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UN’s Multicultural Agenda Flooding Germany With Muslim Migrants
In 2012 Peter Sutherland, the non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs International and the UN’s special representative for migration, urged the EU to “do its best to undermine” the “homogeneity” of its member states and create “multicultural states” in Europe.
On Saturday the German daily Die Welt reported this process is well underway. It cited a telephone conference between the interior...
Hungarian premier accuses US of meddling in Central Europe
The Hungarian prime minister accuses the United States of interfering in Central Europe, saying Washington is dragging other countries into its conflict with Russia.
“The United States does not simply interfere, but is an active participant in the internal political life of Central European countries,” Prime Minister Viktor Orban said during a television interview on Tuesday.
The Hungarian premier...
Hundreds of Hungarians hold anti-government protest
Hungarians gather in front of the parliament building during an anti-government demonstration in the capital Budapest on November 17, 2014.
Hundreds of Hungarians have taken to the streets of the capital Budapest to protest against alleged government corruption, austerity measures, and worsening social welfare.
Some 2,500 people staged a rally outside the Hungarian Parliament building on Sunday.
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National independence under attack - Hungary's PM answers McCain's remarks
Hungary’s national sovereignty had come under US attack said the country’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban after Senator John McCain earlier criticized Budapest’s relations with Moscow and called the top official a “neo-fascist dictator.”
“Hungary’s national independence is under attack here,” said Orban speaking on state Kossuth Radio on Friday. The prime minister added that...
Hungary summons US envoy over McCain's insults
Hungary has summoned the United States top diplomat in Budapest after Republican Senator John McCain described the country’s prime minster as a “neo-fascist dictator.”
Speaking in the US Senate on Tuesday, the Republican senator criticized Hungary’s premier Viktor Orban for pro-Russian stances. McCain described Hungary as “a nation that is on the verge of ceding its sovereignty to...
Teachers protest against education cuts in Hungary
Demonstrators gather on the Kossuth Square in front of the Hungarian Parliament building during an anti-government demonstration, called Day of Public Outcry in Budapest, Hungary, November. 17, 2014.
Thousands of Hungarian teachers have staged an anti-government protest in the capital Budapest to call for dialogue on education reforms and a halt to funding cuts.
Some 2,000 teachers said on Saturday...
Massive anti-corruption rally held in Budapest
Demonstrators gather on the Kossuth Square in front of the Hungarian Parliament building during an anti-government demonstration, called Day of Public Outcry in Budapest, Hungary, November. 17, 2014.
Over 10,000 Hungarians staged a protest in the country’s capital Budapest, calling for the ouster of the head of the tax authority and greater accountability from the government.
Monday’s demonstration,...
Hungary dares to disobey the US and EU
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, left, and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban at their meeting in Budapest.
25 years ago, Hungary was being toasted in the West for opening its border with Austria to East Germans, in a move which led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now the Western elites are not happy with Budapest which they consider far too independent.
The refusal of Prime Minister Viktor...
Angela Merkel criticizes support for UK exit from EU
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected as unacceptable, arguments that the UK should leave the European Union if London refuses to sit back in a dispute over the European Commission’s (EC) next president.
Merkel told the German parliament on Wednesday that she was aware of London’s objection to her favored candidate for EC presidency, Jean-Claude Juncker, but hoped that the UK would remain...
Hungary wants independence referendum for Hungarians in Ukraine
Kiev has summoned the Hungarian ambassador over remarks made by Prime Minister Viktor Orban about autonomy for Hungarians living in Ukraine.
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry expressed concern about the Hungarian premier’s call for autonomy and dual citizenship of ethnic Hungarians living in the western Ukrainian province of Transcarpathia.
The ministry said Orban’s comments contradict Ukrainian laws.
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Viktor Orban reelected as Prime Minister of Hungary
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has retained his two-thirds majority at the parliament following last week’s elections.
With over 99 percent of the votes counted, the National Election Office said on Saturday that Orban’s ruling Fidesz party had won 133 seats in the 199-seat legislature.
Fidesz, a right-wing populist party, and its small ally, the Christian Democrats, received 45.1 percent...
Polls open for Hungary's parliamentary elections
Hungarians have begun voting in the country’s parliamentary elections, which are likely to bring another victory for the ruling right-wing Fidesz party.
Voting stations opened at 6:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) on Sunday and are due to close at 7:00 p.m. local time (1700 GMT), with exit polls expected soon afterwards.
The National Election Office announced that by 0700 GMT some 9.5 percent of voters...
Hungary chooses Russia over EU to build 2 Nuclear Power units
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Novo-Ogaryovo. Both leaders are criticized by the West for similar issues, and in some sense this makes them allies. By choosing Russia as a partner in the construction of two new nuclear power units for Paks facility Orban outlined a strategic breakthrough in his struggle against the dictatorship of Brussels.
“Hungary...
Hungary students to call mass protests amid pending educational reforms
Demonstrators made up of university students, teachers, doctors and artists shout anti-government slogans in central Budapest on December 17, 2012.
Hungarian students have threatened to stage mass protests unless the government meets their demands of higher education reforms.
The government has until February 11 to settle a month-long standoff or student networks will launch protests across the country,...
Orban says Hungarian renewal provides model for Europe
Orban says Hungarian renewal provides model for Europe as country recaptures lost respect during EU presidency.
Hungary has provided practical examples for Europe by the renewal of the country, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament on Monday.
Assessing the six-month Hungarian EU Presidency, Orban said Hungary had recaptured much of its lost respect over the past six months.
Opposition party...