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New Socialist Leader Advocates Left-Wing Cooperation For 2018 Election
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist parties should cooperate with each other in the 2018 general election by nominating a single candidate in each constituency, Gyula Molnár, the Socialist Party’s newly-elected leader, told MTI in an interview on Thursday. Molnár said his party is capable of winning the election in 2018, arguing that “six out of ten” voters want a new government, four of them should be won over ...
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Helsinki Committee Wins Lawsuit Against Fidesz
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing party tarnished the good reputation of the Helsinki Committee when it accused the NGO of falsifying data. Fidesz said in May last year that the “bogus civil society Helsinki Committee meets political orders placed by international speculative financial capital interests and arrogantly attempts to falsify plain figures.
Budapest Pride Festival Gets Underway
- 30 Jun 2016 6:40 AM
- entertainment
The 21st Budapest Pride LGBTQ festival got under way on Friday evening. The events which will conclude on July 3 are organised by the Szivárvány Misszió (Rainbow Mission). The organisation’s head, Szilvia Nagy, called for political discourse not to be abusive, humiliating or degrading. She also expressed hope that the government spokesman would acknowledge Pride week.
Vladimir Potapov Exhibition, Art Factory, 7 – 27 July
- 29 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
It is with great pleasure that Budapest Art Factory (BAF) announces the solo exhibition of Vladimir Potapov (RU) who participated in the international artist residency program in June, 2016. Potapov’s newly created body of work is an outcome of research into Hungary’s cultural history, putting forth a range of well-known figures from the Hungarian pop music industry of the past. The opening ...
Xpat Opinion: New Head Of The Socialist Party Elected
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After Saturday’s party congress analysts think the Socialists have a long way to go before they can successfully challenge Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz in 2018.
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
UK Visitors To Hungary Could Dwindle On Weak Pound After Brexit
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
British visitors are important for Hungary’s tourism industry, but tourists from the UK could be discouraged from travelling to Hungary by the weakening of the pound, business daily Világgazdaság reported.
New Socialist Leader Wants Botka To Head Election Campaign Preparations
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly-elected Socialist Party leader Gyula Molnár said that he wants to see Szeged Mayor László Botka take charge of the party’s preparations for its 2018 election campaign. Molnár told InfoRádió that Botka could lead the talks the party would conduct with potential partners for the 2018 general election.
New Socialist Leader Advocates Left-Wing Cooperation For 2018 Election
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist parties should cooperate with each other in the 2018 general election by nominating a single candidate in each constituency, Gyula Molnár, the Socialist Party’s newly-elected leader, told MTI in an interview on Thursday. Molnár said his party is capable of winning the election in 2018, arguing that “six out of ten” voters want a new government, four of them should be won over ...
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Helsinki Committee Wins Lawsuit Against Fidesz
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing party tarnished the good reputation of the Helsinki Committee when it accused the NGO of falsifying data. Fidesz said in May last year that the “bogus civil society Helsinki Committee meets political orders placed by international speculative financial capital interests and arrogantly attempts to falsify plain figures.
Budapest Pride Festival Gets Underway
- 30 Jun 2016 6:40 AM
- entertainment
The 21st Budapest Pride LGBTQ festival got under way on Friday evening. The events which will conclude on July 3 are organised by the Szivárvány Misszió (Rainbow Mission). The organisation’s head, Szilvia Nagy, called for political discourse not to be abusive, humiliating or degrading. She also expressed hope that the government spokesman would acknowledge Pride week.
Vladimir Potapov Exhibition, Art Factory, 7 – 27 July
- 29 Jun 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
It is with great pleasure that Budapest Art Factory (BAF) announces the solo exhibition of Vladimir Potapov (RU) who participated in the international artist residency program in June, 2016. Potapov’s newly created body of work is an outcome of research into Hungary’s cultural history, putting forth a range of well-known figures from the Hungarian pop music industry of the past. The opening ...
Xpat Opinion: New Head Of The Socialist Party Elected
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After Saturday’s party congress analysts think the Socialists have a long way to go before they can successfully challenge Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz in 2018.
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
UK Visitors To Hungary Could Dwindle On Weak Pound After Brexit
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
British visitors are important for Hungary’s tourism industry, but tourists from the UK could be discouraged from travelling to Hungary by the weakening of the pound, business daily Világgazdaság reported.
New Socialist Leader Wants Botka To Head Election Campaign Preparations
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly-elected Socialist Party leader Gyula Molnár said that he wants to see Szeged Mayor László Botka take charge of the party’s preparations for its 2018 election campaign. Molnár told InfoRádió that Botka could lead the talks the party would conduct with potential partners for the 2018 general election.