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Once denounced as Fidesz lackey, ombudsman draws government ire with deluge of constitutional appeals [6]
Fidesz-affiliated construction firm rejects allegations over European anti-fraud probe
Socialists say new Fidesz motion aims to thwart Klubrádió [3]
Protester pours red paint on new Horthy memorial [31]
Council of Europe maintains “serious concerns” over Hungary media law [2]
University drops Gyurcsány plagiarism case due to lack of evidence [2]
Ombudsman slams gov’t proposal reducing age of punishability [2]
Quotable: Krisztina Morvai on Jobbik’s anti-austerity protest [3]
Open Caption: When László Kövér met Nancy Pelosi [25]
Hungary will heed IMF/EU advice on economy policy, says Orbán [2]
Minister asks court chief to review judicial practice after public outcry over reduced sentence in Romanian handballer murder case [1]
US House Minority Leader Pelosi raises Hungary concerns in talks with PM Orbán [8]
Parliament publishes report on 2011 Gyöngyöspata ethnic tensions [1]
EU anti-fraud office conducts on-site audit at construction firm seen linked to Fidesz [4]
Orbán urges ethnic Hungarians in Romania to join forces [3]
Jobbik stages “Hungarian march of the living” to protest “treacherous austerity” [11]
West Hungarian village erects Horthy memorial [37]
Orbán’s father said to be owner of former archduke’s manor house [4]
Ethnic Hungarians reportedly attacked by Slovak skinheads in Bratislava [49]
Almost 100 policemen fired for abuses related to 2006 anti-government protests
Rogán to replace Lázár as Fidesz parliamentary leader in larger government shakeup [3]
Recent events in Romania cause for concern, says state secretary [22]
Historians, politicians urge better legislation on secret agent past
Hungary and U.S. linked by shared values, says Foreign Minister [1]
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Once denounced as Fidesz lackey, ombudsman draws government ire with deluge of constitutional appeals [6]
Council of Europe maintains “serious concerns” over Hungary media law [2]
Ombudsman slams gov’t proposal reducing age of punishability [2]
Historians, politicians urge better legislation on secret agent past
Justice Minister submits changes to media law in line with Constitutional Court decision [5]
Ombudsman seeks annulment of media law provisions [15]
Socialists say new Fidesz motion aims to thwart Klubrádió [3]
Orbán’s father said to be owner of former archduke’s manor house [4]
Historians, politicians urge better legislation on secret agent past
Áder inaugurated as president
Hungarian PM not concerned about “getting sacked”
(wsj.com)
[16]Opposition attacks gov’t over new taxes [5]
US House Minority Leader Pelosi raises Hungary concerns in talks with PM Orbán [8]
Hungary and U.S. linked by shared values, says Foreign Minister [1]
U.S. criticism aimed at helping Hungary, says Socialist leader [16]
Budapest conference to mark 90th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Hungary and the US
Socialists call on gov’t to disclose Chinese accords, details of IMF talks [5]
U.S. does not prescribe how to build democracy, says US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Melia in Hungarian TV interview [1]
Fidesz-affiliated construction firm rejects allegations over European anti-fraud probe
Council of Europe maintains “serious concerns” over Hungary media law [2]
Quotable: Krisztina Morvai on Jobbik’s anti-austerity protest [3]
Hungary will heed IMF/EU advice on economy policy, says Orbán [2]
EU anti-fraud office conducts on-site audit at construction firm seen linked to Fidesz [4]
EU lacks sufficient competence to defend media freedom in member states, says Kroes
Fidesz-affiliated construction firm rejects allegations over European anti-fraud probe
Hungary will heed IMF/EU advice on economy policy, says Orbán [2]
EU anti-fraud office conducts on-site audit at construction firm seen linked to Fidesz [4]
Jobbik stages “Hungarian march of the living” to protest “treacherous austerity” [11]
Jobbik presses for probe into state contracts won by firms “close to Fidesz” [7]
“Oligarch” new buzzword of the Hungarian Internet
(globalvoicesonline.org)
[1]
Historians, politicians urge better legislation on secret agent past
Orbán: Successful nations pull together [14]
Parliament files police report over Jobbik’s EU flag removal [2]
Union, NGO join in World Press Freedom Day demo for independent public media
Former PM Gyurcsány involved in plagiarism, says Fidesz [38]
Jobbik removes EU flag from parliament office block [21]
Once denounced as Fidesz lackey, ombudsman draws government ire with deluge of constitutional appeals [6]
University drops Gyurcsány plagiarism case due to lack of evidence [2]
Open Caption: When László Kövér met Nancy Pelosi [25]
Orbán’s father said to be owner of former archduke’s manor house [4]
Rogán to replace Lázár as Fidesz parliamentary leader in larger government shakeup [3]
Police reject university appeal to open probe into missing essay of former PM Gyurcsány [3]
Jobbik stages “Hungarian march of the living” to protest “treacherous austerity” [11]
West Hungarian village erects Horthy memorial [37]
Almost 100 policemen fired for abuses related to 2006 anti-government protests
Quotable: Ádám Mirkóczki on the left’s reaction to talk of ethnic war [19]
Socialists call for probe into Jobbik mayor’s talk of “civil war” [14]
Court overturns police ban on Budapest gay pride march [29]
Protester pours red paint on new Horthy memorial [31]
West Hungarian village erects Horthy memorial [37]
Hungarian town to rename central square after interwar regent Horthy [187]
Government approves reallocation of reparations to Hungary’s Jewish communities
Debate continues over Strasbourg court’s ruling against Hungarian ban on communist star [16]
State secretary says Hungarian government aims to be “engine driving fight against totalitarianism” [12]
Minister asks court chief to review judicial practice after public outcry over reduced sentence in Romanian handballer murder case [1]
Parliament publishes report on 2011 Gyöngyöspata ethnic tensions [1]
Orbán urges ethnic Hungarians in Romania to join forces [3]
Ethnic Hungarians reportedly attacked by Slovak skinheads in Bratislava [49]
Recent events in Romania cause for concern, says state secretary [22]
Israeli ambassador cancels Eger visit over anti-Semitic remark [21]
Fidesz-affiliated construction firm rejects allegations over European anti-fraud probe
EU anti-fraud office conducts on-site audit at construction firm seen linked to Fidesz [4]
Orbán’s father said to be owner of former archduke’s manor house [4]
Orbán: Transaction tax to benefit people, curb speculation [25]
Opposition attacks gov’t over new taxes [5]
Could Fidesz be planning a total takeover of broadcast television in Hungary? [33]