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Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s reply to opposition comments on his address in Parliament before the start of daily business

Jun 16, 2017

12 June 2017, Budapest

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PM Orbán presents Hungarian Thomas Péterffy with the Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit

Jun 06, 2017

“While Thomas Péterffy became one of the richest men in the world, he never lost his love of and feeling of responsibility for Hungary, as well as never losing his caution with respect to socialism," PM Orbán said

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Hungary's Parliament building voted in top ten of most popular landmarks

May 25, 2017

Hungary placed seventh in the top ten list, ahead of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Big Ben in London, and the Acropolis in Athens

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Parliament session begins today and will conclude on Monday with President Áder taking second oath of office

May 02, 2017

This session will also include the swearing in of János Süli as minister without portfolio in charge of overseeing and managing the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant

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Hungarian government open to CEU negotiations as Parliament holds session to discuss NGOs

Apr 20, 2017

Meanwhile, Hungary's Parliament is in the middle of a four-day session over the legislation on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs

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Hungary holds parliamentary session to discuss NGOs

Apr 18, 2017

Hungary's Parliament will hold a four-day session over the legislation on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs

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Parliament amends higher education act in regards to foreign universities

Apr 04, 2017

The bill was passed in a speeded-up procedure with a vote of 123 in favor and 38 against. There were no abstentions

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Parliament to debate foreign universities on Wednesday

Apr 03, 2017

Parliament will debate the motion on Wednesday. Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said that the cabinet is ready to open talks with the US Administration regarding CEU

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President János Áder elected president of Hungary for another five-year term

Mar 13, 2017

Earlier today, Parliament failed to elect a president in the first round of voting due to the lack of a required two-thirds majority, sending the process into a second round

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Hungarian parliament approves measures to tighten existing asylum regulations

Mar 08, 2017

With 138 votes in favor, 6 against and 22 abstentions, parliament approved new measures to prohibit asylum-seekers from leaving the transit zones set up on the border until their cases are ruled upon

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PM Orbán opens spring session of Parliament: 'The Hungarian economic model is working'

Feb 21, 2017

PM Orbán said the government’s deficit target of 2.4 percent of GDP this year was “clearly” achievable. Hungary’s economy grew by 2 percent last year

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WATCH VIDEO: Hungary's foreign minister says people should know if NGOs are funded from abroad

Jan 31, 2017

The foreign minister said there was a clear demand for politics to be transparent. He argued that in this case transparency should be demanded of all organizations that influence public affairs, including NGOs, “because the people have a right to know whom these NGOs, whom these organizations actually represent”

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President Áder accepts the Fidesz party’s nomination to serve as Hungary’s president for a second term

Dec 30, 2016

President Áder had always considered the presidency a constitutional service in which the head of state answers to the Hungarian nation

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János Áder to be nominated for president for further five-year term

Dec 22, 2016

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that he greatly appreciated President Áder’s efforts

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PM Orbán announces changes to constitution

Oct 05, 2016

The proposed changes include: A clear statement on preventing Brussels from ordering the resettlement of migrants to Hungary and a ban on mandatory group resettlements

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Statue of Count Gyula Andrássy inaugurated in front of Hungarian Parliament

Sep 14, 2016

The monument in honor of Andrássy, prime minister between 1867 and 1871, was inaugurated by László Kövér, House Speaker

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PM Orbán: Europe needs to wake up

Sep 13, 2016

Hungary's October 2 referendum on the EU's forced migration quotas serves the purpose of protecting Hungary, Orbán said

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Hungary's Parliament back in session

Sep 12, 2016

Kolos Kardkovács is likely to follow Andrea Bártfai-Máger as a central bank rate-setting committee member and Parliament will also decide the fate of Roland Mengyi

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Hungarian government launches new mobile app

Aug 29, 2016

The app, launched by the Parliament Office, offers information about plenary and committee sessions