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Ruling Fidesz MP Mengyi Charged With Attempt To Misappropriate Public Funds
- 25 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Central Chief Prosecution Office of Investigation has pressed charges against ruling Fidesz lawmaker Roland Mengyi and six others, the head of the office said on Tuesday. The lawmaker is charged with attempting to misappropriate public funds and abusing the powers of his office, Imre Keresztes said in a statement.
Video: I Bike Budapest
- 25 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- getting around
Around 10,000 people cruised along Budapest's major boulevards and bridges before gathering in City Park during the now traditional springtime 'I Bike Budapest' event. As usual it attracted masses of cyclists who pedal together on this annual occasion to draw attention to the need for more bike routes in town. Also this year some attendees joined in with different sorts of human-powered vehicles, ...
Socialists To Elect PM Candidate At May 27 Congress
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will elect a prime ministerial candidate at the party congress on May 27, chairman Gyula Molnár said on Monday. Mayor of Szeged László Botka has accepted the nomination for the post, he told a press conference after the party’s board meeting.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Video: Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorated In Budapest
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A commemoration was held in the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Centre on Wednesday to pay tribute to Hungarian Holocaust victims. There have been a great number of disasters in the history of mankind which have claimed millions of lives. But man’s brutality during the Holocaust was beyond any measure experienced in any natural disaster or epidemic before, Defence Minister István Simicskó said.
Coming Up: Queen & Adam Lambert Concert, Budapest Sports Arena, 4 November
- 20 Apr 2017 4:00 AM
- entertainment
Queen + Adam Lambert today revealed further live shows for 2017.The band will return to Europe later this year to 24 arena dates which will showcase a spectacular new stage production which will provide some surprises as well.
EUR 30 mln In EU Funding For Transport Projects In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- business
Three transport development projects supported by the Hungarian Gas Transport Cluster Association (MGKKE) and the Hungarian government will receive almost EUR 30 million from the European Unionʼs Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the MGKKE told Hungarian news agency MTI.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.
Ruling Fidesz MP Mengyi Charged With Attempt To Misappropriate Public Funds
- 25 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Central Chief Prosecution Office of Investigation has pressed charges against ruling Fidesz lawmaker Roland Mengyi and six others, the head of the office said on Tuesday. The lawmaker is charged with attempting to misappropriate public funds and abusing the powers of his office, Imre Keresztes said in a statement.
Video: I Bike Budapest
- 25 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- getting around
Around 10,000 people cruised along Budapest's major boulevards and bridges before gathering in City Park during the now traditional springtime 'I Bike Budapest' event. As usual it attracted masses of cyclists who pedal together on this annual occasion to draw attention to the need for more bike routes in town. Also this year some attendees joined in with different sorts of human-powered vehicles, ...
Socialists To Elect PM Candidate At May 27 Congress
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists will elect a prime ministerial candidate at the party congress on May 27, chairman Gyula Molnár said on Monday. Mayor of Szeged László Botka has accepted the nomination for the post, he told a press conference after the party’s board meeting.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Video: Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorated In Budapest
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A commemoration was held in the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Centre on Wednesday to pay tribute to Hungarian Holocaust victims. There have been a great number of disasters in the history of mankind which have claimed millions of lives. But man’s brutality during the Holocaust was beyond any measure experienced in any natural disaster or epidemic before, Defence Minister István Simicskó said.
Coming Up: Queen & Adam Lambert Concert, Budapest Sports Arena, 4 November
- 20 Apr 2017 4:00 AM
- entertainment
Queen + Adam Lambert today revealed further live shows for 2017.The band will return to Europe later this year to 24 arena dates which will showcase a spectacular new stage production which will provide some surprises as well.
EUR 30 mln In EU Funding For Transport Projects In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- business
Three transport development projects supported by the Hungarian Gas Transport Cluster Association (MGKKE) and the Hungarian government will receive almost EUR 30 million from the European Unionʼs Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the MGKKE told Hungarian news agency MTI.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.