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Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Special Parlt Session On ‘Secretly Accepted’ Refugees Fails To Reach Quorum
- 31 Jan 2018 8:12 AM
- current affairs
A special session of parliament initiated by radical nationalist Jobbik to debate the “secret acceptance” of 2,300 refugees in the last three years failed to reach quorum on Tuesday because lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Accuses MSZP Of Conniving With Fidesz
- 31 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A political scientist thinks the leader of the Democratic Coalition probably considers other opposition parties as rivals rather than allies, otherwise he would not accuse them of conniving with the ruling party, which they are supposed to be dethroning together.
Video: Austria's Kurz Backs Hungary's Orban Against EU Migrant Quotas
- 30 Jan 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The two leaders have pledged to cooperate and challenge the EU's migration policy.
HírTV Cutting Back
- 30 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- entertainment
HírTV is outsourcing programme production and cancelling other productions due to financial problems, Magyar Idők writes.
Teacher Protest Movement Holds Demo In Front Of Parliament
- 30 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The teacher protest movement Tanítanék held a demonstration in front of Parliament on Sunday, demanding greater freedom from central government control in schools.
DK Demands Info On Number Of Criminals Who Received Hungarian Citizenship
- 30 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition is submitting a question to Interior Minister Sandor Pinter querying the number of foreign criminals who received Hungarian citizenship as part of a fast-track procedure scheme in recent years. The government has said that over one million people have been granted Hungarian citizenship under the scheme, DK deputy leader László Varju told a press conference.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Needs To ‘Go Back To The Drawing Board’
- 29 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe “needs to go back to the drawing board” because it has failed to achieve its goals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a panel discussion with his Visegrád Group counterparts in Budapest on Friday.
Gyurcsány Slams Orbán’s Cabinet As ‘Immoral Mafia’
- 29 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, the leader of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK – Demokratikus Koalíció), on Saturday called the government an “immoral mafia” which has “ruined the reputation of the country and shattered its dreams”.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Special Parlt Session On ‘Secretly Accepted’ Refugees Fails To Reach Quorum
- 31 Jan 2018 8:12 AM
- current affairs
A special session of parliament initiated by radical nationalist Jobbik to debate the “secret acceptance” of 2,300 refugees in the last three years failed to reach quorum on Tuesday because lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Accuses MSZP Of Conniving With Fidesz
- 31 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A political scientist thinks the leader of the Democratic Coalition probably considers other opposition parties as rivals rather than allies, otherwise he would not accuse them of conniving with the ruling party, which they are supposed to be dethroning together.
Video: Austria's Kurz Backs Hungary's Orban Against EU Migrant Quotas
- 30 Jan 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The two leaders have pledged to cooperate and challenge the EU's migration policy.
HírTV Cutting Back
- 30 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- entertainment
HírTV is outsourcing programme production and cancelling other productions due to financial problems, Magyar Idők writes.
Teacher Protest Movement Holds Demo In Front Of Parliament
- 30 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The teacher protest movement Tanítanék held a demonstration in front of Parliament on Sunday, demanding greater freedom from central government control in schools.
DK Demands Info On Number Of Criminals Who Received Hungarian Citizenship
- 30 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition is submitting a question to Interior Minister Sandor Pinter querying the number of foreign criminals who received Hungarian citizenship as part of a fast-track procedure scheme in recent years. The government has said that over one million people have been granted Hungarian citizenship under the scheme, DK deputy leader László Varju told a press conference.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Needs To ‘Go Back To The Drawing Board’
- 29 Jan 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe “needs to go back to the drawing board” because it has failed to achieve its goals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a panel discussion with his Visegrád Group counterparts in Budapest on Friday.
Gyurcsány Slams Orbán’s Cabinet As ‘Immoral Mafia’
- 29 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, the leader of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK – Demokratikus Koalíció), on Saturday called the government an “immoral mafia” which has “ruined the reputation of the country and shattered its dreams”.