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Protesters attack construction site of monument in Hungary to victims of German occupation

April 18, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

Protesters have damaged the unfinished pedestal of the controversial monument to victims of the German occupation of Hungary in 1944

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Hungarian election results: Some comfort for everyone

April 11, 2014April 11, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

The Hungarian election has ended in a clear victory for the governing party, Fidesz. But some underlying details provide interesting

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Hungarian elections – Pollsters predict Fidesz landslide

April 4, 2014April 7, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

Hungary’s April 6 2014 parliamentary election is only two days away and the fresh projections of three pollsters suggest that

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Hungarian elections: Right right out in front as left left standing

March 23, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

The ruling centre-right Fidesz party has a good chance of winning a second consecutive two-thirds majority at the parliamentary election

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Turmoil in Ukraine brings ammunition to Hungary’s election campaign

March 16, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary, Ukraine

Over the past few weeks, the political upheaval in Ukraine has directed Hungary’s attention toward Kyiv and increasingly toward the

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Bomb threat, clashes at far-right ‘day of honour’ rally in Hungary

February 16, 2014February 16, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

A bomb scare forced hundreds of extreme right-wing demonstrators to relocate their “day of honour” ceremonies from Clark Ádám tér

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Europe 

Hungary plans single-digit flat tax rate

January 21, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

One of the most controversial economic issues in Hungary is back in the public attention: the uniform income tax rate,

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Hungary: Polarisation at the polls

January 19, 2014January 19, 2014 The Budapest Times Hungary

2014 will be a hot year for Hungary from a political point of view. There are three elections to look

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Mag­yar Golden Dawn a dark day for Jewry

December 12, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Radical-right parliamentary party Jobbik has competition. Former Jobbik representative András Kisgergely has founded a party called Hungarian Dawn, modelled on

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