885 result(s) for commentator
Xpat Opinion: Was ORF’s Video Report On Hungary Biased?
- 12 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-of-centre blogger argues that the one hour report broadcast on Austrian Public Television ORF2 in late September was clearly biased, and wonders why the Hungarian political élite did not protest.
Invitation: GR:EEN Case Study Integrity Forum, CEU Department Of Public Policy Budapest, 18 October
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Central European University’s Department of Public Policy (DPP) cordially invites you to attend the GR:EEN Case Study Integrity Forum on European Public Policy and Governance
Xpat Opinion: Slot Machines Banned In Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In an unusually swift procedure, Parliament banned slot machines with immediate effect, except for those in casinos. Commentators both on the right and the left agree that it was the right decision, although the price is high: the loss of tens of billions in gambling revenues and tens of thousands of jobs.
Xpat Opinion: Contrasting Views On Hungarian PM Orbán’s Turul Statue Speech
- 3 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság criticizes Prime Minister Orbán for unveiling and praising a Turul-sculpture, which the daily considers a nationalistic symbol. According to a pro-government commentator, that criticism shows that the left cannot tolerate feelings of national belonging.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Xpat Opinion: EU Allowed Czech Republic To Subsidise Its Air Company – Unlike Hungary
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Left- and right-wing commentators draw diametrically opposed conclusions from the news that public subsidy for CSA Czech public airlines has been approved by the European Commission.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government U-Turn On Domestic Violence
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist joins left-wing commentators in criticizing a Fidesz MP for downplaying domestic violence. After the governing party promises to explicitly sanction domestic violence, left-wing commentators welcome the decision and note that democracy “may not be lost”, after all.
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 Opinion: Fierce Debate About Domestic Violence In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators claim that Fidesz wants to send women back to the kitchen, after a Fidesz MP suggested that the low birthrate is the main problem with Hungarian families. A pro-government columnist contends that the opposition is deliberately misinterpreting the statement.
Xpat Opinion: Was ORF’s Video Report On Hungary Biased?
- 12 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-of-centre blogger argues that the one hour report broadcast on Austrian Public Television ORF2 in late September was clearly biased, and wonders why the Hungarian political élite did not protest.
Invitation: GR:EEN Case Study Integrity Forum, CEU Department Of Public Policy Budapest, 18 October
- 9 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Central European University’s Department of Public Policy (DPP) cordially invites you to attend the GR:EEN Case Study Integrity Forum on European Public Policy and Governance
Xpat Opinion: Slot Machines Banned In Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In an unusually swift procedure, Parliament banned slot machines with immediate effect, except for those in casinos. Commentators both on the right and the left agree that it was the right decision, although the price is high: the loss of tens of billions in gambling revenues and tens of thousands of jobs.
Xpat Opinion: Contrasting Views On Hungarian PM Orbán’s Turul Statue Speech
- 3 Oct 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság criticizes Prime Minister Orbán for unveiling and praising a Turul-sculpture, which the daily considers a nationalistic symbol. According to a pro-government commentator, that criticism shows that the left cannot tolerate feelings of national belonging.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
Xpat Opinion: EU Allowed Czech Republic To Subsidise Its Air Company – Unlike Hungary
- 24 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
Left- and right-wing commentators draw diametrically opposed conclusions from the news that public subsidy for CSA Czech public airlines has been approved by the European Commission.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government U-Turn On Domestic Violence
- 17 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist joins left-wing commentators in criticizing a Fidesz MP for downplaying domestic violence. After the governing party promises to explicitly sanction domestic violence, left-wing commentators welcome the decision and note that democracy “may not be lost”, after all.
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 Opinion: Fierce Debate About Domestic Violence In Hungary
- 14 Sep 2012 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators claim that Fidesz wants to send women back to the kitchen, after a Fidesz MP suggested that the low birthrate is the main problem with Hungarian families. A pro-government columnist contends that the opposition is deliberately misinterpreting the statement.