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Jobless Rates At Historic High In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2017 7:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate dropped to 4.1 percent in July-September from 4.2 percent in the previous month and 4.9 percent in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday.
Fidesz: Scientology Church’s Request To Socialist Member Of Parliament ‘Astonishing’
- 27 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
It is “astonishing” that Church of Scientology has turned to the Socialist lawmaker who heads parliament’s national security committee, asking him to intercede on its behalf in connection with official procedures against the organisation, a ruling party lawmaker said on Thursday.
1956 – Orbán: ‘If Freedom Is Lost, So Are We’
- 24 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“If freedom and national independence are lost, then so are we,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 in front of Budapest’s House of Terror Museum on Monday. “Soviet rule tossed us into a space without history; it wanted to destroy our past and our culture,” Orbán said.
Local Opinion: Government Plans To Further Boost Tourism
- 20 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- travel
A pro-government commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s plan to increase government spending on tourism. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of intending to channel subsidies into the pockets of friends and relatives.
Foreign Ministry Summons US Chargé D’affaires Over Remarks On Press Freedom
- 20 Oct 2017 6:49 AM
- current affairs
David Kostelancik, chargé d’affaires at the United States’ embassy in Budapest, was summoned to the Hungarian foreign ministry on Wednesday, following his recent remarks about the “worrying” state of press freedoms in Hungary.
V4 Countries Support Protection Of EU External Borders
- 19 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Group countries regard support for EU initiatives aimed at protecting its external borders as vitally important, the state secretary of the defence ministry told the press in Székesfehérvár, central Hungary.
Local Opinion: Lessons Of The Catalan Referendum For Hungarian Minorities
- 16 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst deplores the unilateral move by Catalonia’s leaders towards independence, while a pro-government commentator is more sympathetic. Both agree, however, that it has created further difficulties for trans-border Hungarians seeking autonomy.
Minister Heading Prime Minister’s Office: Mandatory Quotas Have Failed
- 10 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The mandatory immigrant distribution quotas have failed, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at the press conference Governmentinfo 100 where he also said: the postal delivery of the national consultation questionnaires concerning the Soros plan has begun.
Hungary To Enter Long Term Gas Delivery Agreement With Russia From 2021
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
After its current agreement on delivery of natural gas runs out, Hungary will enter into a long-term agreement with Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom starting from 2021, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told MTI on Wednesday in Moscow. As part of the agreement, Gazprom is storing 900 million cubic meters of natural gas in Hungary’s storage facilities, Szijjártó said.
Jobless Rates At Historic High In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2017 7:48 AM
- business
Hungary’s rolling average three-month jobless rate dropped to 4.1 percent in July-September from 4.2 percent in the previous month and 4.9 percent in the same period a year earlier, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Thursday.
Fidesz: Scientology Church’s Request To Socialist Member Of Parliament ‘Astonishing’
- 27 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
It is “astonishing” that Church of Scientology has turned to the Socialist lawmaker who heads parliament’s national security committee, asking him to intercede on its behalf in connection with official procedures against the organisation, a ruling party lawmaker said on Thursday.
1956 – Orbán: ‘If Freedom Is Lost, So Are We’
- 24 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“If freedom and national independence are lost, then so are we,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 in front of Budapest’s House of Terror Museum on Monday. “Soviet rule tossed us into a space without history; it wanted to destroy our past and our culture,” Orbán said.
Local Opinion: Government Plans To Further Boost Tourism
- 20 Oct 2017 8:58 AM
- travel
A pro-government commentator welcomes the Prime Minister’s plan to increase government spending on tourism. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of intending to channel subsidies into the pockets of friends and relatives.
Foreign Ministry Summons US Chargé D’affaires Over Remarks On Press Freedom
- 20 Oct 2017 6:49 AM
- current affairs
David Kostelancik, chargé d’affaires at the United States’ embassy in Budapest, was summoned to the Hungarian foreign ministry on Wednesday, following his recent remarks about the “worrying” state of press freedoms in Hungary.
V4 Countries Support Protection Of EU External Borders
- 19 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Group countries regard support for EU initiatives aimed at protecting its external borders as vitally important, the state secretary of the defence ministry told the press in Székesfehérvár, central Hungary.
Local Opinion: Lessons Of The Catalan Referendum For Hungarian Minorities
- 16 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst deplores the unilateral move by Catalonia’s leaders towards independence, while a pro-government commentator is more sympathetic. Both agree, however, that it has created further difficulties for trans-border Hungarians seeking autonomy.
Minister Heading Prime Minister’s Office: Mandatory Quotas Have Failed
- 10 Oct 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The mandatory immigrant distribution quotas have failed, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at the press conference Governmentinfo 100 where he also said: the postal delivery of the national consultation questionnaires concerning the Soros plan has begun.
Hungary To Enter Long Term Gas Delivery Agreement With Russia From 2021
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
After its current agreement on delivery of natural gas runs out, Hungary will enter into a long-term agreement with Russian state-owned gas giant Gazprom starting from 2021, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told MTI on Wednesday in Moscow. As part of the agreement, Gazprom is storing 900 million cubic meters of natural gas in Hungary’s storage facilities, Szijjártó said.