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Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parties Lose Ground In Slovakia
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian newspapers try to make sense of the chaotic political situation after the elections in Slovakia, and ponder what it means for relations between the two countries.
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Opposition Demands Ruling Parties Refund Anti-Quota Campaign Costs
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several opposition parties demanded that the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat coalition should pay back into the budget the funds spent on their earlier billboard campaigns, advertising a tough stance against plans of a quota system. Daniel Z Kárpát, the deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party said that his party was against the idea that migrants should be distributed among EU ...
Opposition Parties Disappointed With Orbán-Putin Talks
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday which they said “appeared to be quite meaningless”. The opposition Együtt party said the announcements made by Orbán and Putin did not warrant such a highlevel meeting and that Hungary’s interests would be to reduce energy dependency on Russia, which means Hungary ...
Budapest Budget Plans Approved
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Budapest assembly passed the budget proposed by the municipality leadership. The budget plans for revenue of 228.86 billion forints (EUR 738m) and spending of 313.5 billion with a shortfall of 85.4 billion. Gábor Bagdy, deputy mayor in change of finances, said the municipality is managing the finances in straitened times but the budget will provide the capital required for the city’s ...
Hungarian State Secretary: Demonstration “Aimless”
- 15 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Education state secretary László Palkovics said that the demonstration was “aimless” and insisted that all issues had been raised at the recent public education roundtable or at separate talks. “It is a matter of taste whether one is ready to sit down for talks or stages a protest”, he said, and called for “professional talks” rather than “taking politics to the schools”.
Xpat Opinion: Szydlo’s Talks In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A new kind of partnership has emerged in which the countries of the Visegrád Four (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) have a chance to bolster their voice in a divided Europe, proclaims Magyar Idők, while Népszabadság suspects Poland has something much bigger in mind.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parties Lose Ground In Slovakia
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian newspapers try to make sense of the chaotic political situation after the elections in Slovakia, and ponder what it means for relations between the two countries.
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Opposition Demands Ruling Parties Refund Anti-Quota Campaign Costs
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several opposition parties demanded that the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat coalition should pay back into the budget the funds spent on their earlier billboard campaigns, advertising a tough stance against plans of a quota system. Daniel Z Kárpát, the deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party said that his party was against the idea that migrants should be distributed among EU ...
Opposition Parties Disappointed With Orbán-Putin Talks
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday which they said “appeared to be quite meaningless”. The opposition Együtt party said the announcements made by Orbán and Putin did not warrant such a highlevel meeting and that Hungary’s interests would be to reduce energy dependency on Russia, which means Hungary ...
Budapest Budget Plans Approved
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The Budapest assembly passed the budget proposed by the municipality leadership. The budget plans for revenue of 228.86 billion forints (EUR 738m) and spending of 313.5 billion with a shortfall of 85.4 billion. Gábor Bagdy, deputy mayor in change of finances, said the municipality is managing the finances in straitened times but the budget will provide the capital required for the city’s ...
Hungarian State Secretary: Demonstration “Aimless”
- 15 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Education state secretary László Palkovics said that the demonstration was “aimless” and insisted that all issues had been raised at the recent public education roundtable or at separate talks. “It is a matter of taste whether one is ready to sit down for talks or stages a protest”, he said, and called for “professional talks” rather than “taking politics to the schools”.
Xpat Opinion: Szydlo’s Talks In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A new kind of partnership has emerged in which the countries of the Visegrád Four (Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic) have a chance to bolster their voice in a divided Europe, proclaims Magyar Idők, while Népszabadság suspects Poland has something much bigger in mind.

















