259 result(s) for dismissed
"Annus Horribilis", Gyurcsány Sums Up 2016
- 29 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the Fidesz party and its "total political warfare it has started against Hungary", Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference. The former prime minister summed up the past year, declaring that 2016 had been an "annus horribilis" for Hungary.
Former Socialist PM Gyurcsány: Politics To Heat Up In 2017
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the ruling Fidesz party and its “total political warfare it has started against Hungary”, Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference.
Opposition Parties In Budapest Express Concerns Over Metro
- 8 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in Budapest expressed concerns about safety on the capital’s metro lines. On Wednesday morning services on the third metro were disrupted due to a malfunction and on Monday an accident on the second line resulted in several serious injuries.
Govt Office Chief: Former Head Of Quaestor Brokerage ‘Common Criminal’
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-mired brokerage Quaestor in preliminary detention awaiting trial “is nothing other than a common criminal”, János Lázár, the government office chief, said in reply to a question at a weekly news briefing.
KDNP: People Have Right To Know Who Is Behind Jobbik
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling parties believe that the Hungarian people have the right to know “who is behind” the radical nationalist Jobbik party and what connections there may be between Jobbik and “the police-murdering organisation” in the village of Bony, a Christian Democrat lawmaker said.
Xpat Opinion: Fears Over Russian Economic Expansion Dismissed
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
An economist rejects the claims of a recent CSIS report, according to which Russia has been restoring its economic and political leverage in Central and Eastern Europe.
VCP: Népszabadság Suspended For Purely Business Reasons
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decision to suspend publication of Hungarian daily Népszabadság was taken solely for business reasons, the head of Vienna Capital Partners, which owns the broadsheet’s publisher, said in an interview published in Austrian weekly Profil. “Népszabadság has only made losses for more than ten years.
Amnesty’s Claims On Treatment Of Migrants In Hungary ‘Unfounded’
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International’s claims about the treatment of migrants in Hungary are completely unfounded, the interior ministry state secretary said. Károly Kontrát was asked to comment about Amnesty’s critical remarks at a press conference held on a different subject.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
"Annus Horribilis", Gyurcsány Sums Up 2016
- 29 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the Fidesz party and its "total political warfare it has started against Hungary", Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference. The former prime minister summed up the past year, declaring that 2016 had been an "annus horribilis" for Hungary.
Former Socialist PM Gyurcsány: Politics To Heat Up In 2017
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the ruling Fidesz party and its “total political warfare it has started against Hungary”, Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference.
Opposition Parties In Budapest Express Concerns Over Metro
- 8 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in Budapest expressed concerns about safety on the capital’s metro lines. On Wednesday morning services on the third metro were disrupted due to a malfunction and on Monday an accident on the second line resulted in several serious injuries.
Govt Office Chief: Former Head Of Quaestor Brokerage ‘Common Criminal’
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-mired brokerage Quaestor in preliminary detention awaiting trial “is nothing other than a common criminal”, János Lázár, the government office chief, said in reply to a question at a weekly news briefing.
KDNP: People Have Right To Know Who Is Behind Jobbik
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling parties believe that the Hungarian people have the right to know “who is behind” the radical nationalist Jobbik party and what connections there may be between Jobbik and “the police-murdering organisation” in the village of Bony, a Christian Democrat lawmaker said.
Xpat Opinion: Fears Over Russian Economic Expansion Dismissed
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
An economist rejects the claims of a recent CSIS report, according to which Russia has been restoring its economic and political leverage in Central and Eastern Europe.
VCP: Népszabadság Suspended For Purely Business Reasons
- 18 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decision to suspend publication of Hungarian daily Népszabadság was taken solely for business reasons, the head of Vienna Capital Partners, which owns the broadsheet’s publisher, said in an interview published in Austrian weekly Profil. “Népszabadság has only made losses for more than ten years.
Amnesty’s Claims On Treatment Of Migrants In Hungary ‘Unfounded’
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International’s claims about the treatment of migrants in Hungary are completely unfounded, the interior ministry state secretary said. Károly Kontrát was asked to comment about Amnesty’s critical remarks at a press conference held on a different subject.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.

















