The opposition Jobbik party will work to offer solutions to “people’s everyday problems” such as low incomes, Péter Jakab, the party’s new chairman and parliamentary leader, told a press conference after a meeting of the Jobbik group in Rácalmás, in central Hungary, on Friday. Jobbik will propose that pensions are raised in a differentiated …
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Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said democracy had emerged strengthened from an “unprecedented election campaign”. He said a new era has begun in global politics as well as in the economy which poses historic challenges to the whole world. Tackling these challenges requires “a new and courageous approach and new …
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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reportedly discussed ending the program, whereby foreigners can acquire the right to reside within Hungary and move freely about the EU, with Fidesz party elites as early as September. Recently, Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona conditioned his party’s support of a Fidesz proposal to amend the constitution …
Read More »Budapest Pride 2016 Highlights
The Budapest Pride march was held for the 21st year in the capital on Saturday afternoon. The march ended in front of Parliament with speeches and concerts. Participants left Heroes’ Square carrying rainbow flags and balloons and walked along central Andrássy Avenue accompanied by six rainbow-decorated trucks. The parade’s slogan this year is “(It’s) complete with us”. The main organizer, the Rainbow Mission …
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Vast Majority Of Hungarians Will Say No To Mandatory Migrant Quotas, Fresh Poll Reveals Hungary’s quota referendum could be a success comparable to the 2008 “social referendum”, according to pollster Nézőpont Institute. The Budapest-based think tank representative public opinion poll completed on behalf of conservative weekly Heti Válasz shows that …
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