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Hungary’s Border Fence ‘Functioning Well’
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence along its southern border has stood the test of time, and measures taken on July 5 to tighten border controls have proven effective, ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa said. “No one coming from Serbia to Hungary can enter the EU’s territory illegally,” the head of parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee told a press conference after a committee ...
Xpat Opinion: Reactions In Hungary To The Failed Coup In Turkey
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are convinced that after foiling the coup, President Erdogan will consolidate his rule still further. At the same time they dismiss conspiracy theories about him being the real mastermind behind the attempted takeover.
Top Court Rejects Complaints On EU Quota Referendum
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has rejected complaints filed over the planned referendum on the European Union’s quota regime, two rulings published on the court’s website revealed on Thursday. All appeals on the referendum planned for October 2 have been rejected and there is no room for further appeal due to the expiration of the deadline, the court said.
Opposition Accuse Fidesz Of Lying About EP Vote On ‘Migrant Fine’
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties accused the ruling Fidesz party of deliberately misrepresenting decisions by the European Parliament in an effort to whip up sentiment against refugees and the Hungarian left wing. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) spokesman Bence Tordai, asked by MTI to comment on recent remarks by state secretary Csaba Dömötör, who accused the Hungarian left wing of voting for the fine, ...
DK Calls On Interior Minister To Probe Security Guard Actions In City Park
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) called on Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to investigate the actions of security guards in Budapest’s City Park. DK accuses the guards of “acting above the law”. Deputy party leader Ágnes Vadai said that in recent months, “groups of young skinheads” had appeared every time the interests of ruling Fidesz or the government had to be protected.
Tóth Selected As Socialists’ New Group Leader
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has chosen Bertalan Tóth to serve as its next parliamentary group leader, Gyula Molnár, the party’s new leader, announced. Addressing a press conference with Molnar, Tóth, the group’s former deputy leader, promised to provide “hard-as-nails opposition” to the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Claim Referendum Is On EU Membership
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party urged citizens to abstain from voting on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme, arguing that the referendum was designed to pave the way for Hungary’s exit from the EU. Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös said Hungary would hold two referendums in the near future: the quota referendum, which he said was actually a vote on Hungary’s EU membership, and one on ...
Families Of Perished Explosives Experts To Receive Over HUF 10M
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The families of the four military explosives experts who were killed when a post-WW2 Soviet bomb exploded on a former bombing range in eastern Hungary on Friday are expected to receive one-off payments of over 10 million forints (EUR 31,560) each in addition to other compensation, daily Magyar Idők reports.
Opposition Parties Accuse Govt Of Seeking Exit From EU
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the government office chief reveal that the government aims at steering Hungary out of the European Union, Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi said in a statement. The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said that the government would seek authorisation to quit the EU through Hungary’s quota referendum in the autumn.
Hungary’s Border Fence ‘Functioning Well’
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence along its southern border has stood the test of time, and measures taken on July 5 to tighten border controls have proven effective, ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa said. “No one coming from Serbia to Hungary can enter the EU’s territory illegally,” the head of parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee told a press conference after a committee ...
Xpat Opinion: Reactions In Hungary To The Failed Coup In Turkey
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are convinced that after foiling the coup, President Erdogan will consolidate his rule still further. At the same time they dismiss conspiracy theories about him being the real mastermind behind the attempted takeover.
Top Court Rejects Complaints On EU Quota Referendum
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has rejected complaints filed over the planned referendum on the European Union’s quota regime, two rulings published on the court’s website revealed on Thursday. All appeals on the referendum planned for October 2 have been rejected and there is no room for further appeal due to the expiration of the deadline, the court said.
Opposition Accuse Fidesz Of Lying About EP Vote On ‘Migrant Fine’
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties accused the ruling Fidesz party of deliberately misrepresenting decisions by the European Parliament in an effort to whip up sentiment against refugees and the Hungarian left wing. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) spokesman Bence Tordai, asked by MTI to comment on recent remarks by state secretary Csaba Dömötör, who accused the Hungarian left wing of voting for the fine, ...
DK Calls On Interior Minister To Probe Security Guard Actions In City Park
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) called on Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to investigate the actions of security guards in Budapest’s City Park. DK accuses the guards of “acting above the law”. Deputy party leader Ágnes Vadai said that in recent months, “groups of young skinheads” had appeared every time the interests of ruling Fidesz or the government had to be protected.
Tóth Selected As Socialists’ New Group Leader
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has chosen Bertalan Tóth to serve as its next parliamentary group leader, Gyula Molnár, the party’s new leader, announced. Addressing a press conference with Molnar, Tóth, the group’s former deputy leader, promised to provide “hard-as-nails opposition” to the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Claim Referendum Is On EU Membership
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party urged citizens to abstain from voting on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme, arguing that the referendum was designed to pave the way for Hungary’s exit from the EU. Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös said Hungary would hold two referendums in the near future: the quota referendum, which he said was actually a vote on Hungary’s EU membership, and one on ...
Families Of Perished Explosives Experts To Receive Over HUF 10M
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The families of the four military explosives experts who were killed when a post-WW2 Soviet bomb exploded on a former bombing range in eastern Hungary on Friday are expected to receive one-off payments of over 10 million forints (EUR 31,560) each in addition to other compensation, daily Magyar Idők reports.
Opposition Parties Accuse Govt Of Seeking Exit From EU
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the government office chief reveal that the government aims at steering Hungary out of the European Union, Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi said in a statement. The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said that the government would seek authorisation to quit the EU through Hungary’s quota referendum in the autumn.