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Socialist Leader Discusses Migration, EU Future With Brussels Officials
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, the leader of Hungary’s opposition Socialist Party, met European Union officials on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss migration and the future of the bloc. Molnár held talks with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, EU commissioners Vytenis Andriukaitis and Corina Cretu, as well as Gianni Pittella, the president of the EP’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Olympic Culture War In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
In their overall assessment of the Rio Olympic Games, Hungarian pundits interpret the performance of Hungarian athletes and the importance of sports in highly ideological and overly politicized terms.
Xpat Opinion: Debate Over Migration And Quotas Rolls On
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators accuse the Hungarian Left of irresponsibility for not taking the dangers of migration seriously. A left-wing pundit accuses the government of using the migration crisis to further polarize the public. A conservative columnist thinks both sides are sending out simplistic messages in order to boost their popularity.
Hungary’s Quota Referendum To Encourage Other Countries
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming referendum on migrant quotas could encourage other countries with a similar foreign policy position, House Speaker László Kövér said in an interview published in weekly Heti Válasz on Thursday. Concerning the outcome of the referendum, Kövér said “it would be difficult to conceive that the European Union should in a political sense neglect the opinion of a member country’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Left ‘United But Divided’ In Boycotting The Quota Referendum
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist pundit ridicules the left-wing parties who, after agreeing to boycott the referendum on compulsory migrant quotas, now say they will boycott the vote independently from each other.
Xpat Opinion: Car Thefts And Corruption
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on improving car theft statistics, a conservative pundit fears that the decline in the number of cars stolen may weaken the public’s awareness of large scale corruption.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Socialist Leader Discusses Migration, EU Future With Brussels Officials
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, the leader of Hungary’s opposition Socialist Party, met European Union officials on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss migration and the future of the bloc. Molnár held talks with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, EU commissioners Vytenis Andriukaitis and Corina Cretu, as well as Gianni Pittella, the president of the EP’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Olympic Culture War In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
In their overall assessment of the Rio Olympic Games, Hungarian pundits interpret the performance of Hungarian athletes and the importance of sports in highly ideological and overly politicized terms.
Xpat Opinion: Debate Over Migration And Quotas Rolls On
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators accuse the Hungarian Left of irresponsibility for not taking the dangers of migration seriously. A left-wing pundit accuses the government of using the migration crisis to further polarize the public. A conservative columnist thinks both sides are sending out simplistic messages in order to boost their popularity.
Hungary’s Quota Referendum To Encourage Other Countries
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming referendum on migrant quotas could encourage other countries with a similar foreign policy position, House Speaker László Kövér said in an interview published in weekly Heti Válasz on Thursday. Concerning the outcome of the referendum, Kövér said “it would be difficult to conceive that the European Union should in a political sense neglect the opinion of a member country’s ...
Xpat Opinion: Left ‘United But Divided’ In Boycotting The Quota Referendum
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist pundit ridicules the left-wing parties who, after agreeing to boycott the referendum on compulsory migrant quotas, now say they will boycott the vote independently from each other.
Xpat Opinion: Car Thefts And Corruption
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on improving car theft statistics, a conservative pundit fears that the decline in the number of cars stolen may weaken the public’s awareness of large scale corruption.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.