310 result(s) for orbán regime
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
23 October: The Regime Change Must Be Completed, Minister Of State Lázár Says
- 23 Oct 2013 6:01 AM
- current affairs
Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár delivered a speech at a commemorative event organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and the National Heritage Institute to mark the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Xpat Opinion: Football’s Role In Politics In Hungary
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A liberal writer describes Viktor Orbán’s interest in and support for Hungarian football as symbolic elements of a mafia-style leadership, while a libertarian commentator thinks the Premier sincerely believes that his favourite game is an essential part of nation-building which was destroyed by the Communists. A conservative columnist writes that liberal commentators try to discredit Orbán’s ...
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Xpat Opinion: First Day At School In Hungary: Education Policy Under Fire
- 3 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Liberal critics of different hues accuse the government of authoritarianism and incompetence, for its overhaul of public education
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Fund For Hungary Suspension Call Condemned
- 23 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- business
In response to a liberal editorial calling on the EU to withhold funds from Hungary in order to promote a regime change, a pro-government daily warns that the EU has contractual obligations and its attempts to meddle in Hungarian democratic politics have already backfired.
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Xpat Opinion: Political Controversy Over The Role Of Regent Miklós Horthy (1920-1944)
- 5 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Sunday marked the unveiling of a bronze bust of Admiral Miklós Horthy. The bust is located on the property of a Hungarian Reformed Church in Budapest, but it is visible from the busy Szabadság tér. The minister of the church is Lóránt Hegedüs, whose wife is a Jobbik member of parliament. This is not the first time that Hegedüs has prompted controversy with his extremist political views and ...
23 October: The Regime Change Must Be Completed, Minister Of State Lázár Says
- 23 Oct 2013 6:01 AM
- current affairs
Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár delivered a speech at a commemorative event organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and the National Heritage Institute to mark the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Xpat Opinion: Football’s Role In Politics In Hungary
- 21 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
A liberal writer describes Viktor Orbán’s interest in and support for Hungarian football as symbolic elements of a mafia-style leadership, while a libertarian commentator thinks the Premier sincerely believes that his favourite game is an essential part of nation-building which was destroyed by the Communists. A conservative columnist writes that liberal commentators try to discredit Orbán’s ...
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: Young Hungarians Are Disillusioned And Feel Helpless
- 20 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A new study appeared a couple of days ago about the attitude of Hungarian youth between the ages of 15 and 29. Keep in mind that the people who filled out these questionnaires prepared by Kutatópont (Research Point) were born after 1984; that is, even the oldest ones were only six years old at the time of the regime change. The study is available free on the Internet. Naturally, it is impossible ...
Xpat Opinion: First Day At School In Hungary: Education Policy Under Fire
- 3 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Liberal critics of different hues accuse the government of authoritarianism and incompetence, for its overhaul of public education
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Fund For Hungary Suspension Call Condemned
- 23 Jul 2013 9:01 AM
- business
In response to a liberal editorial calling on the EU to withhold funds from Hungary in order to promote a regime change, a pro-government daily warns that the EU has contractual obligations and its attempts to meddle in Hungarian democratic politics have already backfired.