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Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Deutsch To Announce Hungarian State WiFi
- 13 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- tech
The government is planning to set up 1,500 WiFi access points in the country, providing free access to the internet at an estimated cost of Ft 1 billion, Népszabadság has learned. Tamás Deutsch, the prime ministerial commissioner for digital development, is expected to announce the plans at a conference today, and to provide details.
1956 Memorial Committee Formed In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A committee formed to organise commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Uprising next year held its inaugural meeting at the House of Terror Museum. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told the committee that the government had desecrated the occasion in 2006, and that this must be made up for.
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...
Hungarian Competition Office Approves Andy Vajna’s Acquisition Of TV2
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The competition office GVH has approved Magyar Broadcasting Co’s acquisition of direct sole control over commercial television channel TV2 and CEE Broadcasting Ltd, GVH told MTI. Magyar Broadcasting Co. is owned by the government’s film industry commissioner, producer Andy Vajna.Magyar Broadcasting Co submitted a request to GVH on October 16 to clear the acquisition of companies operating ...
Official: Ludwig Museum Not Moving To Budapest City Park
- 31 Oct 2015 8:02 AM
- property
The Ludwig Museum will not move into the new National Gallery building planned to be built in the City Park as part of the Liget project, ministry commissioner for the project László Baán said. He told a press conference that the government decided on October 20 that the two museums would not be moved into the same building.
World Science Forum In Budapest Next Week
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The scientific world will direct its attention towards Budapest next week as the biannual World Science Forum conference takes place at the Academy of Sciences. Nobel Prize scientists from more than 100 countries will attend, along with science policy decision makers from the EU. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and EU Culture and Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics will open the forum on November ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary At odds With EU Mainstream
- 26 Oct 2015 10:20 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks pro-government critics of European leaders are simply impolite and un-European. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, feels that Hungary has been singled out for unfair treatment in western Europe. The two articles reflect a hundred year old divide that splits “progressives” and “conservatives”, those looking for models in the west versus others accusing it ...
Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Deutsch To Announce Hungarian State WiFi
- 13 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- tech
The government is planning to set up 1,500 WiFi access points in the country, providing free access to the internet at an estimated cost of Ft 1 billion, Népszabadság has learned. Tamás Deutsch, the prime ministerial commissioner for digital development, is expected to announce the plans at a conference today, and to provide details.
1956 Memorial Committee Formed In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A committee formed to organise commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Uprising next year held its inaugural meeting at the House of Terror Museum. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told the committee that the government had desecrated the occasion in 2006, and that this must be made up for.
Hungary’s PM: Europe In Midst Of “Mass Invasion,” Of Which Not Fully Aware
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in the midst of “mass invasion”, but is “not yet fully aware” of the challenge it poses to the continent’s culture, way of life and conduct of affairs, the prime minister said at the opening of the World Science Forum conference in Budapest. This mass migration poses a never-before-seen challenge and it can “crush and bury the way of life we have known until now,” Viktor Orbán said, ...
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...
Hungarian Competition Office Approves Andy Vajna’s Acquisition Of TV2
- 2 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The competition office GVH has approved Magyar Broadcasting Co’s acquisition of direct sole control over commercial television channel TV2 and CEE Broadcasting Ltd, GVH told MTI. Magyar Broadcasting Co. is owned by the government’s film industry commissioner, producer Andy Vajna.Magyar Broadcasting Co submitted a request to GVH on October 16 to clear the acquisition of companies operating ...
Official: Ludwig Museum Not Moving To Budapest City Park
- 31 Oct 2015 8:02 AM
- property
The Ludwig Museum will not move into the new National Gallery building planned to be built in the City Park as part of the Liget project, ministry commissioner for the project László Baán said. He told a press conference that the government decided on October 20 that the two museums would not be moved into the same building.
World Science Forum In Budapest Next Week
- 29 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- tech
The scientific world will direct its attention towards Budapest next week as the biannual World Science Forum conference takes place at the Academy of Sciences. Nobel Prize scientists from more than 100 countries will attend, along with science policy decision makers from the EU. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and EU Culture and Education Commissioner Tibor Navracsics will open the forum on November ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary At odds With EU Mainstream
- 26 Oct 2015 10:20 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator thinks pro-government critics of European leaders are simply impolite and un-European. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, feels that Hungary has been singled out for unfair treatment in western Europe. The two articles reflect a hundred year old divide that splits “progressives” and “conservatives”, those looking for models in the west versus others accusing it ...