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House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
European Journalists Association Holds Budapest Assembly
- 9 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The political union that European Union’s founding fathers dreamed of creating is still incomplete, Maria Romana de Gasperi, daughter of the late Alcide de Gasperi, said in her keynote address to the 53rd general assembly of European Journalists Association (EJA) in Budapest. De Gasperi urged the media to help European politics regain its lost wisdom.
Xpat Opinion: Politicians Not Named In Prostitute Ring Investigation In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal website has got hold of the documents of an ongoing police investigation against a man suspected of directing a ring of prostitutes and offering their services to businessmen and politicians. The politicians involved have not been identified.
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán As A European Power Player?
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A moderate and a pro-government analyst think that PM Orbán has become an important reference point in European politics due to the migration crisis. A left-wing columnist thinks that PM Orbán has only earned an evil reputation and he is seen as a symbol of inhumane anti-immigrant policies.
Poll Shows Fidesz Gains Popularity Over Summer
- 1 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has increased its support over the summer, gaining four points to finish on 32% from May to September, a poll by Medián showed. The percentage of respondents who rejected Fidesz fell from 45 to 40% in the same period, the poll published on Medián’s website said. At the same time support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party fell from 16% in May to 13% in September, so ...
National Bank Of Hungary Revamps HUF 20,000 Banknote
- 25 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) is issuing a reworked version of the 20,000 forint banknote. The new version will have a different colour scheme, with multiple colours on the front of the note giving an overall blueish-green tone. The size of the banknote will remain the same and it will still portray Ferenc Deák, Hungarian politician and statesman from the 19th century.
Orbán Calls For Setting Up Patrols On Hungary-Croatia Border
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary should set up patrols on its border with Croatia as it has on the Serbian border to guarantee “European forms” of border crossing. Speaking after talks with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, Orbán said Hungary originally had had two options. The first was to open a migrant corridor toward Austria, as recommended by Croatia. But this was rejected by ...
House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
European Journalists Association Holds Budapest Assembly
- 9 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The political union that European Union’s founding fathers dreamed of creating is still incomplete, Maria Romana de Gasperi, daughter of the late Alcide de Gasperi, said in her keynote address to the 53rd general assembly of European Journalists Association (EJA) in Budapest. De Gasperi urged the media to help European politics regain its lost wisdom.
Xpat Opinion: Politicians Not Named In Prostitute Ring Investigation In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal website has got hold of the documents of an ongoing police investigation against a man suspected of directing a ring of prostitutes and offering their services to businessmen and politicians. The politicians involved have not been identified.
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán As A European Power Player?
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A moderate and a pro-government analyst think that PM Orbán has become an important reference point in European politics due to the migration crisis. A left-wing columnist thinks that PM Orbán has only earned an evil reputation and he is seen as a symbol of inhumane anti-immigrant policies.
Poll Shows Fidesz Gains Popularity Over Summer
- 1 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has increased its support over the summer, gaining four points to finish on 32% from May to September, a poll by Medián showed. The percentage of respondents who rejected Fidesz fell from 45 to 40% in the same period, the poll published on Medián’s website said. At the same time support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party fell from 16% in May to 13% in September, so ...
National Bank Of Hungary Revamps HUF 20,000 Banknote
- 25 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) is issuing a reworked version of the 20,000 forint banknote. The new version will have a different colour scheme, with multiple colours on the front of the note giving an overall blueish-green tone. The size of the banknote will remain the same and it will still portray Ferenc Deák, Hungarian politician and statesman from the 19th century.
Orbán Calls For Setting Up Patrols On Hungary-Croatia Border
- 25 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary should set up patrols on its border with Croatia as it has on the Serbian border to guarantee “European forms” of border crossing. Speaking after talks with Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann, Orbán said Hungary originally had had two options. The first was to open a migrant corridor toward Austria, as recommended by Croatia. But this was rejected by ...