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Socialists Take Alleged Fidesz Fraud In 2010 Billboard Campaign To Chief Prosecutor
- 11 Jul 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has turned to the chief prosecutor concerning their suspicion that the ruling Fidesz party cheated in their billboard campaign ahead of the 2010 general election. Socialist press chief István Nyakó told a press conference on Monday that Fidesz placed several thousand billboard advertisements “illegally” in 2010.
LMP Warns Of Gov’t Plan To Weaken Secondary Grammar Schools
- 10 Jul 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The green LMP party said that after drastically weakening vocational schools in its previous term, the Fidesz-KDNP government had set its sights on measures that would reduce the quality of grammar school education.
Jewish Federation Calls On Orbán To Drop Soros Billboard Campaign
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to call an end to the government’s recent billboard campaign depicting US financier George Soros.
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Socialists: Fidesz Cheated With 2010 Billboard Campaign
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to the opposition Socialists, the Fidesz party paid well below the market rate for outdoor advertising during the 2010 general election campaign. The current ruling party bought space on 4,700 billboards nationwide and spent 98 million forints (EUR 318,000) when the real cost should have been 1 billion forints calculated at current rates, Socialist press chief István Nyakó told a press ...
COE Delegation Inspects Hungary Transit Zones
- 6 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A Council of Europe delegation has arrived in Hungary to inspect the living conditions of 14-18 year-old migrants in Hungary’s transit zones near the southern border towns of Röszke and Tompa. Claude Janizzi, who heads the CoE’s Lanzarote Committee and is in charge of the delegation, told a press conference on Wednesday that the delegation had been invited by the Hungarian government to verify ...
Meeting Of Visegrad Four Heads Of Government And The Egyptian President In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Visegrad Group leaders expressed their recognition of and respect for the work Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has done to stabilise the region around Egypt, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting of V4 heads of government and the Egyptian president on Tuesday.
Direct Lisbon-Budapest Flight Re-Launched
- 4 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- travel
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Portugal has re-launched a direct flight between Lisbon and Budapest. The first Airbus A319 aircraft operated by TAP Portugal arrived at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on Monday and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute.
Balog: Large Orphanges To Be Phased Out By 2020
- 22 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Large orphanages will be phased out by 2020 and replaced by smaller institutions with the help of 5.8 billion forints (EUR 19m) of European Union support, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Wednesday.
Socialists Take Alleged Fidesz Fraud In 2010 Billboard Campaign To Chief Prosecutor
- 11 Jul 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has turned to the chief prosecutor concerning their suspicion that the ruling Fidesz party cheated in their billboard campaign ahead of the 2010 general election. Socialist press chief István Nyakó told a press conference on Monday that Fidesz placed several thousand billboard advertisements “illegally” in 2010.
LMP Warns Of Gov’t Plan To Weaken Secondary Grammar Schools
- 10 Jul 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The green LMP party said that after drastically weakening vocational schools in its previous term, the Fidesz-KDNP government had set its sights on measures that would reduce the quality of grammar school education.
Jewish Federation Calls On Orbán To Drop Soros Billboard Campaign
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to call an end to the government’s recent billboard campaign depicting US financier George Soros.
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
Socialists: Fidesz Cheated With 2010 Billboard Campaign
- 6 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to the opposition Socialists, the Fidesz party paid well below the market rate for outdoor advertising during the 2010 general election campaign. The current ruling party bought space on 4,700 billboards nationwide and spent 98 million forints (EUR 318,000) when the real cost should have been 1 billion forints calculated at current rates, Socialist press chief István Nyakó told a press ...
COE Delegation Inspects Hungary Transit Zones
- 6 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A Council of Europe delegation has arrived in Hungary to inspect the living conditions of 14-18 year-old migrants in Hungary’s transit zones near the southern border towns of Röszke and Tompa. Claude Janizzi, who heads the CoE’s Lanzarote Committee and is in charge of the delegation, told a press conference on Wednesday that the delegation had been invited by the Hungarian government to verify ...
Meeting Of Visegrad Four Heads Of Government And The Egyptian President In Budapest
- 5 Jul 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Visegrad Group leaders expressed their recognition of and respect for the work Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has done to stabilise the region around Egypt, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting of V4 heads of government and the Egyptian president on Tuesday.
Direct Lisbon-Budapest Flight Re-Launched
- 4 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- travel
Portuguese flag carrier TAP Portugal has re-launched a direct flight between Lisbon and Budapest. The first Airbus A319 aircraft operated by TAP Portugal arrived at Liszt Ferenc International Airport on Monday and was welcomed with a traditional water cannon salute.
Balog: Large Orphanges To Be Phased Out By 2020
- 22 Jun 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Large orphanages will be phased out by 2020 and replaced by smaller institutions with the help of 5.8 billion forints (EUR 19m) of European Union support, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog announced on Wednesday.