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...The latest polls ahead of the April 3 election show Orban and Fidesz leading by a narrow margin against an opposition that has for the first time united behind a single candidate, Peter Marki-Zay, for the...
...Peter Szijjarto, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Thursday that he hoped EU institutions would adopt an “anti-migration and strongly pro-European position” after the European Parliament elections....
...“We have an emigration problem,” said Peter Kreko, a political analyst. “We have zero immigration problem. It is a kind of ritual politics that works very well. It is strikingly Orwellian.”...
...“This constitutes an occupation of the judicial system, which up until now has been relatively independent,” said Peter Kreko, of the Budapest-based Political Capital think-tank....
...Peter Kreko, of Political Capital, a Budapest-based think-tank often critical of the government, said that expulsion of Fidesz from the EPP could entail political costs at home for Mr Orban, proving he has...
...“The governing alliance remains as popular as ever among Hungarian voters,” Mr Kovacs wrote on his blog....
...Peter Mudra has been urinated on, stabbed in the stomach by drunken tourists, and had his sleeping bag set alight on the streets of Budapest....
...The UK Foreign Office publicised his trip with a photograph of Mr Johnson jogging in the snow with Peter Szijjarto, his Hungarian counterpart....
...“We saw it as a threat, and so did our owner,” said Peter Tarr, deputy chief executive of Hir TV, an opposition channel....
...Zoltan Kovacs Government Spokesman, Office of the Prime Minister of Hungary...
...Mr Kovács said: “Don’t try to suggest to us that the cohesion fund is a gift or benefit system.”...
...Zoltan Kovacs, Hungary’s government spokesman, says the government had a “rule, within the confines of EU law, to help Hungarian companies be successful”....
...Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said Mr Orban accepted that Horthy’s rule had also included some “very negative periods”. This was enough to reassure Mr Netanyahu....
...Zoltan Kovacs, Hungary’s government spokesman, says if any businesspeople close to Fidesz have prospered, they have won contracts entirely on merit and done a good job....
...Season two begins on Sky Atlantic on April 13 Photographs: Michael Kovac/Getty Images; Rex Features; HBO...
...“Jobbik could secure its position as the second largest party,” says Péter Krekó, director of Political Capital, a consultancy....
...The curators of The Art of the Pop Video suggest that the experimental films of Ernie Kovacs are an influence, too....
...And for those interested in more on the topic, we highly recommend this post from the Hungarian presidency’s blog, Kovacs & Kovats, written by Marton and his equally affable (and reliable) colleague Gregely...
...“We live in a democracy,” says Peter Szijjarto, Mr Orban’s spokesman. “Our party was born in order to ensure democracy for the country....
...Laszlo Kovacs, the EU tax commissioner, welcomed the initiative but pointed out that all 27 member states would have to agree unanimously to introduce reduced VAT rates on energy-saving goods....
...Looking back over some 20 years with BP, Mr Kovac gave his perspective. “Fifteen years ago, we were replacing valves and patching wells,” Mr Kovac said....
...Laszlo Kovacs, the EU commissioner responsible for taxation, is expected to present plans for a new EU customs code designed to tackle the counterfeiting of goods, particularly from Asia....
...Peter Mandelson, trade commissioner and Carl’s boss, lost patience with him soon after taking office a year ago....
...Laszlo Kovacs, who is from Hungary, will attend a conference organised in Budapest by the Hungarian European Business Council....
...The other great political lobby is sports fans and regular players will be hoping they can parry an attack from Laszlo Kovács, Brussels tax commissioner....
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