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Gyurcsány Urges Voters To ‘Choose Europe Over Orbán’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), urged participants in his party’s campaign opener over the weekend to “choose Europe over [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán” in next year’s election.
FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier: Hungary Record Deserved Home Victory Over Latvia
- 1 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- sport
First-half goals from Tamás Kádár and Ádám Szalai and a deflected free-kick from Balázs Dzsudzsák in the second period helped Hungary ease to a comprehensive home win against Latvia, for whom Friemanis scored just before half-time, in their FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier in the Groupama Aréna in Budapest last night.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Cabinet To Buy Paintings For HUF 1.5bn
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet will purchase a series of five large paintings by Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba-Novák depicting Polish-Hungarian friendship for Ft 1.45 billion, HVG reports.
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.
Budapest Council To Spend Huf 1 Bn On Led Lights
- 31 Aug 2017 8:42 AM
- getting around
The Budapest assembly approved a decision to spend over one billion forints (EUR 3.3) on purchasing 7,000 LED lights for public lighting. Under the decision, passed with 24 votes in favour and with 5 abstentions, a public procurement bid will be announced to select a supplier. The radical nationalist Jobbik party, however, said that approved amount was one-and-a-half times the market price.
Gyurcsány Urges Voters To ‘Choose Europe Over Orbán’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), urged participants in his party’s campaign opener over the weekend to “choose Europe over [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán” in next year’s election.
FIFA 2018 World Cup Qualifier: Hungary Record Deserved Home Victory Over Latvia
- 1 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- sport
First-half goals from Tamás Kádár and Ádám Szalai and a deflected free-kick from Balázs Dzsudzsák in the second period helped Hungary ease to a comprehensive home win against Latvia, for whom Friemanis scored just before half-time, in their FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifier in the Groupama Aréna in Budapest last night.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Cabinet To Buy Paintings For HUF 1.5bn
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet will purchase a series of five large paintings by Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba-Novák depicting Polish-Hungarian friendship for Ft 1.45 billion, HVG reports.
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.
Budapest Council To Spend Huf 1 Bn On Led Lights
- 31 Aug 2017 8:42 AM
- getting around
The Budapest assembly approved a decision to spend over one billion forints (EUR 3.3) on purchasing 7,000 LED lights for public lighting. Under the decision, passed with 24 votes in favour and with 5 abstentions, a public procurement bid will be announced to select a supplier. The radical nationalist Jobbik party, however, said that approved amount was one-and-a-half times the market price.