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March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...
Hungarian American Institute Attempts To Mend US-Hungarian Relations
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new organization calling itself the Hungarian American Institute has invited members of the US Congress to meet with a number of Hungarian politicians and business leaders next week in Washington DC, according to a BuzzFeed News journalist, Rosie Gray.
Republikon Holds Conference On LGBT Rights In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Politicians of several opposition parties told a conference organised by political think-tank Republikon Institute that they support granting equal rights to the LGBTQ community. The conference on LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) rights was attended by politicians of the Socialist Party, LMP, the Democratic Coalition (DK), Dialogue for Hungary (PM), Együtt and the Liberal ...
Hungarian Parliament Backs Bid To Host Olympics
- 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
- sport
Parliament supported Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday with the support of governing party and Jobbik politicians, with the exception of Fidesz MP János Bencsik. Under the resolution, an Olympic bid committee will be set up with 24 members, all designated by the Speaker of the House.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Hungarian Government Considers Cutting Length Of Summer School Break
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is considering “restructuring” the school teaching curriculum because Hungary’s two-and-a-half month summer holiday “places to great a burden” on families, the State Secretary responsible for public education told the commercial broadcaster ATV. Judit Bertalan Czunyi explained that while there are currently no exact proposals tabled by the government, the cabinet is considering ...
Hungarian Politicians Pay Tribute To 1956 Martyr Imre Nagy
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After 57 years, the example set by Hungary’s martyred prime minister Imre Nagy “still demands our respect”, parliament’s deputy speaker Gergely Gulyás, of the ruling Fidesz, said. The hanging and dishonourable burial of Nagy and other martyrs, as well as the mass revenge that followed Hungary’s failed 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, made it clear that the practice of power pursued by ...
PM Orbán: “If Left-Wing Parties Were In Power, Hungary Would Be Full Of Migrants”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán indicated his government’s readiness to take a decision regarding steps on migration after hearing proposals from the interior minister next week. Orbán told public radio on Friday morning that even a complete physical border closure is among all proposals on the table. He also said in his regular Friday interview that the target group of the government’s poster campaign ...
Hungarain Socialist Leader: Politics Based On Hate “Dead End”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the 10th congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s leader, József Tóbiás, called the politics of hate a dead end. A migration policy based on “internal solidarity” and “shared responsibility” in the EU would lead to a good outcome, he insisted. The Socialists have a common belief that all men are created equal, and no one should be excluded on ...
March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...
Hungarian American Institute Attempts To Mend US-Hungarian Relations
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A new organization calling itself the Hungarian American Institute has invited members of the US Congress to meet with a number of Hungarian politicians and business leaders next week in Washington DC, according to a BuzzFeed News journalist, Rosie Gray.
Republikon Holds Conference On LGBT Rights In Hungary
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Politicians of several opposition parties told a conference organised by political think-tank Republikon Institute that they support granting equal rights to the LGBTQ community. The conference on LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) rights was attended by politicians of the Socialist Party, LMP, the Democratic Coalition (DK), Dialogue for Hungary (PM), Együtt and the Liberal ...
Hungarian Parliament Backs Bid To Host Olympics
- 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
- sport
Parliament supported Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday with the support of governing party and Jobbik politicians, with the exception of Fidesz MP János Bencsik. Under the resolution, an Olympic bid committee will be set up with 24 members, all designated by the Speaker of the House.
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Hungarian Government Considers Cutting Length Of Summer School Break
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is considering “restructuring” the school teaching curriculum because Hungary’s two-and-a-half month summer holiday “places to great a burden” on families, the State Secretary responsible for public education told the commercial broadcaster ATV. Judit Bertalan Czunyi explained that while there are currently no exact proposals tabled by the government, the cabinet is considering ...
Hungarian Politicians Pay Tribute To 1956 Martyr Imre Nagy
- 17 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
After 57 years, the example set by Hungary’s martyred prime minister Imre Nagy “still demands our respect”, parliament’s deputy speaker Gergely Gulyás, of the ruling Fidesz, said. The hanging and dishonourable burial of Nagy and other martyrs, as well as the mass revenge that followed Hungary’s failed 1956 uprising against Soviet rule, made it clear that the practice of power pursued by ...
PM Orbán: “If Left-Wing Parties Were In Power, Hungary Would Be Full Of Migrants”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán indicated his government’s readiness to take a decision regarding steps on migration after hearing proposals from the interior minister next week. Orbán told public radio on Friday morning that even a complete physical border closure is among all proposals on the table. He also said in his regular Friday interview that the target group of the government’s poster campaign ...
Hungarain Socialist Leader: Politics Based On Hate “Dead End”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the 10th congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s leader, József Tóbiás, called the politics of hate a dead end. A migration policy based on “internal solidarity” and “shared responsibility” in the EU would lead to a good outcome, he insisted. The Socialists have a common belief that all men are created equal, and no one should be excluded on ...