39 result(s) for sacked
Hungary – Russia 1-2
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Russia eased to a morale-boosting 2-1 victory against Hungary in Budapest yesterday, relieving the pressure on under-fire coach Fabio Capello. Media reports suggested the Italian could be sacked after the game but his side could triumph in Budapest.
Hungarian National Soccer Coach Pinter Sacked
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Attila Pintér, the coach of Hungary’s national eleven, has been fired, Sándor Csányi, president of the Hungarian Football Association. His successor, Pál Dárdai, has been appointed to coach the team in three European championship qualifiers to be played this year.
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Civil Groups Demonstrate For Free Press In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil groups gathered for a protest for the freedom of the press in Budapest’s Kossuth Square on Monday evening before walking over to the Buda side to continue their protest in front the headquarters of Magyar Telekom.
Hungary’s Cabinet Chief Lázár Calls On Sacked Origo Editor To Come Clear
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the cabinet chief, late on Tuesday asked the outgoing editor in chief of the Origo news portal to publicly deny rumours surrounding his dismissal. Gergő Sáling was “sacked” because Origo published articles concerning Lázár’s hotel bills, which critics have described as exorbitant, according to opposition demonstrators who held a protest against Sáling’s removal yesterday.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
96 Hungarian Policemen Fired For 2006 Abuses
- 14 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 96 policemen have been sacked for their conduct in autumn 2006, according to a summary provided to the cabinet by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér. Ten uniformed policemen convicted by a court will shortly be removed from the force. The state has paid Ft 270.5 million in compensation to 149 victims for police brutality committed in the autumn of 2006.
Hungary – Russia 1-2
- 19 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Russia eased to a morale-boosting 2-1 victory against Hungary in Budapest yesterday, relieving the pressure on under-fire coach Fabio Capello. Media reports suggested the Italian could be sacked after the game but his side could triumph in Budapest.
Hungarian National Soccer Coach Pinter Sacked
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Attila Pintér, the coach of Hungary’s national eleven, has been fired, Sándor Csányi, president of the Hungarian Football Association. His successor, Pál Dárdai, has been appointed to coach the team in three European championship qualifiers to be played this year.
Xpat Opinion: Learning History In Orbán’s Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new school year began yesterday and with it an entirely new system as far as textbook distribution is concerned. As you most likely know, a couple of years ago all schools were nationalized and put under the authority of one monstrous organization called Klebelsberg Intézményfenntartó Központ (KLIK), named after Kunó Klebelsberg, minister of education between 1922 and 1931.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Civil Groups Demonstrate For Free Press In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil groups gathered for a protest for the freedom of the press in Budapest’s Kossuth Square on Monday evening before walking over to the Buda side to continue their protest in front the headquarters of Magyar Telekom.
Hungary’s Cabinet Chief Lázár Calls On Sacked Origo Editor To Come Clear
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the cabinet chief, late on Tuesday asked the outgoing editor in chief of the Origo news portal to publicly deny rumours surrounding his dismissal. Gergő Sáling was “sacked” because Origo published articles concerning Lázár’s hotel bills, which critics have described as exorbitant, according to opposition demonstrators who held a protest against Sáling’s removal yesterday.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Xpat Opinion: A Hungarian Judge’s Approach To The Vandalisation Of Horthy’s Statue
- 1 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators are appalled by the statement of a judge who convicted but at the same time praised a protester for damaging a statue recently erected to Hungary’s interwar ruler. Left-wing analysts welcome the judge’s position and disagree with the Vice President of the Supreme Court, who scolded his colleague for expressing a personal opinion when issuing his verdict.
96 Hungarian Policemen Fired For 2006 Abuses
- 14 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 96 policemen have been sacked for their conduct in autumn 2006, according to a summary provided to the cabinet by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér. Ten uniformed policemen convicted by a court will shortly be removed from the force. The state has paid Ft 270.5 million in compensation to 149 victims for police brutality committed in the autumn of 2006.