454 result(s) for critics
Magyar Opinion: ELTE To Launch Gender Studies Program
- 27 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Conservative commentators fulminate as Eötvös Loránd University announces plans to open a degree program in gender studies. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, accuses the critics of gender studies of trying to force their ideological vision on Hungarians.
Opinion: One Of Donald Trump’s First Victims May Be The Hungarian NGOs
- 11 Jan 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An article appeared today in The Guardian predicting a new crackdown on Hungarian NGOs. The timing is no coincidence. Viktor Orbán’s illiberal government has been emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, who will not raise his voice in defense of critics of the Hungarian government in the name of democracy.
The Monty Python Of Classic Music In Budapest, 5 January
- 14 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The MozART Group, a genius string quartet merging humor inherent in music with brilliant performances will visit Hungary again. This program on 3 - 4 - 5 January in the Budapest Congress Center is not to be missed by either those who saw them already or those who did not.
It’s Official: Hungary’s Daily Népszabadság Is Dead
- 13 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s biggest and most important broadsheet, Népszabadság, is never again to grace the country’s news-stands. Nor are its extensive digital archives to return to the internet, it seems, meaning that tens of thousands of articles chronicling the past two decades from a leftist point of view have literally vanished into thin air.
Budapest City Assembly Approves Construction Of 120-Meter Skyscraper Opposed By UNESCO
- 13 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- property
The Budapest city assembly has responded to requests by a real estate developer and amended zoning regulations to permit the construction of a 120-meter-high skyscraper next to the Kopaszi-gát in south Buda, index.hu reports.
Concerto Armonico Liszt Academy Budapest, 22 December
- 9 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Perhaps the most glittering achievement of the three-decade-old Concerto Armonico Budapest, which is headed by internationally-renowned harpsichordist Miklós Spányi, is the 20-disc series containing the complete keyboard concertos of Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
Fidesz Election Ploy Will Drive SMEs Out Of Business, Warn Critics
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“We are confronted by an election trick that could trigger a wave of significant wage increases that would cause real problems for those companies which employ people in the vicinity of minimum wage.” – András Vértes, president, GKI Economic Research Zrt.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Turkish, Kurdish Students Hold Anti-Erdogan Protest In Budapest
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around fifty Turkish and Kurdish students studying in Hungary gathered at Deák Square in downtown Budapest on Sunday to protest the Turkish government’s detention of journalists and opposition MPs. Sercan Cinar, one of the organisers of the protest, demanded the immediate release of those who had been arrested as part of “antidemocratic measures” by the Turkish government.
Magyar Opinion: ELTE To Launch Gender Studies Program
- 27 Feb 2017 6:04 AM
- community & culture
Conservative commentators fulminate as Eötvös Loránd University announces plans to open a degree program in gender studies. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, accuses the critics of gender studies of trying to force their ideological vision on Hungarians.
Opinion: One Of Donald Trump’s First Victims May Be The Hungarian NGOs
- 11 Jan 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An article appeared today in The Guardian predicting a new crackdown on Hungarian NGOs. The timing is no coincidence. Viktor Orbán’s illiberal government has been emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, who will not raise his voice in defense of critics of the Hungarian government in the name of democracy.
The Monty Python Of Classic Music In Budapest, 5 January
- 14 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The MozART Group, a genius string quartet merging humor inherent in music with brilliant performances will visit Hungary again. This program on 3 - 4 - 5 January in the Budapest Congress Center is not to be missed by either those who saw them already or those who did not.
It’s Official: Hungary’s Daily Népszabadság Is Dead
- 13 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s biggest and most important broadsheet, Népszabadság, is never again to grace the country’s news-stands. Nor are its extensive digital archives to return to the internet, it seems, meaning that tens of thousands of articles chronicling the past two decades from a leftist point of view have literally vanished into thin air.
Budapest City Assembly Approves Construction Of 120-Meter Skyscraper Opposed By UNESCO
- 13 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- property
The Budapest city assembly has responded to requests by a real estate developer and amended zoning regulations to permit the construction of a 120-meter-high skyscraper next to the Kopaszi-gát in south Buda, index.hu reports.
Concerto Armonico Liszt Academy Budapest, 22 December
- 9 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Perhaps the most glittering achievement of the three-decade-old Concerto Armonico Budapest, which is headed by internationally-renowned harpsichordist Miklós Spányi, is the 20-disc series containing the complete keyboard concertos of Carl Philipp Emmanuel Bach.
Fidesz Election Ploy Will Drive SMEs Out Of Business, Warn Critics
- 29 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“We are confronted by an election trick that could trigger a wave of significant wage increases that would cause real problems for those companies which employ people in the vicinity of minimum wage.” – András Vértes, president, GKI Economic Research Zrt.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Turkish, Kurdish Students Hold Anti-Erdogan Protest In Budapest
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around fifty Turkish and Kurdish students studying in Hungary gathered at Deák Square in downtown Budapest on Sunday to protest the Turkish government’s detention of journalists and opposition MPs. Sercan Cinar, one of the organisers of the protest, demanded the immediate release of those who had been arrested as part of “antidemocratic measures” by the Turkish government.