137 result(s) for our homeland in Current Affairs
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Orbán Warns Of “Internationalist” Attacks On Hungary
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a crowd of sympathizers outside the National Museum on Tuesday. Orbán’s speech was what we have now come to expect from the Prime Minister of Hungary:
Együtt Calls On Viktor Orbán To “Behave Like A Responsible Leader”
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“With such politics you are creating a divided Hungary that is sliding towards the east. While it might be in Fidesz’s momentary interest to fight this domestic political battle with Jobbik, it is contrary to the national interests of the Hungarians. . . . An isolated Hungary that is pointlessly at odds with Germany can only be weak and left behind.” – Viktor Szigetvári, Chairman, Együtt
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
Hungary’s PM: Immigration Wave Jeopardises European Lifestyles
- 16 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current influx of immigrants could compromise European lifestyles, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In an interview broadcast by commercial TV2, he insisted that “Europe as it is can be maintained if we do not allow everybody in”. Voter pressure made Europe’s governments quickly change their positions and introduce border controls: “Europe is a democracy after all. You cannot act against the ...
Hungary Should Not Be Criticised For Doing Its Duty
- 7 Sep 2015 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty; it should instead be left to do what it has to do, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Brussels, after a meeting on the migrant crisis with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament. The Prime Minister requested that the EP President relay this request to the members of the European Parliament. He said that “We Hungarians ...
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
Interview: Szigetvári Says Együtt Is Focused On Bringing In New Voters
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Beacon sat down recently with Viktor Szigetvári, president of the opposition party Together (Együtt). A great many things were discussed, but the most important takeaways are the following:
Orbán Warns Of “Internationalist” Attacks On Hungary
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a crowd of sympathizers outside the National Museum on Tuesday. Orbán’s speech was what we have now come to expect from the Prime Minister of Hungary:
Együtt Calls On Viktor Orbán To “Behave Like A Responsible Leader”
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“With such politics you are creating a divided Hungary that is sliding towards the east. While it might be in Fidesz’s momentary interest to fight this domestic political battle with Jobbik, it is contrary to the national interests of the Hungarians. . . . An isolated Hungary that is pointlessly at odds with Germany can only be weak and left behind.” – Viktor Szigetvári, Chairman, Együtt
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
Hungary’s PM: Immigration Wave Jeopardises European Lifestyles
- 16 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current influx of immigrants could compromise European lifestyles, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In an interview broadcast by commercial TV2, he insisted that “Europe as it is can be maintained if we do not allow everybody in”. Voter pressure made Europe’s governments quickly change their positions and introduce border controls: “Europe is a democracy after all. You cannot act against the ...
Hungary Should Not Be Criticised For Doing Its Duty
- 7 Sep 2015 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty; it should instead be left to do what it has to do, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Brussels, after a meeting on the migrant crisis with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament. The Prime Minister requested that the EP President relay this request to the members of the European Parliament. He said that “We Hungarians ...
Lajos Simicska: I Will Not Be Orban’s Partner In Building A New Dictatorship
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz oligarch and Hungarian media and construction tycoon Lajos Simicska gave yet another interview, this time to Hungarian website Magyar Narancs. Simicska talks about his split with Orban over the latter’s plans to create a new dictatorship.
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Photo: Viktor Orban (left) and Lajos Simicska (right) during the first Orban government (2008-2012)
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.