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Orban calls Socialists hypocritical over VAT-cut proposal
Budapest, April 27 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban in parliament on Monday dismissed a Socialist proposal to cut value-added tax on some products and called the opposition party “hypocritical”. The Socialists want to reduce “the very VAT which they…
Jobbik not Nazi party, says leader
Budapest, April 27 (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik is not a Nazi party and it is not associated with the [Hungarian Nazi] Arrow-Cross movement either, the party leader said on Monday. Rather, it is a people’s party which rejects…
Toaso arrives in Hungary
Budapest, April 27 (MTI) – Elod Toaso, the Hungarian national taken into pre-trial detention in Bolivia on terrorism charges in 2009, arrived in Hungary on Monday afternoon. At a press conference held at Liszt Ferenc International Airport, the Hungarian-Romanian citizen…
Hungary sends ambassador to attend Moscow Victory Day parade
Budapest, April 27 (MTI) – Hungary will send its ambassador to Russia to attend Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on May 9, the President’s Office told MTI on Monday. The parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the capitulation of…
Treasury sees rise in baby-bond accounts opened in Jan-March – paper
Budapest, April 27 (MTI) – Hungarians opened almost 11,000 Start accounts for acquiring “baby bonds” in the first quarter of this year, business daily Vilaggazdasag said on Monday, citing data from the Treasury. If the trend continues, the record for…
Protesters demand public dialogue on education policy
Budapest (MTI) – Participants in a demonstration organised by the Free Education Facebook group demanded that the government start a dialogue with all affected parties on Hungary’s education policy, in Budapest on Sunday. Peter Szarvas, a teacher and one of…
Hockey World Cup: hundreds of people greeted the Hungarians
Budapest (MTI) – Hundreds of fans greeted the members of men’s hockey team on Sunday, who got at the forefront of the Division I/A World Cup in Poland on Saturday. Zoltan Kovacs, general secretary of the association told MTI that…
PREVIEW – Parlt to hold 3-day session with land assets on agenda
Budapest (MTI) – A final vote may take place on a bill seeking to unify the management of public land assets during this week’s parliamentary affairs. Two weeks ago lawmakers rejected the bill, which needs a two-thirds majority to pass,…
Socialists appeal to Fidesz local councils not to hand over nurseries to central government
Budapest (MTI) – The Socialist Party has appealed to local councils run by the ruling Fidesz party not to hand over kindergartens to the central authorities. Speaking at a press conference outside a nursery in Budapest, Agnes Kunhalmi said Fidesz-run…
10 countries where Hungarians stick together- Part 2
Previously, we showed a couple of letters written by Hungarians from abroad to refute that Hungarians never stick together. Velvet.hu collected more letters, here they are. Related article: 10 COUNTRIES WHERE HUNGARIANS STICK TOGETHER- PART 1 Russia “I have a…