295 result(s) for show trial
Former BKV Head Withdraws Testimony In Hagyó Trial In Hungary
- 26 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
BKV trial defendant Attila Antal yesterday withdrew his testimony against former deputy mayor Miklós Hagyó and Ernő Mesterházy – a senior advisor during the term of mayor Gábor Demszky – at the ongoing BKV trial at the Kecskemét Court. Antal, a former head of the Budapest public transport company, said he had produced his incriminating testimony according to the expectations of police in order to ...
Updated: Official Plans For August 20 Celebrations In Budapest
- 17 Aug 2012 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The celebrations will begin on August 19 when the 'Street of Hungarian Flavours' will open at noon between the Buda side of the Erzsébet híd and Bem tér. Awards will be presented for Hungary’s best cake, sugar-free cake and ice cream. Pop music will play on Clark Ádám tér and on Bem tér from 8pm. Formal events start on Kossuth tér at 8.30 a.m. on August 20. The national flag will be hoisted with ...
A Short Hungarin Separatist Video Emerges In Transylvania
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- video
A short Hungarian film posted on video file-sharing websites and included in newscasts of several Romanian television stations at the weekend makes calls to liberate Transylvania from Romanians. The film shows pictures of a target practice with a caption saying, “We are the Székely-Hungarian National Guard, designed to liberate Transylvania from Romanian occupation. If you want to join up, seek ...
Meteor Shower On Show This Weekend In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Perseids meteor shower visible since July will reach its peak in Hungary this weekend, specifically on Saturday night. The meteors should be visible all across the night sky. Óbuda’s Polaris Observatory will be open from 9 p.m. Saturday night to visitors hoping to view the spectacle.
Chinese Art Comes To Budapest In September
- 9 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of contemporary Chinese works at the Museum of Fine Arts will open to visitors for a month starting today. The exhibition arranged by the Chinese National Art Museum presents 120 sculptures, oil paintings, graphic designs and woodcuts by 125 artists.
Foreign Companies Employ 25% In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 2:02 AM
- business
Foreign-owned companies account for 3.3% of all businesses registered in Hungary but employ 25% of Hungary’s 1.6 million active employees, according to the labour office NMH. Data from May 2011 shows that 5.7% of employees worked at companies where foreign ownership exceeded 50%. Foreign-owned companies carried out nearly half of all investments in Hungary, to a total of Ft 1.5 trillion according ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And The National Security Forces: The Case Of Zoltán Bosnyák
- 22 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago I received a letter from a fellow Hungarian-American who regularly publishes in Hungarian newspapers. He is an excellent researcher who was struck by the ease with which László Csatáry and, before him, Sándor Képíró, another war criminal, managed to settle in Hungary. Both men, it turned out, were assured that no criminal proceedings would be brought against them. Képíró returned ...
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Former BKV Head Withdraws Testimony In Hagyó Trial In Hungary
- 26 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
BKV trial defendant Attila Antal yesterday withdrew his testimony against former deputy mayor Miklós Hagyó and Ernő Mesterházy – a senior advisor during the term of mayor Gábor Demszky – at the ongoing BKV trial at the Kecskemét Court. Antal, a former head of the Budapest public transport company, said he had produced his incriminating testimony according to the expectations of police in order to ...
Updated: Official Plans For August 20 Celebrations In Budapest
- 17 Aug 2012 9:10 AM
- community & culture
The celebrations will begin on August 19 when the 'Street of Hungarian Flavours' will open at noon between the Buda side of the Erzsébet híd and Bem tér. Awards will be presented for Hungary’s best cake, sugar-free cake and ice cream. Pop music will play on Clark Ádám tér and on Bem tér from 8pm. Formal events start on Kossuth tér at 8.30 a.m. on August 20. The national flag will be hoisted with ...
A Short Hungarin Separatist Video Emerges In Transylvania
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- video
A short Hungarian film posted on video file-sharing websites and included in newscasts of several Romanian television stations at the weekend makes calls to liberate Transylvania from Romanians. The film shows pictures of a target practice with a caption saying, “We are the Székely-Hungarian National Guard, designed to liberate Transylvania from Romanian occupation. If you want to join up, seek ...
Meteor Shower On Show This Weekend In Hungary
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The Perseids meteor shower visible since July will reach its peak in Hungary this weekend, specifically on Saturday night. The meteors should be visible all across the night sky. Óbuda’s Polaris Observatory will be open from 9 p.m. Saturday night to visitors hoping to view the spectacle.
Chinese Art Comes To Budapest In September
- 9 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- community & culture
An exhibition of contemporary Chinese works at the Museum of Fine Arts will open to visitors for a month starting today. The exhibition arranged by the Chinese National Art Museum presents 120 sculptures, oil paintings, graphic designs and woodcuts by 125 artists.
Foreign Companies Employ 25% In Hungary
- 2 Aug 2012 2:02 AM
- business
Foreign-owned companies account for 3.3% of all businesses registered in Hungary but employ 25% of Hungary’s 1.6 million active employees, according to the labour office NMH. Data from May 2011 shows that 5.7% of employees worked at companies where foreign ownership exceeded 50%. Foreign-owned companies carried out nearly half of all investments in Hungary, to a total of Ft 1.5 trillion according ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And The National Security Forces: The Case Of Zoltán Bosnyák
- 22 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A few days ago I received a letter from a fellow Hungarian-American who regularly publishes in Hungarian newspapers. He is an excellent researcher who was struck by the ease with which László Csatáry and, before him, Sándor Képíró, another war criminal, managed to settle in Hungary. Both men, it turned out, were assured that no criminal proceedings would be brought against them. Képíró returned ...
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.