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Assembly Supports Budapest-Krakow Twin-City Cooperation
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest city assembly approved on Wednesday a twin-city cooperation agreement between Budapest and Krakow. Representatives unanimously supported the agreement and authorised the mayor to sign it. The pact first mooted in March last year involves creating closer ties between the two cities and nurturing historical and friendship ties.
Áder Sworn In For Second Term As Hungary’s President
- 9 May 2017 7:05 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder was sworn into office Monday, marking the start of his second consecutive term as President of Hungary. A small group of opposition protesters, led by Együtt politician Péter Juhász, held a demonstration outside parliament as Áder took the oath.
Áder Popular Among 55% Of Those Able To Name Him
- 4 May 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over half of those who know that Hungary’s president is János Áder find his work satisfactory and nearly half think that his re-election for another five-year term in March was a good decision, a recent survey by the Nézőpont research institute showed.
Szijjártó Hits Back At EU Commissioner’s Criticism Of PM’s Europe Policy
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Monday hit back at EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn’s recent criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Europe policy. Hahn told Austrian news agency APA on Saturday that Orbán’s policies showed signs of “populism” at the expense of European values.
COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
Socialists To Elect PM Candidate At May 27 Congress
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will elect a prime ministerial candidate at the party congress on May 27, chairman Gyula Molnár said on Monday. Mayor of Szeged László Botka has accepted the nomination for the post, he told a press conference after the party’s board meeting.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Origo Staff Members Resign In Protest
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The entire technology division, the head of the successful gastronomy section, a photo editor and several economic, political and sports journalists have either left or been sacked by origo.hu website.
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.
Assembly Supports Budapest-Krakow Twin-City Cooperation
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest city assembly approved on Wednesday a twin-city cooperation agreement between Budapest and Krakow. Representatives unanimously supported the agreement and authorised the mayor to sign it. The pact first mooted in March last year involves creating closer ties between the two cities and nurturing historical and friendship ties.
Áder Sworn In For Second Term As Hungary’s President
- 9 May 2017 7:05 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder was sworn into office Monday, marking the start of his second consecutive term as President of Hungary. A small group of opposition protesters, led by Együtt politician Péter Juhász, held a demonstration outside parliament as Áder took the oath.
Áder Popular Among 55% Of Those Able To Name Him
- 4 May 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Over half of those who know that Hungary’s president is János Áder find his work satisfactory and nearly half think that his re-election for another five-year term in March was a good decision, a recent survey by the Nézőpont research institute showed.
Szijjártó Hits Back At EU Commissioner’s Criticism Of PM’s Europe Policy
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Monday hit back at EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn’s recent criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Europe policy. Hahn told Austrian news agency APA on Saturday that Orbán’s policies showed signs of “populism” at the expense of European values.
COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
Socialists To Elect PM Candidate At May 27 Congress
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will elect a prime ministerial candidate at the party congress on May 27, chairman Gyula Molnár said on Monday. Mayor of Szeged László Botka has accepted the nomination for the post, he told a press conference after the party’s board meeting.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Origo Staff Members Resign In Protest
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The entire technology division, the head of the successful gastronomy section, a photo editor and several economic, political and sports journalists have either left or been sacked by origo.hu website.
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.