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Over 5,000 Public Sector Employees Go On Strike In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Over 5,000 people working in the public sector held a 2-hour strike on Monday morning demanding higher wages, Erzsébet Boros, head of trade union MKKSZ told a press conference.
Paks II Company Denies Claims Of Unsafe Fault Line Below Nuclear Plant
- 12 Jul 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The company responsible for operating the Paks nuclear energy facility has countered reports that an active fault line running below the area of the plant should cause safety concerns, Magyar Nemzet reports.
Orbán Meets Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met David Lau, Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. Parties at the talks discussed issues around government support for the Jewish community in Hungary, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI.
Local Opinion: MSZP Suspected Of Receiving Government Support
- 26 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
A fact-finding journalist discovers examples of surprising albeit indirect financial help from the government side to the MSZP, while an independent commentator dismisses the idea that the MSZP is kept afloat by Fidesz as just one more conspiracy theory. Jobbik’s new moderate strategy may play a role in the strategies of these two parties.
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Hand Over Communist Informant Files To Archives
- 16 Jun 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Thursday voted to authorise the government to hand over the magnetic tapes containing the files of secret service informants of Hungary’s communist era to the Historical Archives of Hungarian State Security Service. The motion was passed with 126 votes in favour, 57 against and 2 abstentions.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Szijjártó: ‘Good News’ For Hungary That US Puts National Interests First
- 7 Jun 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
It is “good news” for Hungary and the rest of the world that US President Donald Trump is putting national interests first, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said at a conference in Budapest on the US.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
First District Mayor Granted Two Official Cars
- 11 May 2017 9:35 AM
- current affairs
The First District council has approved two official cars within a year for mayor Tamás Gábor Nagy, although he walks to his workplace, HírTV reports.
Over 5,000 Public Sector Employees Go On Strike In Hungary
- 17 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Over 5,000 people working in the public sector held a 2-hour strike on Monday morning demanding higher wages, Erzsébet Boros, head of trade union MKKSZ told a press conference.
Paks II Company Denies Claims Of Unsafe Fault Line Below Nuclear Plant
- 12 Jul 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The company responsible for operating the Paks nuclear energy facility has countered reports that an active fault line running below the area of the plant should cause safety concerns, Magyar Nemzet reports.
Orbán Meets Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met David Lau, Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. Parties at the talks discussed issues around government support for the Jewish community in Hungary, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI.
Local Opinion: MSZP Suspected Of Receiving Government Support
- 26 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
A fact-finding journalist discovers examples of surprising albeit indirect financial help from the government side to the MSZP, while an independent commentator dismisses the idea that the MSZP is kept afloat by Fidesz as just one more conspiracy theory. Jobbik’s new moderate strategy may play a role in the strategies of these two parties.
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Hand Over Communist Informant Files To Archives
- 16 Jun 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Thursday voted to authorise the government to hand over the magnetic tapes containing the files of secret service informants of Hungary’s communist era to the Historical Archives of Hungarian State Security Service. The motion was passed with 126 votes in favour, 57 against and 2 abstentions.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Szijjártó: ‘Good News’ For Hungary That US Puts National Interests First
- 7 Jun 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
It is “good news” for Hungary and the rest of the world that US President Donald Trump is putting national interests first, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said at a conference in Budapest on the US.
Fidesz To File Criminal Complaint Over Alleged Graft In N Hungary
- 25 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szilárd Németh, the deputy leader of ruling Fidesz, has announced he will file a criminal complaint over a leaked recording which suggests that municipal leaders of Ózd, in northern Hungary, gave preferential treatment to a company during a public bidding process.
First District Mayor Granted Two Official Cars
- 11 May 2017 9:35 AM
- current affairs
The First District council has approved two official cars within a year for mayor Tamás Gábor Nagy, although he walks to his workplace, HírTV reports.