924 result(s) for democracy
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
EPP Stays Away From EP Debate About Hungary
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the European People’s Party group, including representatives of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, stayed away from the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Hungary in protest of the legislative body’s “attacks” against the country. The Fidesz EPP group said in a statement: “Hungary is once again on the agenda of the European Parliament.
Hungary’s PM: West On The Wane
- 2 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The era of western dominance in the global economy and the military as well as the “export of democracy” is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Budapest. The West is continually losing its influence and “we are right in the middle” of a global reshuffle of power, economy and politics, Orbán said. The focus of the global economy is shifting to ...
Israeli Embassy In Hungary Condemns Szentgotthárd Mayor’s Remarks On Paris Attacks
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Israeli embassy has condemned remarks by the mayor of Szentgotthárd, in western Hungary, claiming that Israel was behind the recent Paris terrorist attacks. Gábor Huszár’s remarks “have repeatedly shown that there are still people who have not learnt from history and continue to promote conspiracy theories and negative views about the Jewish state, Israel, and the Jews,” the embassy said.
Hungarian MEP: Democracy Must Be “Cured Of Liberal Dominance”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Democracy must be “cured of liberal dominance”, Fidesz MEP György Schöpflin said at a conference organised by the European People’s Party group in Budapest. It is time to end the rule of liberal values over Western democracy, Schöpflin said, arguing that the “liberal way of speaking” goes against its own professed set of values by regarding its views as “unquestionable”.
Socialist Leader: Only Left Capable Of Restoring Democratic Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although European Union institutions can sometimes block some of the government’s measures, only Hungary’s Left is capable of restoring the democratic rule of law, Socialist leader József Tóbiás said. “Replacing the regime of [Prime Minister] Viktor Orbán is our job and responsibility,” Tóbiás said at a conference organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Táncsics Foundation. Over the ...
Inside Look. Film Laboratory, Budapest, 3 - 6 December 2015
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Europe’s Roma communities face deepening challenges of discrimination, violence and poverty. The US minority rights movement, which has had some notable successes over the past 50 years, also faces continuing problems, including police violence. We believe that a sharing of their struggles would be worthwhile as everyone searches for effective remedies.
Hungary-Austria Parlt Friendship Group Discusses Migration
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Austrian lawmakers agree that Europe must take into account its fundamental values of democracy, respect of human rights and the rule of law in its handling of the refugee crisis, Fidesz MP Zsolt Csenger-Zalán said in Vienna after talks with his Austrian colleagues.
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
EPP Stays Away From EP Debate About Hungary
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the European People’s Party group, including representatives of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, stayed away from the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Hungary in protest of the legislative body’s “attacks” against the country. The Fidesz EPP group said in a statement: “Hungary is once again on the agenda of the European Parliament.
Hungary’s PM: West On The Wane
- 2 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The era of western dominance in the global economy and the military as well as the “export of democracy” is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Budapest. The West is continually losing its influence and “we are right in the middle” of a global reshuffle of power, economy and politics, Orbán said. The focus of the global economy is shifting to ...
Israeli Embassy In Hungary Condemns Szentgotthárd Mayor’s Remarks On Paris Attacks
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Israeli embassy has condemned remarks by the mayor of Szentgotthárd, in western Hungary, claiming that Israel was behind the recent Paris terrorist attacks. Gábor Huszár’s remarks “have repeatedly shown that there are still people who have not learnt from history and continue to promote conspiracy theories and negative views about the Jewish state, Israel, and the Jews,” the embassy said.
Hungarian MEP: Democracy Must Be “Cured Of Liberal Dominance”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Democracy must be “cured of liberal dominance”, Fidesz MEP György Schöpflin said at a conference organised by the European People’s Party group in Budapest. It is time to end the rule of liberal values over Western democracy, Schöpflin said, arguing that the “liberal way of speaking” goes against its own professed set of values by regarding its views as “unquestionable”.
Socialist Leader: Only Left Capable Of Restoring Democratic Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although European Union institutions can sometimes block some of the government’s measures, only Hungary’s Left is capable of restoring the democratic rule of law, Socialist leader József Tóbiás said. “Replacing the regime of [Prime Minister] Viktor Orbán is our job and responsibility,” Tóbiás said at a conference organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Táncsics Foundation. Over the ...
Inside Look. Film Laboratory, Budapest, 3 - 6 December 2015
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Europe’s Roma communities face deepening challenges of discrimination, violence and poverty. The US minority rights movement, which has had some notable successes over the past 50 years, also faces continuing problems, including police violence. We believe that a sharing of their struggles would be worthwhile as everyone searches for effective remedies.
Hungary-Austria Parlt Friendship Group Discusses Migration
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Austrian lawmakers agree that Europe must take into account its fundamental values of democracy, respect of human rights and the rule of law in its handling of the refugee crisis, Fidesz MP Zsolt Csenger-Zalán said in Vienna after talks with his Austrian colleagues.