Orbán: Cooperation with France shall be based on mutual respect
Macron-Orbán relationship: complicated 🙂
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Budapest programmes on the Night of Museums
The 15th Night of Museums coming up!!
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Orbán calls agreement on defence greatest achievement of EU summit
Orbán’s statement at press conference
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Parliament passes amendment on political billboards undermining Jobbik’s ongoing campaign
According to János Volner, “If you tell the truth about how Fidesz’ immeasurable corruption drains money away from our welfare systems, you get steamrolled by Fidesz’ Bolshevik agenda.”
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Croatia-Hungary bilateral economic projects
We agreed on the need for an additional motorway connection between the two countries
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Budapest transport company BKV demands metro 3 train maker pay EUR 2.6m penalty
A fine of 800 million forints (EUR 2.6m) has to be paid.
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Talks on Vietnam-Hungary cooperation
The government will offer scholarships to 100 Vietnamese students
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Govt spox: Dispute over EU migrant quotas against original spirit of Europe
“threat to withdraw cohesion funding indicates a fundamental misunderstanding of why the EU came into being”
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Hungary April retail sales up 3.2 pc yr/yr
Retail sales in April
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Hungary population decline accelerates in Jan-April 2017
KSH reports “a significant increase in deaths against only a slight increase in births”
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Election cttee rejects referendum bids on Paks, higher education
The National Election Committee (NVB) rejected nine referendum initiatives at a meeting on Thursday. All the questions were submitted by the same private individual. One question asked whether all nuclear plant blocks which start operating after January 1, 2018 should be terminated after 180 days of operation. The committee unilaterally rejected the question as one warranting changes to the constitution and international agreements, and cited the upgrade of Paks, Hungary’s only nuclear plant. Another question asked whether higher education institutions accredited by parliament should operate under the Hungarian higher education law. The NVB unilaterally rejected the question, saying “the...
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Primary, secondary defendants in migrant truck deaths case refuse to testify in court
Upgrade on the death-truck case
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Hungary must not give up euro-zone aspirations, says Varga
“Hungary only fails to meet one of the euro convergence criteria”
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New Budapest sports park named after legendary footballer Kubala
After playing for Ferencváros and Vasas he became the best player of all time for FC Barcelona
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Orban: EU member states at odds over migrant redistribution
Orbán also reacted on French President Emmanuel Macron’s interview.
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Lázár: Billboard ad bill unlikely to garner two-thirds needed
The Fidesz-sponsored legislation on political advertising, sent back to parliament by President János Áder, is unlikely to get the two-thirds majority needed on its second reading, the government office chief told a weekly press briefing on Thursday. János Lázár said the ruling party had been open to opposition proposals regarding the bill to restrict political billboard advertising beyond official election campaign periods but none had been forthcoming. He said talks in parliament were ongoing, but it was unlikely a two-thirds would be mustered to pass the bill. Referring to covert party financing of political ad campaigns, Fidesz, he added,...
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Fidesz calls on LMP to voice stance on ‘migrant villages’ in Hungary
What about the “migrant villages”?
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European Court rules Hungary online gambling legislation violates EU principle
Hungarian online gaming legislation not compatible with EU standards
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Hungary in talks with US officials on higher education law amendment
Minister Zoltan Balog welcomed DeVos’s acknowledgment of the Hungarian higher education law
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Free public bike pumps in Budapest
Alexandra Szalay-Bobrovniczky Deputy Mayor introduced the free of charge public bike pump system of the Municipality of Budapest
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