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Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Needs To ‘Go Back To The Drawing Board’
- 29 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe “needs to go back to the drawing board” because it has failed to achieve its goals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a panel discussion with his Visegrád Group counterparts in Budapest on Friday.
George Soros: MSZP’s Leaders Have Been Bought Up By Orbán
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros touched on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the political situation in Hungary.
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Viktor Orbán: ‘Stop Soros’ Laws To Open New Chapter
- 22 Jan 2018 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s “Stop Soros” migration proposals will “create a new situation” in which “all, including George Soros can decide if they stop or continue organising and supporting illegal migration”, the prime minister told public Kossuth Radio on Friday morning.
Foreign Minister: Autonomy Debate ‘Legitimate’
- 15 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asked if the Hungarian government thought it was worthwhile engaging in a debate on Hungarian autonomy efforts when the Romanian government opposes autonomy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the debate was a legitimate one, arguing that it had been initiated in a lawful manner by political parties in Romania.
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Video: Ireland & Hungary Reject EU-Wide Tax Harmonisation Moves
- 4 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of both countries said such a policy would damage competition in the single market.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Needs To ‘Go Back To The Drawing Board’
- 29 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe “needs to go back to the drawing board” because it has failed to achieve its goals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a panel discussion with his Visegrád Group counterparts in Budapest on Friday.
George Soros: MSZP’s Leaders Have Been Bought Up By Orbán
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros touched on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the political situation in Hungary.
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Viktor Orbán: ‘Stop Soros’ Laws To Open New Chapter
- 22 Jan 2018 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s “Stop Soros” migration proposals will “create a new situation” in which “all, including George Soros can decide if they stop or continue organising and supporting illegal migration”, the prime minister told public Kossuth Radio on Friday morning.
Foreign Minister: Autonomy Debate ‘Legitimate’
- 15 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asked if the Hungarian government thought it was worthwhile engaging in a debate on Hungarian autonomy efforts when the Romanian government opposes autonomy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the debate was a legitimate one, arguing that it had been initiated in a lawful manner by political parties in Romania.
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Video: Ireland & Hungary Reject EU-Wide Tax Harmonisation Moves
- 4 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of both countries said such a policy would damage competition in the single market.