1,129 result(s) for constitution
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.
'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 ...
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Human Rights Commissioner Under Fire After Comment About Hungary
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist believes European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding should resign after accusing the Hungarian justice system of political bias.
'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Helsinki Co-Chair: ‘Many of the Criticisms Are Unfair’ By Ferenc Kumin
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: You may be interested to know what other members of the US Congress had to say about the Helsinki Commission’s hearing on Hungary last Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: The War Around Utility Tariffs In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned legislation on a 10% reduction in all utility prices for households is described as a popular but risky move by business analysts, while partisan commentators criticise or praise it according to their political affiliations.
Court: Protest Was Wrongfully Banned In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Police were not justified in preventing protests outside the presidential residence last Monday, the Capital Public Administration and Labour Court ruled yesterday. The court also ruled that action by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK) specifically targeted those who were protesting against the fourth amendment to the Basic Law, as others were permitted to walk on Szent György tér in Buda ...
Ambassador Kounalakis Interview To Kossuth Radio In Hungary As Aired On 19 March
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Kossuth Radio [Paraphrasing as an introduction]: The process that was used in moving forward with the 4th amendment, as well as the specific content, was very damaging to the confidence that there is respect for the Constitutional Court’s independence.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.
'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 ...
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Human Rights Commissioner Under Fire After Comment About Hungary
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist believes European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding should resign after accusing the Hungarian justice system of political bias.
'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Helsinki Co-Chair: ‘Many of the Criticisms Are Unfair’ By Ferenc Kumin
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: You may be interested to know what other members of the US Congress had to say about the Helsinki Commission’s hearing on Hungary last Tuesday.
Xpat Opinion: The War Around Utility Tariffs In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned legislation on a 10% reduction in all utility prices for households is described as a popular but risky move by business analysts, while partisan commentators criticise or praise it according to their political affiliations.
Court: Protest Was Wrongfully Banned In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Police were not justified in preventing protests outside the presidential residence last Monday, the Capital Public Administration and Labour Court ruled yesterday. The court also ruled that action by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK) specifically targeted those who were protesting against the fourth amendment to the Basic Law, as others were permitted to walk on Szent György tér in Buda ...
Ambassador Kounalakis Interview To Kossuth Radio In Hungary As Aired On 19 March
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Kossuth Radio [Paraphrasing as an introduction]: The process that was used in moving forward with the 4th amendment, as well as the specific content, was very damaging to the confidence that there is respect for the Constitutional Court’s independence.