original (Hungarian): Elon Musk a SpaceX és a Tesla egyesülésével növelné befolyását - Mark Carney can celebrate as Alberta separatist movement suffers major defeat — About 75–76% of Alberta voters rejected starting a referendum on independence, a result Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called important for national unity, while separatists said they would continue the debate.
Original (Hungarian): Mark Carney örülhet, nagyot bukott az albertai szeparatista mozgalom - “How could I not come back? My family is here”: life after death in a city that changed hands twice — Residents returning to Izium, devastated by fighting and bombing in 2022, are trying to rebuild among the ruins while coping with bereavement and the continuing effects of war.
Original (Hungarian): „Hogyne tértem volna vissza? Itt van a családom” – ilyen az élet a halál után a városban, ami kétszer is gazdát cserélt - Ukraine may have hit the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia — Ukrainian drones caused a fire at a facility in Russia’s Tambov region, and open-source analysts said the target may have been the Nikolskoe dispatch station, a key node in the Druzhba pipeline system.
Original (Hungarian): Eltalálhatták az ukránok a Druzsba olajvezetéket Oroszországban - Google Cloud outage may have caused Revolut disruption — A failure in Google Cloud’s London region may have caused Revolut’s Tuesday outage, which prevented some users from transferring or exchanging money, paying by card or withdrawing cash.
Original (Hungarian): A Google Cloud meghibásodása miatt halt le a Revolut - Revolut went down on Tuesday morning — Many Revolut users were unable to transfer or exchange money, pay by card or withdraw cash on Tuesday morning, and the company said it was investigating and working to fix the disruption.
Original (Hungarian): Kedd reggel leállt a Revolut - Man arrested over arson attack on Limoges town hall — A man described as a far-left activist was arrested three days after Limoges town hall was set on fire, and France’s anti-terrorism authorities are investigating the case.
Original (Hungarian): Elfogták a férfit, aki felgyújtotta limoges-i városházát - Hungarian firefighter dies at competition in Germany — An 51-year-old Hungarian firefighter collapsed during a stair-climbing competition in Oberstdorf while wearing full protective gear and died despite resuscitation efforts.
Original (Hungarian): Meghalt egy magyar tűzoltó egy németországi versenyen - Man who threatened to blow up Salgótarján hospital by phone could face three years in prison — Prosecutors are seeking a three-year prison sentence and a three-year ban from public affairs for a 29-year-old man who allegedly made three bomb threats against the hospital in December 2025.
Original (Hungarian): Három év letöltendőt kaphat a férfi, aki a salgótarjáni kórház felrobbantásával fenyegetőzött telefonon - Competition authority investigates RTL, DM and Dorka Gryllus publicity stunt — The competition authority has opened a complaint procedure over an RTL segment in which Dorka Gryllus’s illness was identified days later as part of a DM campaign, with the complaint alleging the advertising nature was not disclosed.
Original (Hungarian): Vizsgálja a GVH az RTL, a DM és Gryllus Dorka médiahekkjét - Postás Józsi and Beton.Hofi under one roof as anniversary Hungarian Music Video Awards programme begins Thursday — The 10th Hungarian Music Video Awards programme begins on October 22 with screenings, an exhibition, professional events and concerts, followed by awards in 25 categories on October 29.
Original (Hungarian): Igazi feel-good sztori: a Fradi 76 éves „örökös gyúrójának” leszállítottak „egy gyönyörű roma lányt” - 444 journalist Vilmos Bábel wins Junior Prima Award — Vilmos Bábel of 444 received a Junior Prima Award in the popular education and media category, with the 3-million-forint prize recognising work including reporting on the Szőlő Street case and the Tisza campaign.
Original (Hungarian): Junior Prima díjat kapott Bábel Vilmos, a 444 újságírója - Postás Józsi and Beton.Hofi in one place as anniversary Hungarian Music Video Awards programme starts Thursday — The 10th Hungarian Music Video Awards programme opens on October 22 with screenings, an exhibition, professional events and concerts, and its October 29 ceremony will award videos and creators in 25 categories.
Original (Hungarian): Postás Józsi és Beton.Hofi egy helyen – csütörtökön indul a jubileumi Magyar Klipszemle programsorozata - Everyone should bring an umbrella, because those without one are likely to get wet — Rain is expected to spread from the southwest on Wednesday afternoon and across a wider area by evening, with possible thunderstorms and locally 20–40 millimetres of rain in eastern areas on Thursday.
Original (Hungarian): Mindenkinél legyen esernyő, mert akinél nem lesz, az bizonyára meg fog ázni
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