584 result(s) for dismiss
Fidesz Official Rejects Critical Remarks By Timmermans
- 19 Jul 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, dismissed recent remarks by Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, saying it was “embarrassing” that European leaders “launch accusations” against Hungary while denying that “they have been implementing [US billionaire] George Soros’s harmful immigration plans”.
Opposition Parties Comment Orbán - Netanyahu Talks
- 19 Jul 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist opposition parties criticised Israel’s prime minister for failing to condemn the Hungarian government’s campaign “inciting anti-Semitic sentiment” after his talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, while Jobbik party demanded to know what the two leaders had agreed on “behind the scenes”.
Local Opinion: Joint Legal Initiatives By The Left And Jobbik
- 18 Jul 2017 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses left-wing opposition parties of hypocrisy after a series of joint moves with Jobbik.
Local Opinion: Government Ends Anti-Soros Billboard Campaign
- 14 Jul 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
As the government announces the end of its ad campaign on migration featuring George Soros, debates about Mr Soros’s role roll on.
Bugging At State Media Manager MTVA Not A Crime
- 11 Jul 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has accepted an explanation from Budapest prosecutors as to why they terminated an investigation in February into a bugging scandal at state media manager MTVA.
Local Opinion: MSZP Suspected Of Receiving Government Support
- 26 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
A fact-finding journalist discovers examples of surprising albeit indirect financial help from the government side to the MSZP, while an independent commentator dismisses the idea that the MSZP is kept afloat by Fidesz as just one more conspiracy theory. Jobbik’s new moderate strategy may play a role in the strategies of these two parties.
LMP Billboards Ten Times The Rate Of Jobbik
- 21 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a difference in cost of over ten times between the amount that LMP and Jobbik paid for their billboards. LMP had to pay Ft 80,000 per billboard as against Jobbik’s Ft 6,500.
Local Opinion: Parliament Passes NGO Law
- 16 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Two liberal weeklies accuse the government of trying to demonize and silence foreign funded watchdog organizations.
Local Opinion: Former Socialist Minister To Represent Syrian Migrant Charged With Terrorism
- 13 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
As a former Socialist Minister of Justice agrees to defend an asylum-seeker in his appeal against a conviction for terrorism, a pro-government commentator accuses the Left of ‘siding with illegal migrants’. A left-wing columnist dismisses the accusation.
Fidesz Official Rejects Critical Remarks By Timmermans
- 19 Jul 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, dismissed recent remarks by Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, saying it was “embarrassing” that European leaders “launch accusations” against Hungary while denying that “they have been implementing [US billionaire] George Soros’s harmful immigration plans”.
Opposition Parties Comment Orbán - Netanyahu Talks
- 19 Jul 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist opposition parties criticised Israel’s prime minister for failing to condemn the Hungarian government’s campaign “inciting anti-Semitic sentiment” after his talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, while Jobbik party demanded to know what the two leaders had agreed on “behind the scenes”.
Local Opinion: Joint Legal Initiatives By The Left And Jobbik
- 18 Jul 2017 9:04 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses left-wing opposition parties of hypocrisy after a series of joint moves with Jobbik.
Local Opinion: Government Ends Anti-Soros Billboard Campaign
- 14 Jul 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
As the government announces the end of its ad campaign on migration featuring George Soros, debates about Mr Soros’s role roll on.
Bugging At State Media Manager MTVA Not A Crime
- 11 Jul 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has accepted an explanation from Budapest prosecutors as to why they terminated an investigation in February into a bugging scandal at state media manager MTVA.
Local Opinion: MSZP Suspected Of Receiving Government Support
- 26 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
A fact-finding journalist discovers examples of surprising albeit indirect financial help from the government side to the MSZP, while an independent commentator dismisses the idea that the MSZP is kept afloat by Fidesz as just one more conspiracy theory. Jobbik’s new moderate strategy may play a role in the strategies of these two parties.
LMP Billboards Ten Times The Rate Of Jobbik
- 21 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a difference in cost of over ten times between the amount that LMP and Jobbik paid for their billboards. LMP had to pay Ft 80,000 per billboard as against Jobbik’s Ft 6,500.
Local Opinion: Parliament Passes NGO Law
- 16 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Two liberal weeklies accuse the government of trying to demonize and silence foreign funded watchdog organizations.
Local Opinion: Former Socialist Minister To Represent Syrian Migrant Charged With Terrorism
- 13 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
As a former Socialist Minister of Justice agrees to defend an asylum-seeker in his appeal against a conviction for terrorism, a pro-government commentator accuses the Left of ‘siding with illegal migrants’. A left-wing columnist dismisses the accusation.