203 result(s) for rights of citizens
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungary’s Problem Is Not The Refugees But Itself
- 6 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Orbán is the most harmful Hungarian politician in the history of the Hungarian system change. He has not given the country anything that would have made it sustainably successful. To the contrary, led by his own self-interest, vanity, and ignorance of consequences, he has led the country from aberration to aberration.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Immigration Infrastructure Strained
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts ponder the implications of the latest surge in migrants: on some recent days the Hungarian authorities have had to take care of over three thousand migrants, well beyond what even expanded reception centres and registration offices can cope with. How will the current flow of migrants affect the future of Hungary and of Europe? In a series of articles hosted by Mandiner, political ...
Budapest Police Accused Of Harassing Homeless Hungarians
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people’s identity documents are checked twice a month by police on average according to a study prepared last autumn by the Helsinki Committee and The City is for Everyone, a homeless rights advocacy group. With the help of homeless people, the two organizations conducted an examination called a test and a survey called an observation.
Hungarian Minister Calls For Stronger Int Cooperation In Media
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a need for stronger and more direct international cooperation in the media, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told public radio, commenting on talks with Britain’s culture, media and sport minister John Whittingdale. They discussed a draft European Commission directive on protecting children’s rights and human rights by enforcing the regulations in the “country of origin” where the ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Xpat Opinion: Toward A Police State In Hungary?
- 8 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It’s time to take a quick look at the amendments to existing laws on the army and the police that, in Viktor Orbán’s words, will start a new era in Hungary. The projected date of this new beginning is September 15–that is, if Fidesz-KDNP has its way and four-fifths of MPs present vote for the extended use of the army and the police in the border regions and elsewhere.
Hungary’s Problem Is Not The Refugees But Itself
- 6 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Orbán is the most harmful Hungarian politician in the history of the Hungarian system change. He has not given the country anything that would have made it sustainably successful. To the contrary, led by his own self-interest, vanity, and ignorance of consequences, he has led the country from aberration to aberration.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Immigration Infrastructure Strained
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts ponder the implications of the latest surge in migrants: on some recent days the Hungarian authorities have had to take care of over three thousand migrants, well beyond what even expanded reception centres and registration offices can cope with. How will the current flow of migrants affect the future of Hungary and of Europe? In a series of articles hosted by Mandiner, political ...
Budapest Police Accused Of Harassing Homeless Hungarians
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people’s identity documents are checked twice a month by police on average according to a study prepared last autumn by the Helsinki Committee and The City is for Everyone, a homeless rights advocacy group. With the help of homeless people, the two organizations conducted an examination called a test and a survey called an observation.
Hungarian Minister Calls For Stronger Int Cooperation In Media
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a need for stronger and more direct international cooperation in the media, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told public radio, commenting on talks with Britain’s culture, media and sport minister John Whittingdale. They discussed a draft European Commission directive on protecting children’s rights and human rights by enforcing the regulations in the “country of origin” where the ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.