415 result(s) for scandal
New Scandal Alleged In Szombathely, Hungary
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz local councillors, directors of institutes and a former police officer in Szombathely took drugs and cavorted with prostitutes as gifts from the underworld on pleasure boat rides on Lake Balaton and the Adriatic Sea, a local Socialist politician alleges.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Fight To Stay GMO-Free
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In case you missed it, back at the end of May, the Twittersphere (see here, here and here) and online forums lit up with positive coverage of a story about Hungary. If you’ve read anything in the international media about Hungary over the past three years, you’ll know that such things don’t happen every day. So what was all the excitement about?
Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Xpat Opinion: Lessons Of The Necas Scandal For Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator believes that the Czech governmental corruption and spying scandal is the result of swift democratic transition. A left-wing pundit speculates that the Orbán government and their hinterland may sooner or later also have to face corruption charges.
Hungarian Shadow Dancers Won Britain’s Got Talent
- 9 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian shadow dance group Attraction won Britain’s Got Talent, one of the biggest talent shows in the world, finals this Saturday. The precious reward included 250 thousand pounds and the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen herself.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
New Scandal Alleged In Szombathely, Hungary
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz local councillors, directors of institutes and a former police officer in Szombathely took drugs and cavorted with prostitutes as gifts from the underworld on pleasure boat rides on Lake Balaton and the Adriatic Sea, a local Socialist politician alleges.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian “Foreign Language Examination Factory”
- 21 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
For those of you who don’t follow the comments to my blog posts there is a huge debate among readers of Hungarian Spectrum over who is responsible for the video of a fake meeting of six Roma in Baja. Most of us couldn’t make head or tail of the story of R. (Róbert) G.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Fight To Stay GMO-Free
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: In case you missed it, back at the end of May, the Twittersphere (see here, here and here) and online forums lit up with positive coverage of a story about Hungary. If you’ve read anything in the international media about Hungary over the past three years, you’ll know that such things don’t happen every day. So what was all the excitement about?
Xpat Opinion: Water Restrictions At 37° Centigrade In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse the local council of playing to the anti-Roma gallery, as the capacity of roadside water pumps was reduced in Ózd, a rust-belt city in northern Hungary during the hottest days of summer. The main pro-government daily believes the left-wing opposition has used the case to launch a coordinated political campaign.
Carl Bernstein At Hay Festival In Budapest About Obama, Watergate & Journalism
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On Tuesday, May 21 the Hay Festival of Literature in Budapest featured a discussion with iconic American investigative journalist, Carl Bernstein. The event was held on the last day of the Festival, a grand finale for a week which was kicked off with a discussion featuring world-renowned novelist Nicole Krauss. The event was held in the Petofi Museum of Literature and the moderator for the ...
Right-Of-Centre Hungarian Opinion On The NSA Scandal
- 20 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
Two leading columnists of pro-government dailies find it absurd that the US should take the high ground and lecture Hungary on human rights and the rule of law, while it spies on its own citizens. In Magyar Hírlap Zsolt Bayer starts his open letter to US Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis with a description of a full body search performed by the military under Socialism when military service ...
Xpat Opinion: Lessons Of The Necas Scandal For Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator believes that the Czech governmental corruption and spying scandal is the result of swift democratic transition. A left-wing pundit speculates that the Orbán government and their hinterland may sooner or later also have to face corruption charges.
Hungarian Shadow Dancers Won Britain’s Got Talent
- 9 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Hungarian shadow dance group Attraction won Britain’s Got Talent, one of the biggest talent shows in the world, finals this Saturday. The precious reward included 250 thousand pounds and the chance to perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen herself.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.