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100,000 march in Hungary pro-government rally

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

PABLO GORONDI Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary About 100,000 sympathizers of Hungary's government marched Saturday to parliament in support of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has come under heavy criticism from the European Union for laws seen as curbing democracy. The long procession dubbed the "Peace March for Hungary" left Heroes' Square at 1500 GMT (10 a.m. EST) and began arriving two ...

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Over 100,000 rally in Hungary to back government in EU row

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people rallied on Saturday in a show of support for the embattled Hungarian government, as it prepares to compromise in a bitter row with the European Union to secure a vital loan. Labelled a "March of Peace" the demonstration was by far the largest rally since the government took power in May 2010, in what analysts said was a reminder that Prime Minister ...

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Pro-Orban march draws 100,000 in Budapest

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

Close to 100,000 people rallied in Budapest Saturday in support of Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is under fire from Brussels and opponents at home over controversial reforms.

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Over 100,000 rally in Hungary to back govt in EU row

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - More than 100,000 people rallied Saturday in a show of support for the embattled Hungarian government, as it prepares to compromise in a bitter row with the European Union to secure a vital loan. Labeled a "March of Peace" the demonstration was by far the largest rally since the government took power in May 2010, in what analysts said was a reminder that Prime Minister ...

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Orban Bows to Pressure as Hungary May Compromise in EU Feud

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

Hungary bowed to mounting pressure from lenders and regulators as Prime Minister Viktor Orban signaled he would compromise over disputed laws that halted bailout talks, boosting the country?s currency and stocks.

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Hungary PM backs down, seeks fast aid deal

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gave the first concrete evidence on Friday that he is backing down in a dispute with the European Union, aiming to free up talks on aid ...

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Hungarian Leader Softens on Central Bank Merger

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

Viktor Orban promised Friday to abandon plans to merge the nation?s central bank and its financial markets regulator, seeking to defuse criticism from the European Union.

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Hungarian civic group to appeal to European court

on Jan 21, 2012 via YahooNews

PABLO GORONDI Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary A civic group said Friday it would file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights because authorities are blocking it from holding a protest on the March 15 national holiday by reserving all likely locations in downtown Budapest for official use. Peter Juhasz, a spokesman for One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary, said the group ...

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Hungarian civic group to appeal to European court

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

PABLO GORONDI Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary A civic group said Friday it would file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights because authorities are blocking it from holding a protest on the March 15 national holiday by reserving all likely locations in downtown Budapest for official use. Peter Juhasz, a spokesman for One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary, said the group ...

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Hungarian civic group to appeal to European court as govt reserves most protest locations

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ? A civic group said Friday it would file an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights because authorities are blocking it from holding a protest on the March 15 national holiday by reserving all likely locations in downtown Budapest for official use.

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Hungary PM backs down

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban abandoned plans on Friday to merge Hungary's central bank and markets regulator, the first concrete evidence that he is backing down in a dispute with the European Union that threatens to block a deal on financial aid.

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Hungary PM backs down, seeks fast aid deal

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gave the first concrete evidence on Friday that he is backing down in a dispute with the European Union, aiming to free up talks on aid needed to prop up its battered financial markets. Orban's conservative Fidesz party has been criticized by the international community for introducing a swathe of measures that threaten the ...

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Austria urges Hungary to follow EU rules

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

(BUDAPEST ) - Austrian Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger urged Hungary to get in line with European law after a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban Friday, .

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Hungary PM backs down

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Prime Minister Viktor Orban abandoned plans on Friday to merge Hungary's central bank and markets regulator, the first concrete evidence that he is backing down in a dispute with the European Union that threatens to block a deal on financial aid. Orban's conservative Fidesz party has been criticized by the international community for introducing a swathe of measures ...

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Hungary to abandon planned central bank/regulator merger: PM

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST : Hungary 's government will abandon a planned merger of the central bank and financial markets regulator PSZAF, one of the key points criticised by the European Commission in a legal row with Budapest , Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday.

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Hungary launches Wallenberg memorial year

on Jan 20, 2012 via YahooNews

PABLO GORONDI Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary Government ministers from Hungary, Sweden and Israel on Tuesday launched the Raoul Wallenberg Year, commemorating the centennial of the birth of the Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. While serving as Swedish envoy in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, from July 1944, Wallenberg gave ...

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Hungarian victim of Italy disaster 'went back for violin'

on Jan 19, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (AFP) - A Hungarian violinist employed on the stricken Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia died after going back for his instrument, a fellow band member was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Related Stories Videogame prompts UK woman's weight loss Suicide attack kills 6 at Afghan airport: Police Pope warns US against 'radical secularism' in society Jude Law among 19 new UK hacking ...

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Hungarian cruise ship victim was crew violinist

on Jan 19, 2012 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's foreign ministry says one of the bodies recovered from the wreck of the cruise ship that ran aground off Tuscany was a Hungarian man, a musician working aboard the ship. Ministry spokesman Jozsef Toth said Wednesday the body of Sandor Feher, a 38-year-old violinist, was found inside the wreck of the Costa Concordia and identified by his mother in the Italian ...

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Hungary must reach agreement on fiscal policy, central bank with EU before IMF begins talks

on Jan 19, 2012 via YahooNews

Representatives of the International Monetary Fund told Hungarian minister without portfolio Tamas Fellegi in Washington that Hungary had to reach an agreement with the European Union on matters of fiscal policy and the central bank before it would start official negotiations on financial assistance for the country, a summary of the talks obtained by internet portal Index.hu shows.

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Hungary plans changes to controversial legislation

on Jan 19, 2012 via YahooNews

Hungary plans to change legislation that has prompted EU threats of court action and sparked Western fears about democratic rights, a top European official said Wednesday, but the promise did nothing to ...

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