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House Speaker: Orbán Gov’t “Needs At Least One More” Cycle To “Achieve Goals”
- 11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The Orbán government needs “another one or two cycles to implement its programmes” aimed at “determining the country’s long-term future and restoring order in moral and economic terms”, the house speaker said in an interview published in pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap. László Kövér said that priority should be given to “reversing the current demographic trends by raising the fertility rate ...
Official: Govt Has No Plans To Squeeze Out Foreign Retail Chains
- 9 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- business
Commissioner for trade policy Kristóf Szatmáry dismissed the suggestion that the government plans to squeeze out foreign food retailers from the market. In an interview to daily Magyar Idők, he responded to a report suggesting that after the 2018 elections, the government wants to shrink the ownership slice of food retailers held by foreign multinationals, just as they have done in the media as ...
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: EC ‘In Soros’s Pocket’
- 9 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s deputy prime minister gave an interview to public radio on Sunday and dismissed comments by Hungarian European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, who recently insisted that the so-called Soros plan did not figure in the commission’s draft migration policy.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
BP Opens 2nd Hungarian Shared Services Center In Szeged
- 3 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- business
British multinational oil and gas company BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, opened a shared services center with a staff of 170 in a repurposed clothing factory in Szeged, southern Hungary.
PM Orbán: Hungary Will Never Be ‘Immigrant Country’
- 27 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary will never be an immigrant country,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his address to lawmakers on the first day of parliament’s autumn session, distinguishing between “immigrant” and “non-immigrant countries” in terms of their approach to migration.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Agriculture & Food Expo Opens In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- shopping
The output of Hungary’s agriculture sector is the result of the year-round hard work of more than 200,000 Hungarian farmers, House Speaker László Kövér said at the opening of the 78th National Agriculture and Food Exhibition (OMÉK) in Budapest on Wednesday.
House Speaker: Orbán Gov’t “Needs At Least One More” Cycle To “Achieve Goals”
- 11 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The Orbán government needs “another one or two cycles to implement its programmes” aimed at “determining the country’s long-term future and restoring order in moral and economic terms”, the house speaker said in an interview published in pro-government daily Magyar Hírlap. László Kövér said that priority should be given to “reversing the current demographic trends by raising the fertility rate ...
Official: Govt Has No Plans To Squeeze Out Foreign Retail Chains
- 9 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- business
Commissioner for trade policy Kristóf Szatmáry dismissed the suggestion that the government plans to squeeze out foreign food retailers from the market. In an interview to daily Magyar Idők, he responded to a report suggesting that after the 2018 elections, the government wants to shrink the ownership slice of food retailers held by foreign multinationals, just as they have done in the media as ...
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: EC ‘In Soros’s Pocket’
- 9 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s deputy prime minister gave an interview to public radio on Sunday and dismissed comments by Hungarian European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, who recently insisted that the so-called Soros plan did not figure in the commission’s draft migration policy.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
BP Opens 2nd Hungarian Shared Services Center In Szeged
- 3 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- business
British multinational oil and gas company BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, opened a shared services center with a staff of 170 in a repurposed clothing factory in Szeged, southern Hungary.
PM Orbán: Hungary Will Never Be ‘Immigrant Country’
- 27 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary will never be an immigrant country,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his address to lawmakers on the first day of parliament’s autumn session, distinguishing between “immigrant” and “non-immigrant countries” in terms of their approach to migration.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Agriculture & Food Expo Opens In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- shopping
The output of Hungary’s agriculture sector is the result of the year-round hard work of more than 200,000 Hungarian farmers, House Speaker László Kövér said at the opening of the 78th National Agriculture and Food Exhibition (OMÉK) in Budapest on Wednesday.