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Socialist MEP Turns To Top Court Over Migrant Quota Referendum
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist MEP Tibor Szanyi has filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court over the Hungarian supreme court’s decision to greenlight the government-initiated referendum on the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota plan. Szanyi said the referendum “severely violates” the EU’s sovereignty, as the bloc’s 2007 Lisbon Treaty declares asylum policy a common policy.
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
EC Finds Oversight Fee Rates, Healthcare Contribution Discriminatory
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has found that progressive rates for a supermarket oversight fee and health-care contributions by tobacco companies introduced by Hungarian lawmakers were discriminatory and violated European Union rules on state aid.
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Video: Red Bull's Air Race Back In Budapest, 16 - 17 July
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The iconic Chain Bridge in Budapest will once again feature in the Red Bull Air Race calendar, when the World Championship heads to the Hungarian capital for 2016. As one of the most popular stops, Budapest always pulls in a monumental crowd to witness the racing action. In 2009, 650,000 spectators lined the banks of the Danube, and when the city earned a spot in the 2015 race season, fans ...
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Xpat Opinion: Brexit In Hungarian Media: What Comes Next?
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the implications of Brexit for the EU, and try to guess what it all means for Hungary.
Gulyás: Brexit A Major Loss But Doesn’t Threaten EU, Hungary Economies
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Britain’s exit from the European Union is a major political loss but it does not put either Hungary or the EU’s economy under threat, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, said at the weekend. Hungary will continue to stand by its position that it does not want to live in a “United States of Europe” but rather in a Europe of nation states, Gulyás said.
Socialist MEP Turns To Top Court Over Migrant Quota Referendum
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist MEP Tibor Szanyi has filed a complaint to the Constitutional Court over the Hungarian supreme court’s decision to greenlight the government-initiated referendum on the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota plan. Szanyi said the referendum “severely violates” the EU’s sovereignty, as the bloc’s 2007 Lisbon Treaty declares asylum policy a common policy.
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
EC Finds Oversight Fee Rates, Healthcare Contribution Discriminatory
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has found that progressive rates for a supermarket oversight fee and health-care contributions by tobacco companies introduced by Hungarian lawmakers were discriminatory and violated European Union rules on state aid.
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Video: Red Bull's Air Race Back In Budapest, 16 - 17 July
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The iconic Chain Bridge in Budapest will once again feature in the Red Bull Air Race calendar, when the World Championship heads to the Hungarian capital for 2016. As one of the most popular stops, Budapest always pulls in a monumental crowd to witness the racing action. In 2009, 650,000 spectators lined the banks of the Danube, and when the city earned a spot in the 2015 race season, fans ...
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Xpat Opinion: Brexit In Hungarian Media: What Comes Next?
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the implications of Brexit for the EU, and try to guess what it all means for Hungary.
Gulyás: Brexit A Major Loss But Doesn’t Threaten EU, Hungary Economies
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Britain’s exit from the European Union is a major political loss but it does not put either Hungary or the EU’s economy under threat, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, said at the weekend. Hungary will continue to stand by its position that it does not want to live in a “United States of Europe” but rather in a Europe of nation states, Gulyás said.