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“Stop Soros” Propaganda Video Hits Airwaves
- 24 Jan 2018 8:46 AM
- current affairs
This week we reported that the Hungarian government has proposed a bill that would launch yet another attack on the country’s NGOs, notably those critical of the government’s violations of human rights and international law.
A Jobbik-Simicska Scheme Unveiled
- 18 Dec 2017 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Hírlap claimed on Friday it had revealed one of the schemes that businessman Lajos Simicska has used to support Jobbik with hundreds of millions of forints.
Vona: Jobbik Starts Crowdfunding Campaign To Pay Fine
- 11 Dec 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is launching a crowdfunding campaign to pay a potential fine of 660 million forints (EUR 2.1 million) the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) is going to impose on it, party leader Gábor Vona said on Friday. Jobbik is also collecting signatures from international organisations and private individuals to join the party’s protest against the fine, Vona told a press conference.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Local Opinion: George Soros Confronts The Charges
- 22 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accepts Mr Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success of lies in politics. Her pro-government counterpart rejects Mr Soros’s view that PM Orbán is running a mafia-state and calls him a mafioso.
Ghost Hotel Of Budapest’s Rózsadomb To Be Replaced With An Even Taller Luxury Apartment Building
- 15 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- property
New information was released about the renovation of the currently abandoned building of the former SZOT Resort on Rózsadomb (Rose Hill). News site Hvg.hu has discovered that the BVA (Budapest World Heritage Foundation) is considering filing a lawsuit, as the new building would be even taller than the former resort.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Paid Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars To National Security Risk Naffa
- 10 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent USD 760,000 renting the premises of the Hungarian embassy in Amman, Jordan, from Zaid Naffa between 2003 and 2013. Naffa, the honorary consul of Jordan to Hungary, spent time with Hungarian government and state officials long after Hungarian counter-terrorism authorities identified him as a national security risk.
TEK: Honorary Consul Of Jordan Poses National Security Risk
- 17 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Zaid Naffa, honorary consul of Jordan and business partner of the late Ghaith Pharaon, poses a security risk and may not apply for Hungarian citizenship according to Hungary’s Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK), Index.hu reports.
Prosecutor’s Office Has Ordered An Investigation Against Jobbik
- 11 Oct 2017 10:46 AM
- current affairs
The prosecutor’s office has ordered an investigation against Jobbik based on a petition by the State Audit Office of Hungary, reports Magyar Nemzet.
“Stop Soros” Propaganda Video Hits Airwaves
- 24 Jan 2018 8:46 AM
- current affairs
This week we reported that the Hungarian government has proposed a bill that would launch yet another attack on the country’s NGOs, notably those critical of the government’s violations of human rights and international law.
A Jobbik-Simicska Scheme Unveiled
- 18 Dec 2017 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Hírlap claimed on Friday it had revealed one of the schemes that businessman Lajos Simicska has used to support Jobbik with hundreds of millions of forints.
Vona: Jobbik Starts Crowdfunding Campaign To Pay Fine
- 11 Dec 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is launching a crowdfunding campaign to pay a potential fine of 660 million forints (EUR 2.1 million) the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) is going to impose on it, party leader Gábor Vona said on Friday. Jobbik is also collecting signatures from international organisations and private individuals to join the party’s protest against the fine, Vona told a press conference.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Local Opinion: George Soros Confronts The Charges
- 22 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accepts Mr Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success of lies in politics. Her pro-government counterpart rejects Mr Soros’s view that PM Orbán is running a mafia-state and calls him a mafioso.
Ghost Hotel Of Budapest’s Rózsadomb To Be Replaced With An Even Taller Luxury Apartment Building
- 15 Nov 2017 9:00 AM
- property
New information was released about the renovation of the currently abandoned building of the former SZOT Resort on Rózsadomb (Rose Hill). News site Hvg.hu has discovered that the BVA (Budapest World Heritage Foundation) is considering filing a lawsuit, as the new building would be even taller than the former resort.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Paid Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars To National Security Risk Naffa
- 10 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent USD 760,000 renting the premises of the Hungarian embassy in Amman, Jordan, from Zaid Naffa between 2003 and 2013. Naffa, the honorary consul of Jordan to Hungary, spent time with Hungarian government and state officials long after Hungarian counter-terrorism authorities identified him as a national security risk.
TEK: Honorary Consul Of Jordan Poses National Security Risk
- 17 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Zaid Naffa, honorary consul of Jordan and business partner of the late Ghaith Pharaon, poses a security risk and may not apply for Hungarian citizenship according to Hungary’s Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK), Index.hu reports.
Prosecutor’s Office Has Ordered An Investigation Against Jobbik
- 11 Oct 2017 10:46 AM
- current affairs
The prosecutor’s office has ordered an investigation against Jobbik based on a petition by the State Audit Office of Hungary, reports Magyar Nemzet.