502 result(s) for press freedom
Hungary's PM Met President Of The European Commission
- 1 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on Wednesday in Brussels. After the meeting, the Hungarian Prime Minister stated that for Hungary it is a moral issue, rather than a political or economic one, that the excessive deficit procedure launched against the country since it joined the EU is ended.
Now On: Honoré Daumier Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The earliest Daumier prints in the museum’s collection are political caricatures created in the 1830s which were were published in various satirical magazines. The artist mainly aimed at “pear-head” Louis-Philippe, the Citizen King, but also parodied politicians and members of parliament who were in his service. His most well-known caricatures were conceived in defence of the freedom of the press ...
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Washington Responds Positively To Hungary’s Changes In The Most Criticised Areas
- 3 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.
Irish Taoiseach Discussed EU Issues With Hungary's Prime Minister
- 9 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary considers it very important that the European Union should increasingly promote the policy of free trade and the upcoming Irish presidency of the EU is likely to support this trend, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday after meeting Irish counterpart Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
Xpat Opinion: Slot Machines Banned In Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In an unusually swift procedure, Parliament banned slot machines with immediate effect, except for those in casinos. Commentators both on the right and the left agree that it was the right decision, although the price is high: the loss of tens of billions in gambling revenues and tens of thousands of jobs.
Hungary Highly Ranked In Freedom On The Net Report 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
This latest Freedon House report , edited by Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, and Mai Truong, is 'A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media'. Of the 47 countries examined, 20 have experienced a negative trajectory since January 2011, with Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia registering the greatest declines. At the same time, 14 countries registered a positive trajectory. In Hungary, the ...
Hungary's PM Met President Of The European Commission
- 1 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso on Wednesday in Brussels. After the meeting, the Hungarian Prime Minister stated that for Hungary it is a moral issue, rather than a political or economic one, that the excessive deficit procedure launched against the country since it joined the EU is ended.
Now On: Honoré Daumier Exhibition, Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest
- 4 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The earliest Daumier prints in the museum’s collection are political caricatures created in the 1830s which were were published in various satirical magazines. The artist mainly aimed at “pear-head” Louis-Philippe, the Citizen King, but also parodied politicians and members of parliament who were in his service. His most well-known caricatures were conceived in defence of the freedom of the press ...
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Washington Responds Positively To Hungary’s Changes In The Most Criticised Areas
- 3 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.
Irish Taoiseach Discussed EU Issues With Hungary's Prime Minister
- 9 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary considers it very important that the European Union should increasingly promote the policy of free trade and the upcoming Irish presidency of the EU is likely to support this trend, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday after meeting Irish counterpart Taoiseach Enda Kenny.
Now On: The Way We Are, Museum of Fine Arts Budapest
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts’ Department of Prints and Drawings preserves close to 600 lithographs by the outstanding French graphic artist, Daumier. In 2009 tender funds granted by the National Cultural Foundation enabled the urgently needed preservation work for the sheets. As part of the project the museum undertook the task of displaying the results of the work in an exhibition, since the last ...
Xpat Opinion: The Cooperation Of The Hungarian Opposition In Action
- 18 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night’s scandalous interview with three opposition personalities on ATV’s “Szabad szemmel” deserves a post even if it was only three days ago that I wrote an article entitled “Hungarian disunity a barrier to a political solution.”
Xpat Opinion: Slot Machines Banned In Hungary
- 4 Oct 2012 12:35 PM
- entertainment
In an unusually swift procedure, Parliament banned slot machines with immediate effect, except for those in casinos. Commentators both on the right and the left agree that it was the right decision, although the price is high: the loss of tens of billions in gambling revenues and tens of thousands of jobs.
Hungary Highly Ranked In Freedom On The Net Report 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
This latest Freedon House report , edited by Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, and Mai Truong, is 'A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media'. Of the 47 countries examined, 20 have experienced a negative trajectory since January 2011, with Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia registering the greatest declines. At the same time, 14 countries registered a positive trajectory. In Hungary, the ...