933 result(s) for independent media
Hungarian Central Bank Buys Luxury Downtown Office Building
- 19 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) is spending billions of Hungarian taxpayer money acquiring luxury properties. In addition to the recent purchase of a palace on the banks of the river Tisza, the central bank has purchased a luxury office building in downtown Pest for an estimated HUF 12.56 billion (USD 53.53 million), writes napi.hu.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Xpat Interview: Kornel Bohm, founder, Spindoc Communications Network
- 17 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
As a founder of Spindoc Communications Network, Mr. Kornel Bőhm believes his team can face all kind of challenges regarding crisis communication and other PR tasks for their clients.
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.
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.
Speak Easy Project, Trafó, Budapest, 13 June
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Leave / Stay is an independent documentary series produced by SpeakEasy Project on the migration trends, life experiences, dilemmas and world of the contemporary Hungarian youth, the generation of the “new mobility”. Shown with English subtitles.
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.
Hungarian Central Bank Buys Luxury Downtown Office Building
- 19 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- property
The Hungarian National Bank (MNB) is spending billions of Hungarian taxpayer money acquiring luxury properties. In addition to the recent purchase of a palace on the banks of the river Tisza, the central bank has purchased a luxury office building in downtown Pest for an estimated HUF 12.56 billion (USD 53.53 million), writes napi.hu.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Xpat Interview: Kornel Bohm, founder, Spindoc Communications Network
- 17 Jul 2014 12:00 PM
As a founder of Spindoc Communications Network, Mr. Kornel Bőhm believes his team can face all kind of challenges regarding crisis communication and other PR tasks for their clients.
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.
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.
Speak Easy Project, Trafó, Budapest, 13 June
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Leave / Stay is an independent documentary series produced by SpeakEasy Project on the migration trends, life experiences, dilemmas and world of the contemporary Hungarian youth, the generation of the “new mobility”. Shown with English subtitles.
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.














