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LMP Opposes Constitutional Amendment
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green LMP party continues to oppose the proposed terrorismrelated amendments to the constitution, the party’s former coleader András Schiffer said. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the proposal to amend the constitution for a sixth time to create the conditions to handle terrorist threats on Tuesday.
Navracsics Says Hungarian Government Is Talking Nonsense
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Commissioner and longtime Fidesz politician Tibor Navracsics says any talk of the European Commission trying to blackmail Hungary is untrue. According to Navracsics, the Hungarian government’s claims that the European Commission wants to impose a compulsory quota onto any EU member state is unfounded, and thus any referendum on the subject is pointless. He made the statements during an ...
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Xpat Opinion: Bill Clinton Accuses Hungarians Of Opting For Autocracy
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Bill Clinton’s remarks on Hungary unfair, but for differing reasons. At a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in New Jersey last Friday, the former President said that although Poland and Hungary owed their freedom to the United States, “they want Putin-like leadership: Just give me an authoritarian dictatorship and keep the foreigners out.”
TTIP Deal ‘Highly Unlikely’ In 2016, Says Hungary Govt Official
- 17 May 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
It is “highly unlikely” that a deal will be reached this year on the TTIP free trade pact between the United States and the European Union, István Mikola, state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry, said in Brussels. Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers, Mikola said the talks focused on the TTIP and the EU-Canada CETA deal.
UK Ambassador To Hungary Says Main Goal To Intensify Business Ties
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Iain Lindsay, Britain’s ambassador to Hungary, told public television late on Tuesday that bilateral business relations should be boosted. Ties are strong, reflected by the fact that David Cameron, the prime minister, paid a visit in January, he said. But the task ahead is to make relations even stronger in the areas of cooperation within the European Union as well as in defence and security, he ...
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Együtt: Orbán’s Points Will Not Solve Migrant Crisis
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s latest ten-point proposal will not resolve Europe’s migrant crisis, but rather transform it into an African and Middle Eastern crisis, the opposition Együtt party said. In his response to the proposal the Hungarian prime minister put forward on Friday in Lisbon, Együtt leader Viktor Szigetvári said in a statement that the plan would only serve to uphold a “failing ...
CryptTalk Given Innovation Award In Parliament, Now Gov’t Plans To Ban App
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Innovation Awards were handed out this week in the Hungarian parliament. One award went to Szabolcs Kun, CEO of Arenim Technologies, makers of the encryption software CryptTalk, reports RTL Klub. Ironically, CryptTalk’s Hungarian clients may end up in prison for two years if Hungary’s Ministry of the Interior has its way.
LMP Opposes Constitutional Amendment
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green LMP party continues to oppose the proposed terrorismrelated amendments to the constitution, the party’s former coleader András Schiffer said. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the proposal to amend the constitution for a sixth time to create the conditions to handle terrorist threats on Tuesday.
Navracsics Says Hungarian Government Is Talking Nonsense
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Commissioner and longtime Fidesz politician Tibor Navracsics says any talk of the European Commission trying to blackmail Hungary is untrue. According to Navracsics, the Hungarian government’s claims that the European Commission wants to impose a compulsory quota onto any EU member state is unfounded, and thus any referendum on the subject is pointless. He made the statements during an ...
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Xpat Opinion: Bill Clinton Accuses Hungarians Of Opting For Autocracy
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Bill Clinton’s remarks on Hungary unfair, but for differing reasons. At a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in New Jersey last Friday, the former President said that although Poland and Hungary owed their freedom to the United States, “they want Putin-like leadership: Just give me an authoritarian dictatorship and keep the foreigners out.”
TTIP Deal ‘Highly Unlikely’ In 2016, Says Hungary Govt Official
- 17 May 2016 9:01 AM
- current affairs
It is “highly unlikely” that a deal will be reached this year on the TTIP free trade pact between the United States and the European Union, István Mikola, state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry, said in Brussels. Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers, Mikola said the talks focused on the TTIP and the EU-Canada CETA deal.
UK Ambassador To Hungary Says Main Goal To Intensify Business Ties
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Iain Lindsay, Britain’s ambassador to Hungary, told public television late on Tuesday that bilateral business relations should be boosted. Ties are strong, reflected by the fact that David Cameron, the prime minister, paid a visit in January, he said. But the task ahead is to make relations even stronger in the areas of cooperation within the European Union as well as in defence and security, he ...
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Együtt: Orbán’s Points Will Not Solve Migrant Crisis
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s latest ten-point proposal will not resolve Europe’s migrant crisis, but rather transform it into an African and Middle Eastern crisis, the opposition Együtt party said. In his response to the proposal the Hungarian prime minister put forward on Friday in Lisbon, Együtt leader Viktor Szigetvári said in a statement that the plan would only serve to uphold a “failing ...
CryptTalk Given Innovation Award In Parliament, Now Gov’t Plans To Ban App
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Innovation Awards were handed out this week in the Hungarian parliament. One award went to Szabolcs Kun, CEO of Arenim Technologies, makers of the encryption software CryptTalk, reports RTL Klub. Ironically, CryptTalk’s Hungarian clients may end up in prison for two years if Hungary’s Ministry of the Interior has its way.