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Migrants Start Hunger Strike In Hungarian Reception Centre
- 14 Mar 2017 5:56 AM
- current affairs
Several of the hundred or so migrants living in a closed reception centre in Békéscsaba, in southeast Hungary, have gone on a hunger strike, public news channel M1 reported. The migrants have announced their action online and also circulated a statement to the press saying that they are “suffering from physical and psychological illness” and that many of them are “considering committing a ...
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Magyar Opinion: Hungarian short film wins Oscar
- 1 Mar 2017 7:32 AM
- entertainment
Commentators disagree on whether or not an unprecedented series of prestigious prizes won by state-sponsored Hungarian films over the past year show that the controversial reforms enacted by the right-wing government in the film industry were correct after all.
Budapest Decides Against Sale Of Rác Baths
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council discussed the sale of the Rác bath and hotel complex in a public session on Wednesday, rather than a previously planned closed session, due to media outrage. Representatives voted down the suggestion to sell the spa facility to state development bank MFB for Ft 2.2 billion.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
Opinion: Hungarian Government Chips Away At Abortion Law
- 13 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thursday afternoon, during his regular press conference, János Lázár announced the latest government decision. Two hospitals–the Budai Irgalmasrendi Kórház, managed by the Hungarian Catholic Church, and the Bethesda Gyermekkórház, maintained by the Hungarian Reformed Church–will receive a generous grant of 7.8 billion forints so they can offer obstetric services.
PM Orbán: History ‘Took Sharp Turn’ In 2016
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
History in 2016 “ignored all predictions” and “took a sharp turn”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his state of the nation address. Orbán said Europe last year had seen a revolt by those “silenced by political correctness” and “whose voices had not been heard”.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Former Budapest Mayor Demszky To Brief Corruption Probe CTTEE
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The former liberal mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky, is expected to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating corruption surrounding the construction of the city’s fourth metro line, Demszky’s lawyer told daily Magyar Nemzet, claiming the former mayor had nothing to hide.
Migrants Start Hunger Strike In Hungarian Reception Centre
- 14 Mar 2017 5:56 AM
- current affairs
Several of the hundred or so migrants living in a closed reception centre in Békéscsaba, in southeast Hungary, have gone on a hunger strike, public news channel M1 reported. The migrants have announced their action online and also circulated a statement to the press saying that they are “suffering from physical and psychological illness” and that many of them are “considering committing a ...
US State Dept Assesses Hungary In 2016 Country Reports On Human Rights Practices
- 6 Mar 2017 5:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is a multiparty parliamentary democracy, but is not without human rights problems, according to the US State Department’s global 2016 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on Friday local time.
Magyar Opinion: Hungarian short film wins Oscar
- 1 Mar 2017 7:32 AM
- entertainment
Commentators disagree on whether or not an unprecedented series of prestigious prizes won by state-sponsored Hungarian films over the past year show that the controversial reforms enacted by the right-wing government in the film industry were correct after all.
Budapest Decides Against Sale Of Rác Baths
- 23 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council discussed the sale of the Rác bath and hotel complex in a public session on Wednesday, rather than a previously planned closed session, due to media outrage. Representatives voted down the suggestion to sell the spa facility to state development bank MFB for Ft 2.2 billion.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
Opinion: Hungarian Government Chips Away At Abortion Law
- 13 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Thursday afternoon, during his regular press conference, János Lázár announced the latest government decision. Two hospitals–the Budai Irgalmasrendi Kórház, managed by the Hungarian Catholic Church, and the Bethesda Gyermekkórház, maintained by the Hungarian Reformed Church–will receive a generous grant of 7.8 billion forints so they can offer obstetric services.
PM Orbán: History ‘Took Sharp Turn’ In 2016
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
History in 2016 “ignored all predictions” and “took a sharp turn”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his state of the nation address. Orbán said Europe last year had seen a revolt by those “silenced by political correctness” and “whose voices had not been heard”.
PM Orban’s Annual State Of Nation Address
- 13 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s main task in 2017 would be fending off five major “attacks” against the country. Delivering his nineteenth annual state of the nation address on Friday, Orbán listed efforts by the European Commission to prohibit government-mandated utilities price cuts as the first of those “attacks”.
Former Budapest Mayor Demszky To Brief Corruption Probe CTTEE
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The former liberal mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky, is expected to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating corruption surrounding the construction of the city’s fourth metro line, Demszky’s lawyer told daily Magyar Nemzet, claiming the former mayor had nothing to hide.