A Hungarian judge to BBC: there is a general climate of fear

#Hungary is pulling away from the founding ideals of the #European project turning its back to the traditional #liberal #democracy – concluded #Allan Little, the reporter of #BBC. The #government has substantial control over the #media, the #courts, #public opinion and the #economy.
#Hungarian #Orbán
Ukraine to punish dual citizenship

Though almost all members of the political and business elite in #Ukraine have multiple citizenships President Petro #Poroshenko would take the #Ukrainian #citizenship from those who take part in the #elections of another country or cross the #border with a foreign #passport.
#Hungary #Hungarian #punishment #threat #Hungarianminority #Subcarpathia
Years will pass until railway stations of Budapest will be renovated

The #renovation of the big #railway #stations of #Budapest will possibly start only in 2021-2022.
#Hungary #Hungarian #máv #infrastructure #commuting #Keletipályaudvar #Nyugatipályaudvar #Zugló #train #toilet
Central-European exodus put on map – 6 pc of the born Hungarians live abroad

Worsening #exodus causes serious problems in the countries of the #periphery since they are losing their skilled and hard-working population to the #core countries of the #EU.
#Hungary #Hungarian #CentralEurope #demography #decline #labourshortage
Cheap Hungarian citizenship for sale on the dark web

Since the #Hungarian #citizenship is cheaper than the #Spanish or Hungarian minister #Rogán’s #residency bond program many try to buy it on the #dark web. And if there is a #need, there will be a #supply.
#Hungary #corruption #scandal #cheating #citizenshipbusiness
Bloomberg: PM Orbán is not another Putin, he is more sophisticated

Though PM #Orbán’s #Hungary resembles in some way to #Putin’s #Russia or #Erdogan’s #Turkey there are considerable differences, too. Orbán will not become a #dictator, he simply does not need it.
#Hungarian #elections #media #corruption #politics
After victory: government takes billions from hospitals in Hungary

Though most of the #hospitals struggle with gigantic #debts the #government now wants them to transfer all of their ‘free of charge’ money to the #Hungarian State #Treasury. According to #nepszava.hu, the amount can reach 20 bn HUF (EUR 64.4M).
#money #health care #Hungary #doctors #nurses
Fight for the biggest Hungarian opposition paper: awaiting foreign investors?

#Hungarian green party #LMP’s board member Péter #Ungár is searching for #Australian, #Israeli and #Spanish #investors to buy #Simicska’s #media portfolio including #Magyar Nemzet, #Heti Válasz and #LánchÃd Radio.
#Hungary #business #entrepreneur #money #newspaper
Sweden investigates Hungarian Deputy PM’s hunt scandal

The #Swedish #Prosecution Authority investigates the issue of #Deputy PM #Semjén’s hunt in the country as #theft. However, they cannot tell whether they already suspect anybody or not.
#Hungary #Hungarian #government #scandal #reindeer #moose #fool-hen
The Embassy of the US condemns the listing of ’Soros’s Hungarian agents’

#Government close #Figyelő published the names of those people who they suspect to work for so called #‘Soros organizations.’ The #Embassy of the #US condemned the list in a #tweet.
#Hungary #Hungarian #softdiplomacy #Washington #ambassador





