170 result(s) for tensions
IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
Leftist Public Personalities In Hungary Launch Democratic Roundtable
- 26 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A group of left-wing public personalities on Sunday formally set up a discussion forum dubbed Democratic Roundtable (DEKA) with the aim of offering new visions for Hungary’s future.
Hungarian Govt Condemns Motions Supporting School Segregation
- 26 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects and condemns illegal school segregation and is committed to quality education that develops the conditions for equal opportunity, the ministry of human resources said.
Hungary’s Jobbik Wants Govt To Discuss Costs Of Refugees With EU
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to start talks with the European Union on sharing the costs of handling refugees, deputy group leader Dániel Z Kárpát said. Kárpát said it was intolerable that Hungarian taxpayers are made to pay nearly all the costs related to handling refugees who enter the EU through Hungary’s border with a view to transiting the country.
Stratfor: Orbán Government Faces Its Most Difficult Year In Office Since 2010
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In its analysis of Hungarian politics in the year 2015, the U. S. geopolitical intelligence and consulting firm Stratfor, founded by Hungarian-born political scientist George Friedman, the institute assesses the challenges to be faced by Viktor Orbán’s government in 2015. In the forecast, Stratfor claims that 2015 will be the administration’s most difficult year since the second Orbán cabinet ...
Hungary Replaces 70% Of Top Diplomats
- 30 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 70% of Hungary’s top diplomats have been replaced since Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó took office, the daily Magyar Nemzet reported. Fully 60 posts have already been reassigned with 14 more planned until next September.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.
Hungarian Farmers Association, LMP Wary About Subsidy Cuts In Farm Sector
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s planned subsidy cuts have created tensions in the farming sector, the head of the Association of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ) said. Area-based European Union subsidies are set to drop by at least 150,000 euros per farm with land exceeding 1,200 hectares, under a government decision announced in mid-July. The subsidies will be used to support animal husbandry instead, farm ...
IMF Issues Concluding Statement On Hungary
- 4 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is coming back from the crisis but the road to strong, sustained activity and higher private sector employment is still a long one. Macroeconomic policies have contributed to a welcome reduction in vulnerabilities, strong growth and a reduction in unemployment. But the country remains susceptible to shocks and its medium-term growth prospects are subdued.
Leftist Public Personalities In Hungary Launch Democratic Roundtable
- 26 Jan 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A group of left-wing public personalities on Sunday formally set up a discussion forum dubbed Democratic Roundtable (DEKA) with the aim of offering new visions for Hungary’s future.
Hungarian Govt Condemns Motions Supporting School Segregation
- 26 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects and condemns illegal school segregation and is committed to quality education that develops the conditions for equal opportunity, the ministry of human resources said.
Hungary’s Jobbik Wants Govt To Discuss Costs Of Refugees With EU
- 16 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to start talks with the European Union on sharing the costs of handling refugees, deputy group leader Dániel Z Kárpát said. Kárpát said it was intolerable that Hungarian taxpayers are made to pay nearly all the costs related to handling refugees who enter the EU through Hungary’s border with a view to transiting the country.
Stratfor: Orbán Government Faces Its Most Difficult Year In Office Since 2010
- 10 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In its analysis of Hungarian politics in the year 2015, the U. S. geopolitical intelligence and consulting firm Stratfor, founded by Hungarian-born political scientist George Friedman, the institute assesses the challenges to be faced by Viktor Orbán’s government in 2015. In the forecast, Stratfor claims that 2015 will be the administration’s most difficult year since the second Orbán cabinet ...
Hungary Replaces 70% Of Top Diplomats
- 30 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nearly 70% of Hungary’s top diplomats have been replaced since Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó took office, the daily Magyar Nemzet reported. Fully 60 posts have already been reassigned with 14 more planned until next September.
Internet Tax Is Just One Of The Political Scandals Hitting Hungary
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By putting his Internet tax plans on the back burner, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán also hushed his own internal opposition. Not that he can sit back: he has been making enemies ever since he launched his “freedom fights” in 2010.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.
Hungarian Farmers Association, LMP Wary About Subsidy Cuts In Farm Sector
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s planned subsidy cuts have created tensions in the farming sector, the head of the Association of Agricultural Producers (MOSZ) said. Area-based European Union subsidies are set to drop by at least 150,000 euros per farm with land exceeding 1,200 hectares, under a government decision announced in mid-July. The subsidies will be used to support animal husbandry instead, farm ...

















