136 result(s) for boycott
Xpat Opinion: Polarized Hungarian Nation To Commemorate 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists accuse the opposition of using the anniversary to entrench political cleavages. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, suspect that the government is using the public media and other state run services to silence the opposition.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
Hungary's PM Orbán Hails “Irreversible” Changes
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s governing majority approved the fourth amendment to the Basic Law since it entered into effect 14 months ago, comprising 22 provisions that have together renewed fears of a decline of Hungary’s democratic institutions, due to the removal of checks and balances to the government’s power.
Xpat Opinion: Boycott The 2014 Hungarian Elections?
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There are hundreds of political analysts and commentators in Hungary whose only job is to follow politics as it is unfolding. Admittedly, the information avalanche makes it increasingly difficult to keep up with the entire spectrum.
Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
FIFA President Sent Thank You Letter For The Hungarian Prime Minister
- 6 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
Joseph Blatter, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), has written a letter to Viktor Orbán thanking the Hungarian prime minister for contributing to the success of the organisation’s congress in Budapest in May. In the letter, which appears on the Prime Minister’s website, the Swiss sports diplomat offers Mr. Orbán his special thanks for a ‘thought-provoking ...
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Áder Officially Nominated For President Of Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
All Fidesz and Christian Democrat MPs signed the form to nominate Fidesz MEP János Áder to the post of head of state, which was officially submitted yesterday. The lone exception was Regional Development Minister Sándor Fazekas, who is abroad. Other nominations are possible by 8 a.m. Friday, but none are expected. Parliament will elect the new president at 10 a.m. on May 2.
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.
Xpat Opinion: Polarized Hungarian Nation To Commemorate 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists accuse the opposition of using the anniversary to entrench political cleavages. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, suspect that the government is using the public media and other state run services to silence the opposition.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Failures In Football, Success In Swimming
- 8 Aug 2013 1:50 AM
- sport
Both national left-wing dailies compare PM Orbán’s plans to revive Hungarian football to Goulash-communism, the Hungarian version of Soviet-style socialism. The two pro-government newspapers celebrate the victories achieved by Hungary at the swimming world championship in Barcelona.
Hungary's PM Orbán Hails “Irreversible” Changes
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s governing majority approved the fourth amendment to the Basic Law since it entered into effect 14 months ago, comprising 22 provisions that have together renewed fears of a decline of Hungary’s democratic institutions, due to the removal of checks and balances to the government’s power.
Xpat Opinion: Boycott The 2014 Hungarian Elections?
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There are hundreds of political analysts and commentators in Hungary whose only job is to follow politics as it is unfolding. Admittedly, the information avalanche makes it increasingly difficult to keep up with the entire spectrum.
Xpat Report: 2012 Summer Olympics
- 25 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
With the Summer Olympics in London almost upon us, I have been trying to remember anything from past events. I would like to think that the first Olympics I remember was 1972 when swimmer Mark Spitz won 7 gold medals. However, I am probably confabulating this since I was about 5 years old and do not remember anything about the tragedy in Munich. Olga Korbut, who my dad had a massive crush on, ...
FIFA President Sent Thank You Letter For The Hungarian Prime Minister
- 6 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
Joseph Blatter, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), has written a letter to Viktor Orbán thanking the Hungarian prime minister for contributing to the success of the organisation’s congress in Budapest in May. In the letter, which appears on the Prime Minister’s website, the Swiss sports diplomat offers Mr. Orbán his special thanks for a ‘thought-provoking ...
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Áder Officially Nominated For President Of Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
All Fidesz and Christian Democrat MPs signed the form to nominate Fidesz MEP János Áder to the post of head of state, which was officially submitted yesterday. The lone exception was Regional Development Minister Sándor Fazekas, who is abroad. Other nominations are possible by 8 a.m. Friday, but none are expected. Parliament will elect the new president at 10 a.m. on May 2.
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.