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Migrants Reappear At Sealed-Off Hungarian-Serbian Border
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Smaller groups of migrants, numbering up to sixty people, have started to resurface at Hungary’s sealed-off southern border with Serbia. The migrants are believed to have travelled to Hungary’s southern neighbour across Bulgaria, according to a local Hungarian-language television channel.
Hungary Must Not Return To Education System In Place Before 2010
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mr. Orbán explained that the Cabinet supports the principle of open governance: it wants to hear everyone’s opinions and it has great hopes for the National Teachers’ Chamber, which was established in order to discuss internal specialist matters in an apolitical manner. He added that he understands teachers’ concerns, and these will be discussed: there is continuous dialogue, the Round Table for ...
Tax Authority Buys Drone To Fight Tobacco Smugglers
- 8 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The national tax authority (NAV) has purchased a drone to detect and monitor routes of cigarette smuggling, daily Magyar Idők said, citing a NAV spokesperson. The aircraft, bought at a cost of 20 million forints (EUR 65,000) in European Union funding, completes a range of special equipment such as night vision devices, thermal cameras as well as a hovercraft to control riverways.
EU Court Of Human Rights Says Online Media Not Liable For Readers’ Comments
- 8 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that a Hungarian court violated the freedom of expression when it held the publisher of online daily index.hu and the Hungarian Content Service Association liable for comments posted to index.hu’s website, providing the comments are moderated in a timely manner.
Hungary’s Current Constitution Insufficient For Managing Terrorist Threats
- 6 Feb 2016 5:57 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the need to amend the constitution to include a “state of terrorist threat” among instances that mandate the domestic deployment of the armed forces.
Now On: The Inner Reflection, UVG Art Gallery
- 5 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
On display until 29 February: The UVG Art Gallery in Budapest is pleased to present the exhibition “The Inner Reflection” by Lars Schwander. Helmut Newton once said: "My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain." Something of the same nature is found in Schwander’s photographs.
Foreign Minister: Migration Pressure On Europe ‘Won’t Ease Soon’
- 5 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The international community’s efforts to resolve the Syria crisis have so far failed, so migration pressure on Europe cannot be expected to let up anytime soon, the foreign minister told journalists in London.
CEU Meetup: Budapest Users Of R-Network, 9 February
- 5 Feb 2016 7:09 AM
- specials
Political connections can have a profound influence on the success and profitability of firms. However, discovering these connections are difficult since firms typically try to hide their political ties from the public. We link data on local and parliamentary elections to administrative data about firms to create features that can be indicative of political connections.
US May Boost Military Presence In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 11:40 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama plans to considerably increase the amount of heavy weaponry, armoured vehicles and other military hardware in Central and East European NATO member countries to deter Russia from carrying out aggression in the region, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Migrants Reappear At Sealed-Off Hungarian-Serbian Border
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Smaller groups of migrants, numbering up to sixty people, have started to resurface at Hungary’s sealed-off southern border with Serbia. The migrants are believed to have travelled to Hungary’s southern neighbour across Bulgaria, according to a local Hungarian-language television channel.
Hungary Must Not Return To Education System In Place Before 2010
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mr. Orbán explained that the Cabinet supports the principle of open governance: it wants to hear everyone’s opinions and it has great hopes for the National Teachers’ Chamber, which was established in order to discuss internal specialist matters in an apolitical manner. He added that he understands teachers’ concerns, and these will be discussed: there is continuous dialogue, the Round Table for ...
Tax Authority Buys Drone To Fight Tobacco Smugglers
- 8 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The national tax authority (NAV) has purchased a drone to detect and monitor routes of cigarette smuggling, daily Magyar Idők said, citing a NAV spokesperson. The aircraft, bought at a cost of 20 million forints (EUR 65,000) in European Union funding, completes a range of special equipment such as night vision devices, thermal cameras as well as a hovercraft to control riverways.
EU Court Of Human Rights Says Online Media Not Liable For Readers’ Comments
- 8 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that a Hungarian court violated the freedom of expression when it held the publisher of online daily index.hu and the Hungarian Content Service Association liable for comments posted to index.hu’s website, providing the comments are moderated in a timely manner.
Hungary’s Current Constitution Insufficient For Managing Terrorist Threats
- 6 Feb 2016 5:57 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the need to amend the constitution to include a “state of terrorist threat” among instances that mandate the domestic deployment of the armed forces.
Now On: The Inner Reflection, UVG Art Gallery
- 5 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
On display until 29 February: The UVG Art Gallery in Budapest is pleased to present the exhibition “The Inner Reflection” by Lars Schwander. Helmut Newton once said: "My job as a portrait photographer is to seduce, amuse and entertain." Something of the same nature is found in Schwander’s photographs.
Foreign Minister: Migration Pressure On Europe ‘Won’t Ease Soon’
- 5 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The international community’s efforts to resolve the Syria crisis have so far failed, so migration pressure on Europe cannot be expected to let up anytime soon, the foreign minister told journalists in London.
CEU Meetup: Budapest Users Of R-Network, 9 February
- 5 Feb 2016 7:09 AM
- specials
Political connections can have a profound influence on the success and profitability of firms. However, discovering these connections are difficult since firms typically try to hide their political ties from the public. We link data on local and parliamentary elections to administrative data about firms to create features that can be indicative of political connections.
US May Boost Military Presence In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 11:40 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama plans to considerably increase the amount of heavy weaponry, armoured vehicles and other military hardware in Central and East European NATO member countries to deter Russia from carrying out aggression in the region, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.