222 result(s) for councils
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán In His Own Words: An interview With Die Presse
- 19 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The English-speaking world, mostly because of the language barrier, doesn’t normally follow the German-language media, which is a pity especially for those who are interested in Hungarian affairs. The German and Austrian press spend a great deal more time on Hungary than do the English-language publications although lately, thanks to the Orbán government’s unorthodox economic and political ...
Hungarian Students Turn To EU Over Contracts
- 14 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100-150 post-secondary students staged a candlelit protest on Deak ter Wednesday evening against changes to laws governing higher education. Compelling students to stay in Hungary after their graduation is no solution to the problem of emigration, said David Nagy, president of the national student councils group HOOK.
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
Hungarian Unions Protest Against Government Measures
- 6 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Over 3,000 people turned out for a protest against the government’s methods and actions organised by trade unions outside the Academy of Sciences on Saturday morning.
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán In His Own Words: An interview With Die Presse
- 19 Jun 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The English-speaking world, mostly because of the language barrier, doesn’t normally follow the German-language media, which is a pity especially for those who are interested in Hungarian affairs. The German and Austrian press spend a great deal more time on Hungary than do the English-language publications although lately, thanks to the Orbán government’s unorthodox economic and political ...
Hungarian Students Turn To EU Over Contracts
- 14 Feb 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100-150 post-secondary students staged a candlelit protest on Deak ter Wednesday evening against changes to laws governing higher education. Compelling students to stay in Hungary after their graduation is no solution to the problem of emigration, said David Nagy, president of the national student councils group HOOK.
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
Hungarian Unions Protest Against Government Measures
- 6 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Over 3,000 people turned out for a protest against the government’s methods and actions organised by trade unions outside the Academy of Sciences on Saturday morning.