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Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Géza Haraszti, General Manager, Avis Hungary
- 30 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
Mr Haraszti was born in 1963, in Budapest. Has two children.
Analyst Says: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Criticism Of Liberalism Misconstrued
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister in his weekend speech slammed by the opposition did not say he wanted to reverse basic rights or Hungary’s liberal democracy but, rather, he gave a critique of the problems associated with the western liberal model, political scientist András Lánczi told public radio.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Announces The End Of Liberalism
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysing the Prime Minister’s speech on Saturday at the Fidesz sponsored traditional summer “free university” in Transylvania, commentators disagree on whether Mr Orbán has opted for an authoritarian model of government or just intends to increase the role of the government in promoting growth and competitiveness.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Mayoral Candidate: Resolving Roma Problem Bound Up With Hungary’s Future
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Resolving Hungary’s "Roma problem" is bound up with the country’s very future, Albert Pásztor, a candidate for mayor of Miskolc, said in an interview to Népszabadság. "No one should think for a minute this problem’s going to stop at the city limits," said Pásztor, whose recent nomination by the opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition to head the impoverished north-east Hungarian ...
Police Chief Denies Reports Of Discrimination Against Roma In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police do not discriminate against people based on religion, skin colour, gender or ethnicity, national police chief Károly Papp said, after media reports of police discrimination against Roma. Papp said that every police action needs to be assessed individually and that citizens under current laws have the opportunity to raise complaints.
Hungary Jews Were Faithful To Country, Says Israeli Ambassador
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian Jews were faithful to Hungary which they regarded as their homeland, and did their best to promote its prosperity, the Israeli ambassador said in Bonyhád in southern Hungary, opening an exhibition in the local synagogue. Ilan Mor said that the co-existence of Jews and non-Jews had been “disrupted” by the Nazis and the Arrow Cross.
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Géza Haraszti, General Manager, Avis Hungary
- 30 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
Mr Haraszti was born in 1963, in Budapest. Has two children.
Analyst Says: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Criticism Of Liberalism Misconstrued
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister in his weekend speech slammed by the opposition did not say he wanted to reverse basic rights or Hungary’s liberal democracy but, rather, he gave a critique of the problems associated with the western liberal model, political scientist András Lánczi told public radio.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Announces The End Of Liberalism
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysing the Prime Minister’s speech on Saturday at the Fidesz sponsored traditional summer “free university” in Transylvania, commentators disagree on whether Mr Orbán has opted for an authoritarian model of government or just intends to increase the role of the government in promoting growth and competitiveness.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Mayoral Candidate: Resolving Roma Problem Bound Up With Hungary’s Future
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Resolving Hungary’s "Roma problem" is bound up with the country’s very future, Albert Pásztor, a candidate for mayor of Miskolc, said in an interview to Népszabadság. "No one should think for a minute this problem’s going to stop at the city limits," said Pásztor, whose recent nomination by the opposition Socialist Party and the Democratic Coalition to head the impoverished north-east Hungarian ...
Police Chief Denies Reports Of Discrimination Against Roma In Hungary
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Police do not discriminate against people based on religion, skin colour, gender or ethnicity, national police chief Károly Papp said, after media reports of police discrimination against Roma. Papp said that every police action needs to be assessed individually and that citizens under current laws have the opportunity to raise complaints.
Hungary Jews Were Faithful To Country, Says Israeli Ambassador
- 4 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian Jews were faithful to Hungary which they regarded as their homeland, and did their best to promote its prosperity, the Israeli ambassador said in Bonyhád in southern Hungary, opening an exhibition in the local synagogue. Ilan Mor said that the co-existence of Jews and non-Jews had been “disrupted” by the Nazis and the Arrow Cross.