Roma call for action as Jobbik rallies against ‘Gypsy crime’ in villages
The heads of three Roma rights organisations have called on the government to act over the extreme-right party Jobbik’s continued
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EU bigwigs will bask in Nobel glory
It took almost a week: the EU, this year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, announced on Thursday it has finally decided
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More traffic fines will chase down drivers across borders
While motorists parking illegally with a foreign licence plate in Bulgaria, Croatia, Austria and Hungary will mostly remain unpunished, residents
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Ferenc Gyurcsány – still a divisive figure
Is there anything you find good about the policies of Viktor Orbán’s government? The ban on lorries overtaking on the
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Hungarian parliamentary committee shows united front against far right
The Hungarian parliament’s culture and press committee blocked on October 1 2012 a bid by the far-right party Jobbik to
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EU team probes fears for democracy in Hungary
An eight-member delegation from the European Union’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee met Hungarian ministry officials, parliamentary parties,
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Hungarian government sends its economic policy proposals to IMF, EU
The Hungarian government sent its proposals on Wednesday morning to the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission, Hungary’s chief
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Hungarian government seeks refund of Jewish reparations
The Hungarian government is calling for the refund of millions of dollars paid out to the US-based Claims Conference to
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Hungarian ruling party Fidesz, Catholic Church hit by Google bomb
Hungarian internet users searching for “whores” (kurvák) or “gangsters” (gengszterek) found themselves directed to the website of the ruling Fidesz
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