431 result(s) for concerns in Current Affairs
Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail
- 10 Feb 2024 9:14 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years.
New Head of Momentum Party in Hungary is Anna Donáth
- 29 Jan 2024 9:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Momentum party assembly elected MEP Anna Donáth head of the party on Sunday. In her speech to the assembly, Donáth said Momentum was a “liberal, freedom-loving party with an unshakeable belief in human dignity.”
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition ‘Doomed to Lose Elections’ for the Foreseeable Future
- 29 Jan 2024 8:05 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator pinpoints the hubris of urban intellectuals as the main reason why the opposition is no match for Fidesz.
EP Threatens to Sue Commission for Releasing Funds to Hungary
- 22 Jan 2024 10:37 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist agrees with the European Parliament in its criticism of the European Commission, while a pro-government commentator describes the repeated moves by the EP against the Hungarian government as a ’despicable soap opera’.
Could Hungary Be Stripped Of EU Presidency?
- 19 Jan 2024 9:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“It is inconceivable” that Hungary could be deprived of its EU presidency in the second half of the year, Gergely Gulyás told a government press briefing. But, he added, Hungary would be “doing the European Union a favour” by providing “a uniform government, with leadership skills and experience…”
Watch: Orban Blocks EU's 50 Billion Euro Ukraine Aid Package
- 19 Dec 2023 7:13 AM
- current affairs
European Union leaders were unable to agree on a €50 billion ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked it, sending the debate into early next year as the bloc struggles to counter concerns that Western support is faltering. Bloomberg's Zoltan Simon reports from Budapest.
EC Clears Acquisition of Budapest Airport by State-Owned Company with French Partner
- 14 Dec 2023 7:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission on Wednesday announced it authorised the acquisition of Budapest Airport, the operator of Liszt Ferenc International, by state-owned Corvinus International Investment and France’s VINCI Airports.
2024 To Be 'Hopeful Year', Claims Orbán
- 4 Dec 2023 1:25 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Next year is set to be a “hopeful” one, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, adding that Hungarians in 2024 would be working “so that things get better, not so that they don’t get worse”.
Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies on Government’s Sovereignty Protection Campaign
- 29 Nov 2023 6:49 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government launches a national consultation on its differences with Brussels, asks Parliament to adopt a Sovereignty Protection Bill, and accompanies those two actions with a billboard campaign, opposition-leaning weeklies accuse it of acting against the national interest, while their pro-government counterparts argue that protecting national sovereignty is of key importance.
Opinion: EU Pressure Mounting on Hungary, Bureaucrats Accused of Blackmail
- 10 Feb 2024 9:14 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator rejects as ‘worse than a mafia hit’ the alleged plans to punish Hungary if it doesn’t agree to commit to a 50 billion Euro aid package to Ukraine for the forthcoming four years.
New Head of Momentum Party in Hungary is Anna Donáth
- 29 Jan 2024 9:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Momentum party assembly elected MEP Anna Donáth head of the party on Sunday. In her speech to the assembly, Donáth said Momentum was a “liberal, freedom-loving party with an unshakeable belief in human dignity.”
Hungarian Opinion: Opposition ‘Doomed to Lose Elections’ for the Foreseeable Future
- 29 Jan 2024 8:05 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator pinpoints the hubris of urban intellectuals as the main reason why the opposition is no match for Fidesz.
EP Threatens to Sue Commission for Releasing Funds to Hungary
- 22 Jan 2024 10:37 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist agrees with the European Parliament in its criticism of the European Commission, while a pro-government commentator describes the repeated moves by the EP against the Hungarian government as a ’despicable soap opera’.
Could Hungary Be Stripped Of EU Presidency?
- 19 Jan 2024 9:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“It is inconceivable” that Hungary could be deprived of its EU presidency in the second half of the year, Gergely Gulyás told a government press briefing. But, he added, Hungary would be “doing the European Union a favour” by providing “a uniform government, with leadership skills and experience…”
Watch: Orban Blocks EU's 50 Billion Euro Ukraine Aid Package
- 19 Dec 2023 7:13 AM
- current affairs
European Union leaders were unable to agree on a €50 billion ($54 billion) aid package for Ukraine after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban blocked it, sending the debate into early next year as the bloc struggles to counter concerns that Western support is faltering. Bloomberg's Zoltan Simon reports from Budapest.
EC Clears Acquisition of Budapest Airport by State-Owned Company with French Partner
- 14 Dec 2023 7:22 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission on Wednesday announced it authorised the acquisition of Budapest Airport, the operator of Liszt Ferenc International, by state-owned Corvinus International Investment and France’s VINCI Airports.
2024 To Be 'Hopeful Year', Claims Orbán
- 4 Dec 2023 1:25 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Next year is set to be a “hopeful” one, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, adding that Hungarians in 2024 would be working “so that things get better, not so that they don’t get worse”.
Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies on Government’s Sovereignty Protection Campaign
- 29 Nov 2023 6:49 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the government launches a national consultation on its differences with Brussels, asks Parliament to adopt a Sovereignty Protection Bill, and accompanies those two actions with a billboard campaign, opposition-leaning weeklies accuse it of acting against the national interest, while their pro-government counterparts argue that protecting national sovereignty is of key importance.