121 result(s) for controversy
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.
Xpat Opinion: Fidel Castro Remembered
- 30 Nov 2016 7:45 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist sees the controversy over Fidel Castro’s heritage as an expression of contemporary ideological and sectarian disputes over capitalism and human rights.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
Rainbow-Colored School Fence Subject Of Controversy In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Pomáz, a small town near the capital Budapest, have complained about the new fence of a local school because it reminds them of the rainbow colors of the Pride movement, supporting the rights of LGBTI communities.
Restaurant Review: Healthy Streetfood At Rukkola
- 15 Jun 2016 9:01 AM
- food & drink
It is the Holy Grail of healthy eating, containing only a few calories but many valuable nutrients: the salad. However, there is hardly another dish that causes so much controversy around the dinner table. While some people consume it with ritual passion, there are salad-haters who won’t touch a leaf. Still, salad with the right dressing and additional ingredients can not only taste good but be ...
Former OSCE Election Commissioner Calls On Hungarian Opposition To Boycott 2018 Election
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of Sándor Szénási’s interview with Miklós Haraszti appearing in the May 12th, 2016 edition of 168 Óra under the title Bokottra Fel? Az ellenzék veszekedési kényszere (“Boycott? The opposition is forced to lose”).
The Tiger Lillies, A38 Ship Budapest, 12 May
- 4 Apr 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
The comedians of hell, the singing birds of the cemetaries, the poets of horehouses, the geniouses of a world presented in a form of circus thet is irrresistable: a band you can't mix up with anything else, that brings theatre, comedy, and first of all fantastic music, that will revive you.
Hungarian Govt To Scale Back Bureaucracy
- 6 Feb 2016 5:58 AM
- current affairs
A decision on the fate of 73 state institutions that support Hungary’s ministries will be taken by mid-year, government office chief János Lázár said in an interview with MTI. At a regular press briefing a week earlier, Lázár announced a review of the institutions and said some could be eliminated or merged into the ministries that oversee them.
Former Hungarian President To Head EU’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Group
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Former Hungarian President and one-time head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee Pál Schmitt has been appointed to lead a high-level group of experts commissioned with evaluating the role of sport in the European Union’s foreign affairs and provide advice on how sport could contribute to reach the EU’s foreign policy goals.
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.
Xpat Opinion: Fidel Castro Remembered
- 30 Nov 2016 7:45 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist sees the controversy over Fidel Castro’s heritage as an expression of contemporary ideological and sectarian disputes over capitalism and human rights.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador To UN Criticizes Hungarian Government
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist rejects the accusations of state-sponsored anti-Semitism suggested by Samantha Power, the US Ambassador to the UN. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that by tolerating racist discourse, the government has endangered good relations with the US.
Rainbow-Colored School Fence Subject Of Controversy In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Pomáz, a small town near the capital Budapest, have complained about the new fence of a local school because it reminds them of the rainbow colors of the Pride movement, supporting the rights of LGBTI communities.
Restaurant Review: Healthy Streetfood At Rukkola
- 15 Jun 2016 9:01 AM
- food & drink
It is the Holy Grail of healthy eating, containing only a few calories but many valuable nutrients: the salad. However, there is hardly another dish that causes so much controversy around the dinner table. While some people consume it with ritual passion, there are salad-haters who won’t touch a leaf. Still, salad with the right dressing and additional ingredients can not only taste good but be ...
Former OSCE Election Commissioner Calls On Hungarian Opposition To Boycott 2018 Election
- 31 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of Sándor Szénási’s interview with Miklós Haraszti appearing in the May 12th, 2016 edition of 168 Óra under the title Bokottra Fel? Az ellenzék veszekedési kényszere (“Boycott? The opposition is forced to lose”).
The Tiger Lillies, A38 Ship Budapest, 12 May
- 4 Apr 2016 9:01 AM
- entertainment
The comedians of hell, the singing birds of the cemetaries, the poets of horehouses, the geniouses of a world presented in a form of circus thet is irrresistable: a band you can't mix up with anything else, that brings theatre, comedy, and first of all fantastic music, that will revive you.
Hungarian Govt To Scale Back Bureaucracy
- 6 Feb 2016 5:58 AM
- current affairs
A decision on the fate of 73 state institutions that support Hungary’s ministries will be taken by mid-year, government office chief János Lázár said in an interview with MTI. At a regular press briefing a week earlier, Lázár announced a review of the institutions and said some could be eliminated or merged into the ministries that oversee them.
Former Hungarian President To Head EU’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Group
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Former Hungarian President and one-time head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee Pál Schmitt has been appointed to lead a high-level group of experts commissioned with evaluating the role of sport in the European Union’s foreign affairs and provide advice on how sport could contribute to reach the EU’s foreign policy goals.