167 result(s) for political scandal
Hungarian Opinion: Waste Collection in Budapest Halted for One Day
- 10 Oct 2022 6:24 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator calls the stoppage of garbage collection scandalous. He lays the blame for the strike at the doorstep of the Mayor, whom he describes as unfit for his job.
Budapest Photos: Special Hidden Mini Statues
- 7 Mar 2022 9:44 AM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
What do a murdered squirrel, a tiny tank and Hungarian puppet have in common? No, this isn’t some weird riddle; they are all the artistic antics of Mihály Kolodko, a guerilla-sculptor, a Ukranian citizen with Hungarian origins, who was born in the Transcarpathian city of Uzhhorod (Ungvár).
Pro-Government Media in Hungary Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits as Independent Papers
- 18 Feb 2022 1:33 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
We have requested data on the 2021 lawsuits for correction from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest in a public interest data request. According to the numbers, the largest pro-government media outlets lost 54 cases last year – Magyar Nemzet was the record holder with 20, Origo was second with 13. By contrast, Átlátszó did not lose a single lawsuit last year.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Stakes in the April Election
- 10 Jan 2022 8:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The two leading liberal weeklies urge the opposition to stand firm behind Péter Márki-Zay, despite his gaffes.
Senior Hungarian Justice Ministry Official Resigns Over Bribery Charges
- 8 Dec 2021 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Pál Völner, the state secretary of the ministry of justice, has resigned after the chief prosecutor’s office asked parliament to lift his immunity so he can defend himself against charges of receiving bribes on a regular basis.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Embroiled in Political Scandal Over Corvinus University Teaching Job
- 16 Sep 2021 11:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who is vying to become the opposition alliance’s candidate for prime minister, has insisted that his stint teaching at Budapest’s Corvinus University from 2004 had been with the university’s blessing, even though he did not possess the requisite foreign-language qualification and was not a doctoral candidate.
Opinion: Debate About Hungary's Sex Education Referendum
- 2 Aug 2021 1:28 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Left-wing weeklies sharply dismiss the government initiative to hold a referendum on the sexual education of children as a pointless act of propaganda.
National Security Committee Meeting on Pegasus Lacks Quorum
- 27 Jul 2021 9:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A meeting of parliament’s national security committee, scheduled to be held behind closed doors to discuss issues around the Pegasus spyware on Monday, failed to reach quorum as deputies of the ruling parties stayed away.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.
Hungarian Opinion: Waste Collection in Budapest Halted for One Day
- 10 Oct 2022 6:24 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator calls the stoppage of garbage collection scandalous. He lays the blame for the strike at the doorstep of the Mayor, whom he describes as unfit for his job.
Budapest Photos: Special Hidden Mini Statues
- 7 Mar 2022 9:44 AM
- https://budapestflow.com/
- getting around
What do a murdered squirrel, a tiny tank and Hungarian puppet have in common? No, this isn’t some weird riddle; they are all the artistic antics of Mihály Kolodko, a guerilla-sculptor, a Ukranian citizen with Hungarian origins, who was born in the Transcarpathian city of Uzhhorod (Ungvár).
Pro-Government Media in Hungary Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits as Independent Papers
- 18 Feb 2022 1:33 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
We have requested data on the 2021 lawsuits for correction from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest in a public interest data request. According to the numbers, the largest pro-government media outlets lost 54 cases last year – Magyar Nemzet was the record holder with 20, Origo was second with 13. By contrast, Átlátszó did not lose a single lawsuit last year.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Stakes in the April Election
- 10 Jan 2022 8:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
The two leading liberal weeklies urge the opposition to stand firm behind Péter Márki-Zay, despite his gaffes.
Senior Hungarian Justice Ministry Official Resigns Over Bribery Charges
- 8 Dec 2021 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Pál Völner, the state secretary of the ministry of justice, has resigned after the chief prosecutor’s office asked parliament to lift his immunity so he can defend himself against charges of receiving bribes on a regular basis.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Embroiled in Political Scandal Over Corvinus University Teaching Job
- 16 Sep 2021 11:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who is vying to become the opposition alliance’s candidate for prime minister, has insisted that his stint teaching at Budapest’s Corvinus University from 2004 had been with the university’s blessing, even though he did not possess the requisite foreign-language qualification and was not a doctoral candidate.
Opinion: Debate About Hungary's Sex Education Referendum
- 2 Aug 2021 1:28 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Left-wing weeklies sharply dismiss the government initiative to hold a referendum on the sexual education of children as a pointless act of propaganda.
National Security Committee Meeting on Pegasus Lacks Quorum
- 27 Jul 2021 9:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A meeting of parliament’s national security committee, scheduled to be held behind closed doors to discuss issues around the Pegasus spyware on Monday, failed to reach quorum as deputies of the ruling parties stayed away.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.