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Xpat Opinion: Former Police Chiefs Reprimanded Over 2006 Riots In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the sentences handed down to police commanders for mishandling political violence in September 2006. Leftist authors celebrate the ruling as proof that the police were innocent, while conservatives find the blame apportioned astonishingly light.
Jobbik Try To Attack Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 26 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik vice-president Elõd Novák and several supporters attempted to smash the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér with hammers yesterday, but were stopped by police. Three of them jumped on the plinth, but none managed to reach the memorial before police intervened and a minor scuffle ensued.
23 October Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 20 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
2012 marks the 56th anniversary of the '56 Revolution, a key event in the history of Hungary. On the national holiday this year, PM Orbán will give a speech in front of Parliament, and there will be events throughout the day for those wishing to peacefully commemorate the Revolution. This year the Terror House Museum is joining in the commemorative events and will stage special history ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungarian Government Expressed Condolences Due To Terrorist Attack In Ankara
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary expressed its most sincere condolences to the family members of those who perished in the Ankara terrorist attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed the Hungarian News Agency MTI on Saturday.
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...
Hungarian Media Stokes Fear Of Migrants
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There “must be” dormant Islamic fundamentalist cells in Hungary which could be preparing an attack, security policy expert Georg Spöttle told Magyar Idõk. Asserting that thousands of potential terrorists have proceeded through Hungary toward the West, he said everyone should keep their eyes open and pay more attention to abandoned bags at train stations.
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Situation Of Hungarian Refugees In ’56 Is Not Comparable With Current Mass Migration
- 2 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation of the people who left Hungary after 1956 is not comparable with the current mass migration, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed at his meeting with Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General held on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Former Police Chiefs Reprimanded Over 2006 Riots In Budapest
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the sentences handed down to police commanders for mishandling political violence in September 2006. Leftist authors celebrate the ruling as proof that the police were innocent, while conservatives find the blame apportioned astonishingly light.
Jobbik Try To Attack Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 26 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik vice-president Elõd Novák and several supporters attempted to smash the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér with hammers yesterday, but were stopped by police. Three of them jumped on the plinth, but none managed to reach the memorial before police intervened and a minor scuffle ensued.
23 October Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 20 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
2012 marks the 56th anniversary of the '56 Revolution, a key event in the history of Hungary. On the national holiday this year, PM Orbán will give a speech in front of Parliament, and there will be events throughout the day for those wishing to peacefully commemorate the Revolution. This year the Terror House Museum is joining in the commemorative events and will stage special history ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Hungarian Government Expressed Condolences Due To Terrorist Attack In Ankara
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary expressed its most sincere condolences to the family members of those who perished in the Ankara terrorist attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed the Hungarian News Agency MTI on Saturday.
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...
Hungarian Media Stokes Fear Of Migrants
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There “must be” dormant Islamic fundamentalist cells in Hungary which could be preparing an attack, security policy expert Georg Spöttle told Magyar Idõk. Asserting that thousands of potential terrorists have proceeded through Hungary toward the West, he said everyone should keep their eyes open and pay more attention to abandoned bags at train stations.
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Situation Of Hungarian Refugees In ’56 Is Not Comparable With Current Mass Migration
- 2 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation of the people who left Hungary after 1956 is not comparable with the current mass migration, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed at his meeting with Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General held on Thursday.