495 result(s) for press freedom
PM Orbán Marks Independence Day In Letter To President Trump
- 6 Jul 2020 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greeted US President Donald Trump on the occasion of America’s Independence Day.
Hungarian Government Says 'Committed To Press Freedom' Regarding Index.Hu Case
- 26 Jun 2020 4:07 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Commenting on reports that news portal Index may come under increasing pressure to toe the government’s line following the resignation of is chief executive, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, said the government was committed to upholding press freedom guaranteed by the country’s constitution and media law.
Hungarian Digital Freedom Committee Turns To Facebook Regional Head Over Issue Of Transparency, Neutrality
- 3 Jun 2020 2:17 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
The justice ministry’s digital freedom committee aimed at improving the transparency of tech firms has penned a letter to the regional director of Facebook asking whether the company’s supervisory board complied with the requirements of political neutrality and transparency in its procedures, Justice Minister Judit Varga said.
Opposition Asks Parliament To Discuss Detention Of Man For Expressing Opinion
- 15 May 2020 1:16 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the interior and justice ministers to testify before parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee regarding the case of a man recently detained for spreading rumours about the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Justice Minister: Hungary's Epidemic Response Law Has 'Stood Test Of Rule Of Law'
- 11 May 2020 9:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s law on the response measures to the novel coronavirus epidemic has “stood the test of the rule of law” and it has been proven that the freedom of the press is not under threat in the country, the justice minister said in an interview to the Saturday edition of daily Magyar Nemzet.
Hungary Drops In Press Freedom Rating
- 22 Apr 2020 12:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Hungary has dropped two slots from 87 to 89 in the latest media freedom rankings published on Tuesday by international organisation Reporters Without Frontiers.
Opinion: U.S. Helsinki Commission’s Press Release On Hungary’s Emergency Law
- 6 Apr 2020 7:37 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
Following the Hungarian Parliament’s decision on Monday to accept Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s request for unlimited power to rule by decree in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) issued the following statement:
Coronavirus: Hungarian Opposition Parties Against Epidemic Response Bill
- 23 Mar 2020 8:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) and green LMP parties said the government’s coronavirus response bill would grant the government special powers for an indefinite length of time.
Hungary’s Higher Education Law Amendment Breaches EU Laws
- 6 Mar 2020 7:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A top European court official has found that amendments to Hungary’s law on higher education that affect how foreign universities such as the Central European University operate in the country breach EU law.
PM Orbán Marks Independence Day In Letter To President Trump
- 6 Jul 2020 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán greeted US President Donald Trump on the occasion of America’s Independence Day.
Hungarian Government Says 'Committed To Press Freedom' Regarding Index.Hu Case
- 26 Jun 2020 4:07 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Commenting on reports that news portal Index may come under increasing pressure to toe the government’s line following the resignation of is chief executive, the prime minister’s chief of staff, Gergely Gulyás, said the government was committed to upholding press freedom guaranteed by the country’s constitution and media law.
Hungarian Digital Freedom Committee Turns To Facebook Regional Head Over Issue Of Transparency, Neutrality
- 3 Jun 2020 2:17 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
The justice ministry’s digital freedom committee aimed at improving the transparency of tech firms has penned a letter to the regional director of Facebook asking whether the company’s supervisory board complied with the requirements of political neutrality and transparency in its procedures, Justice Minister Judit Varga said.
Opposition Asks Parliament To Discuss Detention Of Man For Expressing Opinion
- 15 May 2020 1:16 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the interior and justice ministers to testify before parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee regarding the case of a man recently detained for spreading rumours about the novel coronavirus epidemic.
Justice Minister: Hungary's Epidemic Response Law Has 'Stood Test Of Rule Of Law'
- 11 May 2020 9:06 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s law on the response measures to the novel coronavirus epidemic has “stood the test of the rule of law” and it has been proven that the freedom of the press is not under threat in the country, the justice minister said in an interview to the Saturday edition of daily Magyar Nemzet.
Hungary Drops In Press Freedom Rating
- 22 Apr 2020 12:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Hungary has dropped two slots from 87 to 89 in the latest media freedom rankings published on Tuesday by international organisation Reporters Without Frontiers.
Opinion: U.S. Helsinki Commission’s Press Release On Hungary’s Emergency Law
- 6 Apr 2020 7:37 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
Following the Hungarian Parliament’s decision on Monday to accept Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s request for unlimited power to rule by decree in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) issued the following statement:
Coronavirus: Hungarian Opposition Parties Against Epidemic Response Bill
- 23 Mar 2020 8:21 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) and green LMP parties said the government’s coronavirus response bill would grant the government special powers for an indefinite length of time.
Hungary’s Higher Education Law Amendment Breaches EU Laws
- 6 Mar 2020 7:29 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A top European court official has found that amendments to Hungary’s law on higher education that affect how foreign universities such as the Central European University operate in the country breach EU law.