155 result(s) for editors
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
MNB Releases New Book On Policy
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Governor György Matolcsy presented the MNB’s book Competitiveness and Growth on Monday, outlining future directions and policies that will make improved competitiveness sustainable . He said consolidation has been achieved in recent years, and growth has begun, laying a foundation for sustainable growth for the next 15-20 years.
Xpat Opinion: 888 Condemned For Insulting Post On MSZP Chairman’s Wife
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists condemn a pro-government news site targeting young audiences for publishing a tasteless piece which called MSZP leader Tóbiás’ wife a "masturbation device".
Hungarian Ambassador Asks New York Times For Correction
- 12 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, DC has asked The New York Times in an official letter to issue a correction in connection with an article which appeared in the US daily, claiming that a Syrian refugee woman was “beaten unconscious in a Hungarian prison,” daily Magyar Idők reported. According to the paper, Réka Szemerkényi’s letter proposes that the paper should issue a correction in order ...
Editors (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 8 December
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the prominent bands of the British indie scene, the Editors are preparing a new album. Their music that loosely melts together guitar sound with electronika will be featured on their upcoming fifth album which they are going to present on their tour in Budapest too at the Barba Negra Music Club.
Govt Supporters Rally Against Liberal Weekly’s Cover Comparing Hungary’s PM To Hitler
- 14 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2500-3000 pro-government demonstrators held a protest yesterday in front of the editorial office of the liberal news magazine Magyar Narancs against the cover design of its Thursday issue that featured Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a barbed-wire moustache, a joint reference to the border fence and the late German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Hungary’s Middle Classes Waning - KSH Study
- 16 Apr 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s middle classes have thinned during the period of 2001 to 2011, according to a new Central Statistical Office (KSH) study. Ákos Huszár, one of the study’s editors, said data revealed that the share of highprestige professionals, top executives and middle management in the whole population had risen while so had the share of unskilled workers and those at the brim of society.
Xpat Opinion: Ruminations On Hungarian Health Care System
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The leading left-wing daily calls for privatization or substantial extra public spending in the health care system in order to overcome current underfinancing. A liberal commentator fears that the government’s plans to raise wages will not deter doctors from leaving the country or accepting cash ‘bonuses’ from patients.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
MNB Releases New Book On Policy
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Governor György Matolcsy presented the MNB’s book Competitiveness and Growth on Monday, outlining future directions and policies that will make improved competitiveness sustainable . He said consolidation has been achieved in recent years, and growth has begun, laying a foundation for sustainable growth for the next 15-20 years.
Xpat Opinion: 888 Condemned For Insulting Post On MSZP Chairman’s Wife
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists condemn a pro-government news site targeting young audiences for publishing a tasteless piece which called MSZP leader Tóbiás’ wife a "masturbation device".
Hungarian Ambassador Asks New York Times For Correction
- 12 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian ambassador in Washington, DC has asked The New York Times in an official letter to issue a correction in connection with an article which appeared in the US daily, claiming that a Syrian refugee woman was “beaten unconscious in a Hungarian prison,” daily Magyar Idők reported. According to the paper, Réka Szemerkényi’s letter proposes that the paper should issue a correction in order ...
Editors (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 8 December
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
One of the prominent bands of the British indie scene, the Editors are preparing a new album. Their music that loosely melts together guitar sound with electronika will be featured on their upcoming fifth album which they are going to present on their tour in Budapest too at the Barba Negra Music Club.
Govt Supporters Rally Against Liberal Weekly’s Cover Comparing Hungary’s PM To Hitler
- 14 Sep 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 2500-3000 pro-government demonstrators held a protest yesterday in front of the editorial office of the liberal news magazine Magyar Narancs against the cover design of its Thursday issue that featured Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with a barbed-wire moustache, a joint reference to the border fence and the late German dictator Adolf Hitler.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Hungary’s Middle Classes Waning - KSH Study
- 16 Apr 2015 4:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s middle classes have thinned during the period of 2001 to 2011, according to a new Central Statistical Office (KSH) study. Ákos Huszár, one of the study’s editors, said data revealed that the share of highprestige professionals, top executives and middle management in the whole population had risen while so had the share of unskilled workers and those at the brim of society.
Xpat Opinion: Ruminations On Hungarian Health Care System
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The leading left-wing daily calls for privatization or substantial extra public spending in the health care system in order to overcome current underfinancing. A liberal commentator fears that the government’s plans to raise wages will not deter doctors from leaving the country or accepting cash ‘bonuses’ from patients.