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Call For Plenary Debate On Hungary Rejected By EP
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament on Monday rejected a proposal by the liberal group for a plenary debate on Hungary at its session in Strasbourg.
DK To Turn TO EC Over Police Raids On Hungarian NGOs
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said it will turn to the European Commission over a recent police raid of the Ökotárs Foundation, which helps distribute Norway Grants.
Hungary’s Jobbik Spy Case Stuck In Brussels
- 10 Sep 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A novel situation could emerge in the European Parliament in the case of Béla Kovács, the radical nationalist Jobbik European lawmaker who is suspected of spying for Russia, Magyar Nemzet daily said.
DK Accuses Hungarian Govt Of Scheme To Quit EU
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An MEP of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the prime minister and the government to drop “preparations to quit the European Union”. Speaking to MTI on Wednesday, Péter Niedermüller, who is also DK’s deputy leader, insisted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was using every opportunity to criticise European values, which he interpreted as preparations for a shift “to a different ...
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
Hungaricum Festival Opens In Szeged
- 2 Aug 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
A festival featuring premium products designated as Hungaricum has opened in the city of Szeged, in the country’s south. Punters are being given the chance to sample the products which are uniquely Hungarian, including gastronomic specialties and wines from the major wine regions, as well as palinka and traditional handicrafts, Loránd István Szakáli, state secretary of agricultural development ...
DK Asks Italy Not To Accept Hungarian Ambassador Candidate
- 24 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has turned to Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini in protest against the Hungarian government’s appointing Péter Szentmihályi Szabó ambassador to that country.
Hot Topic At Martos Free University: Hungarian Affairs In Brussels
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The power relations which have emerged after the May European parliamentary elections and plans to intensify lobbying of Hungarian affairs in Brussels were central topics of discussion between Fidesz MEP József Szájer and Slovak-Hungarian MEP Pál Csáky at the closing event of the Martovce (Martos) Free University on Sunday.
Call For Plenary Debate On Hungary Rejected By EP
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament on Monday rejected a proposal by the liberal group for a plenary debate on Hungary at its session in Strasbourg.
DK To Turn TO EC Over Police Raids On Hungarian NGOs
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said it will turn to the European Commission over a recent police raid of the Ökotárs Foundation, which helps distribute Norway Grants.
Hungary’s Jobbik Spy Case Stuck In Brussels
- 10 Sep 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A novel situation could emerge in the European Parliament in the case of Béla Kovács, the radical nationalist Jobbik European lawmaker who is suspected of spying for Russia, Magyar Nemzet daily said.
DK Accuses Hungarian Govt Of Scheme To Quit EU
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An MEP of the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the prime minister and the government to drop “preparations to quit the European Union”. Speaking to MTI on Wednesday, Péter Niedermüller, who is also DK’s deputy leader, insisted that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was using every opportunity to criticise European values, which he interpreted as preparations for a shift “to a different ...
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
Hungaricum Festival Opens In Szeged
- 2 Aug 2014 9:04 AM
- community & culture
A festival featuring premium products designated as Hungaricum has opened in the city of Szeged, in the country’s south. Punters are being given the chance to sample the products which are uniquely Hungarian, including gastronomic specialties and wines from the major wine regions, as well as palinka and traditional handicrafts, Loránd István Szakáli, state secretary of agricultural development ...
DK Asks Italy Not To Accept Hungarian Ambassador Candidate
- 24 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has turned to Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini in protest against the Hungarian government’s appointing Péter Szentmihályi Szabó ambassador to that country.
Hot Topic At Martos Free University: Hungarian Affairs In Brussels
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The power relations which have emerged after the May European parliamentary elections and plans to intensify lobbying of Hungarian affairs in Brussels were central topics of discussion between Fidesz MEP József Szájer and Slovak-Hungarian MEP Pál Csáky at the closing event of the Martovce (Martos) Free University on Sunday.