114 result(s) for van in Current Affairs
HVG Interview: Former PM Says Hungary Now Full Of Russian Spies
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Ferenc Gyurcsány appearing in the September 15th edition of hvg: “This is a country in a very dark place, without big common positive experiences and successes.” – Ferenc Gyurcsány
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Dailies On Viktor Orbán’s Tusnád Speech
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing columnists find the PM’s messages ambiguous. A pro-government commentator thinks that Mr Orbán has offered a clear analysis and a feasible proposal to overcome Europe’s multiple crises. A centrist pundit believes the prime minister may become one of the new leaders of the EU.
Reporter Banned From Parliament
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned RTL Klub reporter Vanda Szondi from Parliament because she posed a question to Fidesz MP Imre Vas in a location that was off-limits to journalists.
Historic Debrecen Church Vandalised
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mayor of Debrecen spoke out yesterday against vandals who had painted a cross turned upside down and a swastika on the Grand Church, the city’s most prominent building. A pastor at the church has filed a report about the case and Debrecen police have launched an investigation.
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.
Government Condemns Holocaust Memorial Vandalism
- 1 Mar 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office was said it was appalled to receive reports that a menorah was stolen from a Holocaust memorial in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary. The PM’s Office condemned the action, saying that vandalising or desecrating any monument of Hungary’s history was impermissible.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On A Diplomatic Mission In Mongolia?
- 10 Feb 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition papers usually have a jolly time making fun of Viktor Orbán’s slim pickings when it comes to making fancy state visits to countries that, from the vantage point of Budapest, don’t seem especially important.
Hungary’s PM: Considerations Of Common Sense Have Been Removed From European Politics
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with Czech daily Lidové Noviny published on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “considerations of common sense” have been removed from European politics for some time now. The Prime Minister explained that “the European political elite is sitting in a closed, ideological shell, which means it has hardly any connection to reality”. The migration crisis “demonstrates ...
MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.
HVG Interview: Former PM Says Hungary Now Full Of Russian Spies
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Ferenc Gyurcsány appearing in the September 15th edition of hvg: “This is a country in a very dark place, without big common positive experiences and successes.” – Ferenc Gyurcsány
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Dailies On Viktor Orbán’s Tusnád Speech
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing columnists find the PM’s messages ambiguous. A pro-government commentator thinks that Mr Orbán has offered a clear analysis and a feasible proposal to overcome Europe’s multiple crises. A centrist pundit believes the prime minister may become one of the new leaders of the EU.
Reporter Banned From Parliament
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaker László Kövér has banned RTL Klub reporter Vanda Szondi from Parliament because she posed a question to Fidesz MP Imre Vas in a location that was off-limits to journalists.
Historic Debrecen Church Vandalised
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The mayor of Debrecen spoke out yesterday against vandals who had painted a cross turned upside down and a swastika on the Grand Church, the city’s most prominent building. A pastor at the church has filed a report about the case and Debrecen police have launched an investigation.
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.
Government Condemns Holocaust Memorial Vandalism
- 1 Mar 2016 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office was said it was appalled to receive reports that a menorah was stolen from a Holocaust memorial in Zalaegerszeg, in western Hungary. The PM’s Office condemned the action, saying that vandalising or desecrating any monument of Hungary’s history was impermissible.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On A Diplomatic Mission In Mongolia?
- 10 Feb 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition papers usually have a jolly time making fun of Viktor Orbán’s slim pickings when it comes to making fancy state visits to countries that, from the vantage point of Budapest, don’t seem especially important.
Hungary’s PM: Considerations Of Common Sense Have Been Removed From European Politics
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with Czech daily Lidové Noviny published on Saturday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that “considerations of common sense” have been removed from European politics for some time now. The Prime Minister explained that “the European political elite is sitting in a closed, ideological shell, which means it has hardly any connection to reality”. The migration crisis “demonstrates ...
MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.