399 result(s) for libe report
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Xpat Opinion: What’s Up With The New Civil Code & Press Photographs?
- 21 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
A new story dominating English-language coverage of Hungary is about the new Civil Code, which came into effect on March 15th and is reportedly “killing the press photo in Hungary.”
Roma Exclusion, Anti - Semitism Human Rights Problems In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department has published its human rights country reports. It identified social discrimination, Roma exclusion and anti-Semitism as major human rights problems in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bolgár’s Let’s Talk It Over is a liberal talk show with a huge fan club. I myself rarely miss it. Bolgár comes up with topics that he finds interesting or important and usually adds a comment with a question mark at the end. Today I learned that Ferenc Gyurcsány visited Viktor Orbán’s old dormitory, the István Bibó Kollégium, yesterday. Only students of the college could attend the ...
Xpat Opinion: Security Service Releases Files Of The Őszöd Leak Investigation
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators do not find the released documents convincing and suspect that they might serve electoral purposes. Nevertheless, the leading left-wing daily calls on Ferenc Gyurcsány to reveal what he knows about the matter if he wants to clear his name.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Hungarian Voters In US Misinformed About Election Date
- 5 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian-Americans who may vote in Hungary’s upcoming general election have been misinformed about the date of the ballot, Népszava daily reported. Citing the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ), the paper said Hungarian potential voters had been misadvised by material placed by the National Election Office in the Hungarian consulate in New York as well as the embassy in Washington, DC.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Freedom House Ranks Hungary Among “Free” Countries
- 27 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ranked among “free” countries on Freedom House’s democracy survey this year. According to its latest report Freedom in the World 2014, Hungary scored 1, the best score, for political rights and it kept its score of 2 for civil liberties for the third year in a row. Countries with a score of 1-2,5 are ranked as free countries.
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Xpat Opinion: What’s Up With The New Civil Code & Press Photographs?
- 21 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
A new story dominating English-language coverage of Hungary is about the new Civil Code, which came into effect on March 15th and is reportedly “killing the press photo in Hungary.”
Roma Exclusion, Anti - Semitism Human Rights Problems In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department has published its human rights country reports. It identified social discrimination, Roma exclusion and anti-Semitism as major human rights problems in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Homosexuality And Same-Sex Marriage In Hungary
- 3 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
György Bolgár’s Let’s Talk It Over is a liberal talk show with a huge fan club. I myself rarely miss it. Bolgár comes up with topics that he finds interesting or important and usually adds a comment with a question mark at the end. Today I learned that Ferenc Gyurcsány visited Viktor Orbán’s old dormitory, the István Bibó Kollégium, yesterday. Only students of the college could attend the ...
Xpat Opinion: Security Service Releases Files Of The Őszöd Leak Investigation
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators do not find the released documents convincing and suspect that they might serve electoral purposes. Nevertheless, the leading left-wing daily calls on Ferenc Gyurcsány to reveal what he knows about the matter if he wants to clear his name.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Hungarian Voters In US Misinformed About Election Date
- 5 Feb 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian-Americans who may vote in Hungary’s upcoming general election have been misinformed about the date of the ballot, Népszava daily reported. Citing the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ), the paper said Hungarian potential voters had been misadvised by material placed by the National Election Office in the Hungarian consulate in New York as well as the embassy in Washington, DC.
Hungarian Govt Seeks To Make Public Utilities Non-Profit
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims at building a public utilities sector in which all profits are spent on improving the sector’s services, state secretary for economy Zoltán Cséfalvay said on Monday. Cséfalvay, who is also the head of the national OECD council, spoke at a press conference at which OECD’s Hungary report was presented, and said that competition in Europe’s energy market was too low, and the ...
Freedom House Ranks Hungary Among “Free” Countries
- 27 Jan 2014 8:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ranked among “free” countries on Freedom House’s democracy survey this year. According to its latest report Freedom in the World 2014, Hungary scored 1, the best score, for political rights and it kept its score of 2 for civil liberties for the third year in a row. Countries with a score of 1-2,5 are ranked as free countries.