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Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Fidesz: Soros Has Built ‘Alternative Opposition’ In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 3:42 AM
- current affairs
Billionaire George Soros has “pumped” 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.8m) into his “agencies” in Hungary to “create a new, alternative opposition organisation to keep the legitimate Hungarian government under attack”, Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Saturday.
Cardinal Erdő Sends Easter Message
- 18 Apr 2017 7:04 AM
- community & culture
“We see the cross as a sign of hope rather than a symbol of death,” Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest said. “Suffering in itself is not a message but if it is an expression of love for God and our fellow human beings, it is indeed a reason for us to rejoice,” the head of Hungary’s Catholic Church said in an interview in daily Magyar Hírlap.
Funding For NGOs Has Grown By Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros
- 13 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Since 2010, annual funding for civil organisations has increased from 140 billion forints (EUR 450m) to 202 billion and associated red tape has been cut, the daily Magyar Idők said on Wednesday, citing a government official. Quoting human resources ministry deputy state secretary for ethnic and civil society relations Attila Fülöp, the paper drew a distinction between “real civil organisations” ...
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.
Govt To Continue Revamping Foster-Care System
- 10 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government will implement further measures as part of an overall revamp of the country’s foster care system, the human resources ministry said on Friday. The aim of the restructuring is to part with the old system rooting in the idea adopted in the 1950s that abandoned children should be catered for separately from society, in state-run foster centres, the ministry said in a statement.
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...
Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Fidesz: Soros Has Built ‘Alternative Opposition’ In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 3:42 AM
- current affairs
Billionaire George Soros has “pumped” 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.8m) into his “agencies” in Hungary to “create a new, alternative opposition organisation to keep the legitimate Hungarian government under attack”, Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Saturday.
Cardinal Erdő Sends Easter Message
- 18 Apr 2017 7:04 AM
- community & culture
“We see the cross as a sign of hope rather than a symbol of death,” Cardinal Péter Erdő, Archbishop of Esztergom- Budapest said. “Suffering in itself is not a message but if it is an expression of love for God and our fellow human beings, it is indeed a reason for us to rejoice,” the head of Hungary’s Catholic Church said in an interview in daily Magyar Hírlap.
Funding For NGOs Has Grown By Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros
- 13 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Since 2010, annual funding for civil organisations has increased from 140 billion forints (EUR 450m) to 202 billion and associated red tape has been cut, the daily Magyar Idők said on Wednesday, citing a government official. Quoting human resources ministry deputy state secretary for ethnic and civil society relations Attila Fülöp, the paper drew a distinction between “real civil organisations” ...
St Ephraim Male Choir, Basilica, 22 April
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Orthodox Easter concert by the St Ephraim Male Choir on April 22nd at 8 pm in Budapest’s St. Stephen Basilica
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.
Govt To Continue Revamping Foster-Care System
- 10 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government will implement further measures as part of an overall revamp of the country’s foster care system, the human resources ministry said on Friday. The aim of the restructuring is to part with the old system rooting in the idea adopted in the 1950s that abandoned children should be catered for separately from society, in state-run foster centres, the ministry said in a statement.
Tens Of Thousands Protest Higher Education Act Amendments In Budapest
- 10 Apr 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators protested in central Budapest on Sunday recent amendments to the higher education act they say makes the operation of the Central European University (CEU) impossible. The demonstrators demanded that President János Áder sends the legislation to parliament or the Constitutional Court for review. The crowd filled the western embankment of the river Danube between the Chain Bridge and ...