308 result(s) for lot in Current Affairs
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
FM Szijjártó Rejects Reports, DK Warns Of Consequences
- 26 Apr 2018 6:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called the draft LIBE report “the basic document of a show trial”, adding that it contains “lies and factual errors that undermine the whole document’s credibility.”
RIP The Budapest Beacon, Exit Interview With Richard Field
- 16 Apr 2018 4:01 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Four and a half years to the day after its launch, The Budapest Beacon is publishing its final article today in the form of an exit interview with Budapest Beacon managing editor Richard Field.
Katka Cseh: Momentum Still Moving Forward
- 11 Apr 2018 4:22 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Translation of Momentum Praesidium member Katka Cseh’s Facebook post of Monday April 9th, 2018, a day after the General Election in Hungary.
Ethnic Hungarian Leaders Welcome Fidesz Election Win
- 10 Apr 2018 3:43 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Leaders of ethnic Hungarian parties and organisations have welcomed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party’s victory in Sunday’s general election.
Earth Hour 2018 In Central & Eastern Europe Calls For Sustainable Living
- 19 Mar 2018 1:10 PM
- current affairs
Earth Hour, WWF’s landmark movement, is once again set to unite millions of people around the world to show their commitment to the planet. Hundreds of iconic landmarks in Central and Eastern Europe will switch off lights for an hour at 8:30 p.m. local time, 24 March to stand in solidarity with nature while they join the world’s largest environmental demonstration to support actions for a living ...
Local Opinion: Weeklies See Election Outcome As Uncertain
- 6 Mar 2018 8:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Analysts tend to believe that thanks to the impact of the Hódmezővásárhely mayoral election, opposition parties will probably find a way to field a single candidate in most individual constituencies. This would enable them to mount a serious challenge to Fidesz.
Opinion: The Iron Lady’s Business Venture & Orbán Government
- 3 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Aside from a post I wrote about the World Aquatic Championships held past summer in Budapest, I haven’t paid much attention to the affairs of the Hungarian Swimming Association, which for a while was in total turmoil due to the revolt of the swimmers, led by Katinka Hosszú, the star of Hungarian swimming. That revolt ended with a victory for Hosszú, who managed to get rid of Tamás Gyárfás, the ...
Tarlós: Referendum Question On Metro Accessibility ‘Imprecise , Pointless’
- 22 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The referendum question submitted by the opposition in connection with ensuring the accessibility of the capital’s third metro line is “imprecise and pointless”, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. Earlier this month, the Budapest Election Committee approved a referendum question submitted by Socialist city councillor Csaba Horváth on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s ...
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
FM Szijjártó Rejects Reports, DK Warns Of Consequences
- 26 Apr 2018 6:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called the draft LIBE report “the basic document of a show trial”, adding that it contains “lies and factual errors that undermine the whole document’s credibility.”
RIP The Budapest Beacon, Exit Interview With Richard Field
- 16 Apr 2018 4:01 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Four and a half years to the day after its launch, The Budapest Beacon is publishing its final article today in the form of an exit interview with Budapest Beacon managing editor Richard Field.
Katka Cseh: Momentum Still Moving Forward
- 11 Apr 2018 4:22 PM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
Translation of Momentum Praesidium member Katka Cseh’s Facebook post of Monday April 9th, 2018, a day after the General Election in Hungary.
Ethnic Hungarian Leaders Welcome Fidesz Election Win
- 10 Apr 2018 3:43 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Leaders of ethnic Hungarian parties and organisations have welcomed Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party’s victory in Sunday’s general election.
Earth Hour 2018 In Central & Eastern Europe Calls For Sustainable Living
- 19 Mar 2018 1:10 PM
- current affairs
Earth Hour, WWF’s landmark movement, is once again set to unite millions of people around the world to show their commitment to the planet. Hundreds of iconic landmarks in Central and Eastern Europe will switch off lights for an hour at 8:30 p.m. local time, 24 March to stand in solidarity with nature while they join the world’s largest environmental demonstration to support actions for a living ...
Local Opinion: Weeklies See Election Outcome As Uncertain
- 6 Mar 2018 8:50 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Analysts tend to believe that thanks to the impact of the Hódmezővásárhely mayoral election, opposition parties will probably find a way to field a single candidate in most individual constituencies. This would enable them to mount a serious challenge to Fidesz.
Opinion: The Iron Lady’s Business Venture & Orbán Government
- 3 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Aside from a post I wrote about the World Aquatic Championships held past summer in Budapest, I haven’t paid much attention to the affairs of the Hungarian Swimming Association, which for a while was in total turmoil due to the revolt of the swimmers, led by Katinka Hosszú, the star of Hungarian swimming. That revolt ended with a victory for Hosszú, who managed to get rid of Tamás Gyárfás, the ...
Tarlós: Referendum Question On Metro Accessibility ‘Imprecise , Pointless’
- 22 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The referendum question submitted by the opposition in connection with ensuring the accessibility of the capital’s third metro line is “imprecise and pointless”, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. Earlier this month, the Budapest Election Committee approved a referendum question submitted by Socialist city councillor Csaba Horváth on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s ...