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Jobbik: Govt Backs Out Of Ad Tax Proposal
- 7 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
In wake of the “scandal” around recently passed rules impacting Budapest’s Central European University, the government has “retired” and parliament has taken off its agenda a proposal aimed at introducing an advertisement tax, radical nationalist Jobbik group leader János Volner said.
Experts Say Proposed Advertising Tax To Hit Independent Outlets Hardest
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
News of government attacks on NGOs and Central European University has drawn attention away from newer attempts to clamp down on Hungary’s media providers. A bill proposed last week by the Ministry of National Economy would have media providers pay a 9 percent advertising tax if their advertising revenues exceed HUF 100 million (USD 345,000) — a sizable increase from the earlier 5.3 percent tax.
Local Opinion: Right-Wing Takes On The London Attacks
- 27 Mar 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
Two pro-government columnists link terrorist attacks to immigration and multiculturalist ideology.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
LMP: Government Unable To Protect Hungary From Russia
- 2 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The government is unable to protect Hungary from “Russia, the coloniser”, green opposition LMP said on Wednesday, the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary. Co-leaders Bernadett Szél and Ákos Hadházy, as well as board member Péter Ungár criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a press conference in Szabadság Square near parliament at a Soviet war memorial.
Former Intelligence Officials Promoting Russian Disinformation To Hungarian Public
- 29 Dec 2016 10:32 AM
- current affairs
Independent online daily 444.hu reported last week that Hungarian state media has been uncritically reporting Russian state propaganda, particularly events in Syria. In addition to Hungarian state media, former high-ranking Hungarian intelligence officials also appear to be directly promoting Russian disinformation to the Hungarian public.
Ruling Fidesz Party To Nominate Áder For Hungarian President
- 22 Dec 2016 10:14 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party will nominate János Áder as Hungary’s head of state for another five-year term, national daily Magyar Idők said, citing Lajos Kósa, the party’s deputy leader and head of the parliamentary group, on Thursday.
It’s Official: Hungary’s Daily Népszabadság Is Dead
- 13 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s biggest and most important broadsheet, Népszabadság, is never again to grace the country’s news-stands. Nor are its extensive digital archives to return to the internet, it seems, meaning that tens of thousands of articles chronicling the past two decades from a leftist point of view have literally vanished into thin air.
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.
Jobbik: Govt Backs Out Of Ad Tax Proposal
- 7 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
In wake of the “scandal” around recently passed rules impacting Budapest’s Central European University, the government has “retired” and parliament has taken off its agenda a proposal aimed at introducing an advertisement tax, radical nationalist Jobbik group leader János Volner said.
Experts Say Proposed Advertising Tax To Hit Independent Outlets Hardest
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- business
News of government attacks on NGOs and Central European University has drawn attention away from newer attempts to clamp down on Hungary’s media providers. A bill proposed last week by the Ministry of National Economy would have media providers pay a 9 percent advertising tax if their advertising revenues exceed HUF 100 million (USD 345,000) — a sizable increase from the earlier 5.3 percent tax.
Local Opinion: Right-Wing Takes On The London Attacks
- 27 Mar 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
Two pro-government columnists link terrorist attacks to immigration and multiculturalist ideology.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
LMP: Government Unable To Protect Hungary From Russia
- 2 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The government is unable to protect Hungary from “Russia, the coloniser”, green opposition LMP said on Wednesday, the day before Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Hungary. Co-leaders Bernadett Szél and Ákos Hadházy, as well as board member Péter Ungár criticised Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at a press conference in Szabadság Square near parliament at a Soviet war memorial.
Former Intelligence Officials Promoting Russian Disinformation To Hungarian Public
- 29 Dec 2016 10:32 AM
- current affairs
Independent online daily 444.hu reported last week that Hungarian state media has been uncritically reporting Russian state propaganda, particularly events in Syria. In addition to Hungarian state media, former high-ranking Hungarian intelligence officials also appear to be directly promoting Russian disinformation to the Hungarian public.
Ruling Fidesz Party To Nominate Áder For Hungarian President
- 22 Dec 2016 10:14 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party will nominate János Áder as Hungary’s head of state for another five-year term, national daily Magyar Idők said, citing Lajos Kósa, the party’s deputy leader and head of the parliamentary group, on Thursday.
It’s Official: Hungary’s Daily Népszabadság Is Dead
- 13 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s biggest and most important broadsheet, Népszabadság, is never again to grace the country’s news-stands. Nor are its extensive digital archives to return to the internet, it seems, meaning that tens of thousands of articles chronicling the past two decades from a leftist point of view have literally vanished into thin air.
PMO Allocates Additional HUF 950 Million To 1956 Memorial Year Program
- 8 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Office has allocated an additional HUF 950 million (USD 3.2 million) to the memorial year program tasked with organizing events at home and abroad commemorating the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian uprising, with the spending under the leadership of revisionist historian Mária Schmidt, reports index.hu.