299 result(s) for show trial
Hungary's Former Finance Minister Bokros Calls Gov’t Marxist Nationalists
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former finance minister Lajos Bokros accused the Fidesz government of pursuing a “strongly populist, nationalist, anti-market agenda,” in a guest post on the Financial Times blog beyondbrics. The government has imposed punishing taxes on banks, energy providers, telecoms companies and major retailers, Bokros said.
More Pay For Victims Of Communism In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The victims of Communism have seen their life annuity double from January 1, 2013. Their allowance will be raised by a further 50% in 2014. The government decision applies to those taken to the Soviet Union for forced labour, those convicted of taking part in the 1956 Uprising and the victims of show trials between 1945 and 1963.
Socialists Unleash Attack Ads In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party launches an advertising campaign today featuring attack ads targeted at Economy Minister György Matolcsy and education state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann.
Cézanne Exhibition In Budapest Draws 100,000
- 7 Jan 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The 100,000th visitor to the Cézanne exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts was welcomed on Saturday morning. Tibor Tóth, who arrived with his family from Szombathely, has been named as a “friend of the museum” and can visit exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery for a year free of charge.
Hungarian Court Broadens Definition Of Family
- 18 Dec 2012 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Constitutional Court struck down provisions on the notion of family and inheritance law in the act on family protection on Monday. The court established that certain provisions contravene the Basic Law. It found that the act on family law defined family too narrowly as the marriage of one man and one woman only.
Fewer Hungarian Students To Have State Support
- 29 Nov 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet on Wednesday debated a report to reduce the number of post-secondary students eligible for state financial aid to 36,000, nearly 8,000 fewer than this year. State aid for students of law and economics could cease altogether, as indicated by earlier statements.
Hungary's PM: End Of Welfare States
- 23 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The era of welfare states is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a financial conference hosted by Sberbank in Frankfurt on Thursday. His press chief Bertalan Havasi told reporters that Hungary has a clear answer – the establishment of a labour-based society – as only work, and much work will take society out of the current economic crisis.
Council Newspaper Blots Out Mayor In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2012 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Socialist mayor of Hajdúdorog Tamás Csige was edited out of a photograph in the October issue of the town council newspaper, Népszabadság reports. Csige leads a local council dominated by Fidesz members and the newspaper Hajdúdorogi Újság serves Fidesz interests, according to many local residents.
Rare Private Theatre Opens Today In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Játékszín will reopen as a private theatre and celebrate its centenary today with a production entitled Mr. és Mrs. Owners Alexandra Metz, Tamás Bánk, Kristóf Németh and Attila Szűcs hope to stage 15-20 shows a month at the Teréz körút venue by next spring.
Hungary's Former Finance Minister Bokros Calls Gov’t Marxist Nationalists
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former finance minister Lajos Bokros accused the Fidesz government of pursuing a “strongly populist, nationalist, anti-market agenda,” in a guest post on the Financial Times blog beyondbrics. The government has imposed punishing taxes on banks, energy providers, telecoms companies and major retailers, Bokros said.
More Pay For Victims Of Communism In Hungary
- 24 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The victims of Communism have seen their life annuity double from January 1, 2013. Their allowance will be raised by a further 50% in 2014. The government decision applies to those taken to the Soviet Union for forced labour, those convicted of taking part in the 1956 Uprising and the victims of show trials between 1945 and 1963.
Socialists Unleash Attack Ads In Hungary
- 21 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party launches an advertising campaign today featuring attack ads targeted at Economy Minister György Matolcsy and education state secretary Rózsa Hoffmann.
Cézanne Exhibition In Budapest Draws 100,000
- 7 Jan 2013 8:02 AM
- community & culture
The 100,000th visitor to the Cézanne exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts was welcomed on Saturday morning. Tibor Tóth, who arrived with his family from Szombathely, has been named as a “friend of the museum” and can visit exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts and the National Gallery for a year free of charge.
Hungarian Court Broadens Definition Of Family
- 18 Dec 2012 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Constitutional Court struck down provisions on the notion of family and inheritance law in the act on family protection on Monday. The court established that certain provisions contravene the Basic Law. It found that the act on family law defined family too narrowly as the marriage of one man and one woman only.
Fewer Hungarian Students To Have State Support
- 29 Nov 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet on Wednesday debated a report to reduce the number of post-secondary students eligible for state financial aid to 36,000, nearly 8,000 fewer than this year. State aid for students of law and economics could cease altogether, as indicated by earlier statements.
Hungary's PM: End Of Welfare States
- 23 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The era of welfare states is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a financial conference hosted by Sberbank in Frankfurt on Thursday. His press chief Bertalan Havasi told reporters that Hungary has a clear answer – the establishment of a labour-based society – as only work, and much work will take society out of the current economic crisis.
Council Newspaper Blots Out Mayor In Hungary
- 31 Oct 2012 7:58 AM
- current affairs
Socialist mayor of Hajdúdorog Tamás Csige was edited out of a photograph in the October issue of the town council newspaper, Népszabadság reports. Csige leads a local council dominated by Fidesz members and the newspaper Hajdúdorogi Újság serves Fidesz interests, according to many local residents.
Rare Private Theatre Opens Today In Budapest
- 30 Oct 2012 8:01 AM
- community & culture
Budapest’s Játékszín will reopen as a private theatre and celebrate its centenary today with a production entitled Mr. és Mrs. Owners Alexandra Metz, Tamás Bánk, Kristóf Németh and Attila Szűcs hope to stage 15-20 shows a month at the Teréz körút venue by next spring.