334 result(s) for motion
Invitation: Eli Cortiñas: Partial Nudity, Műcsarnok Budapest, Opens 29 August
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Familiar images are stripped down to a confession; a girl’s relationship with her mother unfolds amidst unsettling phone rings. The characters in Eli Cortiñas video works – currently on view at Mélycsarnok – walk towards infinity on high-heeled feet, or disappear slowly, hand in hand, into the winter horizon.
Hungarian Cabinet Submits Bill On Expanding Teachers Salary Increase
- 22 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet on Wednesday submitted to Parliament a proposal on extending the salary raise for teachers, to be passed by the House at a special session next week. Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan announced on August 6 that he would initiate the convening of a special session of Parliament for August 26-27 to approve changes related to the salary raise of teachers.
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Invitation: Long Night Of Museums In Hungary, 22 June
- 20 Jun 2013 9:30 AM
- community & culture
Held on the the longest night of the year, on Midsummer's Day, the Long Night of Museums is being organized in Budapest for the 11th time, and for the 9th time around the country. While beautiful museum buildings stand firm and still, they can protect us all by reminding everyone of the past, and they can also set our imagination in motion. More than a collection of paintings, vitrines, and ...
Hungary's Gov’t To Augment Expropriation Rights
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Fidesz MP István György, a deputy mayor of Budapest, filed a motion on Friday to expand the state’s power to expropriate properties. The need to find space for the offices and homes of MPs and official persons designated by Parliament would be sufficient justification for acquiring private properties.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: EU Committee Report Proposes Procedures Against Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Tavares report on the Hungarian Basic Law, both left and right-wing pundits deem it highly unlikely that the EU will indeed sanction Hungary.
Invitation: Compagnie Maguy Marin (FR), Trafó Budapest, 10 - 11 May
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
May B sets in motion the parade of a drifting human condition with the invention of an abrupt theatrical language that transforms the ridiculous, the violent and the distressing in situations. The dance’s power comes from its capacity to represent the mystery of our presence in the world. Created in 1981, May B is a major reference now in the history of dance, and its power to shock has not ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Not To Ease Pressure On Hungary
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from left to right believe that the EU is unlikely to lift the excessive deficit procedure imposed on Hungary, and agree that its motives are political. A pro-government commentator says there are foreign interests behind the pessimistic EU forecast, while both a left-wing editorial and a business columnist interpret the move as a warning to Hungary.
Invitation: Eli Cortiñas: Partial Nudity, Műcsarnok Budapest, Opens 29 August
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Familiar images are stripped down to a confession; a girl’s relationship with her mother unfolds amidst unsettling phone rings. The characters in Eli Cortiñas video works – currently on view at Mélycsarnok – walk towards infinity on high-heeled feet, or disappear slowly, hand in hand, into the winter horizon.
Hungarian Cabinet Submits Bill On Expanding Teachers Salary Increase
- 22 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet on Wednesday submitted to Parliament a proposal on extending the salary raise for teachers, to be passed by the House at a special session next week. Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan announced on August 6 that he would initiate the convening of a special session of Parliament for August 26-27 to approve changes related to the salary raise of teachers.
Xpat Opinion: Council Of Europe Votes Down Proposal To Monitor Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: An otherwise uneventful week at the end of April brought some quite unusual news: the Council of Europe, the 47-member international organization that promotes cooperation on human rights, rule of law and democracy and not to be confused with the European Union, was considering a proposal that would put Hungary under a formal monitoring procedure and it had passed a committee ...
Invitation: Long Night Of Museums In Hungary, 22 June
- 20 Jun 2013 9:30 AM
- community & culture
Held on the the longest night of the year, on Midsummer's Day, the Long Night of Museums is being organized in Budapest for the 11th time, and for the 9th time around the country. While beautiful museum buildings stand firm and still, they can protect us all by reminding everyone of the past, and they can also set our imagination in motion. More than a collection of paintings, vitrines, and ...
Hungary's Gov’t To Augment Expropriation Rights
- 3 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- property
Fidesz MP István György, a deputy mayor of Budapest, filed a motion on Friday to expand the state’s power to expropriate properties. The need to find space for the offices and homes of MPs and official persons designated by Parliament would be sufficient justification for acquiring private properties.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Xpat Opinion: EU Committee Report Proposes Procedures Against Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Tavares report on the Hungarian Basic Law, both left and right-wing pundits deem it highly unlikely that the EU will indeed sanction Hungary.
Invitation: Compagnie Maguy Marin (FR), Trafó Budapest, 10 - 11 May
- 8 May 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
May B sets in motion the parade of a drifting human condition with the invention of an abrupt theatrical language that transforms the ridiculous, the violent and the distressing in situations. The dance’s power comes from its capacity to represent the mystery of our presence in the world. Created in 1981, May B is a major reference now in the history of dance, and its power to shock has not ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Not To Ease Pressure On Hungary
- 6 May 2013 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Commentators from left to right believe that the EU is unlikely to lift the excessive deficit procedure imposed on Hungary, and agree that its motives are political. A pro-government commentator says there are foreign interests behind the pessimistic EU forecast, while both a left-wing editorial and a business columnist interpret the move as a warning to Hungary.