Bojko Boriszov főpolgármester és Faller Jenő nagykövet avatta fel szerdán a bolgár fővárosban az EU-tagországok Wall to Wall Poetry
The Kossuth ter protesters are refusing to leave the square even for the events commemorating 1956. They are threatening a repetition of
... policemen try to remove them from the square. As it stands, a square full of tents and cauldrons of stew with the atmosphere of a
... is unlikely to make a positive impression on the dignitaries who will arrive from all around the world, and nor will the expected
It is not hard to imagine what kind of effect it will have on this country's image abroad if, say, the BBC broadcasts a report about a
... accompanied it all have been a central topic of conversation even in places that tend to be politics-free. People talk about the affair
... the corner shop, even at crossroads while waiting for the traffic light to turn green. Now a new question arises: who does Kossuth
The budget has to be balanced, reforms are essential - but the approach adopted, and the person of the prime minister are secondary
government. If things are so rosy, why did Fitch downgrade the outlook for Hungary's long-duration foreign currency debt from stable
... could get worse. We expected Moody's, S&P and Fitch to rerate Hungary, but Fitch moved even before the local elections. Why? We
... movements. The local elections were just one factor that contributed to this decision. We thought the local elections would increase
az Erie tó partján gyűjtöttek be - közölték az illetékes amerikai kormányhivatalok
A mától kapható új Shell V-Power Diesel a magyar piacon egyedülálló szintetikus GTL (gas-to-liquid) komponenst tartalmaz, mely még több
a magyar piacra bevezetett V-Power Diesel gázolaj megújul, és Magyarországon egyedülálló módon szintetikus GTL-komponenst tartalmaz. A GTL
demonstration to be held on Kossuth ter. An end to cultivating false illusions: he also knows that the country is facing a
... reestablishing confidence. For this to happen, however, Gurcsany will have to leave politics, Orban
unwilling to discuss the possibility of forming a government of experts with you or of dismissing Ferenc Gyurcsany, the prime minister
... demonstrations pose a threat to democracy? There is no contradiction between parliamentary work and the freedom of expression - even in
... demonstrations on Kossuth ter. Citizens have the right to express their opinion, since they were deceived. Gyurcsany and the Socialist
Viktor Orban's high-stakes gamble could easily turn out badly. Perhaps the best solution would be for Gyurcsany to break off his
... political elite, returning to the world of business in which he has had so much success in the past. Orban might be well advised
... capital of Belgium where he could put his extraordinary talent to use in his role as vice-chairman of the European People's Party
Ultimatum: an alarming word with dark associations, especially in Central Europe. "A diplomatic note tied to a deadline, a final
... with a demand, which, if not met, may lead to serious consequences, for example a war." This is the first dictionary definition. The
... order or warning accompanied by a threat." It is not clear in what terms Viktor Orban sees the ultimatum he has just issued to the
Unless the Socialist Party votes out prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsany by one o'clock on Friday, Fidesz will call citizens to a rally on
dismissal had not been taken by one o'clock on Friday, Orban said he would call on citizens to gather on Kossuth ter on Friday
... continued: "We call on the Socialist Party to react to voters' loss of confidence in their government by dismissing the
... that voters had not had the opportunity to express their opinion in April, because they had been lied to, and for this
The President's Sunday evening speech reflected his moral programme, according to Ferenc Weber, his head of press relations. He was
Laszlo Solyom's speech had reflected firm moral and constitutional principles. The content of the speech was appropriate to a
... promises, then democracy is threatened by a loss of credibility." The President had been obliged to speak on Sunday evening because
... had defended the proposition that the end justified all means, Weber said. It would be hard for the President to prevent his views from
Sunday's local elections have overturned all previous assumptions, according to Marketingcentrum's head of research. Bela Marian told
The events of the last two weeks following the leaking of Gyurcsany's speech to Socialist MPs in Oszod and the unrest seen since, had
... different from that in the rest of the country, and also that party affiliation has a lesser role to play throughout the country in
... him into the sphere of day-to-day politics, and thus the President would not longer be the apolitical dignitary his predecessors had
It is for Parliament to choose a prime minister, said Laszlo Solyom, the president of the republic on Sunday. He added that the task of
He said: "Now Parliament has the right to act. The government is responsible to Parliament. Parliament chooses the prime
... Parliament to regain the necessary trust of society. The parliamentary majority holds the key to solving the problem."
