157 result(s) for surveillance
Xpat Opinion: Echoes Of NSA Leak In Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
A centre-right commentator warns Hungarians are not aware of the dangers of the information stored by their favourite internet service providers.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Security Cameras Green-Lighted For Budapest Public Transport
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
With the changes made in Hungarian privacy laws in 2011, Budapest public transport can now fit out its vehicle fleet with much needed security cameras. Because of earlier legal restrictions, security cameras have not been a standard feature of Budapest public transport vehicles. But with legal changes made in late 2011, new vehicles can now be ordered with on-board security cameras and ...
The Missing British Student Never Made It To The Other Side Of The Bridge In Budapest
- 1 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
He hastily got up from his seat, and leaving even his jacket behind, tried to cross the Chain Bridge, but he never reached the Buda side. In the Wednesday Blikk issue it was written that Daniel Gliksen was covered with scars when he got lost on New Year’s Eve. According to Blikk’s information, he was moderately drunk when he suddenly left his friends in Ötkert, where they enjoyed a New Year’s Eve ...
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
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.
Budapest Joins The Club Of Metropolises With Public Bike-Sharing Systems
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest is about to join the club of cities that offer public bike-sharing by adding this new element in the public transport service portfolio. The play is to keep extending the system after it has proven citizens of Budapest.
Hungary's PM Orbán Releases Spy Files Detailing Surveillance Of Him In 1980s
- 6 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has published on his website communist-era documents on abortive attempts to recruit him as an informant and on his surveillance in answer to a question from Democratic Coalition politician Ágnes Vadai.
Xpat Opinion: Echoes Of NSA Leak In Hungary
- 19 Jun 2013 12:30 PM
- current affairs
A centre-right commentator warns Hungarians are not aware of the dangers of the information stored by their favourite internet service providers.
Xpat Opinion: Leading Hungarian Socialists Reject Őszöd Leak Charge
- 28 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading left wing commentator does not dismiss the story that former Prime Minister Gyurcsány’s 2006 “lie speech” was leaked by three leading MSZP politicians, but thinks that regardless of who it was, the speech itself has left an unhealing wound on Hungary’s left wing. A right-wing columnist suggests the story is untrue and the tip-off must have come from Mr Gyurcsány.
Security Cameras Green-Lighted For Budapest Public Transport
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
With the changes made in Hungarian privacy laws in 2011, Budapest public transport can now fit out its vehicle fleet with much needed security cameras. Because of earlier legal restrictions, security cameras have not been a standard feature of Budapest public transport vehicles. But with legal changes made in late 2011, new vehicles can now be ordered with on-board security cameras and ...
The Missing British Student Never Made It To The Other Side Of The Bridge In Budapest
- 1 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
He hastily got up from his seat, and leaving even his jacket behind, tried to cross the Chain Bridge, but he never reached the Buda side. In the Wednesday Blikk issue it was written that Daniel Gliksen was covered with scars when he got lost on New Year’s Eve. According to Blikk’s information, he was moderately drunk when he suddenly left his friends in Ötkert, where they enjoyed a New Year’s Eve ...
Xpat Opinion: New Reactions To Adjustment Package In Hungary
- 10 Oct 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The editorial of a pro-government daily describes the package as a necessity under the constraints of the global economic crisis, while a centrist economist dismisses it as yet another unrealistic plan.
Now On: Ai Weiwei Exhibition, Ernst Museum Budapest
- 28 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ai Weiwei is probably the most influential contemporary artist of our times. Ernst Museum, which is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding this year, organises an exhibition of the Chinese artist’s photos made during his New York years.
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.
Budapest Joins The Club Of Metropolises With Public Bike-Sharing Systems
- 3 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest is about to join the club of cities that offer public bike-sharing by adding this new element in the public transport service portfolio. The play is to keep extending the system after it has proven citizens of Budapest.
Hungary's PM Orbán Releases Spy Files Detailing Surveillance Of Him In 1980s
- 6 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has published on his website communist-era documents on abortive attempts to recruit him as an informant and on his surveillance in answer to a question from Democratic Coalition politician Ágnes Vadai.