22 result(s) for myth in Current Affairs
EP Threatens to Sue Commission for Releasing Funds to Hungary
- 22 Jan 2024 10:37 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist agrees with the European Parliament in its criticism of the European Commission, while a pro-government commentator describes the repeated moves by the EP against the Hungarian government as a ’despicable soap opera’.
Hungarian Opinion: Conflicting Takes on the St Stephen’s Day Celebrations
- 24 Aug 2021 5:13 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators believe the parade held on the national holiday was tasteless, while a pro-government analyst thinks that August 20 should be a rare occasion to express national unity.
Hungarian Opinion: Remembering Hungary’s Occupation By Nazi Germany
- 20 Mar 2019 6:29 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A historian remembering Hungary’s 1944 occupation contends that the Allied powers ignored the fate of Hungarian Jews. Another young historian calls for a more nuanced and less politicized interpretation of the 1944 events.
Video: Prejudice & Pride In Hungary – A Look Inside The Far Right
- 27 Nov 2018 7:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was the first country to close its borders when around one million refugees arrived on European soil in 2015. The country's Fidesz party swiftly positioned itself as the self-proclaimed defender of "Christian Europe" under the leadership of anti-immigrant leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Local Opinion: Saint Stephen’s Myth Revised
- 21 Aug 2018 7:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government political scientist challenges the established view that the founder of the Hungarian state opted for the West when he pledged allegiance to the Pope and enforced Christianity in his nascent state.
Brain Bar Budapest, 1 - 3 June
- 1 Jun 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Our festival kicks off where others throw in the towel. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Minister Szijjártó On European “No-Go Zones”
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists side with Foreign Minister Szijjártó, who in successive interviews with the BBC and CNN insisted on the existence of ‘unsafe enclaves’ in several major European cities, allegedly taken over by unintegrated immigrants. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that describing districts with higher crime rates as no-go zones is a gross exaggeration.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Hungarian Historian Quashes Rumor About Treaty Of Trianon "Expiry Date"
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It has been rumored in Hungary for years that the Trianon peace dictate was created for 100 years and that Hungary would get back its lost territories by 2020. A historian explains why that is a myth. Interviewed by Iván Marinov, author of urbanlegends.hu blog, historian Balázs Ablonczy, PhD, author of the monograph Trianon legendák, says the treaty doesn’t include any reference to expiry.
EP Threatens to Sue Commission for Releasing Funds to Hungary
- 22 Jan 2024 10:37 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist agrees with the European Parliament in its criticism of the European Commission, while a pro-government commentator describes the repeated moves by the EP against the Hungarian government as a ’despicable soap opera’.
Hungarian Opinion: Conflicting Takes on the St Stephen’s Day Celebrations
- 24 Aug 2021 5:13 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators believe the parade held on the national holiday was tasteless, while a pro-government analyst thinks that August 20 should be a rare occasion to express national unity.
Hungarian Opinion: Remembering Hungary’s Occupation By Nazi Germany
- 20 Mar 2019 6:29 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A historian remembering Hungary’s 1944 occupation contends that the Allied powers ignored the fate of Hungarian Jews. Another young historian calls for a more nuanced and less politicized interpretation of the 1944 events.
Video: Prejudice & Pride In Hungary – A Look Inside The Far Right
- 27 Nov 2018 7:44 AM
- current affairs
Hungary was the first country to close its borders when around one million refugees arrived on European soil in 2015. The country's Fidesz party swiftly positioned itself as the self-proclaimed defender of "Christian Europe" under the leadership of anti-immigrant leader, Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Local Opinion: Saint Stephen’s Myth Revised
- 21 Aug 2018 7:57 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government political scientist challenges the established view that the founder of the Hungarian state opted for the West when he pledged allegiance to the Pope and enforced Christianity in his nascent state.
Brain Bar Budapest, 1 - 3 June
- 1 Jun 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Our festival kicks off where others throw in the towel. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.
Xpat Opinion: Foreign Minister Szijjártó On European “No-Go Zones”
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government columnists side with Foreign Minister Szijjártó, who in successive interviews with the BBC and CNN insisted on the existence of ‘unsafe enclaves’ in several major European cities, allegedly taken over by unintegrated immigrants. A left-wing commentator, on the other hand, thinks that describing districts with higher crime rates as no-go zones is a gross exaggeration.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Hungarian Historian Quashes Rumor About Treaty Of Trianon "Expiry Date"
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It has been rumored in Hungary for years that the Trianon peace dictate was created for 100 years and that Hungary would get back its lost territories by 2020. A historian explains why that is a myth. Interviewed by Iván Marinov, author of urbanlegends.hu blog, historian Balázs Ablonczy, PhD, author of the monograph Trianon legendák, says the treaty doesn’t include any reference to expiry.