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Jewish culture, and anti-Semitism, on the rise in Hungary

... police barricades, by 3,000 anti-fascists, including the beleaguered Hungarian prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsany, and the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

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Chinese officials visit Hungary amid tight security

Budapest - A delegation of Chinese officials led by Jia Qinglin, a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist party, was due to meet Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in Budapest Thursday amid tight security aimed at heading off pro-Tibetan protests....

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Hungarian premier says government must resign if it loses key bills

Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany on Wednesday said his minority government would have to resign if opposition parties managed to push through a proposed bill on a flat- tax. If parliament were to adopt a tax law with the support ...

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Hungary's minority government swears in five ministers

Budapest - The ruling Hungarian Socialist Party on Monday swore in five new ministers as it began a new era of minority government following the collapse of the coalition. The Alliance of Free Democrats (SZDSZ) officially departed government last Wednesday following a disagreement over the speed of economic reforms. While the junior party only controlled three ministries, Gyurcsany took the...

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Jerusalem from May 13-15 in celebration of Israel's 60th anniversary

... Zatlers of Latvia. The prime ministers of the Slovak Republic and of Hungary, Robert Fico and Ferenc Gyurcsany, will also take part, as will several former world leaders, among them Mikhail Gorbachev, Tony Blair and Henry Kissinger. As a Nobel Prize winner, Peres thought it important to invite other Nobel Prize laureates, at least seven of whom will be coming to Israel to share their...

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Hungarians unmoved by leader’s May Day address

Unpopular and heading a minority coalition since his Free Democrat junior coalition partner left the government, Mr Gyurcsany has been struggling to regain the initiative Share This

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Hungarians unmoved by leader's May Day address

Unpopular and heading a minority coalition since his Free Democrat junior coalition partner left the government, Mr Gyurcsany has been struggling to regain the initiative

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Hungary opposition calls on prime minister to step down

The calls by Fidesz were made after Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, the millionaire leader of the Socialists - the former Communist Party - lost the support of his small coalition partner, the liberal Free Democrats. The Free Democrats voted last weekend to quit the government after months of disagreements over the direction of economic and social policy.

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Struggling Hungarian premier shuffles cabinet - Summary

Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany appointed seven new cabinet ministers Monday in a reshuffle prompted by the junior coalition party's decision to quit the government after a disagreement over the speed of economic reforms. The All...

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Hungary's privatization wave to begin next year, says report

... MVM could be floated in March, the newspaper said, citing a briefing written for Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany. National lottery operator Szerencsejatek and the postal service are also expected to be partially sold off, although official details on which firms will be sold when are not expected to be available until the end of the month.

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Hungarian premier and Schroeder join anti-fascist demo - Summary

Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday joined thousands of anti-fascist protestors who gathered in downtown Budapest in response to a simultaneous demonstration by right-wing grou...

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Hungarian premier and Schroeder join anti-fascist demo

Budapest - Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany and former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Friday joined thousands of anti-fascist protestors who gathered in Budapest in response to a simultaneous demonstration by right-wing groups. Schro...

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OECD calls on Hungary to stick to economic reform path

... per cent and almost stalled the economy in 2007. The economic reforms, coupled with Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany's admission he lied about the need for painful belt-tightening, pushed the government's popularity levels down to rock bottom. Gyurcsany in late April backed off from further reforms by scrapping plans to introduce private capital into the healthcare system, prompting...

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‘Nabucco to be realized soon'

We agreed with Hungary on the immediate realization of Nabucco, said Energy Minister Hilmi Güler following his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany Tuesday. Güler was in Hungary to attend the eighth Turkish-Hungarian Energy Working Group. “The project will definitely speed up after this visit,” Güler told reporters.

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Hungarian Socialists vote to keep PM in office

The Hungarian Socialist Party's (MSZP) parliamentary group voted Sunday to keep Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany in office and govern as a minority, Hungarian official news agency reported. "We are about to begin a new phase of gover ...