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Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.
'Down With Hate Speech, Up With Free Speech: A New Proposal', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary:
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
'The Unfortunate Bias Of The Commissioner Towards Hungary', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ever wonder if there is any issue in Hungary on which the different political sides agree? Take a look at this recent quote of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship from an interview at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
More & More International Officials Declare Criticism Against Hungary To Be Exaggerated
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Congress member Christopher H. Smith, also co-chairman of the US Helsinki Commission said in a written statement that many of the criticisms towards the Orbán Government are unfair, involving double standards, misrepresentation, and inaccurate information.
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
EIB continues to support student loans in Hungary
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million to the Student Loan Centre (Diákhitel Központ) in Hungary to be on-lent to students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at Hungarian higher education institutions.
'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Venice Commission To Comment On Hungary's Basic Law Amendment In June
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Venice Commission will adopt an opinion on the fourth amendment of Hungary’s Basic Law at a plenary session in June, Nepszabadsag reports. The Commission was recently asked by Council of Europe leader Thorbjorn Jagland and separately by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry to examine the amendment passed by Parliament last week.
Now On: Selection From Ludwig Museum's Collection In Budapest
- 20 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In addition to displaying the most well-known artworks, the new permanent exhibition of Ludwig Museum focuses on a fundamental characteristic of the collection, the dialogue between “East” and “West”, with a special accent to the period before the regime change, the 60s-80s. Since its establishment in 1989, the museum has made its mission to present and collect the phenomena of Eastern European, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Criticized In German Public Media
- 2 Apr 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators criticize the government’s reaction to German public media reports which claim that undemocratic trends are the order of the day in Hungary. A conservative liberal blogger, on the other hand, believes that the German media habitually paint a distorted and biased picture of Hungary.
'Down With Hate Speech, Up With Free Speech: A New Proposal', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary:
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
Freedom of expression sometimes comes with a price, particularly when it protects hate speech. Hungary, like many of its neighbors, suffered through both tyrannies of the 20th century, and although Communism and Fascism were very different in nature, they left hundreds of thousands of people killed, families ...
'The Unfortunate Bias Of The Commissioner Towards Hungary', By Ferenc Kumin
- 2 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ever wonder if there is any issue in Hungary on which the different political sides agree? Take a look at this recent quote of Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship from an interview at Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
More & More International Officials Declare Criticism Against Hungary To Be Exaggerated
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Congress member Christopher H. Smith, also co-chairman of the US Helsinki Commission said in a written statement that many of the criticisms towards the Orbán Government are unfair, involving double standards, misrepresentation, and inaccurate information.
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
EIB continues to support student loans in Hungary
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 100 million to the Student Loan Centre (Diákhitel Központ) in Hungary to be on-lent to students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at Hungarian higher education institutions.
'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Venice Commission To Comment On Hungary's Basic Law Amendment In June
- 21 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Venice Commission will adopt an opinion on the fourth amendment of Hungary’s Basic Law at a plenary session in June, Nepszabadsag reports. The Commission was recently asked by Council of Europe leader Thorbjorn Jagland and separately by the Hungarian Foreign Ministry to examine the amendment passed by Parliament last week.
Now On: Selection From Ludwig Museum's Collection In Budapest
- 20 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In addition to displaying the most well-known artworks, the new permanent exhibition of Ludwig Museum focuses on a fundamental characteristic of the collection, the dialogue between “East” and “West”, with a special accent to the period before the regime change, the 60s-80s. Since its establishment in 1989, the museum has made its mission to present and collect the phenomena of Eastern European, ...