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Opposition Calls On Budapest Mayor To Call Local Referendum On Római Levee
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly should call a local referendum on the location of the levee on the north Danube embankment, Csaba Horváth, a Socialist representative in the assembly told the press on Wednesday ahead of an assembly meeting.
S&P’s Revises Outlook On Hungary Rating To ‘Positive’
- 29 Aug 2017 12:40 PM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings on Friday said it revised the outlook on Hungary’s ‘BBB-/A-3’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’. This new rating shows that the government has handled challenges well with its economic policies, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told MTI.
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
Hungary Ambassador To Netherlands Summoned For Consultations
- 29 Aug 2017 10:31 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has summoned Hungary’s ambassador to the Netherlands to return for consultations in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, announced. Szijjártó added that there would be no ambassadorial-level communication between the two countries for an indefinite period of time.
Nuclear Power Plant Paks Upgrade To Start In January
- 29 Aug 2017 10:04 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks will begin early next year, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Monday.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: We Are Glad That The Dutch Ambassador Is Leaving
- 29 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Thursday “most firmly rejected” recent, “outrageous” remarks by Gajus Scheltema, the Netherlands’ ambassador, who is soon to leave his post in Budapest. “We particularly reject in the strongest possible terms the fact that the Ambassador drew parallels between the terrorists and the Hungarian Government with regard to motivation and methods”, he emphasised.
Local Opinion: Dutch-Hungarian Diplomatic Dispute
- 28 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the government’s firm reaction to criticism from the Dutch ambassador to Budapest. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, accuse the government of paranoia and overreaction.
Szijjártó ‘Appreciates’ Dutch Colleague’s Call
- 28 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign minister said that he had “appreciated” his Dutch counterpart’s phone call distancing himself from outgoing Dutch ambassador Gajus Scheltema’s remarks on Hungary.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Launches Campaign Against Jobbik
- 25 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a moderate centrist commentator wonder if Fidesz’s campaign against Jobbik which targets elderly people will prove successful.
Opposition Calls On Budapest Mayor To Call Local Referendum On Római Levee
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly should call a local referendum on the location of the levee on the north Danube embankment, Csaba Horváth, a Socialist representative in the assembly told the press on Wednesday ahead of an assembly meeting.
S&P’s Revises Outlook On Hungary Rating To ‘Positive’
- 29 Aug 2017 12:40 PM
- business
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings on Friday said it revised the outlook on Hungary’s ‘BBB-/A-3’ long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings to ‘positive’ from ‘stable’. This new rating shows that the government has handled challenges well with its economic policies, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told MTI.
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
Hungary Ambassador To Netherlands Summoned For Consultations
- 29 Aug 2017 10:31 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministry has summoned Hungary’s ambassador to the Netherlands to return for consultations in Budapest, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, announced. Szijjártó added that there would be no ambassadorial-level communication between the two countries for an indefinite period of time.
Nuclear Power Plant Paks Upgrade To Start In January
- 29 Aug 2017 10:04 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade of Hungary’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks will begin early next year, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Monday.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: We Are Glad That The Dutch Ambassador Is Leaving
- 29 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on Thursday “most firmly rejected” recent, “outrageous” remarks by Gajus Scheltema, the Netherlands’ ambassador, who is soon to leave his post in Budapest. “We particularly reject in the strongest possible terms the fact that the Ambassador drew parallels between the terrorists and the Hungarian Government with regard to motivation and methods”, he emphasised.
Local Opinion: Dutch-Hungarian Diplomatic Dispute
- 28 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the government’s firm reaction to criticism from the Dutch ambassador to Budapest. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, accuse the government of paranoia and overreaction.
Szijjártó ‘Appreciates’ Dutch Colleague’s Call
- 28 Aug 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign minister said that he had “appreciated” his Dutch counterpart’s phone call distancing himself from outgoing Dutch ambassador Gajus Scheltema’s remarks on Hungary.
Local Opinion: Fidesz Launches Campaign Against Jobbik
- 25 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a moderate centrist commentator wonder if Fidesz’s campaign against Jobbik which targets elderly people will prove successful.