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Vona: Orban Must Resign If He Loses Migrant Quota Referendum
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gabor Vona said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban should resign if he loses the referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota scheme. Vona told a press conference assessing parliament’s spring session that Orban would ultimately have to take responsibility for the result of the referendum.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Guinea-Bissau Man Smuggles Cocaine Capsules In His Stomach To Hungary
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched an investigation concerning a man from Guinea-Bissau who had smuggled 110 cocaine capsules in his stomach to Hungary, police.hu reported. The man aged 30 arrived in Hungary on Monday from Lagos after changing flights in Dubai.
NBH-Scandal – Jobbik Lambasts Central Bank Governor Over “Financing State”
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The opposition Jobbik party has called on György Matolcsy, governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to resign over recent scandals including purchases of state securities by the central bank’s foundations. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z Kárpát told a press conference on Monday that through those purchases the central bank has violated a prohibition of financing state operations, and has ...
Orbán: Investigator Teams To Seek Hungarian Implications Of Panama Papers
- 14 Apr 2016 1:30 AM
- current affairs
Police and the tax and excise office will set up special teams to investigate exclusively Hungarian involvement in the international offshore “Panama Papers” scandal, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting of the national security committee.
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Együtt Starts Signature Drive Against EU Quota Referendum
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party has started a signature drive in protest of the government taking the EU’s migrant quota plans to a public vote in Hungary.
Vona: Orban Must Resign If He Loses Migrant Quota Referendum
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gabor Vona said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Viktor Orban should resign if he loses the referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota scheme. Vona told a press conference assessing parliament’s spring session that Orban would ultimately have to take responsibility for the result of the referendum.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Soros Campaign Intensifies In Hungary
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A full-fledged witch hunt is taking place in Hungary against a not-at-all favorite son, George Soros. Two weeks ago I already wrote a post on the Orbán government’s reaction to the less than flattering remarks of Bill Clinton about Poland and Hungary, two countries that decided that “democracy is too much trouble [and] they want Putin-like leadership.”
Xpat Opinion: Speculation About President Áder’s Future
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators give credence to rumours that the Prime Minister doesn’t want Mr Áder to be re-elected next year. Opinions diverge, however about the reasons and one source claims that the President took the job four years ago for a single term anyway.
Guinea-Bissau Man Smuggles Cocaine Capsules In His Stomach To Hungary
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have launched an investigation concerning a man from Guinea-Bissau who had smuggled 110 cocaine capsules in his stomach to Hungary, police.hu reported. The man aged 30 arrived in Hungary on Monday from Lagos after changing flights in Dubai.
NBH-Scandal – Jobbik Lambasts Central Bank Governor Over “Financing State”
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The opposition Jobbik party has called on György Matolcsy, governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to resign over recent scandals including purchases of state securities by the central bank’s foundations. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z Kárpát told a press conference on Monday that through those purchases the central bank has violated a prohibition of financing state operations, and has ...
Orbán: Investigator Teams To Seek Hungarian Implications Of Panama Papers
- 14 Apr 2016 1:30 AM
- current affairs
Police and the tax and excise office will set up special teams to investigate exclusively Hungarian involvement in the international offshore “Panama Papers” scandal, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after a meeting of the national security committee.
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Együtt Starts Signature Drive Against EU Quota Referendum
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party has started a signature drive in protest of the government taking the EU’s migrant quota plans to a public vote in Hungary.