541 result(s) for former leaders
Szijjártó: Hungary Aims To Be Region’s Top Exporter To China
- 27 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has set a realistic goal of becoming the central European region’s top exporter to China as well as China’s top investment destination in the region, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport ahead of the arrival of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Péter Szijjártó said Hungary has so far been successful in ...
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Seen As The Likely Winner On The Left
- 23 Nov 2017 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The two leading left-wing parties have already named their joint candidates in all the 106 constituencies. Although more than 60 are MSZP nominees, a left-wing and a pro-government pundit both agree that former PM Gyurcsány’s Democratic Coalition is about to become the number one force within the left-wing opposition.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
No Matter Who Wins The Election, Hungary’s Border Fence Is Here To Stay
- 10 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
When the third Orbán government decided to erect a razor-wire fence on Hungary’s southern border to stop the influx of refugees in the summer of 2015, the move was met with a storm of indignation from opposition parties with the exception of radical right-wing party Jobbik.
Hungary Pulls Out Of German-Hungarian Forum After 26 Years
- 7 Nov 2017 3:00 AM
- business
For the past 26 years, an annual conference has brought together the foreign affairs ministers of Hungary and Germany, as well as numerous political, economic, scientific and cultural leaders from the two countries, to discuss their multi-faceted cooperation. The German-Hungarian Forum was, since 1992, an important foreign policy tool through which Hungary was able to regularly meet and negotiate ...
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
Péter Balázs Offers To Be Joint Opposition Candidate For Prime Minister
- 31 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Péter Balázs would become a prime ministerial candidate of the left-wing opposition if suitable conditions arose, reports HírTV.
Local Opinion: Police Search 30 Scientology Centres
- 30 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church.
Budapest Assembly Approves Report Blaming Socialist-Liberal City Leadership In Metro Corruption Case
- 26 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly has approved a report blaming the former Socialist-liberal city leadership for irregularities highlighted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office, in connection with construction of the capital’s fourth metro line.
Szijjártó: Hungary Aims To Be Region’s Top Exporter To China
- 27 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has set a realistic goal of becoming the central European region’s top exporter to China as well as China’s top investment destination in the region, Hungary’s foreign minister said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc International Airport ahead of the arrival of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, Péter Szijjártó said Hungary has so far been successful in ...
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Seen As The Likely Winner On The Left
- 23 Nov 2017 7:48 AM
- current affairs
The two leading left-wing parties have already named their joint candidates in all the 106 constituencies. Although more than 60 are MSZP nominees, a left-wing and a pro-government pundit both agree that former PM Gyurcsány’s Democratic Coalition is about to become the number one force within the left-wing opposition.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
No Matter Who Wins The Election, Hungary’s Border Fence Is Here To Stay
- 10 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
When the third Orbán government decided to erect a razor-wire fence on Hungary’s southern border to stop the influx of refugees in the summer of 2015, the move was met with a storm of indignation from opposition parties with the exception of radical right-wing party Jobbik.
Hungary Pulls Out Of German-Hungarian Forum After 26 Years
- 7 Nov 2017 3:00 AM
- business
For the past 26 years, an annual conference has brought together the foreign affairs ministers of Hungary and Germany, as well as numerous political, economic, scientific and cultural leaders from the two countries, to discuss their multi-faceted cooperation. The German-Hungarian Forum was, since 1992, an important foreign policy tool through which Hungary was able to regularly meet and negotiate ...
Transylvania’s Hungarian Parties Reject Proposal To Strip Ethnic Hungarians Of Voting Rights
- 3 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
All parties of the ethnic Hungarian minority in Romania’s Transylvanian region have rejected the Democratic Coalition’s proposal to ban those who have never lived in Hungary from voting in the country’s election. The party leaders’ comments were published by the Transylvanian Hungarian daily Krónika on Thursday.
Péter Balázs Offers To Be Joint Opposition Candidate For Prime Minister
- 31 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Commissioner for Regional Policy Péter Balázs would become a prime ministerial candidate of the left-wing opposition if suitable conditions arose, reports HírTV.
Local Opinion: Police Search 30 Scientology Centres
- 30 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church.
Budapest Assembly Approves Report Blaming Socialist-Liberal City Leadership In Metro Corruption Case
- 26 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly has approved a report blaming the former Socialist-liberal city leadership for irregularities highlighted by OLAF, the European anti-fraud office, in connection with construction of the capital’s fourth metro line.