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Kecel Mayor Expelled From Fidesz In Hungary
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has expelled Kecel mayor Ferenc Haszilló for racist remarks heard on a sound recording made public last month. Following his re-election on October 12, Haszilló will not resign but will stay on as an independent politician.
Hungary’s Fidesz Pledges To Prevent Transfer Of Internet Tax To Subscribers
- 30 Oct 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
A strict law will guarantee that service providers should not “pass on” the proposed internet tax to subscribers, the ruling Fidesz said. The new tax will not impose even a penny worth of new burden on subscribers, Fidesz’ press office said, adding that the party would propose amending even further laws to this effect, if need be.
US May Send Ambassador To Hungary Before Year - End
- 30 Oct 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
André Goodfriend, charge d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, trusts that his country’s next ambassador to Hungary could arrive at their post before the end of 2014. In an interview published in Tuesday’s Magyar Hírlap, the diplomat said that the US Senate was currently dealing with over 50 ambassadorial appointments.
Hungarian Court To Handle Internet Tax Protesters’ Case In Ordinary Proceedings
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Pest central district court decided on Wednesday to handle the case of five protesters detained after a demonstration against the government’s plan to tax internet use in ordinary proceedings and returned their documents to the public prosecutor’s office, asking it to collect further evidence.
Hungarian EU Commissioner Navracsics & Deutsch On Internet Tax Debate
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly appointed Hungarian EU commissioner Tibor Navracsics on Tuesday declined to judge a debate about the planned introduction of the internet tax in Hungary. The government and the opposition agree insofar that everyone should be given access to the internet, which should be let expand unhindered, he told commercial channel ATV.
Hungarian Govt Alliance Increases Support After Election
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat party alliance significantly increased its voter support during the week after the recent local elections. Pollster Tárki said that the winning parties benefited from a tendency of “siding with the winner”.
One Detained Protester Released In Budapest, Five To Go To Court After Sunday’s Internet -Tax Demo
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One of the six protesters detained at Sunday’s demonstration against the government’s planned internet tax has been released while the others will go to court on Wednesday, the chief public prosecutor’s spokesperson said. Bettina Bagoly said on Tuesday that in the case of one detainee, a man aged 26, the prosecutor’s office found that his involvement in criminal activities could not be proven and ...
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Demonstrate In Budapest Against Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily describes how Sunday’s protest against the planned internet tax turned into an overall anti-Fidesz demonstration. A moderate blog wonders if the opposition will in the future try to counter the government through similar, not necessarily non-violent mass rallies.
Hungary's PM Orbán Did Not Tell MPs About Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér admitted in a corridor of Parliament on Monday that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán did not inform governing party MPs about the internet tax before the plan was made public, nor was there any preliminary consultation on the matter.
Kecel Mayor Expelled From Fidesz In Hungary
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has expelled Kecel mayor Ferenc Haszilló for racist remarks heard on a sound recording made public last month. Following his re-election on October 12, Haszilló will not resign but will stay on as an independent politician.
Hungary’s Fidesz Pledges To Prevent Transfer Of Internet Tax To Subscribers
- 30 Oct 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
A strict law will guarantee that service providers should not “pass on” the proposed internet tax to subscribers, the ruling Fidesz said. The new tax will not impose even a penny worth of new burden on subscribers, Fidesz’ press office said, adding that the party would propose amending even further laws to this effect, if need be.
US May Send Ambassador To Hungary Before Year - End
- 30 Oct 2014 11:35 AM
- current affairs
André Goodfriend, charge d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, trusts that his country’s next ambassador to Hungary could arrive at their post before the end of 2014. In an interview published in Tuesday’s Magyar Hírlap, the diplomat said that the US Senate was currently dealing with over 50 ambassadorial appointments.
Hungarian Court To Handle Internet Tax Protesters’ Case In Ordinary Proceedings
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Pest central district court decided on Wednesday to handle the case of five protesters detained after a demonstration against the government’s plan to tax internet use in ordinary proceedings and returned their documents to the public prosecutor’s office, asking it to collect further evidence.
Hungarian EU Commissioner Navracsics & Deutsch On Internet Tax Debate
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly appointed Hungarian EU commissioner Tibor Navracsics on Tuesday declined to judge a debate about the planned introduction of the internet tax in Hungary. The government and the opposition agree insofar that everyone should be given access to the internet, which should be let expand unhindered, he told commercial channel ATV.
Hungarian Govt Alliance Increases Support After Election
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat party alliance significantly increased its voter support during the week after the recent local elections. Pollster Tárki said that the winning parties benefited from a tendency of “siding with the winner”.
One Detained Protester Released In Budapest, Five To Go To Court After Sunday’s Internet -Tax Demo
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
One of the six protesters detained at Sunday’s demonstration against the government’s planned internet tax has been released while the others will go to court on Wednesday, the chief public prosecutor’s spokesperson said. Bettina Bagoly said on Tuesday that in the case of one detainee, a man aged 26, the prosecutor’s office found that his involvement in criminal activities could not be proven and ...
Xpat Opinion: Thousands Demonstrate In Budapest Against Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading left-wing daily describes how Sunday’s protest against the planned internet tax turned into an overall anti-Fidesz demonstration. A moderate blog wonders if the opposition will in the future try to counter the government through similar, not necessarily non-violent mass rallies.
Hungary's PM Orbán Did Not Tell MPs About Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér admitted in a corridor of Parliament on Monday that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán did not inform governing party MPs about the internet tax before the plan was made public, nor was there any preliminary consultation on the matter.