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Hungarian Development Ministry Responds To Uber Pull Out
- 14 Jul 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The national development ministry said in a statement that it “acknowledges ride-hailing service Uber’s decision to leave Hungary rather than to agree to operate legally and compete in a fair way on the market with tax-paying Hungarian taxi drivers”.
Human Rights Watch Accuses Hungary Of Abusing Migrants
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s authorities “summarily force” migrants back to Serbia at the southern border, “in some cases with cruel and violent treatment”, without considering their claims for protection, the international Human Rights Watch said in a report. According to the report, the authorities “apply a legal fiction” to people in the transit zones along the border, and claim that “persons in the zone have ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarians Torn Apart By Anti-Refugee Propaganda
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Publicus Institute has released the results of its poll, taken between July 1 and 6, on Hungarians’ attitude toward and assessment of the European Union. To put the results in perspective, the survey was taken a little over a week after the Brits voted to leave the European Union, the consequences of which seemed and still seem dramatic.
Anti-Refugee Feeling Highest In Hungary
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are more likely to see a link between refugees and terrorism than citizens of ten other European countries, according to the results of a recent survey by the Pew Research Institute. Just over three-quarters of Hungarians, 76%, believe that the presence of refugees increases the likelihood of terrorism, a view shared by 71% of Poles.
Survey Shows Hungarians Open To Refugees, Reject Economic Migrants
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two-thirds of Hungarians would be willing to take in genuine refugees but most reject economic migrants according to a recent survey prepared by the Migration Research Institute and made available to MTI. According to the survey prepared between May 17 and June 4 by interviewing 2,000 people, the majority of Hungarians believe that the current wave of migrants is mostly made up of economic ...
PM Orbán Calls On EU Member States To Reclaim Competences From Brussels In FAZ Article
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In an article published in Monday’s edition of conservative German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blamed the European Commission for the crisis which is affecting the European Union. Mr. Orbán calls on Member States to reclaim their spheres of competence from Brussels.
Opposition Accuse Fidesz Of Lying About EP Vote On ‘Migrant Fine’
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties accused the ruling Fidesz party of deliberately misrepresenting decisions by the European Parliament in an effort to whip up sentiment against refugees and the Hungarian left wing. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) spokesman Bence Tordai, asked by MTI to comment on recent remarks by state secretary Csaba Dömötör, who accused the Hungarian left wing of voting for the fine, ...
Hundreds Protest For Bicycle Lane In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
About one thousand cyclists protested on Bartók Béla út in Budapest’s 11th District on Monday afternoon, demanding that ongoing renovations to the major road include a bicycle lane, according to organisers.
Xpat Opinion: Simicska To Ally With Jobbik?
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily suspects that Lajos SImicska, a former ally of PM Orbán will openly support and help Jobbik in an effort to defeat Fidesz.
Hungarian Development Ministry Responds To Uber Pull Out
- 14 Jul 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The national development ministry said in a statement that it “acknowledges ride-hailing service Uber’s decision to leave Hungary rather than to agree to operate legally and compete in a fair way on the market with tax-paying Hungarian taxi drivers”.
Human Rights Watch Accuses Hungary Of Abusing Migrants
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s authorities “summarily force” migrants back to Serbia at the southern border, “in some cases with cruel and violent treatment”, without considering their claims for protection, the international Human Rights Watch said in a report. According to the report, the authorities “apply a legal fiction” to people in the transit zones along the border, and claim that “persons in the zone have ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarians Torn Apart By Anti-Refugee Propaganda
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Publicus Institute has released the results of its poll, taken between July 1 and 6, on Hungarians’ attitude toward and assessment of the European Union. To put the results in perspective, the survey was taken a little over a week after the Brits voted to leave the European Union, the consequences of which seemed and still seem dramatic.
Anti-Refugee Feeling Highest In Hungary
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians are more likely to see a link between refugees and terrorism than citizens of ten other European countries, according to the results of a recent survey by the Pew Research Institute. Just over three-quarters of Hungarians, 76%, believe that the presence of refugees increases the likelihood of terrorism, a view shared by 71% of Poles.
Survey Shows Hungarians Open To Refugees, Reject Economic Migrants
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two-thirds of Hungarians would be willing to take in genuine refugees but most reject economic migrants according to a recent survey prepared by the Migration Research Institute and made available to MTI. According to the survey prepared between May 17 and June 4 by interviewing 2,000 people, the majority of Hungarians believe that the current wave of migrants is mostly made up of economic ...
PM Orbán Calls On EU Member States To Reclaim Competences From Brussels In FAZ Article
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In an article published in Monday’s edition of conservative German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blamed the European Commission for the crisis which is affecting the European Union. Mr. Orbán calls on Member States to reclaim their spheres of competence from Brussels.
Opposition Accuse Fidesz Of Lying About EP Vote On ‘Migrant Fine’
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties accused the ruling Fidesz party of deliberately misrepresenting decisions by the European Parliament in an effort to whip up sentiment against refugees and the Hungarian left wing. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) spokesman Bence Tordai, asked by MTI to comment on recent remarks by state secretary Csaba Dömötör, who accused the Hungarian left wing of voting for the fine, ...
Hundreds Protest For Bicycle Lane In Budapest
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
About one thousand cyclists protested on Bartók Béla út in Budapest’s 11th District on Monday afternoon, demanding that ongoing renovations to the major road include a bicycle lane, according to organisers.
Xpat Opinion: Simicska To Ally With Jobbik?
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily suspects that Lajos SImicska, a former ally of PM Orbán will openly support and help Jobbik in an effort to defeat Fidesz.