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Hungary's PM Orbán Snubbed By Romanian PM As Nyirő Affair Escalates
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the only prime minister not received by Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta at a “friends of cohesion” meeting in Bucharest on Friday, Népszabadság observed. Orbán was received instead by Romanian President Traian Basescu. Ponta said he did not meet Orbán as he expects him to make an apology.
Announcement: Photo Competition In Hungary Until 15 June
- 25 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Pespektivak.org announces juried nation photo competition on May 20, 2012. European project ‘Perspectives’ founded by the European integration fund, is focused to raise a voice of immigrants living here in Hungary and presents its materials around the idea of immigration and related themes.
Hungarian Filmmaker Tarr Shuts Down Production Company
- 25 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Acclaimed director Béla Tarr is closing his production house T.T. Filmműhely from the end of May, he and business partner Gábor Téni announced in a statement on Thursday. They said that despite all their efforts they are obliged to realise that their position has become untenable.
Government Disputes Amnesty Report On Hungary
- 25 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The government begs to differ with human rights watchdog Amnesty International on the conclusions of its report on Hungary published on Wednesday, the justice ministry said. AI's report failed to cover the major steps Hungary has taken to enforce human rights over the past two years while remaining silent about insults to ethnic Hungarians abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Telenor In Hungary Won’t Swallow Telephone Tax
- 18 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Telenor will pass on added costs from the new telephone tax to subscribers unless one of the two taxes hitting the sector is phased out, communication director István Kutas announced yesterday. Telenor will face an additional Ft 1 billion burden per month, if the new tax, the second sectoral tax, begins July 1, Kutas observed.
Last-Ditch Lobbying By Mobile Operators In Hungary
- 17 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Mobile phone operators have asked lawmakers to consider recommendations on the telephone tax before Parliament votes on Friday. The tax does not serve Hungary’s interest and places a disproportional burden on telecom companies, which have been paying the crisis tax since 2010, wrote Vodafone, T-Mobile and Pannon in a joint statement.
Hungarian Ombudsman: Child Incarceration Wrong
- 16 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó finds the proposed lowering of the age of punishability unjustified. The problem of deviant children should be treated by joining forces with professionals who deal with children in areas such as child protection, education and health care, and by focusing on prevention and the rights of children rather than imposing criminal sanctions, Szabó said in a ...
Marcus Miller Concert, Budapest Sportaréna, 23 May
- 15 May 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Over the course of among the most enviable careers in all of music, Marcus Miller has ascended into a two-time Grammy-winner and the composer/producer of eleven critically acclaimed and genre-defying albums (seven studio and four live) as a leader, featuring his astounding and singular technique as among the world's most gifted, forward-thinking and eclectic electric bassists.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
Hungary's PM Orbán Snubbed By Romanian PM As Nyirő Affair Escalates
- 4 Jun 2012 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the only prime minister not received by Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta at a “friends of cohesion” meeting in Bucharest on Friday, Népszabadság observed. Orbán was received instead by Romanian President Traian Basescu. Ponta said he did not meet Orbán as he expects him to make an apology.
Announcement: Photo Competition In Hungary Until 15 June
- 25 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
"Pespektivak.org announces juried nation photo competition on May 20, 2012. European project ‘Perspectives’ founded by the European integration fund, is focused to raise a voice of immigrants living here in Hungary and presents its materials around the idea of immigration and related themes.
Hungarian Filmmaker Tarr Shuts Down Production Company
- 25 May 2012 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Acclaimed director Béla Tarr is closing his production house T.T. Filmműhely from the end of May, he and business partner Gábor Téni announced in a statement on Thursday. They said that despite all their efforts they are obliged to realise that their position has become untenable.
Government Disputes Amnesty Report On Hungary
- 25 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The government begs to differ with human rights watchdog Amnesty International on the conclusions of its report on Hungary published on Wednesday, the justice ministry said. AI's report failed to cover the major steps Hungary has taken to enforce human rights over the past two years while remaining silent about insults to ethnic Hungarians abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Telenor In Hungary Won’t Swallow Telephone Tax
- 18 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Telenor will pass on added costs from the new telephone tax to subscribers unless one of the two taxes hitting the sector is phased out, communication director István Kutas announced yesterday. Telenor will face an additional Ft 1 billion burden per month, if the new tax, the second sectoral tax, begins July 1, Kutas observed.
Last-Ditch Lobbying By Mobile Operators In Hungary
- 17 May 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Mobile phone operators have asked lawmakers to consider recommendations on the telephone tax before Parliament votes on Friday. The tax does not serve Hungary’s interest and places a disproportional burden on telecom companies, which have been paying the crisis tax since 2010, wrote Vodafone, T-Mobile and Pannon in a joint statement.
Hungarian Ombudsman: Child Incarceration Wrong
- 16 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó finds the proposed lowering of the age of punishability unjustified. The problem of deviant children should be treated by joining forces with professionals who deal with children in areas such as child protection, education and health care, and by focusing on prevention and the rights of children rather than imposing criminal sanctions, Szabó said in a ...
Marcus Miller Concert, Budapest Sportaréna, 23 May
- 15 May 2012 9:04 AM
- entertainment
Over the course of among the most enviable careers in all of music, Marcus Miller has ascended into a two-time Grammy-winner and the composer/producer of eleven critically acclaimed and genre-defying albums (seven studio and four live) as a leader, featuring his astounding and singular technique as among the world's most gifted, forward-thinking and eclectic electric bassists.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).