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Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
Socialists Ask Hungary's President About 2014 Election Date
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has asked President János Áder to “make it clear” if he does indeed intend to consult the political parties before he selects a date for next year’s general elections or ruling Fidesz “has made that decision already”.
Banks In Hungary To Pay 9.5 Billion Forint Fine For Cartel
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Competition Authority (GVH) has imposed a 9.5 billion forint fine on 11 commercial banks for the operation of an illegal collusion (cartel) during a repayment scheme for foreign currency mortgage-holders two years ago. According to the GVH, the banks cooperated and shared confidential business information between September 2011 and January 2012 to reduce the scale of mortgage repayments.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...
Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Maintains Stable Lead In Poll
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party maintained its stable lead over its main rival Socialists but the gap between them somewhat narrowed in November, a poll by Medián published in business weekly HVG shows.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls On Bajnai To Disclose Funding Sources
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has called on Gordon Bajnai, leader of the electoral alliance of E14-PM, to give an account of funding he had received from abroad. Bajnai’s foundation Haza és Haladás (Patriotism and Progress) has received nearly half a million dollars from US speculators and another 500 million forints went to civil organisations and websites affiliated with Bajnai, Máté Kocsis, the ...
Socialists Ask Hungary's President About 2014 Election Date
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has asked President János Áder to “make it clear” if he does indeed intend to consult the political parties before he selects a date for next year’s general elections or ruling Fidesz “has made that decision already”.
Banks In Hungary To Pay 9.5 Billion Forint Fine For Cartel
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Competition Authority (GVH) has imposed a 9.5 billion forint fine on 11 commercial banks for the operation of an illegal collusion (cartel) during a repayment scheme for foreign currency mortgage-holders two years ago. According to the GVH, the banks cooperated and shared confidential business information between September 2011 and January 2012 to reduce the scale of mortgage repayments.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...
Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Maintains Stable Lead In Poll
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party maintained its stable lead over its main rival Socialists but the gap between them somewhat narrowed in November, a poll by Medián published in business weekly HVG shows.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...