Debrecen’s EcoPro cathode factory public hearing ended in scandal. Chinese workers and bunk beds were found in a former Szeged restaurant that is not suitable for accommodation. Veszprém Kukac sent questions to the city’s mayor about the renovation of the Petőfi Theatre — and received answers.
Borsod24: Bronze Age graves preserve the memory of thousands of years of history in Bükkábrány
Nearly two hundred graves from a Bronze Age cemetery uncovered in the area of the Bükkábrány lignite mine offer a rare glimpse into the lives of communities that lived thousands of years ago. Archaeologists from the Herman Ottó Museum are also examining what the finds reveal about the people who once lived there.
https://borsod24.hu/2026/09/11/kiraboltak-a-sirok-85-szazalekat-megis-maradtak-kincsek-bukkabranyban/
Debreciner: The public hearing on the EcoPro cathode factory in Debrecen ended in scandal
Why were residents threatened at the Debrecen public hearing? Why did the political elite linked to the city fail to appear? And why was one of EcoPro’s factory buildings closed two days later? Debreciner journalists looked for answers in their Térkő podcast.
https://debreciner.hu/cikk/botranyba-fulladt-az-ecopro-katodgyar-kozmeghallgatasa-debrecenben-terko-15
Egri Szín: Cultural decline will be difficult to reverse
The new theatre management had to face the fact that decades of cultural nihilism had practically emptied the auditorium. According to Egri Szín, an audience that enjoys the arts does not simply appear: it has to grow up, and it can also disappear.
https://www.egriszin.hu/tartalom/cikk/13464_szelhamos_egerben
KecsUP Hírek: The previously uncovered stand at Kecskemét’s football stadium now has a roof
The renovation of Széktói Stadium cost HUF 700 million, 70 percent of it from TAO funds. Covering the stand on the side facing the city centre was the most visible element of the project.
https://kecsup.hu/2026/09/atadtak-a-szektoi-stadion-napos-oldalat-szombaton-a-szurkolok-is-birtokba-vehetik-galeriaval
Szabolcs24: The population of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg is shrinking faster than the national average
More than 41,000 fewer people live in the county than ten years ago, while the number of working-age residents fell by more than 50,000 and the number of people over 65 grew by nearly 15,000. The analysis also looks at the settlements where the population decline was greatest.
https://szabolcs24.hu/2026/09/18/41-ezerrel-kevesebben-elnek-szabolcsban-mint-tiz-eve-a-varosok-kozul-csak-egy-tudott-noni/
Szegeder: The former Blue Star restaurant almost became a workers’ hostel
An inspection found 37 bunk beds and ten Chinese citizens in the closed Szeged restaurant. The county government office identified fire-safety deficiencies and established that the property, in its current condition, was not suitable for accommodation.
https://szegeder.hu/szeged/2026-09-14/kinai-munkasokat-es-emeletes-agyakat-talaltak-egy-volt-szegedi-etteremben-pedig-a-hely-szallasnak-nem-alkalmas/
Szol24: One fewer member in the Szolnok Fidesz group
Gyula Menkó left the Fidesz–KDNP municipal group and will continue as an independent representative. His departure means the governing-party group has lost its previous automatic majority in the Szolnok assembly.
https://szol24.hu/2026/09/16/menko-gyula-elmondta-miert-hagyta-ott-a-fidesz-kdnp-frakciot/
Veszprém Kukac: Questions and answers about the renovation of the Petőfi Theatre
Because of anomalies surrounding the investment, Veszprém Kukac sent several questions to mayor Gyula Porga and then published the reply in full.
https://veszpremkukac.hu/gigaberuhazas-kerdesek-es-valaszok-a-petofi-szinhaz-felujitasaval-kapcsolatosan/
