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Hungary’s Police Chief: 2014 Crime, Public Security Situation Balanced
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Crime and public safety in Hungary last year was balanced and free of extremism, the national police chief told a general annual staff meeting. Assessing 2014, Károly Papp said the major focus areas were providing law enforcement duties during the three elections, improving public safety and public order in Hungary’s localities, ensuring external border control and tackling an increasing wave of ...
Four Questions For Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
- 30 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Dear Prime Minister Orbán:
I am writing to request clarification concerning certain statements you made during the interview broadcast by Hungarian state television Tuesday night, or the night before Christmas Eve.
Xpat Opinion: Guessing The Mindset Of Anti-Government Protesters
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit thinks that the recent anti-government demonstrations are nothing more than provocations by a motley crew of tiny but loud far-left groups. The leading left-wing daily cites a recent survey which suggests that the majority of the protesters are left-wing voters.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Xpat Opinion: US Senator McCain’s “Neofascist” Comment About Hungary's PM
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily considers Senator McCain’s apparent description of PM Orbán as a “neofascist dictator” a gross exaggeration. A pro-government commentator believes that Senator McCain’s statements are confused, unfair and motivated by US economic interests.
Hungary's Sovereignty Must Be Protected, Prime Minister Says
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
National sovereignty consists of energy, financial and trade independence, Prime Minister Orbán pointed out in Kossuth Radio’s morning interview, adding he regards Senator McCain’s recent claims as “extremist”. Viktor Orbán also noted Hungary’s national sovereignty is far more important than dealing with such statements.
Dramatic Fall In Fidesz Support
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s loss of popularity in the past month is the party’s most dramatic decline in the past 14 years, senior researcher Endre Sík of Tárki pollsters said yesterday. The research group found that Fidesz’s support fell from 37% of the population in October to 25% this month, according to a survey conducted November 13-23.
Hungary’s PM Orbán On Paks, Demos
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Hungary’s plans to upgrade the Paks nuclear plant with Russian involvement, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that other countries had been welcome to bid for the project but it was only Russia that could meet all security, ownership and financial criteria.
Hungary’s Fidesz: Gyurcsány Working To Overthrow Orbán
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has accused Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the Democratic Coalition, of working to overthrow the government of Viktor Orbán. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said that it had become clear that André Goodfriend, the American charge d’affaires in Budapest, was playing from “Gyurcsány’s playbook”.
Hungary’s Police Chief: 2014 Crime, Public Security Situation Balanced
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Crime and public safety in Hungary last year was balanced and free of extremism, the national police chief told a general annual staff meeting. Assessing 2014, Károly Papp said the major focus areas were providing law enforcement duties during the three elections, improving public safety and public order in Hungary’s localities, ensuring external border control and tackling an increasing wave of ...
Four Questions For Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán
- 30 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Dear Prime Minister Orbán:
I am writing to request clarification concerning certain statements you made during the interview broadcast by Hungarian state television Tuesday night, or the night before Christmas Eve.
Xpat Opinion: Guessing The Mindset Of Anti-Government Protesters
- 29 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative pundit thinks that the recent anti-government demonstrations are nothing more than provocations by a motley crew of tiny but loud far-left groups. The leading left-wing daily cites a recent survey which suggests that the majority of the protesters are left-wing voters.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Xpat Opinion: US Senator McCain’s “Neofascist” Comment About Hungary's PM
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily considers Senator McCain’s apparent description of PM Orbán as a “neofascist dictator” a gross exaggeration. A pro-government commentator believes that Senator McCain’s statements are confused, unfair and motivated by US economic interests.
Hungary's Sovereignty Must Be Protected, Prime Minister Says
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
National sovereignty consists of energy, financial and trade independence, Prime Minister Orbán pointed out in Kossuth Radio’s morning interview, adding he regards Senator McCain’s recent claims as “extremist”. Viktor Orbán also noted Hungary’s national sovereignty is far more important than dealing with such statements.
Dramatic Fall In Fidesz Support
- 27 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s loss of popularity in the past month is the party’s most dramatic decline in the past 14 years, senior researcher Endre Sík of Tárki pollsters said yesterday. The research group found that Fidesz’s support fell from 37% of the population in October to 25% this month, according to a survey conducted November 13-23.
Hungary’s PM Orbán On Paks, Demos
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Hungary’s plans to upgrade the Paks nuclear plant with Russian involvement, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that other countries had been welcome to bid for the project but it was only Russia that could meet all security, ownership and financial criteria.
Hungary’s Fidesz: Gyurcsány Working To Overthrow Orbán
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has accused Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the Democratic Coalition, of working to overthrow the government of Viktor Orbán. Fidesz lawmaker Szilárd Németh said that it had become clear that André Goodfriend, the American charge d’affaires in Budapest, was playing from “Gyurcsány’s playbook”.