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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 ...
Nat Sec CTTEE: Turkey Situation Could Worsen Migrant Crisis
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Turkey could worsen Europe’s migration crisis, the head and deputy head of parliament’s national security committee said after a committee session. The state of domestic politics in Turkey has changed, and there is a serious threat that it could ignite a migration wave through the Balkan route similar to the wave seen last year, Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s head, said.
Mediaworks Denies Sale Rumour
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publishing company Mediaworks yesterday denied reports that a contract regarding its sale has been signed. In a statement, the publisher of Népszabadság, Világgazdaság and Nemzeti Sport also denied that negotiations on its sale have taken place.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 2 September
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 2nd September 2016 proudly presents a star-studded start-of-the-season show with Steve Fishwick (UK), Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Sándor Molnár, József Barcza Horváth and Elemér Balázs.
V4 Foreign Ministers Call For European Unity
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia all addressed the opening of the annual conference of Hungarian ambassadors and emphasised the need for unity within the European Union. Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said central Europe expects to be taken seriously and considered as a partner by the rest of Europe.
New Vocational Schools Launched In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
September will see the start of new kinds of vocational training in Hungary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in Kecskemét, in central Hungary. Opening the new school year at a youth centre in the city, Varga noted that both vocational high schools and vocational colleges will offer matriculation exams, so there is a possibility that students can continue into higher education.
LMP Calls On Orbán To Reject US-EU Trade Pact
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s opposition LMP party has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to declare that he does not support the TTIP trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Péter Ungár, a party spokesman, said that the putative free-trade agreement had been dead in the water since the very beginning and was against Hungarian interests.
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.
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 ...
Nat Sec CTTEE: Turkey Situation Could Worsen Migrant Crisis
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Turkey could worsen Europe’s migration crisis, the head and deputy head of parliament’s national security committee said after a committee session. The state of domestic politics in Turkey has changed, and there is a serious threat that it could ignite a migration wave through the Balkan route similar to the wave seen last year, Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s head, said.
Mediaworks Denies Sale Rumour
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Publishing company Mediaworks yesterday denied reports that a contract regarding its sale has been signed. In a statement, the publisher of Népszabadság, Világgazdaság and Nemzeti Sport also denied that negotiations on its sale have taken place.
Harmonia Jazz Workshop, Budapest Jazz Club, 2 September
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Calling all English speaking jazz lovers in Budapest to The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Friday, 2nd September 2016 proudly presents a star-studded start-of-the-season show with Steve Fishwick (UK), Béla Szakcsi Lakatos, Sándor Molnár, József Barcza Horváth and Elemér Balázs.
V4 Foreign Ministers Call For European Unity
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The foreign ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia all addressed the opening of the annual conference of Hungarian ambassadors and emphasised the need for unity within the European Union. Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said central Europe expects to be taken seriously and considered as a partner by the rest of Europe.
New Vocational Schools Launched In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
September will see the start of new kinds of vocational training in Hungary, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in Kecskemét, in central Hungary. Opening the new school year at a youth centre in the city, Varga noted that both vocational high schools and vocational colleges will offer matriculation exams, so there is a possibility that students can continue into higher education.
LMP Calls On Orbán To Reject US-EU Trade Pact
- 30 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s opposition LMP party has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to declare that he does not support the TTIP trade agreement between the European Union and the United States. Péter Ungár, a party spokesman, said that the putative free-trade agreement had been dead in the water since the very beginning and was against Hungarian interests.
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.