319 result(s) for outrage
Billions Of State Funds Spent On Traditional Chinese Medicine
- 3 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- health & wellness
A small scandal broke out in Hungary when it was announced last week that the Semmelweis medical school is going to receive HUF 1.35 billion (EUR 4.5 million) to construct a brand new building for a center for traditional Chinese medicine. Independent media immediately criticized the fact that the government is spending taxpayer money on medical treatment whose effectiveness has never been ...
Consumer Group Condemns Ryanair
- 1 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- travel
Low-cost airline Ryanair failed to provide transport to the promised destination after its Madrid-Budapest flight landed in Bratislava last Wednesday night, due to bad weather, prompting outrage from consumer groups.
Election CTTEE Rejects Együtt Leader’s Complaint Over PM’s Letter To Hungarians Abroad
- 21 Jul 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has rejected a complaint submitted by the leader of the opposition Együtt party over a letter the prime minister recently wrote to Hungarians living abroad calling on them to register for next year’s general election.
Atlatszo.hu Tracks Oligarchs In The Sky
- 12 Jul 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The trips taken by private jets by some of the elites in Hungary’s business and political life map out interesting prospects about the background deals that are being hammered out. Atlatszo.hu tracked some of these aircraft to make interesting findings and connections.
Budapest Metro Restoration Could Cost HUF 30-40 Billion More Than Expected
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- getting around
Restoration of Budapest’s metro line M3 could cost a staggering HUF 30-40 billion (USD 108-145 million) more than the capital’s HUF 137.5 billion initial budget, according to mno.hu reports based on professional sources at the City Council.
Hungarian Govt Official Calls On Timmermans To Resign
- 11 May 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian government official on Wednesday sent a letter to Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, calling on him to quit his post, citing comments the commissioner made in an interview to German daily Die Zeit concerning his view that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had been motivated by anti- Semitism when criticising US financier George Soros during his recent speech ...
Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Kósa Condemns Jobbik MP’s ‘Brutal’ Outburst In Parliament
- 10 May 2017 7:44 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa said on Tuesday that the radical nationalist Jobbik party should make clear whether it is for “cuteness or brutality”, in a comment on a recent outburst by a Jobbik MP in parliament.
Local Opinion: George Soros Still On Political Centre Stage
- 9 May 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
As the dispute over George Soros and his network rolls on and grows ever more bitter, pro-government weeklies and dailies call for harsh measures to curb the alleged influence of the Hungarian-born philanthropist and his foundations. A left-wing journalist accuses the government of absurd falsifications and fear-mongering.
Billions Of State Funds Spent On Traditional Chinese Medicine
- 3 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- health & wellness
A small scandal broke out in Hungary when it was announced last week that the Semmelweis medical school is going to receive HUF 1.35 billion (EUR 4.5 million) to construct a brand new building for a center for traditional Chinese medicine. Independent media immediately criticized the fact that the government is spending taxpayer money on medical treatment whose effectiveness has never been ...
Consumer Group Condemns Ryanair
- 1 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- travel
Low-cost airline Ryanair failed to provide transport to the promised destination after its Madrid-Budapest flight landed in Bratislava last Wednesday night, due to bad weather, prompting outrage from consumer groups.
Election CTTEE Rejects Együtt Leader’s Complaint Over PM’s Letter To Hungarians Abroad
- 21 Jul 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has rejected a complaint submitted by the leader of the opposition Együtt party over a letter the prime minister recently wrote to Hungarians living abroad calling on them to register for next year’s general election.
Atlatszo.hu Tracks Oligarchs In The Sky
- 12 Jul 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The trips taken by private jets by some of the elites in Hungary’s business and political life map out interesting prospects about the background deals that are being hammered out. Atlatszo.hu tracked some of these aircraft to make interesting findings and connections.
Budapest Metro Restoration Could Cost HUF 30-40 Billion More Than Expected
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- getting around
Restoration of Budapest’s metro line M3 could cost a staggering HUF 30-40 billion (USD 108-145 million) more than the capital’s HUF 137.5 billion initial budget, according to mno.hu reports based on professional sources at the City Council.
Hungarian Govt Official Calls On Timmermans To Resign
- 11 May 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian government official on Wednesday sent a letter to Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, calling on him to quit his post, citing comments the commissioner made in an interview to German daily Die Zeit concerning his view that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had been motivated by anti- Semitism when criticising US financier George Soros during his recent speech ...
Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Kósa Condemns Jobbik MP’s ‘Brutal’ Outburst In Parliament
- 10 May 2017 7:44 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa said on Tuesday that the radical nationalist Jobbik party should make clear whether it is for “cuteness or brutality”, in a comment on a recent outburst by a Jobbik MP in parliament.
Local Opinion: George Soros Still On Political Centre Stage
- 9 May 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
As the dispute over George Soros and his network rolls on and grows ever more bitter, pro-government weeklies and dailies call for harsh measures to curb the alleged influence of the Hungarian-born philanthropist and his foundations. A left-wing journalist accuses the government of absurd falsifications and fear-mongering.