1,439 result(s) for free press
Magyar Opinion: Dispute Over NGOs Still In The Headlines
- 16 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum debate if and to what extent NGOs should be considered as political actors rather than independent organizations.
Govt To File Criminal Complaint Over Metro 4 Construction
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will file a criminal complaint against an unidentified perpetrator in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line, János Lázár, the government office chief, said.
Gas Supplies Sufficient For Frozen Spell
- 11 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Taken together, Hungary’s sufficient gas reserves, domestic production and imports will meet the country’s energy needs in the freezing cold weather, András Aradszki, state secretary at the national development ministry, told a press conference.
Opinion: PM Orbán’s Christmas Interview Trolled
- 29 Dec 2016 7:30 AM
- current affairs
A commentator at Magyar Nemzet views the unprecedented prank as the result of what he calls the government’s efforts to force the media into submission. A left-wing columnist finds it unethical that someone at a local daily adulterated PM Orbán’s Christmas interview.
PM Orbán: European Dream Over
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said that the European dream is over and whereas in the past decisions had to be made about how to distribute money, currently a general feeling of austerity is the norm. Western Europe has been taking in migrants for decades but their integration has been an “obvious failure,” Viktor Orbán told regional dailies published by press group Mediaworks.
Radical Nationalist Jobbik Leader Vona: Year 2016 Unsuccessful For Hungary
- 22 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The year 2016 has been a bad one for Hungary, radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said. The government has failed to solve any of the country’s serious problems, including improving health care and education, obliterating corruption or reversing the emigration of Hungarians, Vona told a press conference assessing 2016.
Migration Intensity Slows
- 20 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bakondi, senior adviser on domestic security to the prime minister, told a Monday press conference that 29,200 applications for asylum have been received this year, of which 427 were approved and 4,360 were rejected.
Havasi Expels Journalist
- 19 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Katalin Halmai, the Népszabadság correspondent in Brussels before that newspaper was shut down, was sent out from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s press conference in Brussels on Friday by his press chief Bertalan Havasi.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Voices Solidarity With Poland Protesters
- 19 Dec 2016 7:53 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Saturday voiced solidarity with protests in Poland against new media rules seen as curbing press freedoms. Socialist deputy group leader László Szakács condemned “populist and demagogue” policies restricting freedom rights.
Magyar Opinion: Dispute Over NGOs Still In The Headlines
- 16 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits across the political spectrum debate if and to what extent NGOs should be considered as political actors rather than independent organizations.
Govt To File Criminal Complaint Over Metro 4 Construction
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will file a criminal complaint against an unidentified perpetrator in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line, János Lázár, the government office chief, said.
Gas Supplies Sufficient For Frozen Spell
- 11 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Taken together, Hungary’s sufficient gas reserves, domestic production and imports will meet the country’s energy needs in the freezing cold weather, András Aradszki, state secretary at the national development ministry, told a press conference.
Opinion: PM Orbán’s Christmas Interview Trolled
- 29 Dec 2016 7:30 AM
- current affairs
A commentator at Magyar Nemzet views the unprecedented prank as the result of what he calls the government’s efforts to force the media into submission. A left-wing columnist finds it unethical that someone at a local daily adulterated PM Orbán’s Christmas interview.
PM Orbán: European Dream Over
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said that the European dream is over and whereas in the past decisions had to be made about how to distribute money, currently a general feeling of austerity is the norm. Western Europe has been taking in migrants for decades but their integration has been an “obvious failure,” Viktor Orbán told regional dailies published by press group Mediaworks.
Radical Nationalist Jobbik Leader Vona: Year 2016 Unsuccessful For Hungary
- 22 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The year 2016 has been a bad one for Hungary, radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said. The government has failed to solve any of the country’s serious problems, including improving health care and education, obliterating corruption or reversing the emigration of Hungarians, Vona told a press conference assessing 2016.
Migration Intensity Slows
- 20 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bakondi, senior adviser on domestic security to the prime minister, told a Monday press conference that 29,200 applications for asylum have been received this year, of which 427 were approved and 4,360 were rejected.
Havasi Expels Journalist
- 19 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Katalin Halmai, the Népszabadság correspondent in Brussels before that newspaper was shut down, was sent out from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s press conference in Brussels on Friday by his press chief Bertalan Havasi.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Voices Solidarity With Poland Protesters
- 19 Dec 2016 7:53 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Saturday voiced solidarity with protests in Poland against new media rules seen as curbing press freedoms. Socialist deputy group leader László Szakács condemned “populist and demagogue” policies restricting freedom rights.