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Greenpeace : Paks Upgrade Violates EU Directives
- 15 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant is in breach of several EU directives, Greenpeace Hungary said after formally submitting its position to the European Commission.
EU Fails To Hear Its Own Citizens, Head Of The Hungarian Atlantic Council Says
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The past year was Europe’s hardest in decades, and the European Union has failed to listen to its citizens concerning the handling of the migrant crisis and the threat of terrorism, the president of the Hungarian Atlantic Council (MAT) said.
Caitlin Jones, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy
- 21 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
As her name suggests, Caitlin hails from a Welsh family and studied European Studies at Cardiff University. She joined the FCO in 1990 after a stint working at an Argentinian Bank where she was able to use her Spanish. She also speaks French and now a little Hungarian.
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
Hungary’s Opposition Makes Mixed Approach To Terror Status Proposal
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Jobbik party supports amending the constitution to introduce a state of terrorist threat but will review the government’s specific proposal on the matter and comment on it within a week, deputy leader Előd Novák said, noting that his party submitted a similar amendment proposal to parliament in August, but the legislative body rejected it.
Hungary’s PM: Considerations Of Common Sense Have Been Removed From European Politics
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with Czech daily Lidové Noviny published on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “considerations of common sense” have been removed from European politics for some time now. The Prime Minister explained that “the European political elite is sitting in a closed, ideological shell, which means it has hardly any connection to reality”. The migration crisis “demonstrates ...
EPP Stays Away From EP Debate About Hungary
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the European People’s Party group, including representatives of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, stayed away from the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Hungary in protest of the legislative body’s “attacks” against the country. The Fidesz EPP group said in a statement: “Hungary is once again on the agenda of the European Parliament.
Human Rights Watch Criticises Hungary Over Conditions Of Migrants
- 3 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum seekers and immigrants in Hungary are detained for too long and often under unacceptable conditions, the international Human Rights Watch said in a report. In October, HRW visited seven Hungarian migrant facilities, with inmates who had been detained for illegal entry or whose asylum application was pending or had been rejected. According to the report, conditions for those vulnerable ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Lonely Stance On Migration Seen As Vindicated
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the light of the Paris terrorist attacks and statements by several European leaders suggesting that they have no reason to revise their migration policies, conservative analysts, whether pro-government or not, claim that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was right to argue against unfettered immigration from the start. Opinions diverge however on possible solutions to the problem.
Greenpeace : Paks Upgrade Violates EU Directives
- 15 Feb 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant is in breach of several EU directives, Greenpeace Hungary said after formally submitting its position to the European Commission.
EU Fails To Hear Its Own Citizens, Head Of The Hungarian Atlantic Council Says
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The past year was Europe’s hardest in decades, and the European Union has failed to listen to its citizens concerning the handling of the migrant crisis and the threat of terrorism, the president of the Hungarian Atlantic Council (MAT) said.
Caitlin Jones, Former Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy
- 21 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
As her name suggests, Caitlin hails from a Welsh family and studied European Studies at Cardiff University. She joined the FCO in 1990 after a stint working at an Argentinian Bank where she was able to use her Spanish. She also speaks French and now a little Hungarian.
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
Hungary’s Opposition Makes Mixed Approach To Terror Status Proposal
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Jobbik party supports amending the constitution to introduce a state of terrorist threat but will review the government’s specific proposal on the matter and comment on it within a week, deputy leader Előd Novák said, noting that his party submitted a similar amendment proposal to parliament in August, but the legislative body rejected it.
Hungary’s PM: Considerations Of Common Sense Have Been Removed From European Politics
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with Czech daily Lidové Noviny published on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “considerations of common sense” have been removed from European politics for some time now. The Prime Minister explained that “the European political elite is sitting in a closed, ideological shell, which means it has hardly any connection to reality”. The migration crisis “demonstrates ...
EPP Stays Away From EP Debate About Hungary
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the European People’s Party group, including representatives of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, stayed away from the European Parliament’s plenary debate on Hungary in protest of the legislative body’s “attacks” against the country. The Fidesz EPP group said in a statement: “Hungary is once again on the agenda of the European Parliament.
Human Rights Watch Criticises Hungary Over Conditions Of Migrants
- 3 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum seekers and immigrants in Hungary are detained for too long and often under unacceptable conditions, the international Human Rights Watch said in a report. In October, HRW visited seven Hungarian migrant facilities, with inmates who had been detained for illegal entry or whose asylum application was pending or had been rejected. According to the report, conditions for those vulnerable ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán’s Lonely Stance On Migration Seen As Vindicated
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the light of the Paris terrorist attacks and statements by several European leaders suggesting that they have no reason to revise their migration policies, conservative analysts, whether pro-government or not, claim that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was right to argue against unfettered immigration from the start. Opinions diverge however on possible solutions to the problem.


















