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Paks Upgrade Not Austrian - Hungarian Issue
- 31 Jan 2018 8:16 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is not an Austrian-Hungarian issue but a European one to be settled by European legal forums, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, commenting on Austria’s announcement earlier this month that it will lodge an appeal with the European Court of Justice over the project.
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
‘Kathak Dance Workshop’ By Padmashri Shovana Narayan, Budapest, 13 - 14 January
- 8 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
From the organisers: The Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre is organizing a 2 days extensive workshop for beginners & advanced level participants in the North Indian Classical Dance – Kathak.
Opinion: Dress Rehearsal For The National Election? By-Election In Solymár
- 12 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On December 10, a local by-election for a seat on the town council was held in the sixth district of Solymár, a suburb of Budapest, which is described in its English-language Wikipedia entry as “a desirable destination for affluent city-dwellers moving to suburban homes outside of Budapest.”
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Activist Groups Occupy Pest-Buda Restaurant In Protest Of Government Corruption
- 21 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Some 30 activists occupied the Pest-Buda restaurant in Budapest’s exclusive Castle District for some nine hours on Sunday in protest of government corruption and publicly-owned real estate being rented to government-tied business people for well under market value, index.hu reports.
Socialists Vow To Agree With Other Opposition Parties On Entering Joint Candidates In 2018 Election
- 20 Nov 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is determined to reach agreement with its political partners ahead of next year’s general election, the party’s chairman, Gyula Molnár, told a conference on Saturday.
Guard Who Injured Ligetvédõ Activist Punished
- 14 Nov 2017 7:49 AM
- current affairs
A judge has sentenced a security guard who injured a Ligetvédõ activist in June last year to 250 hours of community work, the Capital Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement relayed to ATV on Wednesday.
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, 14 - 19 November
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1, the only festival of its kind in Hungary, has been organized on an annual basis since 2004. It aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism, and to expose abuse and global human rights violations through creative, quality documentaries.
Paks Upgrade Not Austrian - Hungarian Issue
- 31 Jan 2018 8:16 AM
- current affairs
The planned upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is not an Austrian-Hungarian issue but a European one to be settled by European legal forums, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, commenting on Austria’s announcement earlier this month that it will lodge an appeal with the European Court of Justice over the project.
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
‘Kathak Dance Workshop’ By Padmashri Shovana Narayan, Budapest, 13 - 14 January
- 8 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
From the organisers: The Amrita Sher-Gil Cultural Centre is organizing a 2 days extensive workshop for beginners & advanced level participants in the North Indian Classical Dance – Kathak.
Opinion: Dress Rehearsal For The National Election? By-Election In Solymár
- 12 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On December 10, a local by-election for a seat on the town council was held in the sixth district of Solymár, a suburb of Budapest, which is described in its English-language Wikipedia entry as “a desirable destination for affluent city-dwellers moving to suburban homes outside of Budapest.”
Local Opinion: Left-Jobbik Alliance Rejected In Left-Liberal Columns
- 28 Nov 2017 7:46 AM
- current affairs
After a whole week of silence over the stunning news that liberal intellectuals, including philosopher Ágnes Heller had suggested an electoral alliance with Jobbik, several left-liberal columnists now condemn the idea as immoral or impractical.
Activist Groups Occupy Pest-Buda Restaurant In Protest Of Government Corruption
- 21 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Some 30 activists occupied the Pest-Buda restaurant in Budapest’s exclusive Castle District for some nine hours on Sunday in protest of government corruption and publicly-owned real estate being rented to government-tied business people for well under market value, index.hu reports.
Socialists Vow To Agree With Other Opposition Parties On Entering Joint Candidates In 2018 Election
- 20 Nov 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is determined to reach agreement with its political partners ahead of next year’s general election, the party’s chairman, Gyula Molnár, told a conference on Saturday.
Guard Who Injured Ligetvédõ Activist Punished
- 14 Nov 2017 7:49 AM
- current affairs
A judge has sentenced a security guard who injured a Ligetvédõ activist in June last year to 250 hours of community work, the Capital Prosecutor General’s Office said in a statement relayed to ATV on Wednesday.
Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Budapest, 14 - 19 November
- 3 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- entertainment
1, the only festival of its kind in Hungary, has been organized on an annual basis since 2004. It aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism, and to expose abuse and global human rights violations through creative, quality documentaries.