261 result(s) for communism
Xpat Opinion: Mayday In Hungary - Are Communist Symbols Acceptable?
- 3 May 2013 9:03 AM
- current affairs
A left wing weekly writes that communist symbols pose minimal danger and the ban on them is based on a myth, invented by the Hungarian right to silence their left- wing rivals, namely that Communism and Nazism were equally destructive regimes. A centre-right weekly objects that there are billions still living under repressive communist regimes around the world, while Nazism was annihilated once ...
'Down With Hate Speech, Up With Free Speech: A New Proposal', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary:
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Pope? Does Péter Erdő Have A Chance?
- 7 Mar 2013 10:50 AM
- current affairs
As I mentioned earlier, the Hungarian media is full of stories speculating about the possibility of Péter Erdő succeeding Benedict XVI. Péter Erdő was appointed Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest in December 2002 and was also made a cardinal at the same time. At the time of his appointment he was auxiliary bishop of Székesfehérvár and was only 50 years old. He has a doctorate in theology and canon ...
Christopher Laska, Former CEO, Telenor Hungary
- 28 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
Professional experience: 2011 – Telenor Hungary, CEO
2009-2011 Telenor Montenegro, CEO
2006-2009 Telenor Serbia, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
2005-2006 Telenor International Mobile, Project Director M&A
2004-2005 Country Manager for Telenor in Pakistan
2003-2004 Pannon GSM, Business Development & Strategy Director
2000-2003 Country Manager for Telenor in Hungary
1998-2000 Telenor ...
Xpat Opinion: Andy Vajna’s Movie-War In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A conservative commentator rejects the charges levelled against the government’s movie commissioner, whom many filmmakers accuse of ruining Hungary’s world famous film industry.
Hungary's Former Finance Minister Bokros Calls Gov’t Marxist Nationalists
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former finance minister Lajos Bokros accused the Fidesz government of pursuing a “strongly populist, nationalist, anti-market agenda,” in a guest post on the Financial Times blog beyondbrics. The government has imposed punishing taxes on banks, energy providers, telecoms companies and major retailers, Bokros said.
More Pay For Victims Of Communism In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The victims of Communism have seen their life annuity double from January 1, 2013. Their allowance will be raised by a further 50% in 2014. The government decision applies to those taken to the Soviet Union for forced labour, those convicted of taking part in the 1956 Uprising and the victims of show trials between 1945 and 1963.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
Memorial Day For Deportation Of Germans In Hungary To Be Held This Saturday
- 17 Jan 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
We shall commemorate the Deportation of Germans in Hungary on Saturday, 19 January. It was on this day in 1946 that the first wagon set out from Budaörs which marked the beginning of the deportation of the German minorities living in Hungary. On the occasion of the Memorial Day, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Imre Ritter, President of the Pest County German Self-Government will ...
Xpat Opinion: Mayday In Hungary - Are Communist Symbols Acceptable?
- 3 May 2013 9:03 AM
- current affairs
A left wing weekly writes that communist symbols pose minimal danger and the ban on them is based on a myth, invented by the Hungarian right to silence their left- wing rivals, namely that Communism and Nazism were equally destructive regimes. A centre-right weekly objects that there are billions still living under repressive communist regimes around the world, while Nazism was annihilated once ...
'Down With Hate Speech, Up With Free Speech: A New Proposal', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary:
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Pope? Does Péter Erdő Have A Chance?
- 7 Mar 2013 10:50 AM
- current affairs
As I mentioned earlier, the Hungarian media is full of stories speculating about the possibility of Péter Erdő succeeding Benedict XVI. Péter Erdő was appointed Archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest in December 2002 and was also made a cardinal at the same time. At the time of his appointment he was auxiliary bishop of Székesfehérvár and was only 50 years old. He has a doctorate in theology and canon ...
Christopher Laska, Former CEO, Telenor Hungary
- 28 Feb 2013 11:00 AM
Professional experience: 2011 – Telenor Hungary, CEO
2009-2011 Telenor Montenegro, CEO
2006-2009 Telenor Serbia, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
2005-2006 Telenor International Mobile, Project Director M&A
2004-2005 Country Manager for Telenor in Pakistan
2003-2004 Pannon GSM, Business Development & Strategy Director
2000-2003 Country Manager for Telenor in Hungary
1998-2000 Telenor ...
Xpat Opinion: Andy Vajna’s Movie-War In Hungary
- 19 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
A conservative commentator rejects the charges levelled against the government’s movie commissioner, whom many filmmakers accuse of ruining Hungary’s world famous film industry.
Hungary's Former Finance Minister Bokros Calls Gov’t Marxist Nationalists
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former finance minister Lajos Bokros accused the Fidesz government of pursuing a “strongly populist, nationalist, anti-market agenda,” in a guest post on the Financial Times blog beyondbrics. The government has imposed punishing taxes on banks, energy providers, telecoms companies and major retailers, Bokros said.
More Pay For Victims Of Communism In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The victims of Communism have seen their life annuity double from January 1, 2013. Their allowance will be raised by a further 50% in 2014. The government decision applies to those taken to the Soviet Union for forced labour, those convicted of taking part in the 1956 Uprising and the victims of show trials between 1945 and 1963.
János Lázár On Remembering The Holocaust In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"2014, Holocaust commemoration year, must be the year of confronting the past and asking for forgiveness" the State Secretary heading the Prime Minister's Office told Hungarian news agency MTI on Wednesday following the founding session of the Holocaust Memorial Committee. According to János Lázár, facing the past means the incorporating into law of the command to remember and the prohibition of ...
Memorial Day For Deportation Of Germans In Hungary To Be Held This Saturday
- 17 Jan 2013 10:30 AM
- community & culture
We shall commemorate the Deportation of Germans in Hungary on Saturday, 19 January. It was on this day in 1946 that the first wagon set out from Budaörs which marked the beginning of the deportation of the German minorities living in Hungary. On the occasion of the Memorial Day, Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog and Imre Ritter, President of the Pest County German Self-Government will ...