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AI Hungary Calls On Government To Stop Harassment Of NGOs
- 11 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International Hungary has called on the government to respect the right to freedom of speech and assembly in connection with the police mounting house raids at the offices of civil organisations earlier in the week. The police are investigating against Ökotárs, the foundation which coordinates the disbursal of funding from the Norway Civil Support Fund, suspecting the office of a misuse ...
Hungary's Fidesz Stabilises Strong Lead
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has maintained its strong lead over opposition parties, notching up again 33% of support among all voters in Nézőpont’s August poll. The radical nationalist Jobbik party had 15% support, up two points. The Socialists were backed by 10% (up three points), while the Democratic Coalition (DK) stagnated at 5% and the E-PM party alliance at 3%, the poll said.
Hungarian State Secretary Responds To German Criticism
- 21 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian state secretary of foreign affairs and trade, on Wednesday called recent, critical remarks by German Minister of State Michael Roth “politically motivated” and “lacking a factual basis.” Interviewed by the liberal daily Der Tagesspiegel, Roth, a Social Democrat, expressed doubt that “the Hungarian government in office is committed to the EU’s fundamental values to ...
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Nearing Agreement On Candidates For Local Elections
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition have prepared a draft agreement concerning their candidates running for the mayor of Budapest and for district mayors. The leadership of each party will make their decision on the draft by the next day, and further details will be published on Wednesday, Viktor Szigetvári, co-leader of the E-PM alliance, told a press conference.
Analyst Says: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Criticism Of Liberalism Misconstrued
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister in his weekend speech slammed by the opposition did not say he wanted to reverse basic rights or Hungary’s liberal democracy but, rather, he gave a critique of the problems associated with the western liberal model, political scientist András Lánczi told public radio.
Szentmihályi Does Not Wish To Be Hungary’s Ambassador
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Hírlap staff writer Péter Szabó Szentmihályi officially informed the Foreign Ministry on Friday that he does not wish to take any ambassadorial post.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
AI Hungary Calls On Government To Stop Harassment Of NGOs
- 11 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International Hungary has called on the government to respect the right to freedom of speech and assembly in connection with the police mounting house raids at the offices of civil organisations earlier in the week. The police are investigating against Ökotárs, the foundation which coordinates the disbursal of funding from the Norway Civil Support Fund, suspecting the office of a misuse ...
Hungary's Fidesz Stabilises Strong Lead
- 4 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has maintained its strong lead over opposition parties, notching up again 33% of support among all voters in Nézőpont’s August poll. The radical nationalist Jobbik party had 15% support, up two points. The Socialists were backed by 10% (up three points), while the Democratic Coalition (DK) stagnated at 5% and the E-PM party alliance at 3%, the poll said.
Hungarian State Secretary Responds To German Criticism
- 21 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian state secretary of foreign affairs and trade, on Wednesday called recent, critical remarks by German Minister of State Michael Roth “politically motivated” and “lacking a factual basis.” Interviewed by the liberal daily Der Tagesspiegel, Roth, a Social Democrat, expressed doubt that “the Hungarian government in office is committed to the EU’s fundamental values to ...
Parties Comment On Hungary Debt Ratio Rise
- 19 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s public debt, calculated at nominal value, in line with Maastricht methodology, reached 25,432 billion forints (EUR 81.2bn), or 85.1% of GDP, at the end of June, preliminary data on financial accounts published by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) on Monday show. Transactions raised the debt by 434 billion forints during the period. The weaker forint boosted it by 65 billion forints. ...
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Nearing Agreement On Candidates For Local Elections
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition have prepared a draft agreement concerning their candidates running for the mayor of Budapest and for district mayors. The leadership of each party will make their decision on the draft by the next day, and further details will be published on Wednesday, Viktor Szigetvári, co-leader of the E-PM alliance, told a press conference.
Analyst Says: Hungarian PM Orbán’s Criticism Of Liberalism Misconstrued
- 30 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister in his weekend speech slammed by the opposition did not say he wanted to reverse basic rights or Hungary’s liberal democracy but, rather, he gave a critique of the problems associated with the western liberal model, political scientist András Lánczi told public radio.
Szentmihályi Does Not Wish To Be Hungary’s Ambassador
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Magyar Hírlap staff writer Péter Szabó Szentmihályi officially informed the Foreign Ministry on Friday that he does not wish to take any ambassadorial post.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...