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'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Nomination Of Mid-Level Artistic Awards To Be Amended In Hungary
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, at the request of Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, Ferenc Szaniszló returned the Mihály Táncsics Prize. The Minister asked for a report on the antecedents of the adjudication of the Award from the Minister of State for Culture.
Xpat Opinion: Far Right Journalist Forced To Return Government Award
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist blog argues that the award granted to an openly racist journalist reveals the problems with the highly centralised government Prime Minister Orbán has created, as Zoltan Balog, the Minister for Human Resources has to supervise too many areas.
Court: Protest Was Wrongfully Banned In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Police were not justified in preventing protests outside the presidential residence last Monday, the Capital Public Administration and Labour Court ruled yesterday. The court also ruled that action by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK) specifically targeted those who were protesting against the fourth amendment to the Basic Law, as others were permitted to walk on Szent György tér in Buda ...
Xpat Opinion: Anniversary In Hungary Swept Away By The Snowstorm
- 17 Mar 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The traditional open-air March 15 rallies on Hungary’s national holiday were cancelled due to the exceptional meteorological conditions, but nothing prevented the dailies from fighting their usual opinion duels on the anniversary.
Rescue Operations In Hungary Under Way
- 15 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Severe weather conditions including snowstorms and gale-force winds affecting most of Europe have reached Hungary. Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér put the police force and disaster management forces, including ambulance services and on high alert on Thursday afternoon in order to ensure a maximum response to the increasingly serious situation.
'Minister Varga, Growth & Forint', By Ferenc Kumin
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Kumin is the Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Beginning this week, Hungary has a new minister of national economy: Mihaly Varga. Varga assumes the post after serving most recently as the minister without portfolio responsible for relations with international financial organizations. Previously, he was state secretary running the Prime Minister’s Office ...
Minister Varga: Hungarian Government Is Sticking To Its Deficit Target
- 25 Feb 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"The Government is sticking to its previously adopted deficit target of under three percent", announced Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga on Friday in reaction to the European Commission's winter forecast.
Tensions Rise Between State Audit Office & Hungarian National Bank
- 19 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank overstepped its authority by handing over confidential data to the IMF, the State Audit Office (ASZ) said, firing the latest shot in a recent dispute between the two institutions. In response, MNB governor Andras Simor said on ATV Wednesday that the central bank had not violated any rules in handing over the data at the request of the IMF.
'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Nomination Of Mid-Level Artistic Awards To Be Amended In Hungary
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, at the request of Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog, Ferenc Szaniszló returned the Mihály Táncsics Prize. The Minister asked for a report on the antecedents of the adjudication of the Award from the Minister of State for Culture.
Xpat Opinion: Far Right Journalist Forced To Return Government Award
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A centrist blog argues that the award granted to an openly racist journalist reveals the problems with the highly centralised government Prime Minister Orbán has created, as Zoltan Balog, the Minister for Human Resources has to supervise too many areas.
Court: Protest Was Wrongfully Banned In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Police were not justified in preventing protests outside the presidential residence last Monday, the Capital Public Administration and Labour Court ruled yesterday. The court also ruled that action by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK) specifically targeted those who were protesting against the fourth amendment to the Basic Law, as others were permitted to walk on Szent György tér in Buda ...
Xpat Opinion: Anniversary In Hungary Swept Away By The Snowstorm
- 17 Mar 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The traditional open-air March 15 rallies on Hungary’s national holiday were cancelled due to the exceptional meteorological conditions, but nothing prevented the dailies from fighting their usual opinion duels on the anniversary.
Rescue Operations In Hungary Under Way
- 15 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Severe weather conditions including snowstorms and gale-force winds affecting most of Europe have reached Hungary. Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér put the police force and disaster management forces, including ambulance services and on high alert on Thursday afternoon in order to ensure a maximum response to the increasingly serious situation.
'Minister Varga, Growth & Forint', By Ferenc Kumin
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Kumin is the Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Beginning this week, Hungary has a new minister of national economy: Mihaly Varga. Varga assumes the post after serving most recently as the minister without portfolio responsible for relations with international financial organizations. Previously, he was state secretary running the Prime Minister’s Office ...
Minister Varga: Hungarian Government Is Sticking To Its Deficit Target
- 25 Feb 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"The Government is sticking to its previously adopted deficit target of under three percent", announced Minister without portfolio Mihály Varga on Friday in reaction to the European Commission's winter forecast.
Tensions Rise Between State Audit Office & Hungarian National Bank
- 19 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank overstepped its authority by handing over confidential data to the IMF, the State Audit Office (ASZ) said, firing the latest shot in a recent dispute between the two institutions. In response, MNB governor Andras Simor said on ATV Wednesday that the central bank had not violated any rules in handing over the data at the request of the IMF.