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World Press Photo Opens In Museum Of Ethnography
- 23 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition, along with Hungarian category 3rd prize winner Bence Máté’s show, will be on display between Sept. 21 and Oct. 23 in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. Speaking to the press before the opening ceremony, Tamás Révész, organiser of the Hungarian show, said that from 80,000 submitted photographs around 150 had been chosen.
'World Press Photo Exhibition 2017', On Until 23 Oct
- 21 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2017 is a global exhibition presenting the best visual journalism of the past year. Visit to see the most compelling photos in stunning high-quality prints.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
Fidesz Says Foreign Powers Might Provoke Street Riots
- 8 Sep 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Both Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office Antal Rogán and Fidesz communications director Balázs Hidvéghi said that foreign powers might provoke street riots during the campaign for next year’s parliamentary election, reports HírTV.
Local Opinion: Migrant Quotas: EU Court Rejects Hungary’s And Slovakia’s Claim
- 8 Sep 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
Two pro-government commentators don’t hide their bitterness in condemning Wednesday’s verdict of the European Court of Justice. Europe’s top court ruled that the decree issued by a majority of EU interior ministers two years ago on migrant relocation quotas was legal.
Orbán Pledges To Help Pécs Amid Strained Finances
- 4 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Visiting the south Hungarian city of Pécs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pledged to locals on Friday that the government would step in and help out the financially strained local council.
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.
World Press Photo Opens In Museum Of Ethnography
- 23 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
The World Press Photo exhibition, along with Hungarian category 3rd prize winner Bence Máté’s show, will be on display between Sept. 21 and Oct. 23 in the Museum of Ethnography in Budapest. Speaking to the press before the opening ceremony, Tamás Révész, organiser of the Hungarian show, said that from 80,000 submitted photographs around 150 had been chosen.
'World Press Photo Exhibition 2017', On Until 23 Oct
- 21 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- entertainment
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2017 is a global exhibition presenting the best visual journalism of the past year. Visit to see the most compelling photos in stunning high-quality prints.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Population Decline In Hungary Calls For Urgent Response
- 12 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
On the opening day of the four-day Budapest meeting of the Regional Committee for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that while the European demographic problem calls for an urgent response, the issue of population decline must be resolved through the reinforcement of family policy, rather than through migration.
Fidesz Says Foreign Powers Might Provoke Street Riots
- 8 Sep 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Both Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office Antal Rogán and Fidesz communications director Balázs Hidvéghi said that foreign powers might provoke street riots during the campaign for next year’s parliamentary election, reports HírTV.
Local Opinion: Migrant Quotas: EU Court Rejects Hungary’s And Slovakia’s Claim
- 8 Sep 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
Two pro-government commentators don’t hide their bitterness in condemning Wednesday’s verdict of the European Court of Justice. Europe’s top court ruled that the decree issued by a majority of EU interior ministers two years ago on migrant relocation quotas was legal.
Orbán Pledges To Help Pécs Amid Strained Finances
- 4 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Visiting the south Hungarian city of Pécs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán pledged to locals on Friday that the government would step in and help out the financially strained local council.
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.