284 result(s) for show trial
Official: EC Conducting ‘Show Trial’ Against Hungary Over Migrant Quotas
- 14 Jul 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is conducting a “show trial” against Hungary over the issue of migrant distribution quotas, Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said, arguing that the EC had not launched infringement procedures against all member states that have refused to comply with the scheme.
Budapest City Park Activists Fight For Trees
- 5 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
Environmentalists hoping to preserve trees in Budapest’s City Park chained themselves to excavators as construction company Városliget prepared to clear areas near the planned Museum of Ethnography.
Local Opinion: Former Socialist Minister To Represent Syrian Migrant Charged With Terrorism
- 13 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
As a former Socialist Minister of Justice agrees to defend an asylum-seeker in his appeal against a conviction for terrorism, a pro-government commentator accuses the Left of ‘siding with illegal migrants’. A left-wing columnist dismisses the accusation.
New Website To Remember 1956 Heroes
- 13 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Imre Nagy, his fellow martyrs and other heroes of the 1956 Uprising will be commemorated this Friday at a large-scale festival organised by pro-Fidesz website PestiSrácok, chief editor and organiser Gergely Huth told state TV channel M1 on Monday morning.
EP Lifts Immunity From Prosecution Of Jobbik MEP 'KGBéla' Kovács
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The Legal Committee of the European Parliament voted to lift immunity from prosecution of Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács (pictured), who has been accused of collaborating with Russian intelligence and spying on the European Parliament, reports Magyar Idők.
MTI Stifles Statement Critical Of MTVA
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Jewish religious community Thursday issued a statement in response to a report broadcast by state TV channel M1 on Wednesday showing a clip of the ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling György Soros an evil Zionist-American multi-billionaire, but state news agency MTI refused to issue the Mazsihisz statement, 444.hu website writes.
Hundreds Rally For Journalist Thrown Out Of Forum
- 8 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people converged outside a Fidesz party office on Budafoki út in the 11th District on Saturday to protest after a journalist from website 444 was expelled from a local forum and pushed around on Thursday.
Vajna To Finance Hungarian Football Star Puskás Film
- 10 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Andy Vajna will produce a privately funded movie on famed Hungarian football star Ferenc Puskás, he announced on the weekend. The script will be written by his former associate Joe Esterhas, also of Hungarian background, who wrote the screenplays for Basic Instinct and Showgirls, among others.
Titanic Film Festival Starts Today
- 6 Apr 2017 9:02 AM
- entertainment
A total of 34 films from 27 countries will be screened at this year’s 24th Titanic International Film Festival. One of the guests, Tony Palmer, is accompanying his documentary on Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to Budapest.
Official: EC Conducting ‘Show Trial’ Against Hungary Over Migrant Quotas
- 14 Jul 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is conducting a “show trial” against Hungary over the issue of migrant distribution quotas, Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said, arguing that the EC had not launched infringement procedures against all member states that have refused to comply with the scheme.
Budapest City Park Activists Fight For Trees
- 5 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
Environmentalists hoping to preserve trees in Budapest’s City Park chained themselves to excavators as construction company Városliget prepared to clear areas near the planned Museum of Ethnography.
Local Opinion: Former Socialist Minister To Represent Syrian Migrant Charged With Terrorism
- 13 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
As a former Socialist Minister of Justice agrees to defend an asylum-seeker in his appeal against a conviction for terrorism, a pro-government commentator accuses the Left of ‘siding with illegal migrants’. A left-wing columnist dismisses the accusation.
New Website To Remember 1956 Heroes
- 13 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Imre Nagy, his fellow martyrs and other heroes of the 1956 Uprising will be commemorated this Friday at a large-scale festival organised by pro-Fidesz website PestiSrácok, chief editor and organiser Gergely Huth told state TV channel M1 on Monday morning.
EP Lifts Immunity From Prosecution Of Jobbik MEP 'KGBéla' Kovács
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The Legal Committee of the European Parliament voted to lift immunity from prosecution of Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács (pictured), who has been accused of collaborating with Russian intelligence and spying on the European Parliament, reports Magyar Idők.
MTI Stifles Statement Critical Of MTVA
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Jewish religious community Thursday issued a statement in response to a report broadcast by state TV channel M1 on Wednesday showing a clip of the ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling György Soros an evil Zionist-American multi-billionaire, but state news agency MTI refused to issue the Mazsihisz statement, 444.hu website writes.
Hundreds Rally For Journalist Thrown Out Of Forum
- 8 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people converged outside a Fidesz party office on Budafoki út in the 11th District on Saturday to protest after a journalist from website 444 was expelled from a local forum and pushed around on Thursday.
Vajna To Finance Hungarian Football Star Puskás Film
- 10 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- entertainment
Andy Vajna will produce a privately funded movie on famed Hungarian football star Ferenc Puskás, he announced on the weekend. The script will be written by his former associate Joe Esterhas, also of Hungarian background, who wrote the screenplays for Basic Instinct and Showgirls, among others.
Titanic Film Festival Starts Today
- 6 Apr 2017 9:02 AM
- entertainment
A total of 34 films from 27 countries will be screened at this year’s 24th Titanic International Film Festival. One of the guests, Tony Palmer, is accompanying his documentary on Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen to Budapest.