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Hungarian Opinion: Trócsányi’s Nomination As EU Commissioner Blocked Again
- 9 Oct 2019 6:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government’s nominee for EU Commissioner is rejected again, pro-government commentators accuse the EU of punishing Hungary for its anti-migration policies. Liberal pundits, on the other hand, find the decision justified.
Video Opinion: Why Are Most Hungarians So Sick Of Politics?
- 16 Jul 2019 11:44 AM
- current affairs
Despite the high turnout at last year's general election, it is a very common phenomenon amongst groups of friends or families in Hungary that talking politics is taboo.
PM Orbánʼs Private Jet Scandal Takes Off
- 8 Oct 2018 6:58 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has admitted in Parliament he often uses a luxury jet to travel to events such as matches of Hungarian football team Videoton, raising ethical questions about his relationship to businessman István Garancsi, who footed the bills as gifts, and whose companies have won numerous state tenders. The PM denies any wrongdoing.
Hungary Stops Feeding Asylum Seekers
- 17 Aug 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The Immigration and Refugee Affairs Office has stopped providing food to those asylum seekers whose application for refugee status has been rejected under a new regulation that entered into force on July 1.
Local Opinion: Constitutional Court Postpones ‘Lex CEU’ & ‘NGO’ Bills
- 7 Jun 2018 8:44 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal and a pro-government pundit lambast the Constitutional Court for not discussing the constitutionality of the so-called ‘lex CEU’ and the anti-NGO legislation.
EU Takes Hungary To Task Over Corruption
- 25 Apr 2018 3:33 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s (EP) budgetary control committee (CONT) has cited “serious corruption” in Hungary in a draft report approved on Wednesday.
Hungarian Residency Permits Also Granted To Suspected Criminals
- 4 Apr 2018 9:25 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
A wanted international criminal and a suspicious figure suspected of money laundering for the Assad regime, and their families, may have settled in Hungary as they have been granted residency permits through the government’s preferential residency bond scheme, the websites 444 and Direkt36 reported, citing information they received in an envelope from an anonymous sender more than two months ago.
See What Happened @ Xpat Charity Party: Bonfire Night In Budapest 2017
- 16 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
HUF 5.356 million was raised for Hungarian charities, a record amount for this annual soiree held for the second consecutive year in the Marriott's grand ballroom, on Bonfire Night: "Remember, remember the 5th of November" as the British poem goes.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Paid Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars To National Security Risk Naffa
- 10 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent USD 760,000 renting the premises of the Hungarian embassy in Amman, Jordan, from Zaid Naffa between 2003 and 2013. Naffa, the honorary consul of Jordan to Hungary, spent time with Hungarian government and state officials long after Hungarian counter-terrorism authorities identified him as a national security risk.
Hungarian Opinion: Trócsányi’s Nomination As EU Commissioner Blocked Again
- 9 Oct 2019 6:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government’s nominee for EU Commissioner is rejected again, pro-government commentators accuse the EU of punishing Hungary for its anti-migration policies. Liberal pundits, on the other hand, find the decision justified.
Video Opinion: Why Are Most Hungarians So Sick Of Politics?
- 16 Jul 2019 11:44 AM
- current affairs
Despite the high turnout at last year's general election, it is a very common phenomenon amongst groups of friends or families in Hungary that talking politics is taboo.
PM Orbánʼs Private Jet Scandal Takes Off
- 8 Oct 2018 6:58 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has admitted in Parliament he often uses a luxury jet to travel to events such as matches of Hungarian football team Videoton, raising ethical questions about his relationship to businessman István Garancsi, who footed the bills as gifts, and whose companies have won numerous state tenders. The PM denies any wrongdoing.
Hungary Stops Feeding Asylum Seekers
- 17 Aug 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The Immigration and Refugee Affairs Office has stopped providing food to those asylum seekers whose application for refugee status has been rejected under a new regulation that entered into force on July 1.
Local Opinion: Constitutional Court Postpones ‘Lex CEU’ & ‘NGO’ Bills
- 7 Jun 2018 8:44 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal and a pro-government pundit lambast the Constitutional Court for not discussing the constitutionality of the so-called ‘lex CEU’ and the anti-NGO legislation.
EU Takes Hungary To Task Over Corruption
- 25 Apr 2018 3:33 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s (EP) budgetary control committee (CONT) has cited “serious corruption” in Hungary in a draft report approved on Wednesday.
Hungarian Residency Permits Also Granted To Suspected Criminals
- 4 Apr 2018 9:25 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
A wanted international criminal and a suspicious figure suspected of money laundering for the Assad regime, and their families, may have settled in Hungary as they have been granted residency permits through the government’s preferential residency bond scheme, the websites 444 and Direkt36 reported, citing information they received in an envelope from an anonymous sender more than two months ago.
See What Happened @ Xpat Charity Party: Bonfire Night In Budapest 2017
- 16 Nov 2017 12:00 AM
- community & culture
HUF 5.356 million was raised for Hungarian charities, a record amount for this annual soiree held for the second consecutive year in the Marriott's grand ballroom, on Bonfire Night: "Remember, remember the 5th of November" as the British poem goes.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Paid Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars To National Security Risk Naffa
- 10 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spent USD 760,000 renting the premises of the Hungarian embassy in Amman, Jordan, from Zaid Naffa between 2003 and 2013. Naffa, the honorary consul of Jordan to Hungary, spent time with Hungarian government and state officials long after Hungarian counter-terrorism authorities identified him as a national security risk.