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US State Department Condemns Hungarian Higher Education Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In what will no doubt be perceived by the Hungarian government as a blatant attack on Hungary’s national sovereignty, the United States Department of State issued a statement Friday calling on Hungary to refrain from adopting legislation that could potentially cause the closure of Central European University.
Rules Apply To All Universities In Hungary
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as foreign universities should not cheat their students or abuse their position, they must comply with Hungarian laws, the government office chief said. Central European University (CEU) president Michael Ignatieff has said the higher education bill seeking to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary is discriminative and specifically an ...
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Hungary Presidential Election 2017 – First Round Of Election Inconclusive
- 13 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Neither of the two candidates in the presidential election in parliament could secure a two-thirds majority on Monday morning, which rendered the first round of the election inconclusive.
Govt To Launch Online Consultation In Wake Of Italy Bus Crash
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will launch an online consultation on regulatory issues in the aftermath of a bus crash in Italy in which 16 Hungarians died last month, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Eleven students and five adults died and several others were injured in the bus accident that occurred on Jan. 20 just before midnight.
Lobbyist: Hungarian Govt Right To Insist On Foreign Language Requirement
- 9 Feb 2017 7:12 AM
- current affairs
A leading business lobbyist has defended the government’s policy requiring all aspiring undergraduates to pass an intermediate-level foreign language exam from 2020 after the public ombudsman cited shortcomings in preparations for the move.
Hungary’s Public Education System Unprepared For Language Exams
- 7 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many hard-working students have no chance of passing their intermediate-level language exam in grammar schools because the public education system has not prepared them sufficiently well, the head of the Language Skills Association told Tuesday’s edition of Magyar Nemzet.
Hungary’s War On The Poor Continues Unabated
- 19 Jan 2017 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Two years after the European Commission approved a HUF 30 billion program to provide food and clothing to Hungary’s poorest families and some 4,000 homeless people, the government has yet to complete the process of soliciting, reviewing and approving proposals, according to conservative daily Magyar Nemzet.
US State Department Condemns Hungarian Higher Education Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In what will no doubt be perceived by the Hungarian government as a blatant attack on Hungary’s national sovereignty, the United States Department of State issued a statement Friday calling on Hungary to refrain from adopting legislation that could potentially cause the closure of Central European University.
Rules Apply To All Universities In Hungary
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as foreign universities should not cheat their students or abuse their position, they must comply with Hungarian laws, the government office chief said. Central European University (CEU) president Michael Ignatieff has said the higher education bill seeking to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary is discriminative and specifically an ...
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Hungary Presidential Election 2017 – First Round Of Election Inconclusive
- 13 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Neither of the two candidates in the presidential election in parliament could secure a two-thirds majority on Monday morning, which rendered the first round of the election inconclusive.
Govt To Launch Online Consultation In Wake Of Italy Bus Crash
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will launch an online consultation on regulatory issues in the aftermath of a bus crash in Italy in which 16 Hungarians died last month, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Eleven students and five adults died and several others were injured in the bus accident that occurred on Jan. 20 just before midnight.
Lobbyist: Hungarian Govt Right To Insist On Foreign Language Requirement
- 9 Feb 2017 7:12 AM
- current affairs
A leading business lobbyist has defended the government’s policy requiring all aspiring undergraduates to pass an intermediate-level foreign language exam from 2020 after the public ombudsman cited shortcomings in preparations for the move.
Hungary’s Public Education System Unprepared For Language Exams
- 7 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Many hard-working students have no chance of passing their intermediate-level language exam in grammar schools because the public education system has not prepared them sufficiently well, the head of the Language Skills Association told Tuesday’s edition of Magyar Nemzet.
Hungary’s War On The Poor Continues Unabated
- 19 Jan 2017 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Two years after the European Commission approved a HUF 30 billion program to provide food and clothing to Hungary’s poorest families and some 4,000 homeless people, the government has yet to complete the process of soliciting, reviewing and approving proposals, according to conservative daily Magyar Nemzet.