96 result(s) for shadow government
Xpat Opinion: Hungarians & Conspiracy Theories
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a recent poll, 42 per cent of Hungarians believe in secret plots aimed at ruling their country from behind the scenes. Although Fidesz voters are less likely to buy these conspiracy theories than Socialist sympathizers, a left-wing commentator blames the government for the popularity of such views.
Xpat Opinion: Reding Accused Of Plotting Against Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a report in the leading pro-government daily about an alleged EU-scheme to question the legitimacy of the 2014 election, as a classical conspiracy theory. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, suggests that whatever was actually discussed, meetings of top European politicians and the business elite behind closed doors weaken the democratic image of Europe.
Council Of Europe Turns Up The Heat On Hungary
- 2 May 2013 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is set to become the first EU country to be monitored by the Council of Europe, following recent changes to the country’s constitution. The monitoring committee of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly announced last week (25 April) that it was recommending a formal procedure to monitor Hungary’s respecting of its obligations to the Council of Europe.
Hungary Voices Serious Concerns About The Decision Of Monitoring Committee Of Council of Europe
- 26 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted to put the proposal on launching a monitoring procedure against Hungary on the agenda of the next session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The committee members supported the motion in a vote of 21 to 20. The circumstances of the Committee's decision raise serious ...
Xpat Opinion: “Socialist Watergate” Tape Transcripts In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators weigh the possible implications of conversations conducted by Hungary’s counter-espionage chief with a prominent mafioso in 2008, on how the latter could be helpful in discrediting right-wing politicians.
Statement By Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis On Hungary’s Honoring Of Ferenc Szaniszlo
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary’s decision to award a national prize to Ferenc Szaniszlo, an individual who has publicly engaged in hate speech, is deeply disappointing. Honoring those who espouse intolerance, along with the government’s failure to decisively condemn racist remarks by a founding member of its own political party, casts a shadow over positive steps the government has taken to combat ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Left-Wing Followers
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A young conservative blogger has noticed that left-wing leaders in neighbouring countries tend to emulate PM Viktor Orbán’s “unorthodox” economic policies.
Xpat Opinion: Former Budapest Police-Chief Indicted
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator welcomes a decision by the Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute former Budapest police chief Péter Gergényi for his involvement in the 2006 riots, but finds it problematic that it took more than six years to bring the case to court.
Hungary's PM Met President Of The European Commission
- 1 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on Wednesday in Brussels. After the meeting, the Hungarian Prime Minister stated that for Hungary it is a moral issue, rather than a political or economic one, that the excessive deficit procedure launched against the country since it joined the EU is ended.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarians & Conspiracy Theories
- 22 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to a recent poll, 42 per cent of Hungarians believe in secret plots aimed at ruling their country from behind the scenes. Although Fidesz voters are less likely to buy these conspiracy theories than Socialist sympathizers, a left-wing commentator blames the government for the popularity of such views.
Xpat Opinion: Reding Accused Of Plotting Against Hungary
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a report in the leading pro-government daily about an alleged EU-scheme to question the legitimacy of the 2014 election, as a classical conspiracy theory. A conservative pundit, on the other hand, suggests that whatever was actually discussed, meetings of top European politicians and the business elite behind closed doors weaken the democratic image of Europe.
Council Of Europe Turns Up The Heat On Hungary
- 2 May 2013 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is set to become the first EU country to be monitored by the Council of Europe, following recent changes to the country’s constitution. The monitoring committee of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly announced last week (25 April) that it was recommending a formal procedure to monitor Hungary’s respecting of its obligations to the Council of Europe.
Hungary Voices Serious Concerns About The Decision Of Monitoring Committee Of Council of Europe
- 26 Apr 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe voted to put the proposal on launching a monitoring procedure against Hungary on the agenda of the next session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The committee members supported the motion in a vote of 21 to 20. The circumstances of the Committee's decision raise serious ...
Xpat Opinion: “Socialist Watergate” Tape Transcripts In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators weigh the possible implications of conversations conducted by Hungary’s counter-espionage chief with a prominent mafioso in 2008, on how the latter could be helpful in discrediting right-wing politicians.
Statement By Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis On Hungary’s Honoring Of Ferenc Szaniszlo
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary’s decision to award a national prize to Ferenc Szaniszlo, an individual who has publicly engaged in hate speech, is deeply disappointing. Honoring those who espouse intolerance, along with the government’s failure to decisively condemn racist remarks by a founding member of its own political party, casts a shadow over positive steps the government has taken to combat ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Left-Wing Followers
- 21 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A young conservative blogger has noticed that left-wing leaders in neighbouring countries tend to emulate PM Viktor Orbán’s “unorthodox” economic policies.
Xpat Opinion: Former Budapest Police-Chief Indicted
- 14 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator welcomes a decision by the Prosecutor’s Office to prosecute former Budapest police chief Péter Gergényi for his involvement in the 2006 riots, but finds it problematic that it took more than six years to bring the case to court.
Hungary's PM Met President Of The European Commission
- 1 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on Wednesday in Brussels. After the meeting, the Hungarian Prime Minister stated that for Hungary it is a moral issue, rather than a political or economic one, that the excessive deficit procedure launched against the country since it joined the EU is ended.