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Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.
Fidesz Official Rejects Critical Remarks By Timmermans
- 19 Jul 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, dismissed recent remarks by Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, saying it was “embarrassing” that European leaders “launch accusations” against Hungary while denying that “they have been implementing [US billionaire] George Soros’s harmful immigration plans”.
Soros Billboards To Be Removed For FINA Championships
- 17 Jul 2017 8:24 AM
- current affairs
The government has announced it will begin removing posters and billboards featuring Hungarian-born financier George Soros from Saturday, ahead of the FINA World Aquatics Championships and a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and complying with a newly passed law on billboard advertising, atv.hu reports.
George Soros Spokesman Issues Strong Response To Orbán’s Propaganda Campaign
- 12 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The following open letter was sent to the Budapest Beacon by representatives of Mr Michael Vachon, spokesperson for the Open Society Foundation’s George Soros.
Venice Commission: Hungarian Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs Still Raises Concerns
- 19 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns, the Venice Commission said in an opinion published on Friday. The Council of Europe’s advisory body, composed of independent experts in constitutional law, said that it had adopted an opinion clarifying its preliminary opinion.
“Let’s Stop Brussels!” Ads Suddenly Disappear All Over Hungary
- 11 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
News site index.hu reported Tuesday morning that the “Let’s Stop Brussels!” national consultation posters, which had been placed by the thousands on billboards, signs and outdoor ad columns across Hungary, suddenly came down this week amid calls by the European Commission and Fidesz’s European Parliament group, the EPP, for Hungary to cease what the EC sees as an anti-European campaign.
KSH Releases 2016 Household Energy, Food Consumption Data
- 10 May 2017 10:36 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ monthly per capita spending on foodstuffs was at 20,400 forints (EUR 65.4) in 2016, up by 2.6% in current prices from the previous year, a summary of data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. Adjusted for inflation, food consumption spending rose by 2.3% in real terms during the period.
Unofficial Adviser To PM Árpád Habony Sues Jobbik Over Campaign Ads
- 10 May 2017 10:25 AM
- current affairs
Unofficial adviser to Prime Minister Orbán and architect of the pro-government media empire Árpád Habony has initiated a lawsuit against radical-right party Jobbik for using his likeness in a series of political advertisements.
Fungarian: The Woman With The Palm Leaf In Budapest
- 4 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
This iconic landmark of Budapest panorama was unveiled seventy years ago, on April 4 1947. The memory of celebrating April 4 as an official holiday until 1990 is kept in Hungarian collective consciousness mainly through Communist songs composed for the event, like ÁPRILIS 4-RŐL SZÓLJON AZ ÉNEK (‘the song should sound about April 4’).
Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.
Fidesz Official Rejects Critical Remarks By Timmermans
- 19 Jul 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, dismissed recent remarks by Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, saying it was “embarrassing” that European leaders “launch accusations” against Hungary while denying that “they have been implementing [US billionaire] George Soros’s harmful immigration plans”.
Soros Billboards To Be Removed For FINA Championships
- 17 Jul 2017 8:24 AM
- current affairs
The government has announced it will begin removing posters and billboards featuring Hungarian-born financier George Soros from Saturday, ahead of the FINA World Aquatics Championships and a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and complying with a newly passed law on billboard advertising, atv.hu reports.
George Soros Spokesman Issues Strong Response To Orbán’s Propaganda Campaign
- 12 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The following open letter was sent to the Budapest Beacon by representatives of Mr Michael Vachon, spokesperson for the Open Society Foundation’s George Soros.
Venice Commission: Hungarian Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs Still Raises Concerns
- 19 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns, the Venice Commission said in an opinion published on Friday. The Council of Europe’s advisory body, composed of independent experts in constitutional law, said that it had adopted an opinion clarifying its preliminary opinion.
“Let’s Stop Brussels!” Ads Suddenly Disappear All Over Hungary
- 11 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
News site index.hu reported Tuesday morning that the “Let’s Stop Brussels!” national consultation posters, which had been placed by the thousands on billboards, signs and outdoor ad columns across Hungary, suddenly came down this week amid calls by the European Commission and Fidesz’s European Parliament group, the EPP, for Hungary to cease what the EC sees as an anti-European campaign.
KSH Releases 2016 Household Energy, Food Consumption Data
- 10 May 2017 10:36 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ monthly per capita spending on foodstuffs was at 20,400 forints (EUR 65.4) in 2016, up by 2.6% in current prices from the previous year, a summary of data published by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) shows. Adjusted for inflation, food consumption spending rose by 2.3% in real terms during the period.
Unofficial Adviser To PM Árpád Habony Sues Jobbik Over Campaign Ads
- 10 May 2017 10:25 AM
- current affairs
Unofficial adviser to Prime Minister Orbán and architect of the pro-government media empire Árpád Habony has initiated a lawsuit against radical-right party Jobbik for using his likeness in a series of political advertisements.
Fungarian: The Woman With The Palm Leaf In Budapest
- 4 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
This iconic landmark of Budapest panorama was unveiled seventy years ago, on April 4 1947. The memory of celebrating April 4 as an official holiday until 1990 is kept in Hungarian collective consciousness mainly through Communist songs composed for the event, like ÁPRILIS 4-RŐL SZÓLJON AZ ÉNEK (‘the song should sound about April 4’).