186 result(s) for szabolcs szabó in Current Affairs
Local Opinion: Left-Wing Parties Still Fighting Each Other
- 13 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator explains the MSZP’s decision to nominate Párbeszéd‘s Gergely Karácsony as candidate for PM as proof that left-wing parties, including the Socialists, have lost any hope of winning the April election.
Government Official Holds Talks With Bulgarian EU Officials
- 23 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s state secretary for European affairs on Wednesday discussed issues concerning the European Union with officials of Bulgaria, the country next in line for the bloc’s rotating presidency. Speaking after his talks, Szabolcs Takács said he and his partners — led by Lilyana Pavlova, Bulgaria’s minister in charge of the EU presidency — had discussed the country’s priorities for the presidency.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán Re-Elected As Party Leader
- 14 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
In the first comment on the weekend Fidesz party congress, a conservative critic of the government accuses Fidesz of using apocalyptic rhetoric to mobilize voters rather than debating more down to earth issues.
Iraqi People-Smuggler Extradited From Hungary
- 2 Oct 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A 33-year-old Iraqi has been taken into custody as he is suspected of helping five fellow Iraqis to illegally enter Hungary, Szabolcs county police announced on Friday.
EP Budgetary Fact-Finding Mission Set To Arrive To Hungary Next Week
- 14 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) is coming on a fact-finding mission to Hungary from September 18-20.
Police Drop Case Against Ethical Hacker
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Hungary have dropped a procedure against an ethical hacker who demonstrated a security vulnerability in the Budapest transport authority’s (BKK) e-ticket system, saying that the man’s actions had not presented a danger to society and did not constitute a crime.
Local Opinion: Small Opposition Parties At War?
- 27 Jul 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
A conservative commentator interprets a Reflektor article criticising Momentum as a sign of a pre-electoral war between LMP and Momentum. He assumes that the idea of an electoral alliance uniting them and two other small opposition parties is doomed to failure.
Local Opinion: Hungary In Permanent Conflict With Brussels
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
An anti-government author cautions against going too far in criticising Brussels and warns that the government might regret its anti–Brussels campaign if, as a result, EU membership were to become the stake at next year’s election.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány’s ’Ultimatum’ To The PM
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a statement by former Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, that his 72 hour ultimatum has expired, and he now considers PM Orbán as having been blackmailed by Russia, his claim is dismissed by two of Mr Orbán’s conservative critics.
Local Opinion: Left-Wing Parties Still Fighting Each Other
- 13 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator explains the MSZP’s decision to nominate Párbeszéd‘s Gergely Karácsony as candidate for PM as proof that left-wing parties, including the Socialists, have lost any hope of winning the April election.
Government Official Holds Talks With Bulgarian EU Officials
- 23 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s state secretary for European affairs on Wednesday discussed issues concerning the European Union with officials of Bulgaria, the country next in line for the bloc’s rotating presidency. Speaking after his talks, Szabolcs Takács said he and his partners — led by Lilyana Pavlova, Bulgaria’s minister in charge of the EU presidency — had discussed the country’s priorities for the presidency.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán Re-Elected As Party Leader
- 14 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
In the first comment on the weekend Fidesz party congress, a conservative critic of the government accuses Fidesz of using apocalyptic rhetoric to mobilize voters rather than debating more down to earth issues.
Iraqi People-Smuggler Extradited From Hungary
- 2 Oct 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A 33-year-old Iraqi has been taken into custody as he is suspected of helping five fellow Iraqis to illegally enter Hungary, Szabolcs county police announced on Friday.
EP Budgetary Fact-Finding Mission Set To Arrive To Hungary Next Week
- 14 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) is coming on a fact-finding mission to Hungary from September 18-20.
Police Drop Case Against Ethical Hacker
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Police in Hungary have dropped a procedure against an ethical hacker who demonstrated a security vulnerability in the Budapest transport authority’s (BKK) e-ticket system, saying that the man’s actions had not presented a danger to society and did not constitute a crime.
Local Opinion: Small Opposition Parties At War?
- 27 Jul 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
A conservative commentator interprets a Reflektor article criticising Momentum as a sign of a pre-electoral war between LMP and Momentum. He assumes that the idea of an electoral alliance uniting them and two other small opposition parties is doomed to failure.
Local Opinion: Hungary In Permanent Conflict With Brussels
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
An anti-government author cautions against going too far in criticising Brussels and warns that the government might regret its anti–Brussels campaign if, as a result, EU membership were to become the stake at next year’s election.
Local Opinion: Gyurcsány’s ’Ultimatum’ To The PM
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Reacting to a statement by former Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, that his 72 hour ultimatum has expired, and he now considers PM Orbán as having been blackmailed by Russia, his claim is dismissed by two of Mr Orbán’s conservative critics.