84 result(s) for index affair
Hungarian Opinion: Index.hu’s Editorial Board Resigns
- 27 Jul 2020 7:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As most staff members at Index resign, a liberal commentator accuses the government of trying to silence its most important critic. A pro-government news site, on the other hand, claims that Ferenc Gyurcsány has taken over Index.
Video: Index Affair Triggers Demonstration In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2020 8:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Friday evening in protest against the dismissal of the editor-in-chief of news website index.hu, and for media freedom.
Opinion: Editor’s Sacking A Blow To Press Freedom In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2020 10:20 AM
- current affairs
The firing of Szabolcs Dull, the editor-in-chief of Hungary’s biggest independent news website, Index, on July 22, 2020 has political interference written all over it, Human Rights Watch said. The dismissal is a blow to media independence and diversity.
Hungarian Opinion: Trócsányi’s Nomination As EU Commissioner Blocked Again
- 9 Oct 2019 6:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government’s nominee for EU Commissioner is rejected again, pro-government commentators accuse the EU of punishing Hungary for its anti-migration policies. Liberal pundits, on the other hand, find the decision justified.
Video Opinion: Why Are Most Hungarians So Sick Of Politics?
- 16 Jul 2019 11:44 AM
- current affairs
Despite the high turnout at last year's general election, it is a very common phenomenon amongst groups of friends or families in Hungary that talking politics is taboo.
PM Orbánʼs Private Jet Scandal Takes Off
- 8 Oct 2018 6:58 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has admitted in Parliament he often uses a luxury jet to travel to events such as matches of Hungarian football team Videoton, raising ethical questions about his relationship to businessman István Garancsi, who footed the bills as gifts, and whose companies have won numerous state tenders. The PM denies any wrongdoing.
Hungary Stops Feeding Asylum Seekers
- 17 Aug 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The Immigration and Refugee Affairs Office has stopped providing food to those asylum seekers whose application for refugee status has been rejected under a new regulation that entered into force on July 1.
Local Opinion: Constitutional Court Postpones ‘Lex CEU’ & ‘NGO’ Bills
- 7 Jun 2018 8:44 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal and a pro-government pundit lambast the Constitutional Court for not discussing the constitutionality of the so-called ‘lex CEU’ and the anti-NGO legislation.
EU Takes Hungary To Task Over Corruption
- 25 Apr 2018 3:33 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s (EP) budgetary control committee (CONT) has cited “serious corruption” in Hungary in a draft report approved on Wednesday.
Hungarian Opinion: Index.hu’s Editorial Board Resigns
- 27 Jul 2020 7:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As most staff members at Index resign, a liberal commentator accuses the government of trying to silence its most important critic. A pro-government news site, on the other hand, claims that Ferenc Gyurcsány has taken over Index.
Video: Index Affair Triggers Demonstration In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2020 8:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Friday evening in protest against the dismissal of the editor-in-chief of news website index.hu, and for media freedom.
Opinion: Editor’s Sacking A Blow To Press Freedom In Hungary
- 24 Jul 2020 10:20 AM
- current affairs
The firing of Szabolcs Dull, the editor-in-chief of Hungary’s biggest independent news website, Index, on July 22, 2020 has political interference written all over it, Human Rights Watch said. The dismissal is a blow to media independence and diversity.
Hungarian Opinion: Trócsányi’s Nomination As EU Commissioner Blocked Again
- 9 Oct 2019 6:22 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government’s nominee for EU Commissioner is rejected again, pro-government commentators accuse the EU of punishing Hungary for its anti-migration policies. Liberal pundits, on the other hand, find the decision justified.
Video Opinion: Why Are Most Hungarians So Sick Of Politics?
- 16 Jul 2019 11:44 AM
- current affairs
Despite the high turnout at last year's general election, it is a very common phenomenon amongst groups of friends or families in Hungary that talking politics is taboo.
PM Orbánʼs Private Jet Scandal Takes Off
- 8 Oct 2018 6:58 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has admitted in Parliament he often uses a luxury jet to travel to events such as matches of Hungarian football team Videoton, raising ethical questions about his relationship to businessman István Garancsi, who footed the bills as gifts, and whose companies have won numerous state tenders. The PM denies any wrongdoing.
Hungary Stops Feeding Asylum Seekers
- 17 Aug 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
The Immigration and Refugee Affairs Office has stopped providing food to those asylum seekers whose application for refugee status has been rejected under a new regulation that entered into force on July 1.
Local Opinion: Constitutional Court Postpones ‘Lex CEU’ & ‘NGO’ Bills
- 7 Jun 2018 8:44 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal and a pro-government pundit lambast the Constitutional Court for not discussing the constitutionality of the so-called ‘lex CEU’ and the anti-NGO legislation.
EU Takes Hungary To Task Over Corruption
- 25 Apr 2018 3:33 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s (EP) budgetary control committee (CONT) has cited “serious corruption” in Hungary in a draft report approved on Wednesday.