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Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Socialists: Fidesz Has Deceived People, Orbán Regime Must Go
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist party leader Gyula Molnár said Fidesz and the “Orbán regime” must fall in 2018 because they have deceived people by claiming that they can govern in their interest whereas they are only acting “in the interest of their own cronies”. Speaking at the season- and campaign-opening meeting of his party’s board in Budapest on Saturday, Molnár said “Fidesz’s country is a country of pretences”, ...
Hungarian Socialists Urge Voters To Boycott Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will urge voters to abstain from voting in October, party leader Gyula Molnár said. The Socialists will also participate in monitoring the voting process. In connection with this, the Socialist Party has offered to cooperate with the Democratic Coalition, the Dialogue for Hungary, the Lajos Bokros-led Movement for a Modern Hungary and Együtt parties in the form of a technical ...
Socialist Leader Discusses Migration, EU Future With Brussels Officials
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, the leader of Hungary’s opposition Socialist Party, met European Union officials on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss migration and the future of the bloc. Molnár held talks with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, EU commissioners Vytenis Andriukaitis and Corina Cretu, as well as Gianni Pittella, the president of the EP’s ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
DK Launches Month-Long ‘Stay At Home’ Campaign
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching its own month-long campaign in protest against the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quotas, the party’s deputy leader said. DK will put up 500 billboards and 100,000 smaller posters encouraging voters to stay away from the Oct. 2. referendum, Csaba Molnár said.
Over Half Of Opposition Supporters Happy With Govt’s Migration Policy
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than half of Hungary’s opposition supporters are pleased with the government’s migrant policy, the latest survey by the Nézőpont Institute released on Wednesday shows. It also showed that support for the ruling parties remains well above support for the opposition.
Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Socialists: Fidesz Has Deceived People, Orbán Regime Must Go
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist party leader Gyula Molnár said Fidesz and the “Orbán regime” must fall in 2018 because they have deceived people by claiming that they can govern in their interest whereas they are only acting “in the interest of their own cronies”. Speaking at the season- and campaign-opening meeting of his party’s board in Budapest on Saturday, Molnár said “Fidesz’s country is a country of pretences”, ...
Hungarian Socialists Urge Voters To Boycott Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will urge voters to abstain from voting in October, party leader Gyula Molnár said. The Socialists will also participate in monitoring the voting process. In connection with this, the Socialist Party has offered to cooperate with the Democratic Coalition, the Dialogue for Hungary, the Lajos Bokros-led Movement for a Modern Hungary and Együtt parties in the form of a technical ...
Socialist Leader Discusses Migration, EU Future With Brussels Officials
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, the leader of Hungary’s opposition Socialist Party, met European Union officials on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss migration and the future of the bloc. Molnár held talks with European Parliament President Martin Schulz, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič, EU commissioners Vytenis Andriukaitis and Corina Cretu, as well as Gianni Pittella, the president of the EP’s ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
DK Launches Month-Long ‘Stay At Home’ Campaign
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) is launching its own month-long campaign in protest against the government’s referendum on the European Union’s migrant quotas, the party’s deputy leader said. DK will put up 500 billboards and 100,000 smaller posters encouraging voters to stay away from the Oct. 2. referendum, Csaba Molnár said.
Over Half Of Opposition Supporters Happy With Govt’s Migration Policy
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than half of Hungary’s opposition supporters are pleased with the government’s migrant policy, the latest survey by the Nézőpont Institute released on Wednesday shows. It also showed that support for the ruling parties remains well above support for the opposition.
Parlt Session On Election Law Amendment Abandoned
- 23 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special session of Hungary’s parliament initiated by the radical nationalist Jobbik party aimed at amending the election law was abandoned for lack of a quorum on Monday. Jobbik proposed amending the election law with a view to making it easier for Hungarians working or studying abroad to vote in the upcoming national referendum on EU migrant quotas on Oct 2.
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...