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Grand Chinese New Year Concert, Mupa Budapest, 4 February
- 4 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The 2016 programme for Müpa Budapest's now customary and increasingly popular Chinese New Year concerts provides an introduction to different regions of the enormous country, and the traditional music of their various ethnic groups played on traditional instruments that are still used to this day, while also illustrating the ever closer points of contact between Chinese and Western music.
Lázár: People Have Right To Express Opinion On Court Rulings
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians should not try to influence the work of the courts but ordinary people must not be stopped from expressing their opinion of rulings, the government office chief said. Speaking to a forum in his home town of Hódmezővásárhely, János Lázár said politicians must not put pressure on judges. But at the same time politicians, he said, must listen to the people.
Hungary’s Cancer Deaths At European Average
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
In Hungary 26% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013, which is exactly the European average, according to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Lung cancer accounted for 26% of cancer deaths in Hungary, which is the highest rate in the European Union.
Foreign Minister Rejects EP President’s ‘Insults’
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó rejected “insults” directed towards Hungary by European Parliament President Martin Schulz, who recently said “selfish” acts by certain European governments, including that of Hungary, were part of the reason why the EU has so far failed to secure the bloc’s external borders.
Foreign Minister: V4 Seeking Alternative Strategies For Protecting Schengen
- 4 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Four (V4) countries are friends of the Schengen Area, and as such the Czech Republic Hungary, Poland and Slovakia must come up with alternative strategies for protecting the bloc’s external borders, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
MasterCard Weighs Appeal Of Hungarian Competition Office Resolution
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
MasterCard said it disagrees with a Competition Office (GVH) resolution and fine for abusing its market position, and it is considering appealing it. GVH fined MasterCard Europe SA 88 million forints (EUR 282,000), saying MasterCard set its interchange fees - a fee typically paid by the retailer’s bank to the cardholder’s bank every time a bank or credit card is used - in a way that could squeeze ...
Hungarian People’s Security Always Comes First
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press briefing held after the annual assessment and tasking conference for leaders of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that “the Government of Hungary will not compromise the security of Hungarians, and that is the most important thing”.
PM Orbán: Hungary Is The Most Stable Country In Europe
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a business forum in Jakarta, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán outlined business opportunities in Hungary to Indonesian businesspeople, saying that in political terms Hungary is the most stable country in Europe. He also emphasised the country’s “strong security policy”, thanks to which it has been able to prevent the negative effects of migration.
ECTHR: Top Court Ruling On Websites’ Liability For User Comments Breaches Freedom Of Speech
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are fully liable for comments left by their readers violated freedom of expression. In May of 2014 the Constitutional Court threw out a complaint filed by the Association of Hungarian Content Providers against a ruling by Hungary’s supreme court, the Kuria, saying that websites are ...
Grand Chinese New Year Concert, Mupa Budapest, 4 February
- 4 Feb 2016 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The 2016 programme for Müpa Budapest's now customary and increasingly popular Chinese New Year concerts provides an introduction to different regions of the enormous country, and the traditional music of their various ethnic groups played on traditional instruments that are still used to this day, while also illustrating the ever closer points of contact between Chinese and Western music.
Lázár: People Have Right To Express Opinion On Court Rulings
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians should not try to influence the work of the courts but ordinary people must not be stopped from expressing their opinion of rulings, the government office chief said. Speaking to a forum in his home town of Hódmezővásárhely, János Lázár said politicians must not put pressure on judges. But at the same time politicians, he said, must listen to the people.
Hungary’s Cancer Deaths At European Average
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
In Hungary 26% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013, which is exactly the European average, according to data published by Eurostat on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Lung cancer accounted for 26% of cancer deaths in Hungary, which is the highest rate in the European Union.
Foreign Minister Rejects EP President’s ‘Insults’
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó rejected “insults” directed towards Hungary by European Parliament President Martin Schulz, who recently said “selfish” acts by certain European governments, including that of Hungary, were part of the reason why the EU has so far failed to secure the bloc’s external borders.
Foreign Minister: V4 Seeking Alternative Strategies For Protecting Schengen
- 4 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrad Four (V4) countries are friends of the Schengen Area, and as such the Czech Republic Hungary, Poland and Slovakia must come up with alternative strategies for protecting the bloc’s external borders, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said.
MasterCard Weighs Appeal Of Hungarian Competition Office Resolution
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
MasterCard said it disagrees with a Competition Office (GVH) resolution and fine for abusing its market position, and it is considering appealing it. GVH fined MasterCard Europe SA 88 million forints (EUR 282,000), saying MasterCard set its interchange fees - a fee typically paid by the retailer’s bank to the cardholder’s bank every time a bank or credit card is used - in a way that could squeeze ...
Hungarian People’s Security Always Comes First
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press briefing held after the annual assessment and tasking conference for leaders of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that “the Government of Hungary will not compromise the security of Hungarians, and that is the most important thing”.
PM Orbán: Hungary Is The Most Stable Country In Europe
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a business forum in Jakarta, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán outlined business opportunities in Hungary to Indonesian businesspeople, saying that in political terms Hungary is the most stable country in Europe. He also emphasised the country’s “strong security policy”, thanks to which it has been able to prevent the negative effects of migration.
ECTHR: Top Court Ruling On Websites’ Liability For User Comments Breaches Freedom Of Speech
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are fully liable for comments left by their readers violated freedom of expression. In May of 2014 the Constitutional Court threw out a complaint filed by the Association of Hungarian Content Providers against a ruling by Hungary’s supreme court, the Kuria, saying that websites are ...