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New Hungarian Fidesz Deputy Chairman Aims To Mobilise Youth
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly-elected Fidesz deputy chairman Gábor Kubatov said one of his main goals in his new post would be to politically mobilise young people. Kubatov told MTI after Sunday’s Fidesz congress that it is important to develop a new strategy to invigorate the next generation’s engagement in politics and to strengthen young people’s sense of community and national belonging.
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
Hungarian Nat Security CTTEE Concludes Meeting On Századvég Case With Conflict Of Opinion
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee concluded a discussion about the case of Századvég, a think tank accused of handling state secrets, with a conflict in the opinions of party representatives. The case was put on the committee’s agenda by its chairman, Socialist lawmaker Zsolt Molnár, last week. Molnár then said that the committee sought a briefing concerning who among the think tank’s ...
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.
Defence Ministry Rejects Remarks Suggesting Russian Involvement In Migration Crisis
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s defence ministry has rejected allegations by the Liberal Party that Istvan Simicsko, the minister, had suggested in a conversation with his Czech counterpart that Russia had provided buses to help illegal migrants to the European Union’s external borders. Anett Bosz, executive of the Liberal Party, told a press conference on Monday that Martin Stropnicky, the Czech defence minister, ...
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...
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.
Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
LMP: Hungary's MNB Violates Bank Secrecy
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
LMP will file a complaint against the MNB for violating banking secrets as information about a loan taken by a Magyar Nemzet journalist critical of the central bank has been made public without permission. The MNB said it is demanding a correction from Magyar Nemzet as the journalist’s personal loan, along with “his lack of information and assumed grievances” were behind the false allegations.
New Hungarian Fidesz Deputy Chairman Aims To Mobilise Youth
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly-elected Fidesz deputy chairman Gábor Kubatov said one of his main goals in his new post would be to politically mobilise young people. Kubatov told MTI after Sunday’s Fidesz congress that it is important to develop a new strategy to invigorate the next generation’s engagement in politics and to strengthen young people’s sense of community and national belonging.
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
Hungarian Nat Security CTTEE Concludes Meeting On Századvég Case With Conflict Of Opinion
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee concluded a discussion about the case of Századvég, a think tank accused of handling state secrets, with a conflict in the opinions of party representatives. The case was put on the committee’s agenda by its chairman, Socialist lawmaker Zsolt Molnár, last week. Molnár then said that the committee sought a briefing concerning who among the think tank’s ...
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.
Defence Ministry Rejects Remarks Suggesting Russian Involvement In Migration Crisis
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s defence ministry has rejected allegations by the Liberal Party that Istvan Simicsko, the minister, had suggested in a conversation with his Czech counterpart that Russia had provided buses to help illegal migrants to the European Union’s external borders. Anett Bosz, executive of the Liberal Party, told a press conference on Monday that Martin Stropnicky, the Czech defence minister, ...
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...
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.
Budapest Jewish Cultural Festival Leader Quits
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The artistic director of the Jewish Cultural Festival, József Böjte, resigned on Monday after state secretary Csaba Latorcai was jeered off the stage as he made a speech opening the event on Sunday. The audience drowned out Latorcai with applause before he ended his speech because he was defending singer Mária Petrás, whose invitation had been withdrawn due to allegations that she had performed ...
LMP: Hungary's MNB Violates Bank Secrecy
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- business
LMP will file a complaint against the MNB for violating banking secrets as information about a loan taken by a Magyar Nemzet journalist critical of the central bank has been made public without permission. The MNB said it is demanding a correction from Magyar Nemzet as the journalist’s personal loan, along with “his lack of information and assumed grievances” were behind the false allegations.