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Hungarian PM Responds To Questions On Child Hunger, Early Retirement
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz-Christian Democrats government has done by far the most among Hungary’s political parties to combat child hunger in the past 25 years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in response to criticism of the governing parties’ decision last week to throw out an opposition proposal to step up related measures. Dóra Dúró, a lawmaker for the radical nationalist Jobbik party, asked the prime ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Rejects Luxembourg Counterpart’s Criticism
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Union should enforce Europe’s regulations rather than criticise those that already do so, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday. Referring to remarks by Jean Asselborn, the foreign minister of Luxembourg, the rotating president of the EU, Szijjarto said, “Hungary is one of the few countries in Europe that promote all EU rules concerning migration.”
Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Former Hungarian President Árpád Göncz Laid To Rest
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of mourners gathered in Budapest’s Óbuda cemetery on Friday afternoon to attend the funeral of Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first democratically elected president. The ex-president, who held office for two consecutive terms from 1990 to 2000, died on October 6 at the age of 93. Imre Mécs, a close friend and former Free Democrat, then Socialist lawmaker, called Göncz the best Hungarian ...
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Xpat Opinion: George Soros Blamed In Hungarian Media For Migrant Influx
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit lambasts the Hungarian American multibillionaire philanthropist whom PM Viktor Orbán named as a possible factor behind the current flow of migrants through the Balkans. A liberal weekly accuses those pushing anti-Soros rhetoric of groundless fear-mongering.
Budapest To Host Intl Forum On Europe Demographics
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest will host a three-day international forum on Europe’s population decline, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog said. Representatives from 18 countries will attend the forum, which is set to start on November 5 and will be opened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Several European ministers and politicians are scheduled to address the forum.
World Science Forum In Budapest Next Week
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The scientific world will direct its attention towards Budapest next week as the biannual World Science Forum conference takes place at the Academy of Sciences. Nobel Prize scientists from more than 100 countries will attend, along with science policy decision makers from the EU. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and EU Culture and Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics will open the forum on November ...
Hungarian PM’s Popularity Up In Nézőpont Poll
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In October, 43% of respondents supported Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a poll taken by Nézőpont, up from 28% in April. Nézőpont said that increased support for the prime minister was rooted in a “stable national consensus” over the migration crisis as well as a lack of challengers for him among leaders of other political parties.
Hungarian PM Responds To Questions On Child Hunger, Early Retirement
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz-Christian Democrats government has done by far the most among Hungary’s political parties to combat child hunger in the past 25 years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in response to criticism of the governing parties’ decision last week to throw out an opposition proposal to step up related measures. Dóra Dúró, a lawmaker for the radical nationalist Jobbik party, asked the prime ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Rejects Luxembourg Counterpart’s Criticism
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Union should enforce Europe’s regulations rather than criticise those that already do so, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday. Referring to remarks by Jean Asselborn, the foreign minister of Luxembourg, the rotating president of the EU, Szijjarto said, “Hungary is one of the few countries in Europe that promote all EU rules concerning migration.”
Budapest Mayor Asks PM For Money For BKV
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Mayor István Tarlós has written to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán complaining that if the state does not help Budapest in funding the operations of public transport company BKV, then the cost to passengers will have to be raised five-fold. Tarlós raised the possibility of introducing a registration fee for children and pensioners, who travel free of charge.
Former Hungarian President Árpád Göncz Laid To Rest
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of mourners gathered in Budapest’s Óbuda cemetery on Friday afternoon to attend the funeral of Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first democratically elected president. The ex-president, who held office for two consecutive terms from 1990 to 2000, died on October 6 at the age of 93. Imre Mécs, a close friend and former Free Democrat, then Socialist lawmaker, called Göncz the best Hungarian ...
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Xpat Opinion: George Soros Blamed In Hungarian Media For Migrant Influx
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit lambasts the Hungarian American multibillionaire philanthropist whom PM Viktor Orbán named as a possible factor behind the current flow of migrants through the Balkans. A liberal weekly accuses those pushing anti-Soros rhetoric of groundless fear-mongering.
Budapest To Host Intl Forum On Europe Demographics
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest will host a three-day international forum on Europe’s population decline, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog said. Representatives from 18 countries will attend the forum, which is set to start on November 5 and will be opened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Several European ministers and politicians are scheduled to address the forum.
World Science Forum In Budapest Next Week
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The scientific world will direct its attention towards Budapest next week as the biannual World Science Forum conference takes place at the Academy of Sciences. Nobel Prize scientists from more than 100 countries will attend, along with science policy decision makers from the EU. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and EU Culture and Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics will open the forum on November ...
Hungarian PM’s Popularity Up In Nézőpont Poll
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In October, 43% of respondents supported Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a poll taken by Nézőpont, up from 28% in April. Nézőpont said that increased support for the prime minister was rooted in a “stable national consensus” over the migration crisis as well as a lack of challengers for him among leaders of other political parties.