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Google stumbles over Belgian court challenge to newspaper links – more

Google Inc., the world's most-used Internet search engine, is under attack in Belgium....

Party Popularity

Gap narrows between main parties

The gap in the polls between main opposition Fidesz the governing Socialist Party (MSZP) further narrowed in November, said national...

Issues

Google settles dispute with two Belgian media groups

Google Inc., the world's most-used Internet search engine, reached a settlement with Belgian photographers and journalists in a copyright dispute...

Issues

EU alcohol ruling cheers traders

Retailers have expressed relief at a European Court ruling against allowing consumers to buy drinks and cigarettes online at lower...

Issues

EU nations can tax alcohol, tobacco bought abroad

Drinkers and smokers in the European Union won't be able to take advantage of cheaper tax rates on cigarettes and...

Issues

National Election Committee approves three of seven referendum questions

Hungary's National Election Committee (OVB) approved three of seven referendum questions submitted by opposition parties Fidesz and KDNP at its...

Issues

Election Committee accepts one referendum question, rejects another

Hungary's National Election Committee (OVB) on Monday approved a question on hospital privatization proposed for a national referendum by parliamentary...

Issues

Berlusconi and Mills face trial

The former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is set to go on trial in Milan alongside 12 other defendants, including...

Issues

Compaq must pay extra laptop customs duty, court says

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Compaq Computer subsidiary may have to pay millions of dollars in extra customs duty on its laptops following...

Issues

Hungary to sue EU over corn intervention price

Hungary's government is filing suit over a European Union decision on the intervention price for corn, government spokeswoman Emese Danks...

Issues

Vivendi takes Deutsche Telekom to US court over PTC

Vivendi filed a $7.5 billion lawsuit in the US against Deutsche Telekom over the ownership of a Polish phone company,...

Issues

Customs revenues exceed January-September target by Ft 30 bln

The Customs and Excise Office (VPOP) reported revenues totaling Ft 619 billion (€2.35 billion) in the first nine months of...

Issues

EU auditors refuse to sign off on annual accounts for 12th year

European Union auditors found “weak internal controls” for a majority of the bloc's spending and a “high incidence of errors,”...

Issues

Enron’s Skilling gets 24 years

Former Enron Corp. chief executive Jeff Skilling was sentenced on Monday to more than 24 years in prison for his...

Issues

Ambassador to Thailand wins lawsuit on job loss

Hungary's Foreign Ministry lost an appeal on Tuesday in connection with Hungary's former ambassador to Thailand, who was dismissed from...

Party Popularity

Tisza Support Slips to 47%, but Retains Wide Lead in Europion Poll

Support for Hungary’s governing Tisza Party fell to 47% of adults in September, five percentage points below its May-June peak,...

Party Popularity

Tisza Remains Dominant Political Force in Hungary as Far-Right Mi Hazánk Strengthens

Support for the governing Tisza Party slipped below 50% among Hungary’s adult population in August, while Mi Hazánk strengthened and...

Party Popularity

Péter Magyar Says Fidesz Polling Below 20% for First Time in 30 Years

Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that Fidesz had fallen below 20% in a...

Issues

Strong Public Support for Euro Adoption Among Hungarians

Medián's fresh survey data show that nearly four-fifths of Hungarians would replace the forint with the euro, although, while 92%...

Issues

Survey Shows What Public Expects From Tisza Government

A recently published Publicus survey shows that 64% of Hungarians expect the Tisza government to fix healthcare and education, making...

Party Popularity

Local Conflicts Over Battery Plants Contributed to Loss of Support for Fidesz, Pollster Says

Local conflicts, arising from "residents' increased sense of vulnerability and opposition to the battery industry" could have contributed to a...

Issues

Majority of Hungarians Support EU Membership, but Uncertainty is Rising Slightly

A new survey conducted by the 21 Kutatóközpont shows that 62% of Hungarians would vote to remain in the EU...

Polls

Fidesz or Tisza? Recent Polls Offer Clashing Views Before Vote

As Hungary heads into the final stretch of the campaign with less than two months to go until election day,...

Issues

55% of Hungarians Think Continued EU Membership ‘Good’

According to a recent Eurobarometer survey, most Hungarians still view their country's European Union membership positively, but support has weakened...

Issues

Survey: Dunaújváros Residents Hope for New Industrial Investment

Dunaújváros is, and wants to remain, an industrial city — according to a recent representative survey conducted among local residents...

Polls

78% of Students Would Choose Current University Again, Survey Finds

Higher education serves as a foundation of knowledge-based societies and innovation, the Nézőpont Institute said in a recently published survey...

Polls

3/4 of Hungarians see EU Membership as Beneficial, Survey Finds

Approximately three quarters of Hungarians view the country's European Union membership as beneficial, according to a recently published Eurobarometer survey....

Issues

Media Type, Not Politics, Drives News Source Choices: NMHH

Hungarian media consumers select their news sources based on the type of media rather than political orientation, target audience, or...

Polls

Tisza Surges Past Fidesz in Latest Poll, Leads by Double Digits Among Committed Voters

Péter Magyar’s Tisza Party has overtaken Fidesz as Hungary’s most supported political force, according to new data from the 21...