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Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Local Opinion: George Soros Still On Political Centre Stage
- 9 May 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
As the dispute over George Soros and his network rolls on and grows ever more bitter, pro-government weeklies and dailies call for harsh measures to curb the alleged influence of the Hungarian-born philanthropist and his foundations. A left-wing journalist accuses the government of absurd falsifications and fear-mongering.
Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
Video: Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorated In Budapest
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A commemoration was held in the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Centre on Wednesday to pay tribute to Hungarian Holocaust victims. There have been a great number of disasters in the history of mankind which have claimed millions of lives. But man’s brutality during the Holocaust was beyond any measure experienced in any natural disaster or epidemic before, Defence Minister István Simicskó said.
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
US Embassy Expresses Concern Over Higher Ed Bill’s Effect On CEU
- 30 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The US embassy has expressed concern over a recent bill to amend the law on higher education in order to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary, which it says would “seriously restrict” the operation of the Central European University (CEU). David Kostelancik, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, told MTI on Wednesday that the US is opposed ...
Restaurant Review: Eating & Meeting At Babka Budapest
- 29 Mar 2017 8:50 AM
- food & drink
Would you go to a restaurant on your own? Although we are often an individualist society, most of us would still think it’s rather unpleasant to go out to eat without company. However, it does not have to be unpleasant. Babka, opened last May, uses a “big table” concept to make the restaurant a comfortable place for those people arriving solo as well. This is true to their motto: Together we are ...
Hungary Committed To NATO Collective Security
- 24 Mar 2017 5:25 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a committed member of NATO and is ready to participate in shaping the alliance’s collective security, the Hungarian defence minister said on the sidelines of a NATO Transformation Seminar in Budapest. It is necessary to increase defence spending, but it is also important to use that budget more efficiently, István Simicskó told a press conference.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Local Opinion: George Soros Still On Political Centre Stage
- 9 May 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
As the dispute over George Soros and his network rolls on and grows ever more bitter, pro-government weeklies and dailies call for harsh measures to curb the alleged influence of the Hungarian-born philanthropist and his foundations. A left-wing journalist accuses the government of absurd falsifications and fear-mongering.
Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
Video: Holocaust Memorial Day Commemorated In Budapest
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A commemoration was held in the Budapest Holocaust Memorial Centre on Wednesday to pay tribute to Hungarian Holocaust victims. There have been a great number of disasters in the history of mankind which have claimed millions of lives. But man’s brutality during the Holocaust was beyond any measure experienced in any natural disaster or epidemic before, Defence Minister István Simicskó said.
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
US Embassy Expresses Concern Over Higher Ed Bill’s Effect On CEU
- 30 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The US embassy has expressed concern over a recent bill to amend the law on higher education in order to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary, which it says would “seriously restrict” the operation of the Central European University (CEU). David Kostelancik, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, told MTI on Wednesday that the US is opposed ...
Restaurant Review: Eating & Meeting At Babka Budapest
- 29 Mar 2017 8:50 AM
- food & drink
Would you go to a restaurant on your own? Although we are often an individualist society, most of us would still think it’s rather unpleasant to go out to eat without company. However, it does not have to be unpleasant. Babka, opened last May, uses a “big table” concept to make the restaurant a comfortable place for those people arriving solo as well. This is true to their motto: Together we are ...
Hungary Committed To NATO Collective Security
- 24 Mar 2017 5:25 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a committed member of NATO and is ready to participate in shaping the alliance’s collective security, the Hungarian defence minister said on the sidelines of a NATO Transformation Seminar in Budapest. It is necessary to increase defence spending, but it is also important to use that budget more efficiently, István Simicskó told a press conference.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...