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Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
Watch: President Novák Quits After Mass Protest in Budapest Condemning Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 8:01 AM
- current affairs
After coming under increasing pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home, Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday.
Hungarian Opinion: Two Critical Takes on the Mayor of Budapest
- 4 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Opinion: Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Bids Farewell to Kissinger
- 7 Dec 2023 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Foreign Minister of the first democratically elected government in modern Hungarian history sees the deceased former US Secretary of State and national security adviser as one of the rare architects of world politics and someone who was deeply interested in Hungarian history.
Controversial Lake Ferto Resort Project to Be Scaled Down After Protests by Greenpeace in Hungary
- 13 Oct 2023 6:53 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The government has promised Greenpeace that the proposed state-run resort development project at Lake Fertő, which, according to its critics, would be seriously destructive and megalomaniacal, will be redesigned, Népszava reports.
Controversial Reopening Ceremony Speech by Kövér at Museum about Treaty of Trianon in Hungary
- 25 Sep 2023 5:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér highlighted the importance of recognising the right to a national identity as a human right in his address to the reopening ceremony of the Trianon Musem in Várpalota, in western Hungary.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 17 August
- 24 Aug 2023 3:44 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Controversial Comments by Tucker Carlson at Budapest Festival inc Calling on US Ambassador Pressman to Leave Hungary
- 24 Aug 2023 9:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“We must admit that we do not know everything, and we will be wiser than [US President Joe] Biden, his government, or Ambassador Pressman,” American television host and commentator Tucker Carlson said at a talk with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s political director in Budapest.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
Watch: President Novák Quits After Mass Protest in Budapest Condemning Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 8:01 AM
- current affairs
After coming under increasing pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home, Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday.
Hungarian Opinion: Two Critical Takes on the Mayor of Budapest
- 4 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- community & culture
Six months before local elections, an environmentalist, and an alt-left critic of Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony acknowledge his good intentions but find his performance unsatisfactory.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Opinion: Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Bids Farewell to Kissinger
- 7 Dec 2023 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The Foreign Minister of the first democratically elected government in modern Hungarian history sees the deceased former US Secretary of State and national security adviser as one of the rare architects of world politics and someone who was deeply interested in Hungarian history.
Controversial Lake Ferto Resort Project to Be Scaled Down After Protests by Greenpeace in Hungary
- 13 Oct 2023 6:53 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The government has promised Greenpeace that the proposed state-run resort development project at Lake Fertő, which, according to its critics, would be seriously destructive and megalomaniacal, will be redesigned, Népszava reports.
Controversial Reopening Ceremony Speech by Kövér at Museum about Treaty of Trianon in Hungary
- 25 Sep 2023 5:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér highlighted the importance of recognising the right to a national identity as a human right in his address to the reopening ceremony of the Trianon Musem in Várpalota, in western Hungary.
Great Read: Xpat Community E-Magazine, 17 August
- 24 Aug 2023 3:44 PM
- specials
The fresh newsletter for the International Community in Hungary - described by readers as a "Great read each week" - is now available for your interest and use via the link below.
Controversial Comments by Tucker Carlson at Budapest Festival inc Calling on US Ambassador Pressman to Leave Hungary
- 24 Aug 2023 9:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“We must admit that we do not know everything, and we will be wiser than [US President Joe] Biden, his government, or Ambassador Pressman,” American television host and commentator Tucker Carlson said at a talk with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s political director in Budapest.