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Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Xpat Opinion: Reverberations After Lajos Simicska’s Revelations About Viktor Orbán
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Simicska’s revelations about Viktor Orbán’s alleged involvement in the state security apparatus in 1981-1982 have given rise to accusations and counterclaims. And all the larger papers have published timelines of the allegations that surfaced here and there about Viktor Orbán’s possible informer past.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán: Hungarians Are By Nature Politically Incorrect
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have been mulling over a lot of topics that I wanted to make available on Hungarian Spectrum, among them key elements of Viktor Orbán’s speech on the “state of the nation” that I did not cover earlier. Specifically, his opinions on multiculturalism, immigration, and political correctness.
Xpat Opinion: Turkish PM In Budapest
- 26 Feb 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses the left-wing opposition of serving foreign interests by criticising the government’s efforts to enhance relations with Turkey. Hungary has to promote cooperation with East and West alike, he suggests.
Political Storm Over High School Name In Hungary
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Human Resources Ministry has set off a storm of protest by announcing plans to rename the Endre Ságvári high school attached to the University of Szeged.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary’s PM Orbán’s “Political Credo Is Courage”
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
From his very first public utterance, the political credo of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has revolved around courage, while his actions have become the thorn in the side of those who want to preserve the status quo; namely those who protect their privileges, Mária Schmitt, head of the House of Terror Museum, said at a conference organised by the 21st Century Institute.
Századvég: Fidesz Maintains Lead, Jobbik Catches Up
- 12 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance maintained its lead this month, while the radical nationalist Jobbik strengthened its position, a Századvég poll showed. Among all voters, support for Fidesz stayed level at 30%, whereas for Jobbik it went up by one percentage point to 16%.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Xpat Opinion: Reverberations After Lajos Simicska’s Revelations About Viktor Orbán
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Simicska’s revelations about Viktor Orbán’s alleged involvement in the state security apparatus in 1981-1982 have given rise to accusations and counterclaims. And all the larger papers have published timelines of the allegations that surfaced here and there about Viktor Orbán’s possible informer past.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán: Hungarians Are By Nature Politically Incorrect
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have been mulling over a lot of topics that I wanted to make available on Hungarian Spectrum, among them key elements of Viktor Orbán’s speech on the “state of the nation” that I did not cover earlier. Specifically, his opinions on multiculturalism, immigration, and political correctness.
Xpat Opinion: Turkish PM In Budapest
- 26 Feb 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses the left-wing opposition of serving foreign interests by criticising the government’s efforts to enhance relations with Turkey. Hungary has to promote cooperation with East and West alike, he suggests.
Political Storm Over High School Name In Hungary
- 24 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Human Resources Ministry has set off a storm of protest by announcing plans to rename the Endre Ságvári high school attached to the University of Szeged.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungary’s PM Orbán’s “Political Credo Is Courage”
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
From his very first public utterance, the political credo of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has revolved around courage, while his actions have become the thorn in the side of those who want to preserve the status quo; namely those who protect their privileges, Mária Schmitt, head of the House of Terror Museum, said at a conference organised by the 21st Century Institute.
Századvég: Fidesz Maintains Lead, Jobbik Catches Up
- 12 Feb 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance maintained its lead this month, while the radical nationalist Jobbik strengthened its position, a Századvég poll showed. Among all voters, support for Fidesz stayed level at 30%, whereas for Jobbik it went up by one percentage point to 16%.