News tagged with: Lajos Simicska

More Tax Revenue Taken Away From Municipalities

A special tax on billboards and other outdoor advertising introduced before the 2018 elections, has been abolished. The revenue was...

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Orbán on Politico’s ’Most Powerful People in Europe’ List as ‘Dreamer’

Politico published its yearly list of Europe's 28 most influential people, in which Viktor Orbán was named the second most...

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“Everything falls into place”: Fidesz Politicians Gleefully Read New Issue of Magyar Nemzet

As we previously reported, political daily Magyar Nemzet was published yesterday after a nine-month hiatus. Following government-friendly Magyar Idők’s closure,...

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Political Daily ‘Magyar Nemzet’ Issued After 9-month Hiatus

Political daily Magyar Nemzet (Hungarian Nation) has been published again following government-friendly Magyar Idők’s (Hungarian Times) closure. The editorial staff...

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Silly Season Has Come to an End: The Hungarian Media Market Experiences Groundbreaking Changes

Rumors of the acquisition of Lajos Simicska’s media empire by Fidesz friendly enterprises have been spreading since July. Today the last, and...

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Concerns Grow as Orbán’s Friend Acquires Simicska’s Business Interests, Including Govt-Critic Media

Viktor Orbán's friend-turned-enemy Lajos Simicska chose to sell all his business interests, including media outlets, to fellow businessman and mutual...

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Politico Names “Orbán’s Nightmare” Among Next Year’s Top Influential Figures In Europe

Hungarian businessman Lajos Simicska, one-time friend and today's enemy of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has been named 19th among Europe's...

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Prime Minister Rejects Former Friend’s “Sleazy Accusations”

PM Viktor Orbán denied that he cooperated with the communist secret services as alleged by businessman Lajos Simicska. In response to a question by...

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“Total Media War” – Simicska Hints Orbán Might Have Been “Reporting”

Businessman Lajos Simicska has said that PM Viktor Orbán “reported on him” to the communist authorities with his knowledge during their military service in...

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End of "Total Media War"? – Simicska Sells Shares Of His Media Companies

Businessman Lajos Simicska has left the board of commercial news channel HírTV and the ownership structure of other media companies in which he has...

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Media War: Government Will Not Engage Itself In "Such Disputes", PM Says

PM Viktor Orbán refused to comment on businessman Lajos Simicska’s recent critical remarks, saying that neither he nor the government would engage in...

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Total Media War? – Senior Pro-Government Media Figures Resign After Former Strongman Turns Against Cabinet

Hungarian public discourse was rocked today by news of the resignment of the leaders of Hungary's major right-wing media outlets...

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Appetite and Revolution

A controversial topic has been circulating in the Hungarian political media in the last couple of weeks. According to the...

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