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Hungary to impose Internet levy in 2015, tax plans show
Hungary’s Economy Minister Mihály Varga has on Tuesday submitted to Parliament a draft on changes to the tax regime to be implemented in 2015. An amendment of the telecom law is also included, according to which the telecom tax would be extended to Internet services. The tax will be proportionate to data traffic and every gigabyte started will cost 150 forints.
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Lego replaces two stolen statues in Hungary
Some thieves in Budapest decided that it would be a good idea to steal some statues from the Margaret Island park.
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Europe’s new dictator
Hungary's Viktor Orbán is making good on his promise to build an “illiberal state.”
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Camerawoman fired for kicking and tripping refugees
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Hungarian nationalist TV camera operator filmed kicking refugee children
A camera operator for a Hungarian nationalist television channel closely linked to the country’s far-right Jobbik party has been filmed kicking two refugee children and tripping up a man at the border hotspot of Rőszke on Tuesday. Petra László of N1TV was filming a group of refugees running away from police officers, when a man carrying a child in his arms ran in front of her. László stuck her leg out in front of the man...
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Stranded In Hungarian Camps, Migrants Press To Leave
Migrants from as far away as Afghanistan have been placed behind barbed wire in detention camps in Hungary. NPR's Lauren Frayer visits a camp where the numbers — and the frustrations — keep growing.
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Migrant crisis: Dozens reach Croatia as Hungary border sealed
The first group of migrants reaches Croatia after Hungary closes the main entry into the European border-free zone.
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Croatia puts army on alert as it reels from migrant influx
BATINA, Croatia (AP) — Croatian leaders put the army on alert after chaos erupted Thursday on the border with Serbia, where thousands of asylum-seekers poured into the country, some trampling each other in a rush to get on the few available buses and trains. Dozens were injured in the mayhem.
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The lake at the end of the world
Barely three hours from Slovenia’s capital, Ljubljana, Lake Bohinj is in the middle of nowhere – out of season and time – and it’s wonderful.
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In Memory of My People
Ferenc Snétberger and Concerto Budapest
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Elaborate Cookie Art by Hungarian chef and artist Judit Czinkné Poór
Even the Cookie Monster would feel guilty about eating these
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Camerawoman who 'tripped refugees' in Hungary faces charges
Hungarian prosecutors have filed charges against a camerawoman accused of kicking and tripping refugees fleeing police near the southern border with Serbia last year. Petra Laszlo was fired from her job at N1TV, a television station with nationalist sympathies, after video footage spread online appearing to show her kicking a girl and a young man. Her prosecution for disorderly conduct comes as political tensions mount over Europe’s migration crisis in the region.
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Exclude Hungary from EU, says Luxembourg's Asselborn
Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its "massive violation" of EU fundamental values. He cited the Budapest government's treatment of refugees, independence of the judiciary and freedom of the press. "Hungary is not far away from issuing orders to open fire on refugees," he suggested.
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Luxemburg's Asselborn wants Hungary thrown out of the EU
Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s foreign has shown that Jean-Claude Juncker is not the only tough talking politician from the Grand Duchy. Asselborn told the German daily Die Welt that Hungary should be temporarily or even permanently expelled from the European Union over its approach to refugees and other issues. Asselborn’s comments come days before 27 EU leaders meet in Bratislava to discuss the bloc’s future. He said the EU can’t tolerate fundamental values being violated.
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Tusk Scolds Poland as East-West Tension Erupts in Brexit’s Wake
European Union President Donald Tusk lashed out at his Polish compatriots, telling them to stop attacking the bloc as a spat between Luxembourg and Hungary underlined the east-west tension he’s struggling to defuse ahead of this week’s summit of European leaders.
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Hungary aims to 'give the finger' to Europe with migrant referendum
Hungary's right-wing leader is hoping to "give the finger" to the European Union on Sunday in a nationwide referendum over immigration, according to experts. Viktor Orban's government is urging voters to reject an EU plan requiring countries to welcome a quota of migrants who have traveled from the Middle East and beyond. Imposed last year, the program requests that Hungary accept 1,294 asylum-seekers — around 0.01 percent of its 9.9 million population.
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U.S. vote marks end of 'liberal non-democracy': Hungary PM
The outcome of the U.S. presidential election marks the end of a period of "liberal non-democracy" that was mainstream in the past two decades, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. Hungary's conservative leader in July became the first European head of state to express a clear preference for Republican Donald Trump, who scored a surprise victory over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton on Wednesday.
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Poland and Hungary seek more control over companies
Governments seek to take charge in the name of ‘economic patriotism’
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Sixteen dead, many Hungarian teenagers, in Italy bus accident - police
Sixteen people were killed and about 40 were injured when a bus carrying Hungarian students burst into flames on a highway in northern Italy, police and the fire service said on Saturday. The number of victims could rise to 18, "but certainly no more than that", the Hungarian consul in Italy Judit Timaffy told reporters in the city of Verona. The bus went off the road near a highway exit close to Verona overnight. The local highway police chief said it was carrying mostly teenage students, teachers and parents.
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Hungary to detain all asylum seekers in container camps
Hungary’s parliament has approved the automatic detention of all asylum seekers in container camps on the southern borders, dismissing concerns from human rights groups. The legislation, approved by a large majority of politicians, was created in response to recent terrorist attacks in Europe carried out by migrants, the hardline prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has said.
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