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Orbán Rejects Outside Interference In Hungary, Brushes Off Central Bank Independence As “European Fashion”
- 2 Jan 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"There is nobody in the world who has the right to tell the elected representatives of the Hungarian people which laws they can pass and which they can not,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared Friday morning in his weekly Kossuth Rádió interview.
Almira Emiri, Concert Pianist
- 7 Apr 2011 12:00 PM
Almira Emiri was born on 20 December 1982 in Tirana, the capital of Albania. From her mother's side she is the niece of an albanian sculptor, Fuat Dushku. At the age of 7 she started her musical education in Fier, at the elementary School "Jakov Xoxa".
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.
Special Interview With Zoltán Géher, GM of Continental Hotel Budapest
- 26 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- specials
His 30-year hotel career has included numerous premier properties, starting out with the Hotel Forum and the Hotel InterContinental. Subsequently he joined the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal where his responsibilities included opening the hotel in 2002.
Digital Broadcasting Postponed In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- tech
"The government has decided to postpone the full digital switchover of Hungary’s television broadcasts by one year, to 2015, putting it in the same group as Romania and Bulgaria. Antenna Hungária will continue its analogue broadcast for one more year.
Thomas’s Day Traditions In Hungary, 21 December
- 20 Dec 2010 7:35 AM
- community & culture
"Thomas’ day is a traditional day for pig killing in Hungary. In a sense, with the killing and the feast that followed, people symbolically put an end to the year that passed. And from the savory sight of the feast, they already started celebrating the new year ahead of them. Also, another interesting custom on this day in Hungary was young women walking around the village, deliberately knocking ...
New TV Crime Reporting Restricted In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Newscasts or reports of crime-related matters may not take up more than 20% of morning and evening newscasts aired by major commercial television stations, according to a Jobbik proposal passed yesterday by Parliament. The motion argued that an excessive proportion of such news items is “depressive, elicits fear and has a negative impact”.
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.
New Year’s Eve Traditions In Hungary
- 6 Dec 2010 7:45 AM
- community & culture
"The 31st of December has been the last day of the year only since the 17th century. Those days in some villages it was believed that animals speak in human voices on this day. It was forbidden to hang out clothes, because if they did so someone from the family would hang themselves. Many people went to church to bury the old year. In Transylvania a straw-puppet was buried, symbolizing the death ...
Orbán Rejects Outside Interference In Hungary, Brushes Off Central Bank Independence As “European Fashion”
- 2 Jan 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"There is nobody in the world who has the right to tell the elected representatives of the Hungarian people which laws they can pass and which they can not,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared Friday morning in his weekly Kossuth Rádió interview.
Almira Emiri, Concert Pianist
- 7 Apr 2011 12:00 PM
Almira Emiri was born on 20 December 1982 in Tirana, the capital of Albania. From her mother's side she is the niece of an albanian sculptor, Fuat Dushku. At the age of 7 she started her musical education in Fier, at the elementary School "Jakov Xoxa".
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.
Special Interview With Zoltán Géher, GM of Continental Hotel Budapest
- 26 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- specials
His 30-year hotel career has included numerous premier properties, starting out with the Hotel Forum and the Hotel InterContinental. Subsequently he joined the Corinthia Grand Hotel Royal where his responsibilities included opening the hotel in 2002.
Digital Broadcasting Postponed In Hungary
- 23 Dec 2010 8:04 AM
- tech
"The government has decided to postpone the full digital switchover of Hungary’s television broadcasts by one year, to 2015, putting it in the same group as Romania and Bulgaria. Antenna Hungária will continue its analogue broadcast for one more year.
Thomas’s Day Traditions In Hungary, 21 December
- 20 Dec 2010 7:35 AM
- community & culture
"Thomas’ day is a traditional day for pig killing in Hungary. In a sense, with the killing and the feast that followed, people symbolically put an end to the year that passed. And from the savory sight of the feast, they already started celebrating the new year ahead of them. Also, another interesting custom on this day in Hungary was young women walking around the village, deliberately knocking ...
New TV Crime Reporting Restricted In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Newscasts or reports of crime-related matters may not take up more than 20% of morning and evening newscasts aired by major commercial television stations, according to a Jobbik proposal passed yesterday by Parliament. The motion argued that an excessive proportion of such news items is “depressive, elicits fear and has a negative impact”.
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.
New Year’s Eve Traditions In Hungary
- 6 Dec 2010 7:45 AM
- community & culture
"The 31st of December has been the last day of the year only since the 17th century. Those days in some villages it was believed that animals speak in human voices on this day. It was forbidden to hang out clothes, because if they did so someone from the family would hang themselves. Many people went to church to bury the old year. In Transylvania a straw-puppet was buried, symbolizing the death ...