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Activists Turn To Strasbourg As Hungary Gov’t Dismisses European Court Call To Compensate Man For Red Star Fine
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators detained by police for displaying red stars at the Attila József statue in Kossuth tér on Sunday are taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights. “The police should have investigated the context in which the red stars were displayed,” according to Green Left spokesman Zsolt Nyári.
Xpat Opinion: Hungaricums Are Not Completely Hungarian
- 11 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- shopping
During the fall of 2011 a whole team within the Ministry of Agriculture was busy preparing a bill that was supposed to protect Hungary’s national treasures. Half a billion forints was set aside for this purpose. The members of the thirteen-member committee went from county to county to gather items deemed worthy of inclusion on this list. These national treasures are varied, from the Holy Crown ...
Hungarian PM Orban’s Interview On Radio’s Morning Show
- 9 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The IMF loan is aimed at improving Hungary’s position, rather than helping her survive, said Prime Minister Orban Viktor in his Friday interview on the regular morning show called 180 Minutes (MR1 Kossuth, Hungarian public radio).
Hungarian Parliament Insists Red Star Is A Totalitarian Symbol
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted a decision on Monday in which it expresses its disagreement with the Strasbourg verdict passed in the red star lawsuit, and insists on sanctioning the use of symbols of totalitarian regimes.
Convicts At Work On Hungary's Culture State Secretary's Land
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Convicts from a nearby jail are employed on the winery owned by culture state secretary László L. Simon, picking sour cherries and removing weeds for very low wages, Népszava reports. Simon told the newspaper that it is hard to find workers and convicts make up for a shortage of labour.
Rail Closures In Hungary May Be Blamed On IMF
- 11 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
Planned closures of railway lines in September will be blamed on the “stinky, filthy IMF,” a senior adviser of state traffic science institute KTI has said in talks with union representatives. The official, Gábor Dóka, is heard making the comments on a secret video taken during negotiations by the railway workers union VDSZSZ and posted on its website.
Bob Dent's New Book: Hungary 1930 & The Forgotten History Of A Mass Protest
- 5 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 1930, on 1 September, 100,000 workers, employed and unemployed, marched through Budapest under the slogan ‘Work and Bread!’ Many were injured and one person was killed as the police used swords and, at one point, fired into the crowd. This study sketches the political history of the Hungarian labour movement from the late 19th century to the 1920s and the build-up to the 1930 protest, ...
Hungary Rejects EU Red Star Decision
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics has declared that Hungary disagrees with a European court verdict and will not pay up in the case of János Fratanolo. The Hungarian government had fined Fratanolo, former president of the Hungarian Workers Party, for wearing the red star in 2006.
Inauguration Of The National Institute Of Oncology’s New Surgery Block In Budapest
- 29 May 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
‘The new building is a dream come true, which will serve the recovery of patients,’ emphasized Miklós Szócska, Minister of State for Health at the inauguration of the National Institute of Oncology’s (NIO) new block. György Matolcsy, Minister for National Economy also attended the ceremony.
Activists Turn To Strasbourg As Hungary Gov’t Dismisses European Court Call To Compensate Man For Red Star Fine
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators detained by police for displaying red stars at the Attila József statue in Kossuth tér on Sunday are taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights. “The police should have investigated the context in which the red stars were displayed,” according to Green Left spokesman Zsolt Nyári.
Xpat Opinion: Hungaricums Are Not Completely Hungarian
- 11 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- shopping
During the fall of 2011 a whole team within the Ministry of Agriculture was busy preparing a bill that was supposed to protect Hungary’s national treasures. Half a billion forints was set aside for this purpose. The members of the thirteen-member committee went from county to county to gather items deemed worthy of inclusion on this list. These national treasures are varied, from the Holy Crown ...
Hungarian PM Orban’s Interview On Radio’s Morning Show
- 9 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The IMF loan is aimed at improving Hungary’s position, rather than helping her survive, said Prime Minister Orban Viktor in his Friday interview on the regular morning show called 180 Minutes (MR1 Kossuth, Hungarian public radio).
Hungarian Parliament Insists Red Star Is A Totalitarian Symbol
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted a decision on Monday in which it expresses its disagreement with the Strasbourg verdict passed in the red star lawsuit, and insists on sanctioning the use of symbols of totalitarian regimes.
Convicts At Work On Hungary's Culture State Secretary's Land
- 26 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Convicts from a nearby jail are employed on the winery owned by culture state secretary László L. Simon, picking sour cherries and removing weeds for very low wages, Népszava reports. Simon told the newspaper that it is hard to find workers and convicts make up for a shortage of labour.
Rail Closures In Hungary May Be Blamed On IMF
- 11 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- getting around
Planned closures of railway lines in September will be blamed on the “stinky, filthy IMF,” a senior adviser of state traffic science institute KTI has said in talks with union representatives. The official, Gábor Dóka, is heard making the comments on a secret video taken during negotiations by the railway workers union VDSZSZ and posted on its website.
Bob Dent's New Book: Hungary 1930 & The Forgotten History Of A Mass Protest
- 5 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
In 1930, on 1 September, 100,000 workers, employed and unemployed, marched through Budapest under the slogan ‘Work and Bread!’ Many were injured and one person was killed as the police used swords and, at one point, fired into the crowd. This study sketches the political history of the Hungarian labour movement from the late 19th century to the 1920s and the build-up to the 1930 protest, ...
Hungary Rejects EU Red Star Decision
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics has declared that Hungary disagrees with a European court verdict and will not pay up in the case of János Fratanolo. The Hungarian government had fined Fratanolo, former president of the Hungarian Workers Party, for wearing the red star in 2006.
Inauguration Of The National Institute Of Oncology’s New Surgery Block In Budapest
- 29 May 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
‘The new building is a dream come true, which will serve the recovery of patients,’ emphasized Miklós Szócska, Minister of State for Health at the inauguration of the National Institute of Oncology’s (NIO) new block. György Matolcsy, Minister for National Economy also attended the ceremony.