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Jobbik May Be Called A Far-Right Party
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has definitively rejected a complaint from against ATV’s description of it in a newscast as a “far right” party. In its ruling, the Council did not say that it is fair to refer to Jobbik as an extremist party; rather it said the term “far right” in Hungary is not applied only to extremist, racist tendencies, but to right-wing parties advocating milder views.
Teachers Plan Feb. 13 Demo Over Working Conditions, Centralized Curriculum
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian teachers are organizing a day of demonstrations on February 13, with protests scheduled in Budapest and elsewhere around the country, to push their demands for better working conditions and a reversal of the centralization of the education system that began after the 2010 elections, Istvánné Galló, president of teachers union PSZ, said.
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.
Freedom House Ranks Hungary ‘Free’ Democracy In 2016 Report
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ranked as a “free” democracy in Freedom House’s 2016 democracy report released on Wednesday. In its Freedom in the World 2016 report, FH noted Hungary’s tightening of migration laws which curtail the ability of refugees to seek asylum in the country as a reason to downgrade its freedom score.
Thousands Of Ads Displayed On Hungarian Piracy Sites
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian websites suspected of copyright infringement display a total of about 5,000 advertisements, the National Association Against Counterfeiting (HENT) told MTI citing a fresh study by the EU’s Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM).
Gulyás Disowns Hungarian Pro-Fidesz Website
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás distanced the party from 888.hu after the website published nude photos of Tímea Rába, the wife of Socialist president József Tóbiás, from her days as a beauty queen in the 1990s. “We should make it clear in the spirit of conservative values that people of good taste cannot have anything to do with 888.hu,” Gulyás said in a statement as he expressed solidarity with Tóbiás ...
Brokers Pocket HUF 74 Billion Selling Hungarian Settlement Bonds
- 21 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- business
1145 foreigners were granted residency permits in Hungary in 2015 after purchasing settlement bonds. Magyar Nemzet reports that offshore companies brokering the sale of the bonds have made between HUF 74 billion (USD 255 million) and HUF 95 billion (USD 328 million) since the program was launched three years ago.
With No Agreement, Taxi Demo Continues In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the delegation of taxi drivers protesting against U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber’s Hungarian operations could not reach an agreement with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós at a meeting today, the demonstration began this morning continues, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Vanishing Social Welfare System
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
2015 brought many changes to Hungary’s social welfare system. From March 2015 needy families now receive far less social assistance than before. A number of programs were eliminated. In their place, local governments can offer so-called “settlement assistance”, but who receives how much is now entirely left up to the local governments.
Jobbik May Be Called A Far-Right Party
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has definitively rejected a complaint from against ATV’s description of it in a newscast as a “far right” party. In its ruling, the Council did not say that it is fair to refer to Jobbik as an extremist party; rather it said the term “far right” in Hungary is not applied only to extremist, racist tendencies, but to right-wing parties advocating milder views.
Teachers Plan Feb. 13 Demo Over Working Conditions, Centralized Curriculum
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian teachers are organizing a day of demonstrations on February 13, with protests scheduled in Budapest and elsewhere around the country, to push their demands for better working conditions and a reversal of the centralization of the education system that began after the 2010 elections, Istvánné Galló, president of teachers union PSZ, said.
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.
Freedom House Ranks Hungary ‘Free’ Democracy In 2016 Report
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ranked as a “free” democracy in Freedom House’s 2016 democracy report released on Wednesday. In its Freedom in the World 2016 report, FH noted Hungary’s tightening of migration laws which curtail the ability of refugees to seek asylum in the country as a reason to downgrade its freedom score.
Thousands Of Ads Displayed On Hungarian Piracy Sites
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian websites suspected of copyright infringement display a total of about 5,000 advertisements, the National Association Against Counterfeiting (HENT) told MTI citing a fresh study by the EU’s Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM).
Gulyás Disowns Hungarian Pro-Fidesz Website
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás distanced the party from 888.hu after the website published nude photos of Tímea Rába, the wife of Socialist president József Tóbiás, from her days as a beauty queen in the 1990s. “We should make it clear in the spirit of conservative values that people of good taste cannot have anything to do with 888.hu,” Gulyás said in a statement as he expressed solidarity with Tóbiás ...
Brokers Pocket HUF 74 Billion Selling Hungarian Settlement Bonds
- 21 Jan 2016 10:35 AM
- business
1145 foreigners were granted residency permits in Hungary in 2015 after purchasing settlement bonds. Magyar Nemzet reports that offshore companies brokering the sale of the bonds have made between HUF 74 billion (USD 255 million) and HUF 95 billion (USD 328 million) since the program was launched three years ago.
With No Agreement, Taxi Demo Continues In Budapest
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the delegation of taxi drivers protesting against U.S.-based ride-sharing service Uber’s Hungarian operations could not reach an agreement with Budapest Mayor István Tarlós at a meeting today, the demonstration began this morning continues, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Vanishing Social Welfare System
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
2015 brought many changes to Hungary’s social welfare system. From March 2015 needy families now receive far less social assistance than before. A number of programs were eliminated. In their place, local governments can offer so-called “settlement assistance”, but who receives how much is now entirely left up to the local governments.