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March 31, 2011

Budapest turns green: we host the 14th EGP Council Meeting

Budapest turns green: we host the 14th EGP Council Meeting

The 14th Council Meeting of the European Green Party (EGP) will take place in Budapest from 31 March to April 3. Simultaneously with this event, the Green Group in the European Parliament will have a two-day session in the city. The 14th EGP Council Meeting will be attended by nearly 400 delegates, experts and supporters [...]

January 20, 2011

A different vision for Europe: green priorities for the Hungarian EU presidency

A different vision for Europe: green priorities for the Hungarian EU presidency

Benedek Jávor, chairman of the Hungarian Parliament’s Committee for Sustainable Development, and Bence Tordai, spokesman for LMP, introduced the joint publication prepared by LMP and the Green Group in the European parliament regarding the main challenges for the Hungarian EU-presidency. The publication is called “A different vision for Europe – Green priorities for the Hungarian EU presidency”. The publication addresses the priorities of the Hungarian EU presidency, and what actions Hungary must take in order to make this term a success.

October 14, 2010

Virág Kaufer’s contribution to the urgent Roma debate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

Virág Kaufer's contribution to the urgent Roma debate in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

My party in Hungary, Politcs Can be Different – the Hungarian ecological party – welcomes this debate. We sincerely hope that this debate and the current European public discourse on the topic will have, in the end, a beneficial effect. While we understand that a crucial question is whether France’s action towards Roma migrants was [...]

May 16, 2010

Rest in peace??

Rest in peace??

Politics Can be Different (LMP), does not agree with the Tatárszentgyörgy delegates; it is not in the interest of the country to forget about the recent homicides executed against Hungarian Roma. Instead, Hungarians should attempt to process these tragic events and take steps to prevent such atrocities from taking place again. Politics Can be Different [...]

January 20, 2010

The puzzle pieces don’t fit: how are Romas missing out on the dream of prosperity?

The puzzle pieces don’t fit: how are Romas missing out on the dream of prosperity?

This Article was translated from 168ora.hu by LMP. See bellow for citation. -“It’s hard to fight against stereotypes when we are living in a society which supports the ideals of unfairness and leaving those in need to themselves” said Szombati Kristóf, LMP member, in our interview. As LMP’s coordinator for Roma Politics, he also told [...]