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Opinion: Dress Rehearsal For The National Election? By-Election In Solymár
- 12 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On December 10, a local by-election for a seat on the town council was held in the sixth district of Solymár, a suburb of Budapest, which is described in its English-language Wikipedia entry as “a desirable destination for affluent city-dwellers moving to suburban homes outside of Budapest.”
Local Opinion: No Investigation Into Soros’s Activities
- 1 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the National Bureau of Investigation sees no reason to launch an inquiry into the activities of George Soros, a pro-government pundit criticises Jobbik for taking up the defence of the Hungarian-American billionaire. A conservative liberal columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of creating an alternative reality of conspiracy theories.
Interior Minister Can’t Find Evidence To Support Gov’t Claims Of “Soros Network”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interior Minister Sándor Pintér left through a back door after appearing at a closed session of the parliamentary National Security Committee on Tuesday, where he took questions regarding potential threats posed to Hungary’s national security by what the government has called the “Soros network.”
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Transborder Hungarians’ Voting Rights
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative editors devote their regular weekly editorials to DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány’s initiative to collect signatures to support his idea to scrap the law allowing ethnic Hungarians living in other countries who acquired Hungarian citizenship to take part in elections in Hungary.
Local Opinion: Police Search 30 Scientology Centres
- 30 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church.
Church Of Scientology In Hungary Fined EUR 65,000 For Unlawful Data Management
- 23 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s data protection authority has fined the Church of Scientology in Hungary and its headquarters 20 million forints (EUR 65,000) each for abuse of personal and other data, the authority’s head said on Friday. The National Data Protection Authority (NAIH) had been conducting an investigation into the organisation and its headquarters since last December, Attila Péterfalvi told a press ...
Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
Opinion: Dress Rehearsal For The National Election? By-Election In Solymár
- 12 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On December 10, a local by-election for a seat on the town council was held in the sixth district of Solymár, a suburb of Budapest, which is described in its English-language Wikipedia entry as “a desirable destination for affluent city-dwellers moving to suburban homes outside of Budapest.”
Local Opinion: No Investigation Into Soros’s Activities
- 1 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the National Bureau of Investigation sees no reason to launch an inquiry into the activities of George Soros, a pro-government pundit criticises Jobbik for taking up the defence of the Hungarian-American billionaire. A conservative liberal columnist, on the other hand, accuses the government of creating an alternative reality of conspiracy theories.
Interior Minister Can’t Find Evidence To Support Gov’t Claims Of “Soros Network”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interior Minister Sándor Pintér left through a back door after appearing at a closed session of the parliamentary National Security Committee on Tuesday, where he took questions regarding potential threats posed to Hungary’s national security by what the government has called the “Soros network.”
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány Against Transborder Hungarians’ Voting Rights
- 13 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Two conservative editors devote their regular weekly editorials to DK leader Ferenc Gyurcsány’s initiative to collect signatures to support his idea to scrap the law allowing ethnic Hungarians living in other countries who acquired Hungarian citizenship to take part in elections in Hungary.
Local Opinion: Police Search 30 Scientology Centres
- 30 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church.
Church Of Scientology In Hungary Fined EUR 65,000 For Unlawful Data Management
- 23 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s data protection authority has fined the Church of Scientology in Hungary and its headquarters 20 million forints (EUR 65,000) each for abuse of personal and other data, the authority’s head said on Friday. The National Data Protection Authority (NAIH) had been conducting an investigation into the organisation and its headquarters since last December, Attila Péterfalvi told a press ...
Local Opinion: Attitudes To Migration As A Test For East & West Within EU
- 18 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
In the heat of the German electoral campaign, Chancellor Angela Merkel has lambasted Hungary for refusing to accept the redistribution of refugees within the European Union. In the light of her comments, Hungarian weeklies wonder how relations between Hungary and the EU, and in a wider context, between Western and Eastern Europe will evolve over the years to come.
Petőfi Bridge Celebrates Its 80th Birthday
- 13 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- getting around
According to pestbuda.hu, the seventh bridge of Budapest was inaugurated 80 years ago, on the 12th of September, 1937. The bridge connecting South Buda and South Pest was originally called Horthy Miklós Bridge, but it was renamed to Petőfi Bridge after WWII. The construction of the bridge was necessary due to the dynamic development of Budapest.
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.