149 result(s) for blackmail
Xpat Opinion: A Socialist Watergate In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Heti Válasz publishes details of an alleged conspiracy between the secret services and a prominent underworld figure under the former Socialist government.
Together Alleges Fidesz Vote Fraud In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement is filing a report with the authorities over a sound recording in which the county’s Roma council leader Tibor Ajtai and a member of the Fidesz county chapter discuss election fraud for the benefit of Fidesz-Christian Democrat mayoral candidate in Kiskunfélegyháza, Krisztián Kapus.
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Report: Another Small Win For The BKV Defendants
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ben.T.Hawking, source: Népszava. The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Thursday at the Kecskemét Court. During the hearing, Mr. Atilla Antal, a
former BKV CEO accused of misappropriation of public funds, continued his testimony which began on Tuesday. According to Antal, Mr. Miklós Hagyó, former Deputy Mayor of Budapest who oversaw the operations of BKV ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Jobbik MEP’s Bribe Attempt To Keep His Jewish Origins Secret
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator doubts whether anyone within Jobbik will learn anything from the story of their MEP who turned out to be of Jewish descent. A right-wing pundit finds the spectacle of MEP Csanád Szegedi trying to bribe the man who blackmailed him with the ethnicity of his ancestors, abhorrent.
Hungarian National Defense Head Gets Death Threat E-mail
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An unidentified man calling himself Vadász has sent a threatening e-mail offering Ft 10 million in blood money for the head of Brig. Gen. Zoltán Bolcsik, - pictured - leader of the National Defence Service, reported Magyar Hírlap.The message sent by Vadász reads: “We have your face, Ft 10 million for your men. Vadász.”
PM: IMF Can Only Use Financial Criteria When Deciding On Offering Support For Hungary
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister confirmed press reports of his planned meeting with Mr. Barroso on 23 April, in connection with discussions between Hungary and the EU. He said that ‘Every day we move a little closer to our goal and things are going in the right direction, even though the pace is not what we might have hoped for.’
Hungarian Cabinet Disputes Brussels Decision
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission’s (EC) proposal to freeze cohesion fund payments to Hungary is unfounded and unfair, the government said in response. It is impossible to comprehend why the Commission has ignored the fact that, for the first time since joining the EU, Hungary's budget deficit was below 3% of GDP in 2011 and will remain under that figure this year, prime ministerial spokesman Peter ...
Xpat Opinion: A Socialist Watergate In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Heti Válasz publishes details of an alleged conspiracy between the secret services and a prominent underworld figure under the former Socialist government.
Together Alleges Fidesz Vote Fraud In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Together 2014 movement is filing a report with the authorities over a sound recording in which the county’s Roma council leader Tibor Ajtai and a member of the Fidesz county chapter discuss election fraud for the benefit of Fidesz-Christian Democrat mayoral candidate in Kiskunfélegyháza, Krisztián Kapus.
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Xpat Report: Another Small Win For The BKV Defendants
- 2 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ben.T.Hawking, source: Népszava. The trial of the Budapest Public Transport Company (BKV) continued on Thursday at the Kecskemét Court. During the hearing, Mr. Atilla Antal, a
former BKV CEO accused of misappropriation of public funds, continued his testimony which began on Tuesday. According to Antal, Mr. Miklós Hagyó, former Deputy Mayor of Budapest who oversaw the operations of BKV ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Hungary's Jobbik Split?
- 9 Aug 2012 12:45 PM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the left and right agree that recent scandals affecting Jobbik indicate grave conflicts and deep rifts within the far-right party. Analysts contend that this could foreshadow either its split or decline .
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Jobbik MEP’s Bribe Attempt To Keep His Jewish Origins Secret
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator doubts whether anyone within Jobbik will learn anything from the story of their MEP who turned out to be of Jewish descent. A right-wing pundit finds the spectacle of MEP Csanád Szegedi trying to bribe the man who blackmailed him with the ethnicity of his ancestors, abhorrent.
Hungarian National Defense Head Gets Death Threat E-mail
- 7 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An unidentified man calling himself Vadász has sent a threatening e-mail offering Ft 10 million in blood money for the head of Brig. Gen. Zoltán Bolcsik, - pictured - leader of the National Defence Service, reported Magyar Hírlap.The message sent by Vadász reads: “We have your face, Ft 10 million for your men. Vadász.”
PM: IMF Can Only Use Financial Criteria When Deciding On Offering Support For Hungary
- 16 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister confirmed press reports of his planned meeting with Mr. Barroso on 23 April, in connection with discussions between Hungary and the EU. He said that ‘Every day we move a little closer to our goal and things are going in the right direction, even though the pace is not what we might have hoped for.’
Hungarian Cabinet Disputes Brussels Decision
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission’s (EC) proposal to freeze cohesion fund payments to Hungary is unfounded and unfair, the government said in response. It is impossible to comprehend why the Commission has ignored the fact that, for the first time since joining the EU, Hungary's budget deficit was below 3% of GDP in 2011 and will remain under that figure this year, prime ministerial spokesman Peter ...