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Conflict In E Ukraine “Likely To Claim Ethnic Hungarian Victims”
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is feared there will be ethnic Hungarian victims in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, a Hungarian official said. A military unit dispatched from western Ukraine, where there is a large Hungarian minority, has been surrounded in the area of Debaltseve, the head of Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Zsolt Németh said in Lodz in a panel discussion of the 8th Europe-Ukraine ...
Hungary Considering Military Participation In War Against ISIS
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is considering military participation in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), Zsolt Németh, head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said after taking part in the 7th Europe-Ukraine Forum in Poland.
Foreign Minister: Putin’s Upcoming Visit To Budapest Could Be Crucial
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest could be crucial from the point of view of maintaining secure energy supplies to Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign affairs and trade, said. Russia will remain a key player in ensuring central Europe’s energy supply so it is “inconceivable for us not to consult with it regularly,” he said.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Government Official: Central Europe Serves As Transit Route Both For Immigrants And For Extremists
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Terrorism and illegal migration are issues that for Hungary, in its particular position, cannot be handled separately, a government official said in Brussels.
EU Socialist Leader Slams Hungarian Government During Visit To Budapest
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not deserve being in a moral and social crisis arising from “bad government in the past few years”, the Social Democrat group leader of the European Parliament, said in Budapest. Gianni Pittella, who attended a board meeting of the opposition Socialists (MSZP), said it was “childish” to blame the European Union for Hungary’s problems. On the other hand, Europe cannot “stay passive ...
Situation Of Hungarian Minority Getting Worse As Crisis In Ukraine Escalates
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Ukrainian Hungarians crossing over the border and seeking help from the Hungarian Maltese Charity has been increasing in recent days. The charity offers temporary accommodation to them in their facilities and sometimes in offices to make sure that nobody spends the night in the street, its director Imre Kozma said.
Politicians, Whistleblowers Turn To EP CTTEE Over Hungary “VAT Fraud”
- 9 Feb 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A former lawmaker of the opposition LMP party and two former tax office employees will submit a joint petition to the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee over “the VAT fraud issue” in Hungary.
Ruling Parties Propose Building New Hospital In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz- Christian Democratic parties proposed that a new hospital should be built in Budapest, at a meeting in northern Hungary’s Mezőkövesd.
Conflict In E Ukraine “Likely To Claim Ethnic Hungarian Victims”
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is feared there will be ethnic Hungarian victims in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, a Hungarian official said. A military unit dispatched from western Ukraine, where there is a large Hungarian minority, has been surrounded in the area of Debaltseve, the head of Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Zsolt Németh said in Lodz in a panel discussion of the 8th Europe-Ukraine ...
Hungary Considering Military Participation In War Against ISIS
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is considering military participation in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), Zsolt Németh, head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said after taking part in the 7th Europe-Ukraine Forum in Poland.
Foreign Minister: Putin’s Upcoming Visit To Budapest Could Be Crucial
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest could be crucial from the point of view of maintaining secure energy supplies to Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign affairs and trade, said. Russia will remain a key player in ensuring central Europe’s energy supply so it is “inconceivable for us not to consult with it regularly,” he said.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Government Official: Central Europe Serves As Transit Route Both For Immigrants And For Extremists
- 11 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Terrorism and illegal migration are issues that for Hungary, in its particular position, cannot be handled separately, a government official said in Brussels.
EU Socialist Leader Slams Hungarian Government During Visit To Budapest
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not deserve being in a moral and social crisis arising from “bad government in the past few years”, the Social Democrat group leader of the European Parliament, said in Budapest. Gianni Pittella, who attended a board meeting of the opposition Socialists (MSZP), said it was “childish” to blame the European Union for Hungary’s problems. On the other hand, Europe cannot “stay passive ...
Situation Of Hungarian Minority Getting Worse As Crisis In Ukraine Escalates
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of Ukrainian Hungarians crossing over the border and seeking help from the Hungarian Maltese Charity has been increasing in recent days. The charity offers temporary accommodation to them in their facilities and sometimes in offices to make sure that nobody spends the night in the street, its director Imre Kozma said.
Politicians, Whistleblowers Turn To EP CTTEE Over Hungary “VAT Fraud”
- 9 Feb 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A former lawmaker of the opposition LMP party and two former tax office employees will submit a joint petition to the European Parliament’s Petitions Committee over “the VAT fraud issue” in Hungary.
Ruling Parties Propose Building New Hospital In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers of the ruling Fidesz- Christian Democratic parties proposed that a new hospital should be built in Budapest, at a meeting in northern Hungary’s Mezőkövesd.