143 result(s) for action against russia
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
Szijjártó: Hungary Complies With Schengen, EU Rules
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is one of the few countries that comply with the Schengen rules and protect the European Union’s external borders, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The foreign ministry noted that Italian news agency ANSA quoted Italian premier Matteo Renzi as responding to a question about Russia at the Clinton Global Initiative conference that “today the real risk to Europe is not Russia but ...
National Gallop, Heroes Square Budapest, 18 - 20 September
- 20 Sep 2015 11:20 AM
- sport
The biggest equestrian festival in Hungary is arranged every year in Budapest in a most beautiful environment at the majestic Heroes Square. The first National Gallop was arranged in 2008 and it has since then become a popular event with lots of Hungarian culture, crowds of people and action filled horse races at the 6200m2 horse track at the Heroes Square.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
Hungarian Cabinet To Take Legal Action Against FT
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will sue the Financial Times if the British business daily does not print a correction to its article of last week regarding EU objections to Hungary’s deal with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear plant, spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed on Tuesday.
Simicska: Orbán Said He Refused To Enroll As Spy But “Now I Don’t Know What To Think”
- 12 Mar 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “reported on him” to the communist authorities with his knowledge during their military service in the 1980s. Simicska told the Mandiner blog in an interview that the authorities had put him under surveillance during the communist era.
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
Szijjártó: Hungary Complies With Schengen, EU Rules
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is one of the few countries that comply with the Schengen rules and protect the European Union’s external borders, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The foreign ministry noted that Italian news agency ANSA quoted Italian premier Matteo Renzi as responding to a question about Russia at the Clinton Global Initiative conference that “today the real risk to Europe is not Russia but ...
National Gallop, Heroes Square Budapest, 18 - 20 September
- 20 Sep 2015 11:20 AM
- sport
The biggest equestrian festival in Hungary is arranged every year in Budapest in a most beautiful environment at the majestic Heroes Square. The first National Gallop was arranged in 2008 and it has since then become a popular event with lots of Hungarian culture, crowds of people and action filled horse races at the 6200m2 horse track at the Heroes Square.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Pussy Riot Answers Questions On Activism At Sziget Festival Budapest
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Two members of Moscow-based punkactivist protest group Pussy Riot took questions from the audience during a session held at Budapest’s Sziget Festival on Friday. “You go mad if you constantly live in fear,” members Nadezhda Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina, known for their campaign against Russian President Vladimir Putin, said at the event. They said they fought with art as well as organising ...
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
Hungarian Cabinet To Take Legal Action Against FT
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet will sue the Financial Times if the British business daily does not print a correction to its article of last week regarding EU objections to Hungary’s deal with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear plant, spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed on Tuesday.
Simicska: Orbán Said He Refused To Enroll As Spy But “Now I Don’t Know What To Think”
- 12 Mar 2015 12:30 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska has said that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “reported on him” to the communist authorities with his knowledge during their military service in the 1980s. Simicska told the Mandiner blog in an interview that the authorities had put him under surveillance during the communist era.


















