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Vona: Jobbik Starts Crowdfunding Campaign To Pay Fine
- 11 Dec 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is launching a crowdfunding campaign to pay a potential fine of 660 million forints (EUR 2.1 million) the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) is going to impose on it, party leader Gábor Vona said on Friday. Jobbik is also collecting signatures from international organisations and private individuals to join the party’s protest against the fine, Vona told a press conference.
Balaton Sound 2018: First Wave Of International Headliners Announced
- 11 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound, the 5-day non-stop beach themed music festival situated on the stunning Lake Balaton, has revealed their first phase of acclaimed talent to perform at the major open-air festival between 4th - 8th July 2018, with Martin Garrix, The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake and Jonas Blue all confirmed for the stellar billing set to invade the main stage next summer.
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Hungary ‘Threatened’ With EUR 190-225m Fine For Metro 4 Project
- 1 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faces a fine of 60-70 billion forints (EUR 190-225m) due to financial abuses linked to the Socialist-liberal administration during the metro 4 construction project, the government office chief said on Thursday. The government has established that the abuses did indeed take place but is endeavouring to get the fine reduced through negotiations, János Lázár told a regular press briefing.
Gyurcsány: No Plans To Become PM If Left Wing Wins In 2018
- 30 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány plans to be an ordinary member of his parliamentary group if his party enters government after next year’s elections, or a group leader if they remain in opposition, Gyurcsány said in an interview to the daily Népszava.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Bridget Lindsay, Former President, Diplomatic Spouses of Budapest
- 22 Nov 2017 11:00 AM
I first visited Budapest in 1982. I came with some friends on the overnight train from Warsaw, where I was working at the British Embassy. Howling dogs and misty border crossings - it was like living in a John le Carré novel. Budapest was shrouded in freezing fog all weekend but I still fell in love with the city.
Local Opinion: George Soros Confronts The Charges
- 22 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accepts Mr Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success of lies in politics. Her pro-government counterpart rejects Mr Soros’s view that PM Orbán is running a mafia-state and calls him a mafioso.
Parliament Passes Law Deterring Fake Parties From Running In Elections
- 16 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly has passed a law intended to keep fake parties away from the 2018 election, reports Magyar Nemzet. The modification of the law on party financing drafted by Fidesz MPs Gergely Gulyás and Róbert Répássy was accepted with 184 yes and two no votes. All four Democratic Coalition MPs absented themselves from the vote.
Parlt CTTEE Rejects Opposition Proposal To Change Election Law
- 14 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s judicial committee has refused to put on the National Assembly’s agenda a proposal which the proponent opposition parties said would make Hungary’s electoral system “fair, transparent and proportionate”.
Vona: Jobbik Starts Crowdfunding Campaign To Pay Fine
- 11 Dec 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is launching a crowdfunding campaign to pay a potential fine of 660 million forints (EUR 2.1 million) the State Audit Office (ÁSZ) is going to impose on it, party leader Gábor Vona said on Friday. Jobbik is also collecting signatures from international organisations and private individuals to join the party’s protest against the fine, Vona told a press conference.
Balaton Sound 2018: First Wave Of International Headliners Announced
- 11 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Balaton Sound, the 5-day non-stop beach themed music festival situated on the stunning Lake Balaton, has revealed their first phase of acclaimed talent to perform at the major open-air festival between 4th - 8th July 2018, with Martin Garrix, The Chainsmokers, DJ Snake and Jonas Blue all confirmed for the stellar billing set to invade the main stage next summer.
...
Hungary ‘Threatened’ With EUR 190-225m Fine For Metro 4 Project
- 1 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faces a fine of 60-70 billion forints (EUR 190-225m) due to financial abuses linked to the Socialist-liberal administration during the metro 4 construction project, the government office chief said on Thursday. The government has established that the abuses did indeed take place but is endeavouring to get the fine reduced through negotiations, János Lázár told a regular press briefing.
Gyurcsány: No Plans To Become PM If Left Wing Wins In 2018
- 30 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány plans to be an ordinary member of his parliamentary group if his party enters government after next year’s elections, or a group leader if they remain in opposition, Gyurcsány said in an interview to the daily Népszava.
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Bridget Lindsay, Former President, Diplomatic Spouses of Budapest
- 22 Nov 2017 11:00 AM
I first visited Budapest in 1982. I came with some friends on the overnight train from Warsaw, where I was working at the British Embassy. Howling dogs and misty border crossings - it was like living in a John le Carré novel. Budapest was shrouded in freezing fog all weekend but I still fell in love with the city.
Local Opinion: George Soros Confronts The Charges
- 22 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accepts Mr Soros’s claim that the charges levelled against him are untrue and complains about the success of lies in politics. Her pro-government counterpart rejects Mr Soros’s view that PM Orbán is running a mafia-state and calls him a mafioso.
Parliament Passes Law Deterring Fake Parties From Running In Elections
- 16 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly has passed a law intended to keep fake parties away from the 2018 election, reports Magyar Nemzet. The modification of the law on party financing drafted by Fidesz MPs Gergely Gulyás and Róbert Répássy was accepted with 184 yes and two no votes. All four Democratic Coalition MPs absented themselves from the vote.
Parlt CTTEE Rejects Opposition Proposal To Change Election Law
- 14 Nov 2017 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s judicial committee has refused to put on the National Assembly’s agenda a proposal which the proponent opposition parties said would make Hungary’s electoral system “fair, transparent and proportionate”.