163 result(s) for top 200 in Current Affairs
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
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.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Hungary Drops To Fourth Most Corrupt Country In EU, According To Annual TI Survey
- 27 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped down seven places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) prepared by anti-corruption organization Transparency International (TI), according to a TI press release. Hungary achieved its lowest score in the last six years with 48 points on a 100-point scale, and its anti-corruption performance has strikingly deteriorated in comparison to the European Union and the Central-Eastern ...
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.
Radical Nationalist Jobbik Leader Vona: Year 2016 Unsuccessful For Hungary
- 22 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The year 2016 has been a bad one for Hungary, radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said. The government has failed to solve any of the country’s serious problems, including improving health care and education, obliterating corruption or reversing the emigration of Hungarians, Vona told a press conference assessing 2016.
Diplomatic Row Breaks Out Between Hungary & Romania
- 5 Dec 2016 5:23 AM
- current affairs
“Hungarian people have no reason to celebrate December 1st.” – Péter Szijjártó (right), Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
Central Bank Initiates Police Procedure Against Journalist
- 30 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Claiming a violation of business secrecy rules, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is reported to have initiated a police procedure against Gergely Brückner, a journalist of Hungarian weekly Figyelő, for a series of articles he wrote on the topic of the Hungarian state buying MKB Bank and then selling it on to a consortium of buyers, according to Hungarian online news portal index.hu.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
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.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Hungary Drops To Fourth Most Corrupt Country In EU, According To Annual TI Survey
- 27 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped down seven places in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) prepared by anti-corruption organization Transparency International (TI), according to a TI press release. Hungary achieved its lowest score in the last six years with 48 points on a 100-point scale, and its anti-corruption performance has strikingly deteriorated in comparison to the European Union and the Central-Eastern ...
Hungarians Divided Over What 2017 Holds For Their Country
- 5 Jan 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
2016 was a tumultuous year for Hungarians. As 2017 begins, we asked a range of public figures across Hungary’s ideological spectrum — from current members of parliament to members of civil society and former politicians — what kind of challenges the nation can expect this year.
Radical Nationalist Jobbik Leader Vona: Year 2016 Unsuccessful For Hungary
- 22 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The year 2016 has been a bad one for Hungary, radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said. The government has failed to solve any of the country’s serious problems, including improving health care and education, obliterating corruption or reversing the emigration of Hungarians, Vona told a press conference assessing 2016.
Diplomatic Row Breaks Out Between Hungary & Romania
- 5 Dec 2016 5:23 AM
- current affairs
“Hungarian people have no reason to celebrate December 1st.” – Péter Szijjártó (right), Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
Central Bank Initiates Police Procedure Against Journalist
- 30 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Claiming a violation of business secrecy rules, the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is reported to have initiated a police procedure against Gergely Brückner, a journalist of Hungarian weekly Figyelő, for a series of articles he wrote on the topic of the Hungarian state buying MKB Bank and then selling it on to a consortium of buyers, according to Hungarian online news portal index.hu.