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Hungary’s Government Agrees With Tusk’s View That Mandatory Quota Divisive, Ineffective
- 15 Dec 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government agrees with European Council President Donald Tusk that the European Union’s mandatory quota for refugees is “a divisive and ineffective way to handle the migration crisis”, the Hungarian government office chief said at his weekly press conference on Thursday.
Molnár: Vision Of ‘Fourth Republic’ Key Socialist Election Campaign Message
- 11 Dec 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s vision for the “Hungarian fourth republic” will be at the heart of its campaign leading up to the spring 2018 general election, Gyula Molnár, the opposition party’s leader, said.
Hungary ‘Threatened’ With EUR 190-225m Fine For Metro 4 Project
- 1 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faces a fine of 60-70 billion forints (EUR 190-225m) due to financial abuses linked to the Socialist-liberal administration during the metro 4 construction project, the government office chief said on Thursday. The government has established that the abuses did indeed take place but is endeavouring to get the fine reduced through negotiations, János Lázár told a regular press briefing.
National Consultation: Over 2.2 Million People Have Expressed Their Opinion So Far
- 30 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
“2.2 million people have returned their National Consultation questionnaires so far”, Minister of State for Government Communication Bence Tuzson said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. The exact figure is 2,238,925, of which 2,072,981 arrived by letter and 165,944 were submitted via the internet”, he told reporters.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Orbán Leaves For Brussels, Budapest To Host CEEC-China Summit
- 24 Nov 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left for Brussels to participate in the fifth summit meeting of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership, the head of his press office told MTI. The event will give an opportunity for Orban to hold further consultations about Ukraine’s new education law, which harshly restricts minority rights, Bertalan Havasi said.
Interior Minister Can’t Find Evidence To Support Gov’t Claims Of “Soros Network”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interior Minister Sándor Pintér left through a back door after appearing at a closed session of the parliamentary National Security Committee on Tuesday, where he took questions regarding potential threats posed to Hungary’s national security by what the government has called the “Soros network.”
Foreign Minister: Government Blocks Soros’s Efforts To Bring Illegal Migrants To Europe
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government knows exactly what US financier George Soros wants, and rejects his efforts to bring illegal migrants to Europe. For this reason, the government “is standing in his way”, the foreign minister told daily Magyar Hírlap in an interview published on Thursday.
Local Opinion: George Soros Confronts The Charges
- 22 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accepts Mr Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success of lies in politics. Her pro-government counterpart rejects Mr Soros’s view that PM Orbán is running a mafia-state and calls him a mafioso.
Hungary’s Government Agrees With Tusk’s View That Mandatory Quota Divisive, Ineffective
- 15 Dec 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government agrees with European Council President Donald Tusk that the European Union’s mandatory quota for refugees is “a divisive and ineffective way to handle the migration crisis”, the Hungarian government office chief said at his weekly press conference on Thursday.
Molnár: Vision Of ‘Fourth Republic’ Key Socialist Election Campaign Message
- 11 Dec 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party’s vision for the “Hungarian fourth republic” will be at the heart of its campaign leading up to the spring 2018 general election, Gyula Molnár, the opposition party’s leader, said.
Hungary ‘Threatened’ With EUR 190-225m Fine For Metro 4 Project
- 1 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faces a fine of 60-70 billion forints (EUR 190-225m) due to financial abuses linked to the Socialist-liberal administration during the metro 4 construction project, the government office chief said on Thursday. The government has established that the abuses did indeed take place but is endeavouring to get the fine reduced through negotiations, János Lázár told a regular press briefing.
National Consultation: Over 2.2 Million People Have Expressed Their Opinion So Far
- 30 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
“2.2 million people have returned their National Consultation questionnaires so far”, Minister of State for Government Communication Bence Tuzson said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. The exact figure is 2,238,925, of which 2,072,981 arrived by letter and 165,944 were submitted via the internet”, he told reporters.
Buda-Past: 130th Anniversary Of Budapest’s First Electric Tram Line
- 29 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- getting around
130 years ago today, on 28 November 1887, the first urban tramway of continental Europe entered into service in Budapest. For more than 20 years, trams were run by horsepower, and the city’s leadership originally intended to break the monopoly position of the horse tram company with a steam powered railway.
Orbán Leaves For Brussels, Budapest To Host CEEC-China Summit
- 24 Nov 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán left for Brussels to participate in the fifth summit meeting of the European Union’s Eastern Partnership, the head of his press office told MTI. The event will give an opportunity for Orban to hold further consultations about Ukraine’s new education law, which harshly restricts minority rights, Bertalan Havasi said.
Interior Minister Can’t Find Evidence To Support Gov’t Claims Of “Soros Network”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interior Minister Sándor Pintér left through a back door after appearing at a closed session of the parliamentary National Security Committee on Tuesday, where he took questions regarding potential threats posed to Hungary’s national security by what the government has called the “Soros network.”
Foreign Minister: Government Blocks Soros’s Efforts To Bring Illegal Migrants To Europe
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government knows exactly what US financier George Soros wants, and rejects his efforts to bring illegal migrants to Europe. For this reason, the government “is standing in his way”, the foreign minister told daily Magyar Hírlap in an interview published on Thursday.
Local Opinion: George Soros Confronts The Charges
- 22 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accepts Mr Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success of lies in politics. Her pro-government counterpart rejects Mr Soros’s view that PM Orbán is running a mafia-state and calls him a mafioso.