News tagged "parliament"
A Jewish renaissance, tucked away in a Budapest apartmenton May 25, 2013 via YahooNews Too often recently, Hungary has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. The elevation of the ultranationalist Jobbik party to the parliament in 2010 and the provocative, anti-Semitic statements made by their members that followed has led many to wonder: Who would want to be Jewish in this Central European, former Communist state?See details
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Over 500 artworks stolen from Hungary apartment belonging to a deceased collector: policeon May 19, 2013 via YahooNews File photo of the Hungarian Parliament Building. Photo: Jozefff/Wikipedia.org. BUDAPEST (AFP) .-See details
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Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungaryon May 14, 2013 via YahooNews By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium to denounce Jews and Israel. Lorant Hegedus could have preached the same anti-Semitism as his wife, a deputy for the populist Jobbik party in parliament ...See details
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6th Europe-Ukraine forum takes off in Budapeston May 12, 2013 via YahooNews European Parliament. ? http://www.ecf.com/ 6th forum Europe-Ukraine is to take off in Hungarian capital of Budapest on May 12, attended by over 300 participants from Ukraine, the EU, other neighbouring countries and the US.See details
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Hungary?s far right protests World Jewish Congress in Budapeston May 05, 2013 via YahooNews On the eve of a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest, far-right party Jobbik has accused Israel of buying Hungary up. Since entering parliament, it has hosted several such anti-Semitic protests (pictured).See details
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Hungarian far-right decries 'Israeli plot' before Jewish meetingon May 05, 2013 via YahooNews By Tom Heneghan and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Leaders of a far-right Hungarian party accused Israelis of plotting to buy up the country as several hundred nationalists protested on Saturday on the eve of a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest. Senior figures from the opposition Jobbik party, the third biggest with 43 seats in the 386-member parliament, harangued the crowd ...See details
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Hungarian far-right decries "Israeli plot" before Jewish meetingon May 04, 2013 via YahooNews By Tom Heneghan and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Leaders of a far-right Hungarian party accused Israelis of plotting to buy up the country as several hundred nationalists protested on Saturday on the eve of a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest. Senior figures from the opposition Jobbik party, the third biggest with 43 seats in the 386-member parliament, harangued the crowd ...See details
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Hungary's Jobbik party hold anti-semitic rally in Budapest after ban attempts failon May 04, 2013 via YahooNews A rally by Hungary's Jobbik party, the third largest in the country's parliament, has been held despite government efforts to ban it because of its anti-Semitic nature. ? ? ? ?See details
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Hungarian far-right decries 'Israeli plot' before Jewish meetingon May 04, 2013 via YahooNews By Tom Heneghan and Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Leaders of a far-right Hungarian party accused Israelis of plotting to buy up the country as several hundred nationalists protested on Saturday on the eve of a meeting of the World Jewish Congress in Budapest. Senior figures from the opposition Jobbik party, the third biggest with 43 seats in the 386-member parliament, harangued the crowd ...See details
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Hungary OKs limit to Nazi, communist symbolson Apr 23, 2013 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ? Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a modified plan to restrict the display of Nazi and communist symbols such as the swastika and red star.See details
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Hungary OKs limit to Nazi, communist symbolson Apr 22, 2013 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ? Hungary's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a modified plan to restrict the display of Nazi and communist symbols such as the swastika and red star. ? ? ? ?See details
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Hungarian, Chinese companies sign declaration of intent on ring rail constructionon Apr 15, 2013 via YahooNews The heads of Hungarian and Chinese state-owned railway companies signed a declaration of intent on the construction of a ring rail line around Budapest in parliament on Friday.See details
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Hungary?s leaders approve Constitutional amendment to ban people from living in public placeson Apr 10, 2013 via YahooNews A homeless woman rests in a sleeping bag on a mattress in a Budapest park. Despite international pressure and protests at home, the Hungarian Parliament voted March 11 to approve a constitutional reform that makes it possible to ban people from ?habitually residing in public places.?See details
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EC ready to check Hungary's compliance with ruling of the European Court of Justiceon Apr 09, 2013 via YahooNews The European Commission and the European Parliament is likely to complete their scrutiny of Hungary?s implementing a ruling by the European Court of Justice, under which judges forced into retirement should be restored to their former positions, EC Vice-President Viviane Reding said in Washington.See details
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Hungarian top court overturns disputed church lawon Feb 28, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary's top court has struck down parts of the country's law on churches, saying that the process by which only Parliament can grant churches official status is too political and lacks transparency.See details
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Hungary says its press freedom is 'completely perfect.' Europe disagrees.on Feb 27, 2013 via YahooNews When the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee called last week for Europe to regularly investigate journalist freedom across the EU, it didn't name any particular country to watch. But if there has been one European nation that has been criticized for changing its media laws in the past years, it's Hungary.See details
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Hungary says its press freedom is 'completely perfect.' Europe disagrees.on Feb 26, 2013 via YahooNews When the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee called last week for Europe to regularly investigate journalist freedom across the EU, it didn't name any particular country to watch. But if there has been one European nation that has been criticized for changing its media laws in the past years, it's Hungary.See details
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Hungarian top court overturns disputed church law - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sportson Feb 26, 2013 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Hungary's top court has struck down parts of the country's law on churches, saying that the process by which only Parliament can grant churches official status is too political and lacks transparency.See details
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Hungarian top court overturns disputed church lawon Feb 26, 2013 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ? Hungary's top court has struck down parts of the country's law on churches, saying that the process by which only Parliament can grant churches official status is too political and lacks transparency.See details
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Hungarian Jews ask government not to honor Nazi-ally Horthyon Feb 21, 2013 via YahooNews Hungary's main Jewish organization has urged the government and parliament to prevent the honoring of Miklos Horthy, the country?s Holocaust-era ruler.See details
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