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Socialists To Boycott ‘Fidesz Media’, Says Press Chief
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of the opposition Socialists will boycott media outlets “serving the ruling Fidesz party” and communicate only with the independent Hungarian media, the party’s press chief said.
Deportation Of Rejected Asylum Seekers Should Be Managed At EU Level
- 8 May 2017 6:54 AM
- current affairs
The deportation of rejected asylum seekers is a major refugee policy challenge that should be coped with at the level of the European Union, László Trócsányi, Hungary’s justice minister, told an Austrian paper. In an interview published in Die Presse, he said that for various reasons expulsion from EU member states “is not possible” in most cases.
Hungarian Minister Weighs In On Heineken Case
- 21 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national interests will not be violated without consequences in the country or beyond, the government office chief told lawmakers on Monday, referring to a planned bill on the use of totalitarian symbols in retail trade. János Lázár said one of the reasons for the bill was because the Heineken group had abused its market position, making the production and distribution of the brand ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Hungary Needs An Agreement That Does Not Impair Hungarian-British Relations
- 10 Mar 2017 5:40 AM
- current affairs
“We need an agreement between Great Britain and the European Union that does not lead to a deterioration of relations between Hungary and Great Britain”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the Europe After Brexit conference.
Hungary’s War On The Poor Continues Unabated
- 19 Jan 2017 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Two years after the European Commission approved a HUF 30 billion program to provide food and clothing to Hungary’s poorest families and some 4,000 homeless people, the government has yet to complete the process of soliciting, reviewing and approving proposals, according to conservative daily Magyar Nemzet.
Hungary To Invest $92 Million Building Firing Ranges With Clubhouses
- 16 Dec 2016 7:26 AM
- current affairs
Minister Overseeing the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár presided over this year’s final Kormányinfó government press conference, the 39th of the year. After a 30-minute delay, Lázár opened the gathering by saying he was proud of the government’s achievements in 2016, including the passage of 192 laws, 148 of which the government itself initiated, and the negotiation of 25,000 pages worth of ...
It’s Official: Hungary’s Daily Népszabadság Is Dead
- 13 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s biggest and most important broadsheet, Népszabadság, is never again to grace the country’s news-stands. Nor are its extensive digital archives to return to the internet, it seems, meaning that tens of thousands of articles chronicling the past two decades from a leftist point of view have literally vanished into thin air.
Opinion: Constitutional Court Says EU Cannot Violate Hungarian Sovereignty
- 5 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
As the Constitutional Court vindicates Hungary’s right to check any EU rule including mandatory migrant redistribution, a conservative columnist contends that the quota referendum was much ado for nothing.
Socialists To Boycott ‘Fidesz Media’, Says Press Chief
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of the opposition Socialists will boycott media outlets “serving the ruling Fidesz party” and communicate only with the independent Hungarian media, the party’s press chief said.
Deportation Of Rejected Asylum Seekers Should Be Managed At EU Level
- 8 May 2017 6:54 AM
- current affairs
The deportation of rejected asylum seekers is a major refugee policy challenge that should be coped with at the level of the European Union, László Trócsányi, Hungary’s justice minister, told an Austrian paper. In an interview published in Die Presse, he said that for various reasons expulsion from EU member states “is not possible” in most cases.
Hungarian Minister Weighs In On Heineken Case
- 21 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s national interests will not be violated without consequences in the country or beyond, the government office chief told lawmakers on Monday, referring to a planned bill on the use of totalitarian symbols in retail trade. János Lázár said one of the reasons for the bill was because the Heineken group had abused its market position, making the production and distribution of the brand ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Hungary Needs An Agreement That Does Not Impair Hungarian-British Relations
- 10 Mar 2017 5:40 AM
- current affairs
“We need an agreement between Great Britain and the European Union that does not lead to a deterioration of relations between Hungary and Great Britain”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at the Europe After Brexit conference.
Hungary’s War On The Poor Continues Unabated
- 19 Jan 2017 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Two years after the European Commission approved a HUF 30 billion program to provide food and clothing to Hungary’s poorest families and some 4,000 homeless people, the government has yet to complete the process of soliciting, reviewing and approving proposals, according to conservative daily Magyar Nemzet.
Hungary To Invest $92 Million Building Firing Ranges With Clubhouses
- 16 Dec 2016 7:26 AM
- current affairs
Minister Overseeing the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár presided over this year’s final Kormányinfó government press conference, the 39th of the year. After a 30-minute delay, Lázár opened the gathering by saying he was proud of the government’s achievements in 2016, including the passage of 192 laws, 148 of which the government itself initiated, and the negotiation of 25,000 pages worth of ...
It’s Official: Hungary’s Daily Népszabadság Is Dead
- 13 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s biggest and most important broadsheet, Népszabadság, is never again to grace the country’s news-stands. Nor are its extensive digital archives to return to the internet, it seems, meaning that tens of thousands of articles chronicling the past two decades from a leftist point of view have literally vanished into thin air.
Opinion: Constitutional Court Says EU Cannot Violate Hungarian Sovereignty
- 5 Dec 2016 6:33 AM
- current affairs
As the Constitutional Court vindicates Hungary’s right to check any EU rule including mandatory migrant redistribution, a conservative columnist contends that the quota referendum was much ado for nothing.