543 result(s) for free speech
Hungary's PM Orbán Dismissive Of Eurozone Entry
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s entry into the eurozone is not an issue now, nor is it likely to be for some time to come, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán indicated yesterday during a speech in Tokyo. Stating that accession to the eurozone is not important to Hungary, Orbán said “When we think of joining the eurozone, we do not speak of next year, but about the next decade or two decades or three decades. If the euro ...
Hungary’s PM Remains Committed To Single Digit Personal Income Tax
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flat-rate personal income tax can hopefully be reduced from the current level of 16 percent to single digits within three years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a business forum organised by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanred) and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) in Japan on Friday.
Massive March Demands Autonomy For Szekler Land
- 27 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
“We want autonomy, not independence,” “Romania is our country too,” read placards under which an estimated 120 000 Szeklers (a subgroup of ethnic Hungarians in Romania) were marching along road no. 11 between Braşov (Brassó) and Bacău (Bákó) on Sunday, October 27.
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Xpat Opinion: Polarized Hungarian Nation To Commemorate 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists accuse the opposition of using the anniversary to entrench political cleavages. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, suspect that the government is using the public media and other state run services to silence the opposition.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.
Xpat Opinion: How Is The Internet In Hungary Any Less Free This Year?
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The 2013 edition of Freedom on the Net, an assessment of internet and digital media published by Freedom House, ranked internet in Hungary as “free,” but to the astonishment of many, it also downgraded Hungary’s score. Why?
Invitation: Kaleidoscopio Italia 2013, The “Made In Italy” Event In The Heart Of Budapest
- 9 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A weekend in Italy…in the heart of Budapest! It will be possible at the Italian Institute of Culture (1088, Budapest, Bródy Sándor u. 8) between October 18th and 20th thanks to Kaleidoscopio Italia, a multicolor event and fair dedicated to Made in Italy, to Italian culture and lifestyle. In occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, inside the historical building of the Italian ...
Autism-Europe International Congress In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog addressed the opening ceremony of the 10th Autism-Europe International Congress in Budapest on Wednesday, where he spoke about the state’s task to create appropriate conditions for treating autism and enabling people with autism to live a full life in society.
Hungary's PM Orbán Dismissive Of Eurozone Entry
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s entry into the eurozone is not an issue now, nor is it likely to be for some time to come, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán indicated yesterday during a speech in Tokyo. Stating that accession to the eurozone is not important to Hungary, Orbán said “When we think of joining the eurozone, we do not speak of next year, but about the next decade or two decades or three decades. If the euro ...
Hungary’s PM Remains Committed To Single Digit Personal Income Tax
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flat-rate personal income tax can hopefully be reduced from the current level of 16 percent to single digits within three years, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a business forum organised by the Japan Business Federation (Keidanred) and the Hungarian Investment and Trade Agency (HITA) in Japan on Friday.
Massive March Demands Autonomy For Szekler Land
- 27 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
“We want autonomy, not independence,” “Romania is our country too,” read placards under which an estimated 120 000 Szeklers (a subgroup of ethnic Hungarians in Romania) were marching along road no. 11 between Braşov (Brassó) and Bacău (Bákó) on Sunday, October 27.
Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival, 26 October – 3 November
- 25 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Debuting this year as a standalone festival, the Budapest Pride LGBTQ Film Festival will be held October 26 through November 3. For years, the film festival had been an integral part of the Budapest Pride Cultural and Film Festival and has now split off into a separate event series. The expanded festival will feature film showings in not just Budapest but also Pécs and Szeged, and the majority of ...
Xpat Opinion: Polarized Hungarian Nation To Commemorate 1956 Revolution
- 24 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists accuse the opposition of using the anniversary to entrench political cleavages. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, suspect that the government is using the public media and other state run services to silence the opposition.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.
Xpat Opinion: How Is The Internet In Hungary Any Less Free This Year?
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The 2013 edition of Freedom on the Net, an assessment of internet and digital media published by Freedom House, ranked internet in Hungary as “free,” but to the astonishment of many, it also downgraded Hungary’s score. Why?
Invitation: Kaleidoscopio Italia 2013, The “Made In Italy” Event In The Heart Of Budapest
- 9 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A weekend in Italy…in the heart of Budapest! It will be possible at the Italian Institute of Culture (1088, Budapest, Bródy Sándor u. 8) between October 18th and 20th thanks to Kaleidoscopio Italia, a multicolor event and fair dedicated to Made in Italy, to Italian culture and lifestyle. In occasion of the Week of the Italian Language in the World, inside the historical building of the Italian ...
Autism-Europe International Congress In Budapest
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Minister of Human Resources Zoltán Balog addressed the opening ceremony of the 10th Autism-Europe International Congress in Budapest on Wednesday, where he spoke about the state’s task to create appropriate conditions for treating autism and enabling people with autism to live a full life in society.