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Xpat Opinion: Budapest Pride – Without Major Incidents
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists believe that the mostly peaceful Budapest Pride 2013 walk proved a major success or even a breakthrough for gay rights activists. They find it disappointing, however, that the police showed little zeal to pursue radical protesters who beat up three marchers.
Xpat Opinion: EP Adopts Critical Resolution On Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily claims the EU cannot do much about Mr Orbán’s domestic policies while the PM reaps applause at home as a champion of independence. Another leftist outlet ridicules Orbán’s notion that the West is in decline and Hungary has brought new solutions to the crisis of advanced societies. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, points out that members of the EPP defended ...
Xpat Opinion: Tavares Report About Hungary Is A Threat To European Union
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have no illusions regarding the voteon Tuesday,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a debate on Monday in the European Parliament on the Tavares Report. “I know the Socialist, Liberal and Green MEPs will vote against Hungary and I know that Hungary’s friends will step up for Hungary. I know my words can’t change that.” But the debate and vote on this report, said the prime minister, carry ...
Fidesz Accuses Bajnai Of Attack On Party HQ In Budapest
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Party spokesman Péter Hoppál yesterday revived the Fidesz claim that former prime minister Gordon Bajnai was behind the attack on Fidesz headquarters in March. In response, the Together-Dialogue alliance said it will sue Hoppál for libel.
First Flood, Then Mosquitoes In Budapest
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I remember back in 2010. A mosquito annoyed me and trying to hit it I almost broke my finger as I hit the wall too hard. My finger only hurt for some days, but the memory of the mosquitoes back in 2010 is still alive in my memory. A good thing with history is that we can learn from it. That is why I immediately understood that one of the consequences of a flood, followed by high temperatures are ...
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe: Close Attention Rather Than Monitoring Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator finds it ironic that in the pan-European institution the Hungarian government should have been saved from humiliation by Moscow. According to his pro-government counterpart, the match ended in a draw, but the tug of war continues.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Hungary Rejects Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary expresses its perplexity and rejects the statement made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay on 18 June 2013. The UN High Commissioner, while welcoming the opinion issued by the Venice Commission regarding the fourth amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, made several untenable critical remarks with respect to ...
Xpat Opinion: The Ups & Downs Of Flood PR In Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst warns left-wing critics that it is futile to attack PM Orbán for leading flood defence operations. On similar occasions all political leaders put on their mackintoshes and rush to the dikes to show leadership – this is part of the job.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Prime Minister On The Danube Banks
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator accuses PM Orbán of using the flood to present himself as Hungary’s saviour, while his right-wing colleague deplores what he describes as another outpouring of hatred by the left wing, at home and abroad.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest Pride – Without Major Incidents
- 11 Jul 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists believe that the mostly peaceful Budapest Pride 2013 walk proved a major success or even a breakthrough for gay rights activists. They find it disappointing, however, that the police showed little zeal to pursue radical protesters who beat up three marchers.
Xpat Opinion: EP Adopts Critical Resolution On Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The main left-wing daily claims the EU cannot do much about Mr Orbán’s domestic policies while the PM reaps applause at home as a champion of independence. Another leftist outlet ridicules Orbán’s notion that the West is in decline and Hungary has brought new solutions to the crisis of advanced societies. A pro-government columnist, on the other hand, points out that members of the EPP defended ...
Xpat Opinion: Tavares Report About Hungary Is A Threat To European Union
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have no illusions regarding the voteon Tuesday,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a debate on Monday in the European Parliament on the Tavares Report. “I know the Socialist, Liberal and Green MEPs will vote against Hungary and I know that Hungary’s friends will step up for Hungary. I know my words can’t change that.” But the debate and vote on this report, said the prime minister, carry ...
Fidesz Accuses Bajnai Of Attack On Party HQ In Budapest
- 3 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Party spokesman Péter Hoppál yesterday revived the Fidesz claim that former prime minister Gordon Bajnai was behind the attack on Fidesz headquarters in March. In response, the Together-Dialogue alliance said it will sue Hoppál for libel.
First Flood, Then Mosquitoes In Budapest
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I remember back in 2010. A mosquito annoyed me and trying to hit it I almost broke my finger as I hit the wall too hard. My finger only hurt for some days, but the memory of the mosquitoes back in 2010 is still alive in my memory. A good thing with history is that we can learn from it. That is why I immediately understood that one of the consequences of a flood, followed by high temperatures are ...
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe: Close Attention Rather Than Monitoring Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator finds it ironic that in the pan-European institution the Hungarian government should have been saved from humiliation by Moscow. According to his pro-government counterpart, the match ended in a draw, but the tug of war continues.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Hungary Rejects Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary expresses its perplexity and rejects the statement made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay on 18 June 2013. The UN High Commissioner, while welcoming the opinion issued by the Venice Commission regarding the fourth amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, made several untenable critical remarks with respect to ...
Xpat Opinion: The Ups & Downs Of Flood PR In Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist analyst warns left-wing critics that it is futile to attack PM Orbán for leading flood defence operations. On similar occasions all political leaders put on their mackintoshes and rush to the dikes to show leadership – this is part of the job.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Prime Minister On The Danube Banks
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator accuses PM Orbán of using the flood to present himself as Hungary’s saviour, while his right-wing colleague deplores what he describes as another outpouring of hatred by the left wing, at home and abroad.