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Hungary's PM Orbán Bans Anti-Semitic Parade
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament before regular business that he had instructed Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to ban the anti-Semitic motorcyclists parade planned for April 21, Holocaust Memorial Day. He said he had ordered a ban on all politically related events on the day of the March of the Living that could offend the marchers.
MPs Expense Claims Riding High In Hungary
- 28 Mar 2013 6:35 AM
- current affairs
MPs have run up more official expenses in the past three years than in the previous four years, the tabloid Blikk reported on Tuesday. The tabloid found that the ten MPs claiming the most expenses have collected at least Ft 25 million each so far and could rake in a further Ft 11-12 million before the next elections.
Xpat Opinion: Left-Wing Parties In Hungary Still Competing
- 27 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators evaluating the results of the weekend snap elections in four municipalities suggest that the opposition parties are unlikely to become a real match for the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance any time soon.
'Open Letter To The Editors Of TIME', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Here’s an interesting letter to the editors of TIME Magazine from Andrew Friedman, who is president of Congregation Bais Naftoli in Los Angeles and an esteemed and active member of the Hungarian diaspora community on the west coast of the US. I had the privilege of meeting him there in January.
Xpat Opinion: Far Right Journalist Forced To Return Government Award
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist blog argues that the award granted to an openly racist journalist reveals the problems with the highly centralised government Prime Minister Orbán has created, as Zoltan Balog, the Minister for Human Resources has to supervise too many areas.
Jobbik Prepares Football Protest In Hungary
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Jobbik will arrange a protest outside the Puskás Ferenc Stadium on Dózsa György út on Friday night when the Hungarian national football team hosts Romania in a World Cup qualifying match.
Weather Wipes Out March 15 Events In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow and unusually cold weather conditions on Friday prompted the cancellation of most state-organised and opposition celebrations of the 1848-49 War of Independence. A few commemorations were held, mostly indoors.
Xpat Opinion: Protesters Occupy Fidesz Headquarters In Budapest
- 11 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist accuses opposition protesters of provocation and radicalism. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, fears that the government is about to create a volunteer army of its supporters and steer the country to the brink of civil war.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Widens Its Lead
- 7 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing columnists review the latest opinion polls, and conclude that the opposition parties are unlikely to challenge the governing coalition at the 2014 parliamentary elections.
Hungary's PM Orbán Bans Anti-Semitic Parade
- 9 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Parliament before regular business that he had instructed Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to ban the anti-Semitic motorcyclists parade planned for April 21, Holocaust Memorial Day. He said he had ordered a ban on all politically related events on the day of the March of the Living that could offend the marchers.
MPs Expense Claims Riding High In Hungary
- 28 Mar 2013 6:35 AM
- current affairs
MPs have run up more official expenses in the past three years than in the previous four years, the tabloid Blikk reported on Tuesday. The tabloid found that the ten MPs claiming the most expenses have collected at least Ft 25 million each so far and could rake in a further Ft 11-12 million before the next elections.
Xpat Opinion: Left-Wing Parties In Hungary Still Competing
- 27 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators evaluating the results of the weekend snap elections in four municipalities suggest that the opposition parties are unlikely to become a real match for the governing Fidesz-KDNP alliance any time soon.
'Open Letter To The Editors Of TIME', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Here’s an interesting letter to the editors of TIME Magazine from Andrew Friedman, who is president of Congregation Bais Naftoli in Los Angeles and an esteemed and active member of the Hungarian diaspora community on the west coast of the US. I had the privilege of meeting him there in January.
Xpat Opinion: Far Right Journalist Forced To Return Government Award
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist blog argues that the award granted to an openly racist journalist reveals the problems with the highly centralised government Prime Minister Orbán has created, as Zoltan Balog, the Minister for Human Resources has to supervise too many areas.
Jobbik Prepares Football Protest In Hungary
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Jobbik will arrange a protest outside the Puskás Ferenc Stadium on Dózsa György út on Friday night when the Hungarian national football team hosts Romania in a World Cup qualifying match.
Weather Wipes Out March 15 Events In Hungary
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Snow and unusually cold weather conditions on Friday prompted the cancellation of most state-organised and opposition celebrations of the 1848-49 War of Independence. A few commemorations were held, mostly indoors.
Xpat Opinion: Protesters Occupy Fidesz Headquarters In Budapest
- 11 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist accuses opposition protesters of provocation and radicalism. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, fears that the government is about to create a volunteer army of its supporters and steer the country to the brink of civil war.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Widens Its Lead
- 7 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing columnists review the latest opinion polls, and conclude that the opposition parties are unlikely to challenge the governing coalition at the 2014 parliamentary elections.