138 result(s) for all age groups in Current Affairs
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Szijjártó Responds To Swedish Remarks Over New Asylum Rules
- 10 Mar 2017 6:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government gives priority to the security of the Hungarian people over allowing illegal migrants coming from a safe third country to enter Hungary and move around freely in the country, the foreign minister said in response to the Swedish foreign minister’s remarks in a local daily.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Hungary’s War On The Poor Continues Unabated
- 19 Jan 2017 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Two years after the European Commission approved a HUF 30 billion program to provide food and clothing to Hungary’s poorest families and some 4,000 homeless people, the government has yet to complete the process of soliciting, reviewing and approving proposals, according to conservative daily Magyar Nemzet.
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.
Former Intelligence Officials Promoting Russian Disinformation To Hungarian Public
- 29 Dec 2016 10:32 AM
- current affairs
Independent online daily 444.hu reported last week that Hungarian state media has been uncritically reporting Russian state propaganda, particularly events in Syria. In addition to Hungarian state media, former high-ranking Hungarian intelligence officials also appear to be directly promoting Russian disinformation to the Hungarian public.
Lázár: Hungary Would Arrest Pharaon If He Entered The Country
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities “would obviously arrest” Ghaith Pharaon, a Saudi businessman allegedly wanted by the FBI and Interpol, “if he came here right now,” government office chief János Lázár said responding to a question at his regular weekly press conference.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Szijjártó Responds To Swedish Remarks Over New Asylum Rules
- 10 Mar 2017 6:05 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government gives priority to the security of the Hungarian people over allowing illegal migrants coming from a safe third country to enter Hungary and move around freely in the country, the foreign minister said in response to the Swedish foreign minister’s remarks in a local daily.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Hungary’s War On The Poor Continues Unabated
- 19 Jan 2017 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Two years after the European Commission approved a HUF 30 billion program to provide food and clothing to Hungary’s poorest families and some 4,000 homeless people, the government has yet to complete the process of soliciting, reviewing and approving proposals, according to conservative daily Magyar Nemzet.
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.
Former Intelligence Officials Promoting Russian Disinformation To Hungarian Public
- 29 Dec 2016 10:32 AM
- current affairs
Independent online daily 444.hu reported last week that Hungarian state media has been uncritically reporting Russian state propaganda, particularly events in Syria. In addition to Hungarian state media, former high-ranking Hungarian intelligence officials also appear to be directly promoting Russian disinformation to the Hungarian public.
Lázár: Hungary Would Arrest Pharaon If He Entered The Country
- 4 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities “would obviously arrest” Ghaith Pharaon, a Saudi businessman allegedly wanted by the FBI and Interpol, “if he came here right now,” government office chief János Lázár said responding to a question at his regular weekly press conference.