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Budapest’s Chances To Host 2024 Olympics Over
- 22 Feb 2017 8:16 AM
- sport
Ruling Fidesz parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa on Tuesday said he believed Budapest’s chances of staging the 2024 Summer Olympics are over. Kósa was asked at a press conference to comment on Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch’s remarks that Budapest should withdraw its bid to host the Games as soon as possible.
Former Budapest Mayor Demszky To Brief Corruption Probe CTTEE
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The former liberal mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky, is expected to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating corruption surrounding the construction of the city’s fourth metro line, Demszky’s lawyer told daily Magyar Nemzet, claiming the former mayor had nothing to hide.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
DK: Orbán’s Cabinet Won’t Be Able To Block Establishment Of European Prosecutor
- 30 Jan 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
Neither the government nor the ruling Fidesz party will be able to block the establishment of a European prosecutor, an opposition Democratic Coalition MEP told a news conference in Budapest on Saturday. Péter Niedermüller said it would be possible to slow the process of establishing a European prosecutor but blocking it would be out of the question.
Natl Green Org Asks Orbán To Withdraw Hungary From EU - Canada Free Trade Pact
- 25 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- business
The National Society of Conservationists (MTVSZ) welcomes that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rejects the EU’s planned TTIP free trade pact with the US and asks him to withdraw Hungary from a similar pact, CETA, planned with Canada, the organisation said.
Hungarian MEPs Congratulate Newly Elected EP President
- 19 Jan 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The MEPs of Hungary’s allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties congratulated Antonio Tajani on his election as the new president of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “The EP will have a president who is a friend of Hungary,” the Fidesz-KDNP group said. With the election of the conservative Italian politician, it is expected that greater focus will be given to Christian values ...
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Hungarian MEP Elected European Parliament Vice President
- 19 Jan 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Gáll Pelcz, an MEP of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, was elected as one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents in Strasbourg on Wednesday. To be elected an EP vice president, a candidate requires garnering more than half of the votes cast. At the plenary, 680 MEPs cast their votes, 62 of which were invalid.
EU Set To Approve European Capital Of Tourism Title Initiated By Hungary
- 20 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- travel
The European Union is set to okay the creation of the title of “European Capital of Tourism”, a project initiated by Hungary, Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi said in Budapest on Monday.
Budapest’s Chances To Host 2024 Olympics Over
- 22 Feb 2017 8:16 AM
- sport
Ruling Fidesz parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa on Tuesday said he believed Budapest’s chances of staging the 2024 Summer Olympics are over. Kósa was asked at a press conference to comment on Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch’s remarks that Budapest should withdraw its bid to host the Games as soon as possible.
Former Budapest Mayor Demszky To Brief Corruption Probe CTTEE
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The former liberal mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky, is expected to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating corruption surrounding the construction of the city’s fourth metro line, Demszky’s lawyer told daily Magyar Nemzet, claiming the former mayor had nothing to hide.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
DK: Orbán’s Cabinet Won’t Be Able To Block Establishment Of European Prosecutor
- 30 Jan 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
Neither the government nor the ruling Fidesz party will be able to block the establishment of a European prosecutor, an opposition Democratic Coalition MEP told a news conference in Budapest on Saturday. Péter Niedermüller said it would be possible to slow the process of establishing a European prosecutor but blocking it would be out of the question.
Natl Green Org Asks Orbán To Withdraw Hungary From EU - Canada Free Trade Pact
- 25 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- business
The National Society of Conservationists (MTVSZ) welcomes that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rejects the EU’s planned TTIP free trade pact with the US and asks him to withdraw Hungary from a similar pact, CETA, planned with Canada, the organisation said.
Hungarian MEPs Congratulate Newly Elected EP President
- 19 Jan 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The MEPs of Hungary’s allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties congratulated Antonio Tajani on his election as the new president of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “The EP will have a president who is a friend of Hungary,” the Fidesz-KDNP group said. With the election of the conservative Italian politician, it is expected that greater focus will be given to Christian values ...
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Hungarian MEP Elected European Parliament Vice President
- 19 Jan 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Gáll Pelcz, an MEP of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, was elected as one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents in Strasbourg on Wednesday. To be elected an EP vice president, a candidate requires garnering more than half of the votes cast. At the plenary, 680 MEPs cast their votes, 62 of which were invalid.
EU Set To Approve European Capital Of Tourism Title Initiated By Hungary
- 20 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- travel
The European Union is set to okay the creation of the title of “European Capital of Tourism”, a project initiated by Hungary, Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi said in Budapest on Monday.