1,554 result(s) for freedom
Sziget Festival Budapest: Korn & NOFX Confirmed, New App Released
- 20 Jun 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Korn and NOFX were recently added to the already quite prestigious line-up of the 2014 Sziget Festival. This means that all the international acts are confirmed for the Main Stage. Sziget also revealed the 2014 festival app that already includes the detailed daily schedule of the already announced programs. Only 52 days left till the start!
AI Hungary Calls On Govt To “Stop Targeting” NGOs
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International has called on the Hungarian government to “stop targeting” NGOs and civil society groups and ensure that “they can exercise their right to freedom of association and freedom of expression without intimidation,” AI said in a statement on Tuesday.
European Publishing Body Turns To Brussels Over Hungary’s Ad Tax
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Publishers Council has asked the European Commission to examine the effect of Hungary’s new ad tax on the country’s advertising market. The EPC said the tax would “continue to erode” press freedoms in Hungary as well as hobbling the country’s media sector and eradicating independent news outlets.
FH Sees Democracy Losing Ground In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decline of Hungarian governance in the past few years is the most shocking reminder that democratisation is neither complete nor irreversible in post-Communist Europe, US-based human rights group Freedom House writes in its latest annual study, Népszabadság reports.
Vodafone Unveils World Class Skate Park In Budapest
- 12 Jun 2014 2:35 AM
- sport
As part of the global Vodafone Firsts initiative, an international skating event saw the unveiling of the world class Görzenál park in Budapest. The refurbishment of one of Europe’s biggest skating and recreational parks has made the dream for hundreds or even a thousand Hungarian skaters a reality.
5th Kaposfest – The Queen Of Hungary’s Classical Music Festivals Celebrates Its Anniversary
- 11 Jun 2014 9:06 AM
- community & culture
The International Chamber Music Festival of Kaposvár (Kaposfest) is being held for the fifth time from 13th to 19th August 2014. Such world stars are going on stage this year again like Ferenc Rados, Alina Ibragimova, Barnabás Kelemen, Jan Erik Gustaffson, Zoltán Kocsis, Kirill Gernstein or the Amadinda Percussion Group. The art director of the festival is Katalin Kokas, violinist.
Hungary’s Fidesz Likely To Approve Ad Tax Bill In Current Form
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz lawmakers unanimously support the bill on the ad tax in its current form and are unlikely to insist on any big changes before the vote in parliament, Antal Rogán, the party’s parliamentary group leader, told the press, adding that the party leadership would discuss modification proposals but he saw no point in making “major changes” to the bill.
Tax On Advertising In Hungary: Party-Group Governance Versus Fidesz Economic Satellite?
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The parliament representative of Fidesz presented a non-government bill on levying a tax on media enterprises. The bill echoed with high sounds and apparently, a fault-line was generated within the governing party as well in connection with the bill. Policy Agenda has examined what the leadership of the governing party may want to achieve by this and what alternative solutions may exist.
Advertising Tax To Be Passed Today In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament could discuss and pass the bill on introducing a tax on advertising today in an exceptional procedure, as all relevant parliamentary committees approved it on Tuesday.
Sziget Festival Budapest: Korn & NOFX Confirmed, New App Released
- 20 Jun 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Korn and NOFX were recently added to the already quite prestigious line-up of the 2014 Sziget Festival. This means that all the international acts are confirmed for the Main Stage. Sziget also revealed the 2014 festival app that already includes the detailed daily schedule of the already announced programs. Only 52 days left till the start!
AI Hungary Calls On Govt To “Stop Targeting” NGOs
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International has called on the Hungarian government to “stop targeting” NGOs and civil society groups and ensure that “they can exercise their right to freedom of association and freedom of expression without intimidation,” AI said in a statement on Tuesday.
European Publishing Body Turns To Brussels Over Hungary’s Ad Tax
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Publishers Council has asked the European Commission to examine the effect of Hungary’s new ad tax on the country’s advertising market. The EPC said the tax would “continue to erode” press freedoms in Hungary as well as hobbling the country’s media sector and eradicating independent news outlets.
FH Sees Democracy Losing Ground In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decline of Hungarian governance in the past few years is the most shocking reminder that democratisation is neither complete nor irreversible in post-Communist Europe, US-based human rights group Freedom House writes in its latest annual study, Népszabadság reports.
Vodafone Unveils World Class Skate Park In Budapest
- 12 Jun 2014 2:35 AM
- sport
As part of the global Vodafone Firsts initiative, an international skating event saw the unveiling of the world class Görzenál park in Budapest. The refurbishment of one of Europe’s biggest skating and recreational parks has made the dream for hundreds or even a thousand Hungarian skaters a reality.
5th Kaposfest – The Queen Of Hungary’s Classical Music Festivals Celebrates Its Anniversary
- 11 Jun 2014 9:06 AM
- community & culture
The International Chamber Music Festival of Kaposvár (Kaposfest) is being held for the fifth time from 13th to 19th August 2014. Such world stars are going on stage this year again like Ferenc Rados, Alina Ibragimova, Barnabás Kelemen, Jan Erik Gustaffson, Zoltán Kocsis, Kirill Gernstein or the Amadinda Percussion Group. The art director of the festival is Katalin Kokas, violinist.
Hungary’s Fidesz Likely To Approve Ad Tax Bill In Current Form
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz lawmakers unanimously support the bill on the ad tax in its current form and are unlikely to insist on any big changes before the vote in parliament, Antal Rogán, the party’s parliamentary group leader, told the press, adding that the party leadership would discuss modification proposals but he saw no point in making “major changes” to the bill.
Tax On Advertising In Hungary: Party-Group Governance Versus Fidesz Economic Satellite?
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The parliament representative of Fidesz presented a non-government bill on levying a tax on media enterprises. The bill echoed with high sounds and apparently, a fault-line was generated within the governing party as well in connection with the bill. Policy Agenda has examined what the leadership of the governing party may want to achieve by this and what alternative solutions may exist.
Advertising Tax To Be Passed Today In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament could discuss and pass the bill on introducing a tax on advertising today in an exceptional procedure, as all relevant parliamentary committees approved it on Tuesday.