313 result(s) for foreign politics
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Constitutional Amendments
- 20 Jun 2018 6:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A Marxist philosopher excoriates the government’s proposed constitutional amendments and accuses the government of ethnic nationalist politics as well as the uprooting of the rule of law. A conservative lawyer, on the other hand, thinks that the defence of Hungary’s ethnic composition and constitutional identity is necessary to strengthen democracy
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
RIP The Budapest Beacon, Exit Interview With Richard Field
- 16 Apr 2018 4:01 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Four and a half years to the day after its launch, The Budapest Beacon is publishing its final article today in the form of an exit interview with Budapest Beacon managing editor Richard Field.
Fidesz-KDNP Again Boycotts Parliament’s National Security Committee Meeting
- 5 Apr 2018 9:00 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Fidesz-KDNP has again boycotted parliament’s national security committee meeting. This is the fourth time the committee has not made quorum. Fidesz’s Szilárd Németh, the committee deputy chair, has boycotted the meetings on grounds that he believes Politics Can Be Different (LMP) committee member Bernadett Szél to be an agent of financier George Soros.
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
Orbán Meets Babis For Bilateral Talks In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Caretaker Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis brings new flavour and new opportunities to the Visegrad Group alliance, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Babis in Budapest on Friday.
Government Discloses Exact Number Of Accepted Refugees
- 17 Jan 2018 8:39 AM
- current affairs
The government has released the exact number of refugees Hungary accepted last year based on the Geneva Conventions.
Foreign Minister: Autonomy Debate ‘Legitimate’
- 15 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asked if the Hungarian government thought it was worthwhile engaging in a debate on Hungarian autonomy efforts when the Romanian government opposes autonomy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the debate was a legitimate one, arguing that it had been initiated in a lawful manner by political parties in Romania.
Hungarian Parties Outraged By The Remarks Of The Romanian Prime Minister
- 12 Jan 2018 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz and opposition LMP called Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose’s Wednesday remarks on Hungarian autonomy “unacceptable and unforgiveable”.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Constitutional Amendments
- 20 Jun 2018 6:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A Marxist philosopher excoriates the government’s proposed constitutional amendments and accuses the government of ethnic nationalist politics as well as the uprooting of the rule of law. A conservative lawyer, on the other hand, thinks that the defence of Hungary’s ethnic composition and constitutional identity is necessary to strengthen democracy
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
RIP The Budapest Beacon, Exit Interview With Richard Field
- 16 Apr 2018 4:01 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Four and a half years to the day after its launch, The Budapest Beacon is publishing its final article today in the form of an exit interview with Budapest Beacon managing editor Richard Field.
Fidesz-KDNP Again Boycotts Parliament’s National Security Committee Meeting
- 5 Apr 2018 9:00 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Fidesz-KDNP has again boycotted parliament’s national security committee meeting. This is the fourth time the committee has not made quorum. Fidesz’s Szilárd Németh, the committee deputy chair, has boycotted the meetings on grounds that he believes Politics Can Be Different (LMP) committee member Bernadett Szél to be an agent of financier George Soros.
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
Orbán Meets Babis For Bilateral Talks In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Caretaker Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis brings new flavour and new opportunities to the Visegrad Group alliance, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Babis in Budapest on Friday.
Government Discloses Exact Number Of Accepted Refugees
- 17 Jan 2018 8:39 AM
- current affairs
The government has released the exact number of refugees Hungary accepted last year based on the Geneva Conventions.
Foreign Minister: Autonomy Debate ‘Legitimate’
- 15 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asked if the Hungarian government thought it was worthwhile engaging in a debate on Hungarian autonomy efforts when the Romanian government opposes autonomy, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said the debate was a legitimate one, arguing that it had been initiated in a lawful manner by political parties in Romania.
Hungarian Parties Outraged By The Remarks Of The Romanian Prime Minister
- 12 Jan 2018 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz and opposition LMP called Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose’s Wednesday remarks on Hungarian autonomy “unacceptable and unforgiveable”.