1,734 result(s) for hungarian election
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
RTL Klub CEO: We'll Stay In Hungary And Fight
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The following story, by Florence La Bruyère, is from the July 18 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal. "If you are just back from a long trek to Nepal and havent watched the evening news on RTL Klub for a month, be prepared for a shock. Where Hungarys largest commercial channel previously concentrated on crime stories and light news, its evening news is now twice as long as it used to ...
Hot Topic At Martos Free University: Hungarian Affairs In Brussels
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The power relations which have emerged after the May European parliamentary elections and plans to intensify lobbying of Hungarian affairs in Brussels were central topics of discussion between Fidesz MEP József Szájer and Slovak-Hungarian MEP Pál Csáky at the closing event of the Martovce (Martos) Free University on Sunday.
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
Hungarian Cabinet, RTL Dig In For Long Stand-Off
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet and RTL Klub are geared for a long stand-off over the introduction of the advertising tax and neither party sees a chance for compromise or a truce,Népszabadság reports, citing conversations with senior Fidesz politicians and RTL executives.
Charges Raised Against Leaders Of Paramilitary -Style Org In South Hungary
- 9 Jul 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of a paramilitary-style outfit have broken the law by abusing freedom of association, a local prosecutor in south Hungary said today. The organisation calling itself the New Hungarian Guard is identical to the Hungarian Guard which a court outlawed in 2009, according to the prosecutor of Bács-Kiskun County, who has raised charges against two self-styled leaders of the organisation that ...
Pros And Cons Of Hungary's Nuclear Agreement With Russia
- 4 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament is soon to adopt a law approving the Hungarian-Russian credit agreement on which the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is based. At present prices the tab runs to 10 percent of the Hungarian GDP.
Fidesz Maintains Strong Lead Against Fragmented Opposition In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has maintained its strong lead over opposition parties, notching up 37% of support among all voters in Nézőpont’s June poll. The radical nationalist Jobbik party had 11% support, the Socialists 8%, the Democratic Coalition (DK) 4% and the E-PM party alliance 3%, the poll said. Green party LMP was backed by 4 %.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
RTL Klub CEO: We'll Stay In Hungary And Fight
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The following story, by Florence La Bruyère, is from the July 18 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal. "If you are just back from a long trek to Nepal and havent watched the evening news on RTL Klub for a month, be prepared for a shock. Where Hungarys largest commercial channel previously concentrated on crime stories and light news, its evening news is now twice as long as it used to ...
Hot Topic At Martos Free University: Hungarian Affairs In Brussels
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The power relations which have emerged after the May European parliamentary elections and plans to intensify lobbying of Hungarian affairs in Brussels were central topics of discussion between Fidesz MEP József Szájer and Slovak-Hungarian MEP Pál Csáky at the closing event of the Martovce (Martos) Free University on Sunday.
Resignation Requested Of Crossdressing Jewish Community CEO In Budapest
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days after his election as CEO of the Budapest Jewish Community, a Hungarian Jewish insight blog, tudozsido.com, has published pictures of David Schwezoff performing in a Bratislava gay club in 2004 dressed as a woman. According to tudozsido.com Schwezoff was successful in the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) community and Budapest nightlife under the stage name “Carol ...
Survey Shows Support For Anti-Semitic Conspiracies In Hungarian Politics
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital senior analyst Attila Juhasz says conspiracy theories are most likely emotive responses to trigger restrictive legislation and exclusiveness on a social level. Anti-Jewish sentiments are most prevalent among Jobbik voters, yet significantly present in all of Hungary’s political camps, according to a survey published on Monday by Political Capital and Szonda.
Hungarian Cabinet, RTL Dig In For Long Stand-Off
- 10 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet and RTL Klub are geared for a long stand-off over the introduction of the advertising tax and neither party sees a chance for compromise or a truce,Népszabadság reports, citing conversations with senior Fidesz politicians and RTL executives.
Charges Raised Against Leaders Of Paramilitary -Style Org In South Hungary
- 9 Jul 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of a paramilitary-style outfit have broken the law by abusing freedom of association, a local prosecutor in south Hungary said today. The organisation calling itself the New Hungarian Guard is identical to the Hungarian Guard which a court outlawed in 2009, according to the prosecutor of Bács-Kiskun County, who has raised charges against two self-styled leaders of the organisation that ...
Pros And Cons Of Hungary's Nuclear Agreement With Russia
- 4 Jul 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament is soon to adopt a law approving the Hungarian-Russian credit agreement on which the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is based. At present prices the tab runs to 10 percent of the Hungarian GDP.
Fidesz Maintains Strong Lead Against Fragmented Opposition In Hungary
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has maintained its strong lead over opposition parties, notching up 37% of support among all voters in Nézőpont’s June poll. The radical nationalist Jobbik party had 11% support, the Socialists 8%, the Democratic Coalition (DK) 4% and the E-PM party alliance 3%, the poll said. Green party LMP was backed by 4 %.