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DK Launches Month-Long ‘Stay At Home’ Campaign
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching its own month-long campaign in protest against the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quotas, the party’s deputy leader said. DK will put up 500 billboards and 100,000 smaller posters encouraging voters to stay away from the Oct. 2. referendum, Csaba Molnár said.
LMP Calls On Orbán To Reject US-EU Trade Pact
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s opposition LMP party has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to declare that he does not support the TTIP trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Péter Ungár, a party spokesman, said that the putative free-trade agreement had been dead in the water since the very beginning and was against Hungarian interests.
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Kövér: Hungary Ally Rather Than Enemy To Romania
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romania may in the future realise that ethnic Hungarians are an asset rather than a hazard, while Hungary is an ally sharing values and interests rather than an enemy to Romania, House Speaker László Kövér said in Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) on Wednesday.
DK: PM, Govt Must Resign If Quota Referendum Fails
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the October 2 national referendum on EU migrant quotas fails the Hungarian prime minister and the government must resign, an MEP of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition said. Csaba Molnár said Orbán himself must bear political responsibility, encouraging Hungarian voters to stay away.
Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
State Secretary Slams Hungarian Helsinki CTEE’s Call For Invalid Votes
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A rights organisation "theoretically dedicated to" protecting citizens’ rights should not advise people to cast invalid votes at a referendum, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said, responding to a Hungarian Helsinki Committee statement connected with the Oct. 2 referendum on the EU migrant quotas.
Rainbow-Colored School Fence Subject Of Controversy In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Pomáz, a small town near the capital Budapest, have complained about the new fence of a local school because it reminds them of the rainbow colors of the Pride movement, supporting the rights of LGBTI communities.
DK Launches Month-Long ‘Stay At Home’ Campaign
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching its own month-long campaign in protest against the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quotas, the party’s deputy leader said. DK will put up 500 billboards and 100,000 smaller posters encouraging voters to stay away from the Oct. 2. referendum, Csaba Molnár said.
LMP Calls On Orbán To Reject US-EU Trade Pact
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s opposition LMP party has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to declare that he does not support the TTIP trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Péter Ungár, a party spokesman, said that the putative free-trade agreement had been dead in the water since the very beginning and was against Hungarian interests.
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Kövér: Hungary Ally Rather Than Enemy To Romania
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romania may in the future realise that ethnic Hungarians are an asset rather than a hazard, while Hungary is an ally sharing values and interests rather than an enemy to Romania, House Speaker László Kövér said in Târgu Mureș (Marosvásárhely) on Wednesday.
DK: PM, Govt Must Resign If Quota Referendum Fails
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the October 2 national referendum on EU migrant quotas fails the Hungarian prime minister and the government must resign, an MEP of the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition said. Csaba Molnár said Orbán himself must bear political responsibility, encouraging Hungarian voters to stay away.
Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
State Secretary Slams Hungarian Helsinki CTEE’s Call For Invalid Votes
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A rights organisation "theoretically dedicated to" protecting citizens’ rights should not advise people to cast invalid votes at a referendum, state secretary Csaba Dömötör said, responding to a Hungarian Helsinki Committee statement connected with the Oct. 2 referendum on the EU migrant quotas.
Rainbow-Colored School Fence Subject Of Controversy In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Pomáz, a small town near the capital Budapest, have complained about the new fence of a local school because it reminds them of the rainbow colors of the Pride movement, supporting the rights of LGBTI communities.