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COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
EC Steps Up Two Infringement Procedures Against Hungary
- 28 Apr 2017 7:08 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday said it stepped up two infringement procedures against Hungary. The EC sent a reasoned opinion, the second step in an infringement procedure, to the Hungarian government concerning equal treatment of men and women in employment and on maternity leave.
CEU Won’t Close Down, Says Rector
- 26 Apr 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) will not close down under any circumstances and the institution will do everything it can to make sure that it can continue its operations in Budapest, CEU’s rector said at an event discussing the future of the university, in Brussels on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.
Two Fined For Sullying Soviet Memorial
- 19 Apr 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The two people who on Monday threw paint on the Soviet memorial at Szabadság tér were each fined Ft 30,000 the next day for behaving in an unruly manner.
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
EC Steps Up Two Infringement Procedures Against Hungary
- 28 Apr 2017 7:08 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday said it stepped up two infringement procedures against Hungary. The EC sent a reasoned opinion, the second step in an infringement procedure, to the Hungarian government concerning equal treatment of men and women in employment and on maternity leave.
CEU Won’t Close Down, Says Rector
- 26 Apr 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) will not close down under any circumstances and the institution will do everything it can to make sure that it can continue its operations in Budapest, CEU’s rector said at an event discussing the future of the university, in Brussels on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Local Opinion: Prime Minister Orbán’s Easter Interviews
- 19 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s Easter interviews, a conservative critic of the government thinks that Fidesz has alienated its conservative intellectual supporters. A pro-government commentator shares the PM’s view, when he detects George Soros behind the recent anti-government protests.
Two Fined For Sullying Soviet Memorial
- 19 Apr 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The two people who on Monday threw paint on the Soviet memorial at Szabadság tér were each fined Ft 30,000 the next day for behaving in an unruly manner.
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.