541 result(s) for former leaders
Central European University Launches New Master’s in Business Analytics
- 5 Mar 2015 7:01 AM
- specials
Budapest, CEU Business School and the CEU Department of Economics, in cooperation with IBM, will offer a new Master’s of Science Program in Business Analytics. In development for over two years, this state-of-the-art one-year and part-time program will start in September 2015.
Xpat Opinion: Wake Up Call From Magyar Nemzet
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one right-wing daily continues its campaign for change in the wake of the two main events of the past month – the open rift between its owner and the Prime Minister on the one hand and Fidesz’s defeat in the Veszprém by-election on the other.
András Simonyi: Orbán Is Off Course & Heading Down The Wrong Track
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first half of our interview with András Simonyi, Hungary’s former ambassador to NATO and the United States, was published on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The interview took place on Wednesday, February 18, the day after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Budapest. Mr. Simonyi is presently managing director for the Center of Transatlantic Relations at the ...
Total Media War? – Senior Pro-Government Media Figures Resign
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian public discourse was rocked today by news of the resignment of the leaders of Hungary’s major right-wing media outlets “on grounds of moral conscience”. Their joint move is a reaction to the latest episode and culmination of a long-standing spite between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his former friend and close associate, businessman Lajos Simicska.
Xpat Opinion: Merkel’s Visit – All Sides Satisfied In Hungary
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left and right-wing commentators draw up an equally positive balance sheet of Chancellor Merkel’s visit, but for opposing reasons. The former believe the Chancellor taught PM Orbán a lesson, while the latter suggest that her one day visit was a show of basic unity despite disagreements on some matters.
U.S. Department Of State Signs Grant Agreement With CEU In Budapest
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
In line with CEU’s strategic sustainability goals, the U.S. Department of State’s Regional Environmental, Science & Technology, and Health (ESTH) Hub for Central and Eastern Europe has partnered with the University to provide a $30,000 grant to support a Sustainable University Network (SUN) of student environmental groups in Hungary.
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Rogán Dismisses Allegations Over Budapest District Property Deals
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party and former mayor of Budapest’s 5th district, denied any wrongdoing after an investigation into property deals in the district was flagged at a council meeting. Zoltán Selley, the district notary, told a meeting of the 5th district council that an investigation will “probably” be launched into real estate deals carried out ...
Central European University Launches New Master’s in Business Analytics
- 5 Mar 2015 7:01 AM
- specials
Budapest, CEU Business School and the CEU Department of Economics, in cooperation with IBM, will offer a new Master’s of Science Program in Business Analytics. In development for over two years, this state-of-the-art one-year and part-time program will start in September 2015.
Xpat Opinion: Wake Up Call From Magyar Nemzet
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one right-wing daily continues its campaign for change in the wake of the two main events of the past month – the open rift between its owner and the Prime Minister on the one hand and Fidesz’s defeat in the Veszprém by-election on the other.
András Simonyi: Orbán Is Off Course & Heading Down The Wrong Track
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first half of our interview with András Simonyi, Hungary’s former ambassador to NATO and the United States, was published on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The interview took place on Wednesday, February 18, the day after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Budapest. Mr. Simonyi is presently managing director for the Center of Transatlantic Relations at the ...
Total Media War? – Senior Pro-Government Media Figures Resign
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian public discourse was rocked today by news of the resignment of the leaders of Hungary’s major right-wing media outlets “on grounds of moral conscience”. Their joint move is a reaction to the latest episode and culmination of a long-standing spite between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his former friend and close associate, businessman Lajos Simicska.
Xpat Opinion: Merkel’s Visit – All Sides Satisfied In Hungary
- 6 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left and right-wing commentators draw up an equally positive balance sheet of Chancellor Merkel’s visit, but for opposing reasons. The former believe the Chancellor taught PM Orbán a lesson, while the latter suggest that her one day visit was a show of basic unity despite disagreements on some matters.
U.S. Department Of State Signs Grant Agreement With CEU In Budapest
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- business
In line with CEU’s strategic sustainability goals, the U.S. Department of State’s Regional Environmental, Science & Technology, and Health (ESTH) Hub for Central and Eastern Europe has partnered with the University to provide a $30,000 grant to support a Sustainable University Network (SUN) of student environmental groups in Hungary.
Hungarian Protesters To Merkel: We Are Drowning In Corruption
- 3 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand Hungarian protesters gathered in Budapest’s Kossuth square this evening to demonstrate against the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and to call on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to stand up for European values.
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Rogán Dismisses Allegations Over Budapest District Property Deals
- 15 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party and former mayor of Budapest’s 5th district, denied any wrongdoing after an investigation into property deals in the district was flagged at a council meeting. Zoltán Selley, the district notary, told a meeting of the 5th district council that an investigation will “probably” be launched into real estate deals carried out ...