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Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Opinion: The Iron Lady’s Business Venture & Orbán Government
- 3 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Aside from a post I wrote about the World Aquatic Championships held past summer in Budapest, I haven’t paid much attention to the affairs of the Hungarian Swimming Association, which for a while was in total turmoil due to the revolt of the swimmers, led by Katinka Hosszú, the star of Hungarian swimming. That revolt ended with a victory for Hosszú, who managed to get rid of Tamás Gyárfás, the ...
Opinion: The Hungarian Government’s Scholarship Program For Foreign Students
- 19 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I must admit that I didn’t realize until now the scope of the Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) program, which was conceived by the Orbán government in 2013. It has been an ambitious project from the very beginning.
Chief Security Advisor: There Is No Question Of Migration Coming To A Stop
- 1 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi, there is no question of migration coming to a stop, because although the number of people arriving in Europe from war zones in Syria and Iraq is decreasing, more are arriving from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fidesz Proposes Resolution Rejecting Mandatory Migration Quota
- 28 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz is to submit a draft resolution rejecting the European Parliament’s (EP) recent decision which imposes a mandatory migrant relocation scheme without an upper limit on all EU member states, the party’s parliamentary group leader said.
A Web Of Corruption Enmeshes Budapest’s 9th District
- 31 Oct 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
While some 1,500 needy families wait for social apartments in Budapest’s 9th district, Fidesz politicians, members of the district council and their business affiliates increase their wealth by trading in council property, 444.hu reports.
1956 – Orbán: ‘If Freedom Is Lost, So Are We’
- 24 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“If freedom and national independence are lost, then so are we,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 in front of Budapest’s House of Terror Museum on Monday. “Soviet rule tossed us into a space without history; it wanted to destroy our past and our culture,” Orbán said.
Local Opinion: Lessons Of The Catalan Referendum For Hungarian Minorities
- 16 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst deplores the unilateral move by Catalonia’s leaders towards independence, while a pro-government commentator is more sympathetic. Both agree, however, that it has created further difficulties for trans-border Hungarians seeking autonomy.
Supreme Court Validates Local Referendum On Római Mobile Levee In Óbuda
- 12 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has overridden a decision by the Metropolitan Election Commission and validated a referendum question on the construction of a mobile levee on the banks of the Danube near Budapest, according to the ruling published on the Kuria website on Tuesday.
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Opinion: The Iron Lady’s Business Venture & Orbán Government
- 3 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Aside from a post I wrote about the World Aquatic Championships held past summer in Budapest, I haven’t paid much attention to the affairs of the Hungarian Swimming Association, which for a while was in total turmoil due to the revolt of the swimmers, led by Katinka Hosszú, the star of Hungarian swimming. That revolt ended with a victory for Hosszú, who managed to get rid of Tamás Gyárfás, the ...
Opinion: The Hungarian Government’s Scholarship Program For Foreign Students
- 19 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I must admit that I didn’t realize until now the scope of the Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) program, which was conceived by the Orbán government in 2013. It has been an ambitious project from the very beginning.
Chief Security Advisor: There Is No Question Of Migration Coming To A Stop
- 1 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi, there is no question of migration coming to a stop, because although the number of people arriving in Europe from war zones in Syria and Iraq is decreasing, more are arriving from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Fidesz Proposes Resolution Rejecting Mandatory Migration Quota
- 28 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz is to submit a draft resolution rejecting the European Parliament’s (EP) recent decision which imposes a mandatory migrant relocation scheme without an upper limit on all EU member states, the party’s parliamentary group leader said.
A Web Of Corruption Enmeshes Budapest’s 9th District
- 31 Oct 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
While some 1,500 needy families wait for social apartments in Budapest’s 9th district, Fidesz politicians, members of the district council and their business affiliates increase their wealth by trading in council property, 444.hu reports.
1956 – Orbán: ‘If Freedom Is Lost, So Are We’
- 24 Oct 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“If freedom and national independence are lost, then so are we,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 in front of Budapest’s House of Terror Museum on Monday. “Soviet rule tossed us into a space without history; it wanted to destroy our past and our culture,” Orbán said.
Local Opinion: Lessons Of The Catalan Referendum For Hungarian Minorities
- 16 Oct 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst deplores the unilateral move by Catalonia’s leaders towards independence, while a pro-government commentator is more sympathetic. Both agree, however, that it has created further difficulties for trans-border Hungarians seeking autonomy.
Supreme Court Validates Local Referendum On Római Mobile Levee In Óbuda
- 12 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, has overridden a decision by the Metropolitan Election Commission and validated a referendum question on the construction of a mobile levee on the banks of the Danube near Budapest, according to the ruling published on the Kuria website on Tuesday.