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Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Voices Solidarity With Poland Protesters
- 19 Dec 2016 7:53 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Saturday voiced solidarity with protests in Poland against new media rules seen as curbing press freedoms. Socialist deputy group leader László Szakács condemned “populist and demagogue” policies restricting freedom rights.
Hungary’s Political Parties Welcome Romania Election Result
- 13 Dec 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties hailed the outcome of Romania’s recent general election, in which the ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party garnered over 6% of the votes and will have seats in the Bucharest parliament. The opposition Socialists said they trusted that Romania’s Social Democrats, who won the election, “will cooperate with representatives of the Hungarian community”.
Opposition Parties In Budapest Express Concerns Over Metro
- 8 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in Budapest expressed concerns about safety on the capital’s metro lines. On Wednesday morning services on the third metro were disrupted due to a malfunction and on Monday an accident on the second line resulted in several serious injuries.
Hungarian Students Below OECD Average In PISA Test
- 7 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian students scored worse in reading comprehension and in science in a PISA test conducted last year than in a similar test in 2012, according to an OECD report published on Tuesday.
Parties React To Election Of Top Court Judges, New Chief
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said that the election had been “lawful and legitimate”. Referring to the Socialist Party’s criticism, Kósa said that “the Socialists seek to destabilise the country and destroy democratic institutions”. He noted that the Socialists “would not” name any candidate they could support. He added that the Socialists, Jobbik and leftist Democratic Coalition were now ...
Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
Police File Charges Against Socialist Politician Accused Of Denying Crimes Of Communism
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have filed charges against Socialist politician Szófia Havas on suspicion that she denied the crimes of communism, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Radical nationalist party Jobbik and the Christian Democrat Youth Association lodged a complaint about Havas to the police in connection with the charges.
Xpat Opinion: Trump’s Victory Divides Hungarian Press
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are sharply divided in their judgements of the result of the US presidential election. Most of them nevertheless have Hungarian affairs in mind while writing about America.
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Now On Until 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:55 AM
- entertainment
This is the only human rights documentary film festival in Hungary, organized yearly since 2004. Verzio aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism as well as to expose abuse and human rights violations throughout the world by presenting quality, creative documentaries.
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Voices Solidarity With Poland Protesters
- 19 Dec 2016 7:53 AM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition on Saturday voiced solidarity with protests in Poland against new media rules seen as curbing press freedoms. Socialist deputy group leader László Szakács condemned “populist and demagogue” policies restricting freedom rights.
Hungary’s Political Parties Welcome Romania Election Result
- 13 Dec 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties hailed the outcome of Romania’s recent general election, in which the ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party garnered over 6% of the votes and will have seats in the Bucharest parliament. The opposition Socialists said they trusted that Romania’s Social Democrats, who won the election, “will cooperate with representatives of the Hungarian community”.
Opposition Parties In Budapest Express Concerns Over Metro
- 8 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in Budapest expressed concerns about safety on the capital’s metro lines. On Wednesday morning services on the third metro were disrupted due to a malfunction and on Monday an accident on the second line resulted in several serious injuries.
Hungarian Students Below OECD Average In PISA Test
- 7 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungarian students scored worse in reading comprehension and in science in a PISA test conducted last year than in a similar test in 2012, according to an OECD report published on Tuesday.
Parties React To Election Of Top Court Judges, New Chief
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said that the election had been “lawful and legitimate”. Referring to the Socialist Party’s criticism, Kósa said that “the Socialists seek to destabilise the country and destroy democratic institutions”. He noted that the Socialists “would not” name any candidate they could support. He added that the Socialists, Jobbik and leftist Democratic Coalition were now ...
Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
Police File Charges Against Socialist Politician Accused Of Denying Crimes Of Communism
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police have filed charges against Socialist politician Szófia Havas on suspicion that she denied the crimes of communism, the daily Magyar Idők reported. Radical nationalist party Jobbik and the Christian Democrat Youth Association lodged a complaint about Havas to the police in connection with the charges.
Xpat Opinion: Trump’s Victory Divides Hungarian Press
- 15 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are sharply divided in their judgements of the result of the US presidential election. Most of them nevertheless have Hungarian affairs in mind while writing about America.
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Now On Until 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:55 AM
- entertainment
This is the only human rights documentary film festival in Hungary, organized yearly since 2004. Verzio aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism as well as to expose abuse and human rights violations throughout the world by presenting quality, creative documentaries.