207 result(s) for intellectual in Current Affairs
Watch: 'Intellectual Conversation' On Hungary’s Role In The EU
- 6 May 2021 11:19 AM
- current affairs
For years, Hungary has been at the vanguard of a growing group of EU countries, challenging some of the values and legal principles at the core of liberal democracy. At the same time, voices inside the country call for Brussels to help stop autocratic tendencies and backsliding on the rule of law.
Special Report: Fidesz Is Leaving EPP - What Are The Implications?
- 11 Mar 2021 1:43 PM
- https://kafkadesk.org/
- current affairs
Though Viktor Orbán’s narrative of illiberalism as the natural next step in the evolution of Christian-conservatism suffered another major blow on the international stage, the recent departure of Fidesz from the European People’s Party (EPP) will have little to no domestic implications.
PM Orbán Slams EPP's 'Power Games' As Europe Grapples With Pandemic
- 5 Mar 2021 9:07 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a “samizdat” letter published on his website, slammed the European People’s Party for “indulging itself in power games” while the rest of Europe fights “a life-and-death battle” against the coronavirus pandemic.
Hungary's Nuclear Power Security Analyses Kept Secret Amid Tectonic Fault Line Concern
- 18 Jan 2021 11:09 AM
- current affairs
State-owned company Paks II. Zrt., responsible for the expansion of the Paks NPP with new nuclear power plant units ordered two safety analyses for 125 million forints from a nuclear research institute in 2015, citing investigative news site Átlátszó.
Hungarian Opinion: Scandal Around Demeter’s Attack On Soros
- 1 Dec 2020 10:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Following the decision of the director of the Petőfi Literary Museum to withdraw remarks comparing George Soros to Hitler, one commentator describes his words as a primitive insult to the victims of the Holocaust, while a political scientist thinks he performed a huge disservice to the government that appointed him to head the country’s most important literary institution.
Hungarian Opinion: Gov’t To Amend Constitution
- 13 Nov 2020 7:39 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A conservative commentator lambasts the government’s proposed 9th amendment to the Fundamental Law, fearing that it will make it easier to channel pubic money to pro-government foundations.
Opinion: Budapest’s First Year Under Opposition Rule
- 22 Oct 2020 11:40 AM
- current affairs
At the end of February, representatives of opposition parties governing Budapest gathered for a tense, closed door meeting in Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony’s conference room, reports Direkt36.
Hungarian Opinion: Fidesz Candidate Wins By-Election
- 14 Oct 2020 6:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the governing party candidate wins the by-election in the Borsod 6 constituency in northeast Hungary, a pro-government commentator predicts a tough battle between Fidesz and the opposition in the 2022 Parliamentary election. A left-wing pundit believes that the opposition needs credible messages to defeat Fidesz.
Hungarian Opinion: Theatre & Film University Conflict Rolls On
- 9 Sep 2020 12:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to a several thousand strong demonstration organised by students of the university on Sunday, and to their already week-long occupation of their school, opposition-leaning commentators see their protest as harbinger of a new era
Watch: 'Intellectual Conversation' On Hungary’s Role In The EU
- 6 May 2021 11:19 AM
- current affairs
For years, Hungary has been at the vanguard of a growing group of EU countries, challenging some of the values and legal principles at the core of liberal democracy. At the same time, voices inside the country call for Brussels to help stop autocratic tendencies and backsliding on the rule of law.
Special Report: Fidesz Is Leaving EPP - What Are The Implications?
- 11 Mar 2021 1:43 PM
- https://kafkadesk.org/
- current affairs
Though Viktor Orbán’s narrative of illiberalism as the natural next step in the evolution of Christian-conservatism suffered another major blow on the international stage, the recent departure of Fidesz from the European People’s Party (EPP) will have little to no domestic implications.
PM Orbán Slams EPP's 'Power Games' As Europe Grapples With Pandemic
- 5 Mar 2021 9:07 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in a “samizdat” letter published on his website, slammed the European People’s Party for “indulging itself in power games” while the rest of Europe fights “a life-and-death battle” against the coronavirus pandemic.
Hungary's Nuclear Power Security Analyses Kept Secret Amid Tectonic Fault Line Concern
- 18 Jan 2021 11:09 AM
- current affairs
State-owned company Paks II. Zrt., responsible for the expansion of the Paks NPP with new nuclear power plant units ordered two safety analyses for 125 million forints from a nuclear research institute in 2015, citing investigative news site Átlátszó.
Hungarian Opinion: Scandal Around Demeter’s Attack On Soros
- 1 Dec 2020 10:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Following the decision of the director of the Petőfi Literary Museum to withdraw remarks comparing George Soros to Hitler, one commentator describes his words as a primitive insult to the victims of the Holocaust, while a political scientist thinks he performed a huge disservice to the government that appointed him to head the country’s most important literary institution.
Hungarian Opinion: Gov’t To Amend Constitution
- 13 Nov 2020 7:39 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A conservative commentator lambasts the government’s proposed 9th amendment to the Fundamental Law, fearing that it will make it easier to channel pubic money to pro-government foundations.
Opinion: Budapest’s First Year Under Opposition Rule
- 22 Oct 2020 11:40 AM
- current affairs
At the end of February, representatives of opposition parties governing Budapest gathered for a tense, closed door meeting in Budapest mayor Gergely Karácsony’s conference room, reports Direkt36.
Hungarian Opinion: Fidesz Candidate Wins By-Election
- 14 Oct 2020 6:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the governing party candidate wins the by-election in the Borsod 6 constituency in northeast Hungary, a pro-government commentator predicts a tough battle between Fidesz and the opposition in the 2022 Parliamentary election. A left-wing pundit believes that the opposition needs credible messages to defeat Fidesz.
Hungarian Opinion: Theatre & Film University Conflict Rolls On
- 9 Sep 2020 12:35 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to a several thousand strong demonstration organised by students of the university on Sunday, and to their already week-long occupation of their school, opposition-leaning commentators see their protest as harbinger of a new era