... been seen since 17 September, he said: "It would be to the detriment of the country if things continued to move forward in
Earlier, there had been rumours that Viktor Orban would head to the square this
The Group for a New Hungary (the group of demonstrators led by the architect Imre Makovecz) would not be able to divide demonstrators
..., since everyone would head to the National Committee's stage. The remainder of the evening would be filled with cultural events hosted
... Usztics. There had been rumours that the Group for a New Hungary had invited Viktor Orban to give a speech on Kossuth ter at nine
The Socialist Party has suffered a historic defeat in the local elections, according to Viktor Orban, who claimed the people had
results have made it clear: Hungarians do not want to live in a country entangled in lies." He added that it was now clear that
..., the prime minister, and his government not to "stand in the way of the will of the people," and act according to voters'
... the scene said that every major figure in Fidesz was present for Orban's speech, from Tibor Navracsics to a visibily flagging Zoltan
are the words of the 89-year-old novelist Magda Szabo, who has just been made an honorary citizen of Budapest. She regretted the fact that society
world for me. My jobs also tied me to the city. The theatres, the Academy, Parliament were all nearby. But as I became successful, this
... published four years ago, and readers reacted with great enthusiasm. I knew I had to prepare to continue, but for this I
... away. I love this house and the way my friends and animals are so close to me. You must have seen many sides of Budapest over your
Following a flurry of rival petitions on Monday, the spontaneous
political groupings that represent the Kossuth ter demonstrators are
trying
... sustain the illusion of unity. Nonetheless, fractures are
beginning to show, not just between the rival groups, but within them
as
Jozsef Halasz claim only their groups have the right to speak for the Kossuth ter protesters. Perhaps – but over the past few days
... been heard on the square. It is no coincidence that Takacs's group had some explaining to do: on Monday morning, it was not they, but
... handed a petition to Parliament's Civic Affairs Office. Hungarian National Committee 2006 It is clear that the the MNB, formed
It is impossible to forecast accurately the outcome of the local
elections. Nor is it clear how Gyurcsany's leaked speech
elections. The proportion of people who regard a mayor's party allegiance as a major influence on their decision has risen from 20 per cent
... coalition parties), while opposition voters are more likely to think that the winning candidate should have „a past free of failures."
... points in other provincial cities. Fidesz has thus taken the lead in the cities. But Budapest appears to be sticking to
It was police passivity that allowed a series of demonstrations held
in response to a private speech given by Ferenc Gyurcsany
... political survival in the previous parliamentary
cycle and that the government had lied in order to win the
Even hooligans pouring out of a football match can expect a tougher police presence than that hard core of forty to fifty people who led
... several thousand to storm the headquarters of Hungarian State Television (MTV). For hours, a symbolic water cannon was all police had
... a gathering crowd on Szabadsag ter that was busy setting fire to cars and hurling paving slabs at the MTV building. By 1am, the
An audio tape has been broadcast of a private party speech given in May by Hungary's prime minister in which he admits his party lied to
... in order to win April's general election. These excerpts - which contain strong language - are translated from Ferenc Gyurcsany's
exactly that all that we are doing will not be perfect... We did what we could in the past month. We did whatever was possible to do
... secret, while we knew and you did too, that if the election victory comes, we will have to seriously settle down to work
... screwed up as much as we have. It can be explained. We have obviously lied throughout the past 18 to 24 months. It was perfectly clear
Hungarian TV (MTV), had the same TV station's crew escorted out of his channel's press conference. The Free Democrats are demanding an apology
did yesterday was shameful." Katalin Szili, the president of Parliament, was visiting the MTV building. HirTV's crew arrived and asked
... her. The head of MTV said: "I asked my colleagues to escort them out of the building." He said: "This is perfectly normal in the case
... is biased and that behaves shamefully." The Free Democrats have also stated: "Until HirTV officially apologises to Hungarian society
Information gatherers from the company that provides security to a number of high-risk public institutions including Hungarian TV (MTV
..., hvg.hu has learned. Thanks to the company, police were aware of the protesters' intentions before the siege began. Despite this, they
Click on the picture for the gallery! © AP In-Kal security's information gatherers sent text messages to the building's
... service, warning staff that the hooligans were planning a siege. "We headed to Nador utca, and we're now at the TV HQ. There'll be
... minutes," read a text message sent to a senior security officer. hvg.hu understands In-Kal's staff had informed authorities about the
Az egyik felszólaló arról beszélt, hogy Fico Orbán Viktor érdekei mentén felvidéki provinciává teszi Szlovákiát.
Sarló-kalapácsos zászlók az út mellett, kirobbanthatatlan kommunista vezetés, Marx, Engels, Krisna és Visnu közös felvonulása és transzneműek ingyenes átműtése az állami klinikákon.
A humorista által alapított Tisza Sziget fő célja az akkugyárak elleni fellépés lesz.
A podcast, amelyben a hét legjobb HVG hetilapos és hvg360-as anyagaiból válogatunk. A héten: bemész a kisboltba, veszel egy Grönlandot. Ausztriában a hangulat: weimari.
Szépségtapasszal jelentette be a várható infláció alatti, 3,2 százalékos nyugdíjemelést és a havi nyugdíjak utalását a nemzetgazdasági miniszter pénteken.
Ha egy harckocsi kétszer is legördülhet a gyártósorról, akkor 600 felújított orvosi rendelőt hányszor lehet sikerként eladni?
Nem csak a száguldozókkal van baj.
Az öttusaszövetség elnökének ezüstérmét is megszépítette Gulyás Michelle aranya.
