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Information Note: Norway Grants In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The EEA and Norway Grants are the financial contribution of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to support the development of certain EU Member States. Hungary has been a recipient since 2004.
Police Raid NGOs Offices In Budapest
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special police unit from the National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) searched the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation and another NGO on Monday morning, acting on suspicions of mismanagement of funds and illegal financial activities. Ökotárs is the co-ordinator of funds distributed to Hungarian NGOs under the Norway Grant scheme.
Women Plan Protest Outside Class FM In Budapest On Sunday
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Association for Women and nearly ten NGOs are organising the demonstration outside Class FM at 3 p.m. on Sunday to protest the trivialisation of rape on the radio station. The Budapest chapter of the Christian Democrats said it fully supports the protest outside Class FM’s Üllői út headquarters Sunday afternoon, declaring it unacceptable that staff had been joking about a recent rape case.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Investigation Under Way Against Foundation Coordinating Norway Grants In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, under suspicion of embezzlement, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Religious Freedom Report On Hungary Published By US State Dept
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor recently released its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report spotlights typical examples of abuses and restrictions representative of problems of religious freedom reported in each country, shedding light on the nature, scope and severity of religious freedom violations. The US State Department helped to ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Announces The End Of Liberalism
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysing the Prime Minister’s speech on Saturday at the Fidesz sponsored traditional summer “free university” in Transylvania, commentators disagree on whether Mr Orbán has opted for an authoritarian model of government or just intends to increase the role of the government in promoting growth and competitiveness.
Information Note: Norway Grants In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The EEA and Norway Grants are the financial contribution of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to support the development of certain EU Member States. Hungary has been a recipient since 2004.
Police Raid NGOs Offices In Budapest
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special police unit from the National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) searched the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation and another NGO on Monday morning, acting on suspicions of mismanagement of funds and illegal financial activities. Ökotárs is the co-ordinator of funds distributed to Hungarian NGOs under the Norway Grant scheme.
Women Plan Protest Outside Class FM In Budapest On Sunday
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Association for Women and nearly ten NGOs are organising the demonstration outside Class FM at 3 p.m. on Sunday to protest the trivialisation of rape on the radio station. The Budapest chapter of the Christian Democrats said it fully supports the protest outside Class FM’s Üllői út headquarters Sunday afternoon, declaring it unacceptable that staff had been joking about a recent rape case.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Investigation Under Way Against Foundation Coordinating Norway Grants In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, under suspicion of embezzlement, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Religious Freedom Report On Hungary Published By US State Dept
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor recently released its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report spotlights typical examples of abuses and restrictions representative of problems of religious freedom reported in each country, shedding light on the nature, scope and severity of religious freedom violations. The US State Department helped to ...
Hungary's PM Viktor Orban: “The Era of Liberal Democracies Is Over”
- 31 Jul 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary PM Viktor Orbán addressed Fidesz supporters in the Romanian spa town of Baile Tusnad on Saturday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Announces The End Of Liberalism
- 29 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysing the Prime Minister’s speech on Saturday at the Fidesz sponsored traditional summer “free university” in Transylvania, commentators disagree on whether Mr Orbán has opted for an authoritarian model of government or just intends to increase the role of the government in promoting growth and competitiveness.