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Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Jobbik At The Gates?
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator believes that Fidesz is about to launch a major campaign against Jobbik. A pro-government columnist fears that Jobbik is a real threat to the country, while another liberal pundit contends that Jobbik is a joke rather than a credible alternative to the current centre-right government.
Hungarian Govt In “Deep Shock” About Terrorist Attack In Kenya
- 3 Apr 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects all forms of violence and terrorism, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said referring to Thursday’s terrorist attack in Kenya, which claimed 147 lives. Earlier, the foreign ministry learnt with “deep shock” about the attack at Garissa University, and expressed Hungary’s sympathy with families of the victims. The university was attacked by the al-Shabaab Islamic militia early ...
Google Street View Captures Budapest As Seen From Danube
- 2 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The Internet search giant Google has attached a Street View camera on the deck of a tourist cruiser to capture three capitals along the River Danube in the service’s first-ever project to capture a river spanning six countries on film. The development enables Internet users to check out the Danube Bend and the attractions of Budapest, the Slovakian capital Bratislava and the Serbian capital ...
Anti-IS Fight Estimated To Cost Hungary HUF 20bn In 1st Year
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State terrorist organisation would cost 20 billion forints (EUR 66m) during the first year of the mission, the foreign minister said. Hungary has received the formal request for contribution from the United States, Péter Szijjártó told parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
Pro- And Anti-Gov’t Protesters Scuffle In Budapest
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police detained one person and another was injured on Sunday when a small group of anti-government demonstrators and others arriving for the prime minister’s speech shoved and pushed one another. A group of 20-30 people converged near the National Museum, to heckle the prime minister, chanting “Orbán out!”
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
U.S. Urges Hungary To Join Military Alliance Against ISIS
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has received a formal request from the United States to increase its contribution to the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State, the foreign minister told commercial TV2. The Islamic State poses a direct threat to Europe’s security and it has carried out a harsh attack against its values Hungary highly respects, Péter Szijjártó told the programme.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán: Hungarians Are By Nature Politically Incorrect
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have been mulling over a lot of topics that I wanted to make available on Hungarian Spectrum, among them key elements of Viktor Orbán’s speech on the “state of the nation” that I did not cover earlier. Specifically, his opinions on multiculturalism, immigration, and political correctness.
Xpat Opinion: Wake Up Call From Magyar Nemzet
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one right-wing daily continues its campaign for change in the wake of the two main events of the past month – the open rift between its owner and the Prime Minister on the one hand and Fidesz’s defeat in the Veszprém by-election on the other.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Jobbik At The Gates?
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal commentator believes that Fidesz is about to launch a major campaign against Jobbik. A pro-government columnist fears that Jobbik is a real threat to the country, while another liberal pundit contends that Jobbik is a joke rather than a credible alternative to the current centre-right government.
Hungarian Govt In “Deep Shock” About Terrorist Attack In Kenya
- 3 Apr 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects all forms of violence and terrorism, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said referring to Thursday’s terrorist attack in Kenya, which claimed 147 lives. Earlier, the foreign ministry learnt with “deep shock” about the attack at Garissa University, and expressed Hungary’s sympathy with families of the victims. The university was attacked by the al-Shabaab Islamic militia early ...
Google Street View Captures Budapest As Seen From Danube
- 2 Apr 2015 9:01 AM
- getting around
The Internet search giant Google has attached a Street View camera on the deck of a tourist cruiser to capture three capitals along the River Danube in the service’s first-ever project to capture a river spanning six countries on film. The development enables Internet users to check out the Danube Bend and the attractions of Budapest, the Slovakian capital Bratislava and the Serbian capital ...
Anti-IS Fight Estimated To Cost Hungary HUF 20bn In 1st Year
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State terrorist organisation would cost 20 billion forints (EUR 66m) during the first year of the mission, the foreign minister said. Hungary has received the formal request for contribution from the United States, Péter Szijjártó told parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
Pro- And Anti-Gov’t Protesters Scuffle In Budapest
- 16 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police detained one person and another was injured on Sunday when a small group of anti-government demonstrators and others arriving for the prime minister’s speech shoved and pushed one another. A group of 20-30 people converged near the National Museum, to heckle the prime minister, chanting “Orbán out!”
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
U.S. Urges Hungary To Join Military Alliance Against ISIS
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has received a formal request from the United States to increase its contribution to the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State, the foreign minister told commercial TV2. The Islamic State poses a direct threat to Europe’s security and it has carried out a harsh attack against its values Hungary highly respects, Péter Szijjártó told the programme.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán: Hungarians Are By Nature Politically Incorrect
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have been mulling over a lot of topics that I wanted to make available on Hungarian Spectrum, among them key elements of Viktor Orbán’s speech on the “state of the nation” that I did not cover earlier. Specifically, his opinions on multiculturalism, immigration, and political correctness.
Xpat Opinion: Wake Up Call From Magyar Nemzet
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one right-wing daily continues its campaign for change in the wake of the two main events of the past month – the open rift between its owner and the Prime Minister on the one hand and Fidesz’s defeat in the Veszprém by-election on the other.