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Fidesz Wins Third Election In Hungary This Year
- 13 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz was again the big winner in Sunday’s local elections, with Jobbik claiming second place, as the ruling party retained control of all 19 county councils as well as Budapest and most of its districts. The left-wing parties were able to mayoralties in only a few places while Jobbik was second in almost every county. LMP candidates won a few seats on local councils.
Hungary’s PM Orbán, Merkel Discuss Energy Before EU Summit
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Milan and discussed current energy and foreign affairs issues. “We mainly talked about foreign policy issues, as it was clear from the start that German- Hungarian bilateral relations are all in order and the relationship is growing,” Orbán said.
Hungarian PM Orbán Campaigns In Socialist Cities
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, who has run the city for 12 years can be defeated at the local elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared as he campaigned briefly in the south Hungarian city on Tuesday. Orbán made a ‘secret’ unannounced visit to Szeged, HVG reports, where he went up to the ninth-floor flat of Fidesz mayoral candidate János Kothenz to have a cup of coffee, then spoke ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: No Austerity Planned
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is no place in the government’s economic policymaking for austerity, Viktor Orbán, the prime minister, told a local paper in an interview. “We are preparing for an era in which people earn more, retirees preserve the value of their pensions, the burdens of parenthood are eased, schools will be better and our hospitals are going to work well,” he told Vas Népe. “We’re at the gates of a great ...
Hungary's EU Nominate Rejects Allegations Against His Impartiality
- 2 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Navracsics said he was committed to the freedom of opinions, in response to Danish conservative MEP Rikke Karlsson’s criticism that he had been a member of the Hungarian government when it approved its controversial media laws.
Hungary Summons US Charge D’Affaires Over Civil Society
- 29 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has summoned the US charge d’affaires, André Goodfriend, to discuss comments made recently by US President Barack Obama about the situation of civil society in Hungary.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Orders Banning Of “Racist” Conference
- 29 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday instructed the Hungarian authorities to use every legal means at their disposal to bar an “extremist and racist” conference from taking place in Budapest between October 3 and 5. The conference has been planned by the National Policy Institute, which is based in the United States.
Economist Péter Róna On Hungary’s Post Election Austerity Plans
- 26 Sep 2014 5:00 AM
- business
“They need the austerity so that there is something to steal. This is the basic mechanism.” – Péter Róna, Oxford professor of economics and policy advisor to opposition party Politics Can Be Different (LMP)
Hungary’s President Áder Appoints Szijjártó As Foreign Minister
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder appointed Péter Szijjártó as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Tuesday. Szijjártó has been appointed effective Sept. 23, and he will take his oath in parliament at Wednesday’s plenary session.
Fidesz Wins Third Election In Hungary This Year
- 13 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz was again the big winner in Sunday’s local elections, with Jobbik claiming second place, as the ruling party retained control of all 19 county councils as well as Budapest and most of its districts. The left-wing parties were able to mayoralties in only a few places while Jobbik was second in almost every county. LMP candidates won a few seats on local councils.
Hungary’s PM Orbán, Merkel Discuss Energy Before EU Summit
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met German Chancellor Angela Merkel on the sidelines of an EU summit in Milan and discussed current energy and foreign affairs issues. “We mainly talked about foreign policy issues, as it was clear from the start that German- Hungarian bilateral relations are all in order and the relationship is growing,” Orbán said.
Hungarian PM Orbán Campaigns In Socialist Cities
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, who has run the city for 12 years can be defeated at the local elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared as he campaigned briefly in the south Hungarian city on Tuesday. Orbán made a ‘secret’ unannounced visit to Szeged, HVG reports, where he went up to the ninth-floor flat of Fidesz mayoral candidate János Kothenz to have a cup of coffee, then spoke ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: No Austerity Planned
- 7 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is no place in the government’s economic policymaking for austerity, Viktor Orbán, the prime minister, told a local paper in an interview. “We are preparing for an era in which people earn more, retirees preserve the value of their pensions, the burdens of parenthood are eased, schools will be better and our hospitals are going to work well,” he told Vas Népe. “We’re at the gates of a great ...
Hungary's EU Nominate Rejects Allegations Against His Impartiality
- 2 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Navracsics said he was committed to the freedom of opinions, in response to Danish conservative MEP Rikke Karlsson’s criticism that he had been a member of the Hungarian government when it approved its controversial media laws.
Hungary Summons US Charge D’Affaires Over Civil Society
- 29 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has summoned the US charge d’affaires, André Goodfriend, to discuss comments made recently by US President Barack Obama about the situation of civil society in Hungary.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Orders Banning Of “Racist” Conference
- 29 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday instructed the Hungarian authorities to use every legal means at their disposal to bar an “extremist and racist” conference from taking place in Budapest between October 3 and 5. The conference has been planned by the National Policy Institute, which is based in the United States.
Economist Péter Róna On Hungary’s Post Election Austerity Plans
- 26 Sep 2014 5:00 AM
- business
“They need the austerity so that there is something to steal. This is the basic mechanism.” – Péter Róna, Oxford professor of economics and policy advisor to opposition party Politics Can Be Different (LMP)
Hungary’s President Áder Appoints Szijjártó As Foreign Minister
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder appointed Péter Szijjártó as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Tuesday. Szijjártó has been appointed effective Sept. 23, and he will take his oath in parliament at Wednesday’s plenary session.