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Hungary Exposed As User Of Finfisher Spy Program
- 29 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent hacker attack against the servers of surveillance specialist Gamma International confirmed what was already suspected: the Hungarian secret service is on the list of clients for the firm’s Finfisher program, a spy software commonly used in oppressive regimes to monitor political opponents and NGOs.
Hungary’s Socialist Official Accused Of Skin Head Past Resigns
- 19 May 2014 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Molnár, leader of the opposition Socialist Party’s Budapest organisation, announced his resignation from the post on commercial channel ATV on Thursday evening. Molnár said he had decided to step down in the wake of “ignoble attacks” based on allegations that he participated in skinhead protests over 20 years ago.
Hungary’s Opposition Not Curbed In Parliament
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition’s possibilities will not be curbed under parliament new legislative structure, Gergely Gulyás, head of the new legislative committee, told Magyar Hirlap daily. Last week, parliament adopted a new committee structure which includes a legislative committee: proposals are discussed in the respective committees before being forwarded to the legislative committee, where drafts are ...
Hungary’s Former PM Bajnai Asks Áder To Help Prevent Szabadság Square Monument
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance E14-PM, on Tuesday asked President János Áder to mediate so that a planned monument to victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation should not be built in central Budapest.
Domestic Concerns In Hungary To Drive EU Election
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of EU voters will consider domestic politics when voting at the European Parliament election, an attitude particularly typical of Hungarian voters, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos in 12 EU member states and published by state news agency MTI on Tuesday.
Socialists Launch Local Referendum On Controversial WWII Memorial In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has launched a local referendum to decide on whether the local council of Budapest’s 5th district should stop construction of the controversial memorial to the victims of the 1944 German invasion. Pál Steiner, a Socialist lawmaker, told a press conference on Wednesday at the site of the construction in Szabadság Square that until the referendum is held, all building ...
Hard To Believe Hungary’s Recently Arrested Former Socialist Acted Alone
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist official and lawmaker Gábor Simon, recently arrested on forgery charges, could not have been the solitary perpetrator of the crimes he is suspected of committing, parliamentary group leader of ruling the Fidesz party, Antal Rogán, said.
Hungary Will Not Lose A Single Forint In EU Funding
- 17 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not lose a single forint in European Union development funds, and this also applies to the financial framework ending in 2013, János Lázár, the head of the prime minister’s office, said.
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...
Hungary Exposed As User Of Finfisher Spy Program
- 29 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent hacker attack against the servers of surveillance specialist Gamma International confirmed what was already suspected: the Hungarian secret service is on the list of clients for the firm’s Finfisher program, a spy software commonly used in oppressive regimes to monitor political opponents and NGOs.
Hungary’s Socialist Official Accused Of Skin Head Past Resigns
- 19 May 2014 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Molnár, leader of the opposition Socialist Party’s Budapest organisation, announced his resignation from the post on commercial channel ATV on Thursday evening. Molnár said he had decided to step down in the wake of “ignoble attacks” based on allegations that he participated in skinhead protests over 20 years ago.
Hungary’s Opposition Not Curbed In Parliament
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition’s possibilities will not be curbed under parliament new legislative structure, Gergely Gulyás, head of the new legislative committee, told Magyar Hirlap daily. Last week, parliament adopted a new committee structure which includes a legislative committee: proposals are discussed in the respective committees before being forwarded to the legislative committee, where drafts are ...
Hungary’s Former PM Bajnai Asks Áder To Help Prevent Szabadság Square Monument
- 30 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance E14-PM, on Tuesday asked President János Áder to mediate so that a planned monument to victims of Hungary’s 1944 German occupation should not be built in central Budapest.
Domestic Concerns In Hungary To Drive EU Election
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of EU voters will consider domestic politics when voting at the European Parliament election, an attitude particularly typical of Hungarian voters, according to a survey conducted by Ipsos in 12 EU member states and published by state news agency MTI on Tuesday.
Socialists Launch Local Referendum On Controversial WWII Memorial In Budapest
- 9 Apr 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has launched a local referendum to decide on whether the local council of Budapest’s 5th district should stop construction of the controversial memorial to the victims of the 1944 German invasion. Pál Steiner, a Socialist lawmaker, told a press conference on Wednesday at the site of the construction in Szabadság Square that until the referendum is held, all building ...
Hard To Believe Hungary’s Recently Arrested Former Socialist Acted Alone
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist official and lawmaker Gábor Simon, recently arrested on forgery charges, could not have been the solitary perpetrator of the crimes he is suspected of committing, parliamentary group leader of ruling the Fidesz party, Antal Rogán, said.
Hungary Will Not Lose A Single Forint In EU Funding
- 17 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not lose a single forint in European Union development funds, and this also applies to the financial framework ending in 2013, János Lázár, the head of the prime minister’s office, said.
Xpat Opinion: Police Excess In Hungary: Two Recent Stories
- 9 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I said a couple of days ago that I had gained the impression that members of the Hungarian police force have been emboldened in the last three years. They feel that the government believes in strict rules and often opts for punishment as an answer to social ills. Since most of the police force are Jobbik and Fidesz supporters, they believe that Sándor Pintér’s ministry of the interior as well as ...