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Opposition Parties Criticise PM’s State Of The Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties voiced criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation address on Friday, saying that he had failed to address Hungary’s actual problems. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that important issues such as corruption and the “smear campaigns” launched against his political opponents were missing from Orbán’s speech.
Nézőpont Survey Shows German Press Critical Of Hungary
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in 2016, an unprecedentedly high figure compared with the institute’s earlier surveys.
Orbán Could Meet Trump In May
- 7 Feb 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may meet US President Donald Trump at a NATO summit in May, Hungarian news sites report. Trump has agreed to take part in a NATO meeting to be held in Brussels in late May.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Former PM Gyurcsány: Democratic Coalition Ready For Government
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and authorised by that majority,” party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said in a state-of-the-nation address. At a party rally, Gyurcsány told his supporters that DK was ready to “defeat evil and reclaim Hungary from Fidesz and return it to the Hungarian nation”.
Jobbik Declines To Come Up With Nominee For President
- 6 Feb 2017 6:18 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party will not nominate anyone for Hungary’s next president; the party maintains its position that the president should be elected directly by voters, Jobbik’s parliamentary group leader said. János Volner said that the country’s head of state should be a person who embodies national unity, whose personality will not lead to divisions and who has no affiliations to ...
Magyar Opinion: Putin’s Visit Assessed
- 6 Feb 2017 6:10 AM
- current affairs
Commentators conclude that the Hungary-Russia summit produced no surprises, but served to re-emphasize earlier standpoints. They disagree however on what role Hungary should play in relations between the West and Russia.
Video: Orban Waits To Be On Right Side Of New World Order
- 6 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is getting a buffeting from a wind from the east. At least that is how some in Hungary greet the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the courtship ritual he and their leader Viktor Orban appear wrapped up in. Orban has been going out of his way to butter the Russian leader up.
Video: Putin, Orban Speak To Media In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are holding a joint news conference following their talks in Budapest, Hungary. According to Putin's top foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, talks are to focus on “developing economic ties” between the two countries.
Opposition Parties Criticise PM’s State Of The Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties voiced criticism of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s state of the nation address on Friday, saying that he had failed to address Hungary’s actual problems. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that important issues such as corruption and the “smear campaigns” launched against his political opponents were missing from Orbán’s speech.
Nézőpont Survey Shows German Press Critical Of Hungary
- 10 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A survey by the Nézőpont Institute showed that 60 percent of reports about Hungary in the German press were critical in 2016, an unprecedentedly high figure compared with the institute’s earlier surveys.
Orbán Could Meet Trump In May
- 7 Feb 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán may meet US President Donald Trump at a NATO summit in May, Hungarian news sites report. Trump has agreed to take part in a NATO meeting to be held in Brussels in late May.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Former PM Gyurcsány: Democratic Coalition Ready For Government
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and authorised by that majority,” party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said in a state-of-the-nation address. At a party rally, Gyurcsány told his supporters that DK was ready to “defeat evil and reclaim Hungary from Fidesz and return it to the Hungarian nation”.
Jobbik Declines To Come Up With Nominee For President
- 6 Feb 2017 6:18 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party will not nominate anyone for Hungary’s next president; the party maintains its position that the president should be elected directly by voters, Jobbik’s parliamentary group leader said. János Volner said that the country’s head of state should be a person who embodies national unity, whose personality will not lead to divisions and who has no affiliations to ...
Magyar Opinion: Putin’s Visit Assessed
- 6 Feb 2017 6:10 AM
- current affairs
Commentators conclude that the Hungary-Russia summit produced no surprises, but served to re-emphasize earlier standpoints. They disagree however on what role Hungary should play in relations between the West and Russia.
Video: Orban Waits To Be On Right Side Of New World Order
- 6 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is getting a buffeting from a wind from the east. At least that is how some in Hungary greet the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the courtship ritual he and their leader Viktor Orban appear wrapped up in. Orban has been going out of his way to butter the Russian leader up.
Video: Putin, Orban Speak To Media In Budapest
- 6 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban are holding a joint news conference following their talks in Budapest, Hungary. According to Putin's top foreign policy aide, Yury Ushakov, talks are to focus on “developing economic ties” between the two countries.