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Vona Seeks Meeting With Orbán To Discuss Constitutional Amendment
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Vona, the head of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, on Wednesday said he had asked for a private meeting with the prime minister to discuss a potential collaboration between their parliamentary groups in passing a constitutional amendment to reflect the outcome of Hungary’s migrant quota referendum.
Hungarian Online Gaming Law Favours Vajna
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The bill on regulating online gaming in Hungary that was filed in Parliament on Monday was designed to favour government commissioner Andy Vajna and was approved by Parliament in a fast track procedure on Tuesday, Népszabadság writes.
Weekend Budapest Blast ‘Not Ideologically Motivated’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to information available so far, it can almost certainly be ruled out that the shrapnel bomb attack in central Budapest at the weekend was ideologically motivated, with no evidence pointing to a jihadist connection, Zsolt Molnár, the head of parliament’s national security committee, said.
Video: Police Looking For Young Suspect In Central Budapest Blast
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Police are looking for a suspect in his early twenties who targeted two police officers in a bomb attack in central Budapest late on Saturday, the national chief of police said. Two police officers, a 23-year-old woman, and a 26-year-old man, were injured when walking past a ground-level shop near the Grand Boulevard, doing their regular rounds, at 10.36 pm, Károly Papp told a press conference.
Explosion In Budapest: Skeptical Hungarians Suspect Foul Play
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night around 10:30 there was an explosion in front of an empty storefront at 2-4 Teréz körút. Two policemen, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, were seriously injured. According to early reports, the explosion took place inside the store, but eventually it was ascertained that the detonation of the anti-personnel nail bomb occurred outside. Hundreds of nails have been found nearby.
Lázár: Hungary Expected To Come Under Huge Pressure Over Migration
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is expected to come under massive pressure over migration policy in the near future, government office chief János Lázár said. For this reason, it is imperative that the Oct. 2 referendum on European Union migrant quotas has an unambiguous outcome, he told a weekly government press conference. What is at stake in the referendum is whether Hungarians can form a consensus, or a “national ...
U.S. Ambassador Bell Denies Reports She Is Stepping Down
- 22 Sep 2016 12:55 PM
- current affairs
U.S. Ambassador for Hungary Colleen Bell today denied a report in the Hungarian daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet that she is planning to step down from her position in the foreseeable future, according to a press statement sent to the BBJ.
BBJ Editor Quits Under Political Pressure
- 22 Sep 2016 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Budapest Business Journal chief editor Tom Popper has announced that he has resigned due to pressure from the publisher to refrain from expressing any political opinion.
US Ambassador On 9/11: Fight Against Terrorism Unrelenting
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, addressing a commemoration held ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, pledged unrelenting commitment to preventing terrorist acts that claim the lives of innocent people in the world. Addressing an event at the Central Museum for Disaster Management in Budapest, Bell spoke of the necessity of remembering the heroes of the September 11 terrorist attack who ...
Vona Seeks Meeting With Orbán To Discuss Constitutional Amendment
- 6 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Vona, the head of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, on Wednesday said he had asked for a private meeting with the prime minister to discuss a potential collaboration between their parliamentary groups in passing a constitutional amendment to reflect the outcome of Hungary’s migrant quota referendum.
Hungarian Online Gaming Law Favours Vajna
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The bill on regulating online gaming in Hungary that was filed in Parliament on Monday was designed to favour government commissioner Andy Vajna and was approved by Parliament in a fast track procedure on Tuesday, Népszabadság writes.
Weekend Budapest Blast ‘Not Ideologically Motivated’
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to information available so far, it can almost certainly be ruled out that the shrapnel bomb attack in central Budapest at the weekend was ideologically motivated, with no evidence pointing to a jihadist connection, Zsolt Molnár, the head of parliament’s national security committee, said.
Video: Police Looking For Young Suspect In Central Budapest Blast
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Police are looking for a suspect in his early twenties who targeted two police officers in a bomb attack in central Budapest late on Saturday, the national chief of police said. Two police officers, a 23-year-old woman, and a 26-year-old man, were injured when walking past a ground-level shop near the Grand Boulevard, doing their regular rounds, at 10.36 pm, Károly Papp told a press conference.
Explosion In Budapest: Skeptical Hungarians Suspect Foul Play
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night around 10:30 there was an explosion in front of an empty storefront at 2-4 Teréz körút. Two policemen, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, were seriously injured. According to early reports, the explosion took place inside the store, but eventually it was ascertained that the detonation of the anti-personnel nail bomb occurred outside. Hundreds of nails have been found nearby.
Lázár: Hungary Expected To Come Under Huge Pressure Over Migration
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is expected to come under massive pressure over migration policy in the near future, government office chief János Lázár said. For this reason, it is imperative that the Oct. 2 referendum on European Union migrant quotas has an unambiguous outcome, he told a weekly government press conference. What is at stake in the referendum is whether Hungarians can form a consensus, or a “national ...
U.S. Ambassador Bell Denies Reports She Is Stepping Down
- 22 Sep 2016 12:55 PM
- current affairs
U.S. Ambassador for Hungary Colleen Bell today denied a report in the Hungarian daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet that she is planning to step down from her position in the foreseeable future, according to a press statement sent to the BBJ.
BBJ Editor Quits Under Political Pressure
- 22 Sep 2016 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Budapest Business Journal chief editor Tom Popper has announced that he has resigned due to pressure from the publisher to refrain from expressing any political opinion.
US Ambassador On 9/11: Fight Against Terrorism Unrelenting
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, addressing a commemoration held ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, pledged unrelenting commitment to preventing terrorist acts that claim the lives of innocent people in the world. Addressing an event at the Central Museum for Disaster Management in Budapest, Bell spoke of the necessity of remembering the heroes of the September 11 terrorist attack who ...