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Fine Over HUF 1 Million Issued for Vandalising LGBTQ Materials in Budapest to Mi Hazank MP

Fine Over HUF 1 Million Issued for Vandalising LGBTQ Materials in Budapest to Mi Hazank MP

  • 13 Nov 2024 5:36 AM
  • current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has fined Elod Novak, a lawmaker of the Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party, to 1.1 million forints (EUR 2,690) for various instances of removing rainbow flags and defacing a poster connected to LGBTQ issues.
Kuria Ruling on Orban Libel Suit May Endanger Press Freedom in Hungary

Kuria Ruling on Orban Libel Suit May Endanger Press Freedom in Hungary

The government is launching a new National Consultation, this time on the issue of economic neutrality, Prime Minister's Office leader Gergely Gulyas announced at a Wednesday press conference after the cabinet met on Tuesday.
Updated: Are Transparency International Activities Really Harmful to Hungary, as Sovereignty Protection Office Claims?

Updated: Are Transparency International Activities Really Harmful to Hungary, as Sovereignty Protection Office Claims?

  • 16 Oct 2024 5:53 AM
  • current affairs
The Transparency International Hungary Foundation (TIM) carries out activities that are harmful to Hungary, stigmatising the country and state institutions, and exerting influence based on disinformation, the Sovereignty Protection Office said.
Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany

Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany

  • 14 Oct 2024 11:49 AM
  • current affairs
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has fined Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsany over 14 million forints (EUR 34,900), the party said.
Shocking 'Anti-Hungary Campaign Speech' at EP by Von der Leyen, Claims Fidesz MEP

Shocking 'Anti-Hungary Campaign Speech' at EP by Von der Leyen, Claims Fidesz MEP

  • 10 Oct 2024 5:52 AM
  • current affairs
The European parliamentary plenary on Wednesday, which Prime Minister Viktor Orban attended, was "the height of hypocrisy" on the part of the left-liberal majority, and EC President Ursula von der Leyen had held a campaign speech against Hungary, an EU member state, an MEP of ruling Fidesz said in Strasbourg.
Watch: Demo Held in Budapest After School Head Fired

Watch: Demo Held in Budapest After School Head Fired

  • 4 Sep 2024 5:21 AM
  • current affairs
Students, teachers, parents and their supporters gathered on Monday in front of the interior ministry to protest against the firing of the director of the Madach Secondary School in Budapest - as the video below shows.
MOL Chief Attacks Gov't Policy in Hungary - “Patching Holes” More Than “Strategic Thinking”

MOL Chief Attacks Gov't Policy in Hungary - “Patching Holes” More Than “Strategic Thinking”

The impact of investments postponed because of sectoral taxes will show up in Hungary’s GDP, Zsolt Hernádi, the chairman-CEO of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, said at an event organised by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in Esztergom, in northern Hungary.
Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe

Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe

  • 18 Jul 2024 9:36 AM
  • current affairs
Although encouraging prostitution is a criminal offence In Hungary, the authorities say there is nothing wrong with openly advertising foreign sex work to Hungarian women. Direkt36 looked behind the sex work advertisements as part of an international investigative project.
FT Article Elaborates Hungary’s Plan to

FT Article Elaborates Hungary’s Plan to "Make Europe Competitive Again"

In an article published in the Financial Times on Tuesday on the occasion of Hungary’s assuming the European Union’s rotating presidency, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán elaborated on the topic of restoring the EU’s competitiveness. He noted that Hungary was now serving its second EU presidency 13 years after its first one.
Fine Over HUF 1 Million Issued for Vandalising LGBTQ Materials in Budapest to Mi Hazank MP

Fine Over HUF 1 Million Issued for Vandalising LGBTQ Materials in Budapest to Mi Hazank MP

  • 13 Nov 2024 5:36 AM
  • current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has fined Elod Novak, a lawmaker of the Mi Hazank (Our Homeland) party, to 1.1 million forints (EUR 2,690) for various instances of removing rainbow flags and defacing a poster connected to LGBTQ issues.
Kuria Ruling on Orban Libel Suit May Endanger Press Freedom in Hungary

Kuria Ruling on Orban Libel Suit May Endanger Press Freedom in Hungary

The government is launching a new National Consultation, this time on the issue of economic neutrality, Prime Minister's Office leader Gergely Gulyas announced at a Wednesday press conference after the cabinet met on Tuesday.
Updated: Are Transparency International Activities Really Harmful to Hungary, as Sovereignty Protection Office Claims?

Updated: Are Transparency International Activities Really Harmful to Hungary, as Sovereignty Protection Office Claims?

  • 16 Oct 2024 5:53 AM
  • current affairs
The Transparency International Hungary Foundation (TIM) carries out activities that are harmful to Hungary, stigmatising the country and state institutions, and exerting influence based on disinformation, the Sovereignty Protection Office said.
Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany

Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany

  • 14 Oct 2024 11:49 AM
  • current affairs
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has fined Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsany over 14 million forints (EUR 34,900), the party said.
Shocking 'Anti-Hungary Campaign Speech' at EP by Von der Leyen, Claims Fidesz MEP

Shocking 'Anti-Hungary Campaign Speech' at EP by Von der Leyen, Claims Fidesz MEP

  • 10 Oct 2024 5:52 AM
  • current affairs
The European parliamentary plenary on Wednesday, which Prime Minister Viktor Orban attended, was "the height of hypocrisy" on the part of the left-liberal majority, and EC President Ursula von der Leyen had held a campaign speech against Hungary, an EU member state, an MEP of ruling Fidesz said in Strasbourg.
Watch: Demo Held in Budapest After School Head Fired

Watch: Demo Held in Budapest After School Head Fired

  • 4 Sep 2024 5:21 AM
  • current affairs
Students, teachers, parents and their supporters gathered on Monday in front of the interior ministry to protest against the firing of the director of the Madach Secondary School in Budapest - as the video below shows.
MOL Chief Attacks Gov't Policy in Hungary - “Patching Holes” More Than “Strategic Thinking”

MOL Chief Attacks Gov't Policy in Hungary - “Patching Holes” More Than “Strategic Thinking”

The impact of investments postponed because of sectoral taxes will show up in Hungary’s GDP, Zsolt Hernádi, the chairman-CEO of Hungarian oil and gas company MOL, said at an event organised by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in Esztergom, in northern Hungary.
Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe

Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe

  • 18 Jul 2024 9:36 AM
  • current affairs
Although encouraging prostitution is a criminal offence In Hungary, the authorities say there is nothing wrong with openly advertising foreign sex work to Hungarian women. Direkt36 looked behind the sex work advertisements as part of an international investigative project.
FT Article Elaborates Hungary’s Plan to

FT Article Elaborates Hungary’s Plan to "Make Europe Competitive Again"

In an article published in the Financial Times on Tuesday on the occasion of Hungary’s assuming the European Union’s rotating presidency, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán elaborated on the topic of restoring the EU’s competitiveness. He noted that Hungary was now serving its second EU presidency 13 years after its first one.