422 result(s) for political history
Soros Foundation Leaving Budapest
- 16 May 2018 8:20 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Open Society Foundations (OSF) formally announced yesterday plans to move international operations and staff from Budapest to Berlin, citing “an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary”.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa Criticizes Orbán As ’Demagogue’
- 20 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
Famed Polish activist and Ex-President Lech Walesa once again harshly criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his policies, calling him “demagogic” in an interview with Danish TV2. He also expressed his disappointment with current trends in Polish and Hungarian politics.
Former PM Candidate Accuses Govt Of Intimidating Critics
- 13 Apr 2018 10:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
No matter the size of Fidesz’s mandate, the ruling party is not authorised to intimidate citizens, Gergely Karácsony, former PM candidate of the Socialist-Párbeszéd alliance, said in reaction to business weekly Figyelő’s list of people whom it called “George Soros’s mercenaries”.
Video: Orbán's International Media Profile
- 10 Apr 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Around the time of the most recent general election various profiles were published in the international media, all with varying perspectives. Here's an overview of five of them, preceded by quick Q&A quotes and a brief bio, followed up with a profile video.
Local Opinion: Another Landslide Victory For Fidesz
- 9 Apr 2018 12:17 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As preliminary election results project a two-thirds Fidesz victory, political scientist Gábor Török writes that Fidesz has a stronger base than ever, while the crisis of the opposition will deepen further.
PM Orbán Victoriously Scores Big Win
- 9 Apr 2018 12:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's incumbent government secured a sweeping victory in the country's general election on Sunday. The opposition is disintegrating rapidly: Jobbik head, Socialist head, LMP co-head, and Együtt heads all immediately quit.
Soros Foundation Leaving Budapest
- 16 May 2018 8:20 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Open Society Foundations (OSF) formally announced yesterday plans to move international operations and staff from Budapest to Berlin, citing “an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary”.
Open Society Foundations To Close International Operations In Budapest
- 15 May 2018 9:24 AM
- current affairs
Faced with an increasingly repressive political and legal environment in Hungary, the Open Society Foundations are moving their Budapest-based international operations and staff to the German capital, Berlin, OSF told the press today.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Opinion: BBC’s Nick Thorpe vs. Historian Mária Schmidt
- 26 Apr 2018 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Recently the BBC commissioned a Ipsos MORI survey that showed that Hungarians are a pretty intolerant lot, among the citizens of 27 countries at least, writes Eva S. Balogh. Less than half of the adult population in Hungary believe that people across the world have more things in common than things that make them different, she reports.
Nobel Laureate Lech Walesa Criticizes Orbán As ’Demagogue’
- 20 Apr 2018 7:50 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
Famed Polish activist and Ex-President Lech Walesa once again harshly criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his policies, calling him “demagogic” in an interview with Danish TV2. He also expressed his disappointment with current trends in Polish and Hungarian politics.
Former PM Candidate Accuses Govt Of Intimidating Critics
- 13 Apr 2018 10:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
No matter the size of Fidesz’s mandate, the ruling party is not authorised to intimidate citizens, Gergely Karácsony, former PM candidate of the Socialist-Párbeszéd alliance, said in reaction to business weekly Figyelő’s list of people whom it called “George Soros’s mercenaries”.
Video: Orbán's International Media Profile
- 10 Apr 2018 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Around the time of the most recent general election various profiles were published in the international media, all with varying perspectives. Here's an overview of five of them, preceded by quick Q&A quotes and a brief bio, followed up with a profile video.
Local Opinion: Another Landslide Victory For Fidesz
- 9 Apr 2018 12:17 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As preliminary election results project a two-thirds Fidesz victory, political scientist Gábor Török writes that Fidesz has a stronger base than ever, while the crisis of the opposition will deepen further.
PM Orbán Victoriously Scores Big Win
- 9 Apr 2018 12:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary's incumbent government secured a sweeping victory in the country's general election on Sunday. The opposition is disintegrating rapidly: Jobbik head, Socialist head, LMP co-head, and Együtt heads all immediately quit.