1,091 result(s) for pressure
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Local Opinion: CEU Controversy Seen As A Duel Between David & Goliath
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In the first pro-government reaction to the row over a freshly tabled bill on foreign-based universities operating in Hungary, a right-wing writer wonders if the government will cave in to pressure from what he regards as ‘powerful forces bent on protecting privileged institutions.’
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
Updated: Budapest - Paris Flight Cancelled As Staff Fall Ill
- 29 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- travel
A scheduled Air France flight from Budapest to Paris had to be cancelled early Tuesday morning after members of the crew fell ill as the plane was on the runway, website privatkopo.hu learned.
XpatLoop Interview: Daniel Vegel, Photographer
- 23 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
Daniel Vegel was born in Novi Sad, in former Yugoslavia. Now based in Budapest, he works as a professional photographer and videographer. For more then a decade he has worked as a photo reporter for HVG, a leading Hungarian economical weekly. During these years, he has received numerous awards and his work have been published in printed and online newspapers such as the New York Times, Financial ...
Achilles Georgiu, Program Director at CEU of MSc, Business School
- 22 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
Achilles is the program Director of MSc in Technology Management & Innovation and the Industrial Director of MSc in Business Analytics programs at CEU, and Technology Services Leader at IBM Hungary.
Hungary CPI Picks Up To 2.9% In February
- 9 Mar 2017 5:40 AM
- business
Consumer prices in Hungary rose by an annual 2.9% in February, accelerating from a rise of 2.3% in January to just under the central bank’s mid-term “price stability” target. Emerging market analysts in London had forecast February CPI at 2.8-2.9%.
European Foreign & Defence Ministers In Brussels – Hungary Voices Support For European Defence Cooperation
- 7 Mar 2017 6:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports the reinforcement of Europe’s defence cooperation, plans of setting up a common European army, and building European capabilities to launch peace missions in its neighborhood, Péter Szijjártó said.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Local Opinion: CEU Controversy Seen As A Duel Between David & Goliath
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In the first pro-government reaction to the row over a freshly tabled bill on foreign-based universities operating in Hungary, a right-wing writer wonders if the government will cave in to pressure from what he regards as ‘powerful forces bent on protecting privileged institutions.’
Local Opinion: US State Department Disagrees With CEU Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement by the spokesman of the State Department has added further vigour to the debate over the future of Budapest’s Central European University. One side forthrightly condemns the planned new legislation, while the other dismisses the unfolding protest as mere hysteria.
EU Has To Change For Europe To Stay ‘Best Place On Earth’
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has to change in order for Europe to remain the “best place on Earth”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the congress of the European People’s Party (EPP) in Malta. If the EPP intends to be the one to lead this change, it too will have to change, Orbán said in his address.
Updated: Budapest - Paris Flight Cancelled As Staff Fall Ill
- 29 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- travel
A scheduled Air France flight from Budapest to Paris had to be cancelled early Tuesday morning after members of the crew fell ill as the plane was on the runway, website privatkopo.hu learned.
XpatLoop Interview: Daniel Vegel, Photographer
- 23 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
Daniel Vegel was born in Novi Sad, in former Yugoslavia. Now based in Budapest, he works as a professional photographer and videographer. For more then a decade he has worked as a photo reporter for HVG, a leading Hungarian economical weekly. During these years, he has received numerous awards and his work have been published in printed and online newspapers such as the New York Times, Financial ...
Achilles Georgiu, Program Director at CEU of MSc, Business School
- 22 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
Achilles is the program Director of MSc in Technology Management & Innovation and the Industrial Director of MSc in Business Analytics programs at CEU, and Technology Services Leader at IBM Hungary.
Hungary CPI Picks Up To 2.9% In February
- 9 Mar 2017 5:40 AM
- business
Consumer prices in Hungary rose by an annual 2.9% in February, accelerating from a rise of 2.3% in January to just under the central bank’s mid-term “price stability” target. Emerging market analysts in London had forecast February CPI at 2.8-2.9%.
European Foreign & Defence Ministers In Brussels – Hungary Voices Support For European Defence Cooperation
- 7 Mar 2017 6:05 AM
- current affairs
Hungary supports the reinforcement of Europe’s defence cooperation, plans of setting up a common European army, and building European capabilities to launch peace missions in its neighborhood, Péter Szijjártó said.