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Hungarian Police Conclude Neither George Soros Nor OSF Pose A Threat To Hungary
- 29 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The National Investigations Office (NNI) issued a statement declaring that it would not open an investigation into Hungarian-American financier and philanthropist George Soros, a figure who has been the subject of a sustained misinformation campaign by the Fidesz-led government portraying him as an existential danger to Hungarian security and sovereignty.
‘Verzió’ Documentary Film Festival Starts Soon
- 10 Nov 2017 2:45 AM
- entertainment
Over a hundred films from 44 countries will be screened at the 2017 “Verzió” documentary film festival from November 14 to 25 in Budapest, Szeged and Pécs. The festival opens with Zaradasht Ahmed’s “Nowhere to Hide”, winner of the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival.
Hungary’s Cash Transportation Sector Controlled By Companies With Ties To Government
- 9 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
Business/economics online daily g7.hu reports that Hungary’s entire cash transportation sector is now under the control of companies with extremely close ties to the government.
Fire Brigades Shrinking Dangerously
- 31 Oct 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian firefighters are complaining that their ranks are decreasing and aging, which could become dangerous. The National Directorate General for Disaster Management (Országos Katasztrófavédelmi Főigazgatóság – OKF), on the other hand, doesn’t see any problem and touts growing staff and successful education, reports index.hu.
Huffington Post: Hungary Slides Into Authoritarianism As Government Smears Independent Journalists
- 25 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a summing-up of Hungary’s current political climate, the Huffington Post calls the country “a 1980s retro version of itself” and cites the bullying of Budapest Beacon contributor Lili Bayer by government spokesman Zoltán Kovács and government mouthpiece 888.hu as evidence of Hungary’s steady slide into authoritarianism.
Atlatszo Is Suing The Foreign Intelligence Agency For Documents It Compiled About ‘Soros-Funded NGOs’
- 18 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled about the ‘influence attempts of Soros-funded NGOs.’ At our first court date it became obvious that no such study exists but IH also revealed that they do have some information on the topic but that is classified.
Hungary 6th Most Unhealthy Country, Survey Says
- 3 Oct 2017 8:42 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary ranks sixth on a list of the worldʼs most unhealthy countries in terms of alcohol and tobacco consumption and prevalence of obesity, according to a survey compiled by Clinic Compare, a British clinic comparison website, based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other sources.
Foreign Minister Tells Financial Times Quota System ‘Dead-End Street’
- 14 Sep 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday that the EU programme to share refugees among member states was a “failure” and a “dead-end street”. Budapest will not change its standpoint, he said, despite last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Hungarian Police Conclude Neither George Soros Nor OSF Pose A Threat To Hungary
- 29 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The National Investigations Office (NNI) issued a statement declaring that it would not open an investigation into Hungarian-American financier and philanthropist George Soros, a figure who has been the subject of a sustained misinformation campaign by the Fidesz-led government portraying him as an existential danger to Hungarian security and sovereignty.
‘Verzió’ Documentary Film Festival Starts Soon
- 10 Nov 2017 2:45 AM
- entertainment
Over a hundred films from 44 countries will be screened at the 2017 “Verzió” documentary film festival from November 14 to 25 in Budapest, Szeged and Pécs. The festival opens with Zaradasht Ahmed’s “Nowhere to Hide”, winner of the Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival.
Hungary’s Cash Transportation Sector Controlled By Companies With Ties To Government
- 9 Nov 2017 7:42 AM
- current affairs
Business/economics online daily g7.hu reports that Hungary’s entire cash transportation sector is now under the control of companies with extremely close ties to the government.
Fire Brigades Shrinking Dangerously
- 31 Oct 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian firefighters are complaining that their ranks are decreasing and aging, which could become dangerous. The National Directorate General for Disaster Management (Országos Katasztrófavédelmi Főigazgatóság – OKF), on the other hand, doesn’t see any problem and touts growing staff and successful education, reports index.hu.
Huffington Post: Hungary Slides Into Authoritarianism As Government Smears Independent Journalists
- 25 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a summing-up of Hungary’s current political climate, the Huffington Post calls the country “a 1980s retro version of itself” and cites the bullying of Budapest Beacon contributor Lili Bayer by government spokesman Zoltán Kovács and government mouthpiece 888.hu as evidence of Hungary’s steady slide into authoritarianism.
Atlatszo Is Suing The Foreign Intelligence Agency For Documents It Compiled About ‘Soros-Funded NGOs’
- 18 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled about the ‘influence attempts of Soros-funded NGOs.’ At our first court date it became obvious that no such study exists but IH also revealed that they do have some information on the topic but that is classified.
Hungary 6th Most Unhealthy Country, Survey Says
- 3 Oct 2017 8:42 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary ranks sixth on a list of the worldʼs most unhealthy countries in terms of alcohol and tobacco consumption and prevalence of obesity, according to a survey compiled by Clinic Compare, a British clinic comparison website, based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other sources.
Foreign Minister Tells Financial Times Quota System ‘Dead-End Street’
- 14 Sep 2017 8:34 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told the Financial Times in an interview published on Wednesday that the EU programme to share refugees among member states was a “failure” and a “dead-end street”. Budapest will not change its standpoint, he said, despite last week’s ruling by the European Court of Justice.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...