53 result(s) for brain in Current Affairs
Three Die In E Hungary Road Accident
- 26 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Three people died in a road accident in the early hours of Tuesday near the town of Biharkeresztes, in eastern Hungary, on highway 42. The accident involved a minibus with Bulgarian number plates and a Polish lorry, a local police spokesman said.
Brain Bar Budapest, 1 - 3 June
- 1 Jun 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Our festival kicks off where others throw in the towel. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Xpat Report: Full House & Top Speakers At Brain Bar Budapest
- 14 Jun 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
From twenty countries more than seventy world-famous personalities attended the second Brain Bar Budapest to discuss the most pressing issues of the future. More than five thousand people were interested in the world's greatest thinkers, the talks and debates on the future of economic, technology, arts and society.
Orbán: Govt To Spend Eur 3.9bn On Research Until 2020
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said the government is planning to spend a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 3.9bn) on research, development and innovation in the next four years. Addressing the opening ceremony of the general assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Viktor Orbán said that the total will bring Hungary close to the European average of research spending-GDP ratio of 1.9%.
Three Die In E Hungary Road Accident
- 26 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Three people died in a road accident in the early hours of Tuesday near the town of Biharkeresztes, in eastern Hungary, on highway 42. The accident involved a minibus with Bulgarian number plates and a Polish lorry, a local police spokesman said.
Brain Bar Budapest, 1 - 3 June
- 1 Jun 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Our festival kicks off where others throw in the towel. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
“Sunday’s Referendum Is Disingenuous & Makes A Mockery Of Democracy”
- 2 Oct 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“People who are on their way to Europe are mainly fleeing from wars and dictatorships; they are fleeing from absolute defenselessness. What is more, the majority of these people are children! Europe, including Hungary, means the only chance and hope for them. If we refuse to help them, we will also be responsible in prolonging their suffering. We should not turn our faces away at a time when we ...
Xpat Report: Full House & Top Speakers At Brain Bar Budapest
- 14 Jun 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
From twenty countries more than seventy world-famous personalities attended the second Brain Bar Budapest to discuss the most pressing issues of the future. More than five thousand people were interested in the world's greatest thinkers, the talks and debates on the future of economic, technology, arts and society.
Orbán: Govt To Spend Eur 3.9bn On Research Until 2020
- 3 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said the government is planning to spend a total of 1,200 billion forints (EUR 3.9bn) on research, development and innovation in the next four years. Addressing the opening ceremony of the general assembly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Viktor Orbán said that the total will bring Hungary close to the European average of research spending-GDP ratio of 1.9%.