309 result(s) for orbán regime
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
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A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
Watch: President Novák Quits After Mass Protest in Budapest Condemning Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 8:01 AM
- current affairs
After coming under increasing pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home, Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday.
EC to Withhold Euro 20 Billion from Hungary - Until it "Fulfils All Requirements"
- 18 Jan 2024 9:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
While Hungary has fulfilled requirements on judicial reform, the EU will continue to withhold some 20 billion euros of cohesion funds until other concerns are addressed, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president said.
The Evolution of Hungary's Railway System: 30 Years of Closures & Reopenings
- 3 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
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Governments have closed almost 2,000km of railway lines since 1990, leaving approximately 5,900km of track for passenger traffic in Hungary, Telex reports.
Tranzit Festival Roundup: Hungary Aiming to Be 'Winner of New World Order'
- 28 Aug 2023 1:27 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain on good terms with China and the US, and will not commit to either one as it works towards becoming a winner of the “realignment of the world order”, Balázs Orbán, the prime minister’s policy director said at a political festival in Tihany.
Summer Uni Speech: Hungary Has Reached 78% of EU Development Level, Says Orbán
- 24 Jul 2023 10:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary is on schedule with its goals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Bálványos Summer University in Băile Tușnad, noting that in 2010, the country’s development level had been 66% of the European Union average, while last year it had been at 78%.
Despite Vetoing it Hungary Takes Step Toward Global Minimum Tax
- 12 May 2023 10:35 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- finance
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has authorised the signing of an agreement required for the adoption of a global minimum tax regime previously vetoed by the Hungarian government, Portfolio reports, citing a new decree.
Watch: Momentum Party Removes Fence Outside Orbán's Office, Again
- 10 May 2023 7:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Politicians and supporters of opposition Momentum on Tuesday removed the metal fence in front of the prime minister’s office, with the action being the sixth time they have done so.
Expat Explainer: Poets, Politicians & Saints - Budapest’s Changing Street Names
- 12 Feb 2024 5:23 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- getting around
A third of Budapest’s 8,598 streets and squares have been renamed at least once in their history. A third of those now bear the name of a real or fictitious person, the most popular being Attila József. A look at the reasons for renaming and the issues of political memory it spotlights.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
Watch: President Novák Quits After Mass Protest in Budapest Condemning Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 8:01 AM
- current affairs
After coming under increasing pressure for pardoning a man convicted of helping to cover up sexual abuse in a children's home, Hungarian President Katalin Novak resigned on Saturday.
EC to Withhold Euro 20 Billion from Hungary - Until it "Fulfils All Requirements"
- 18 Jan 2024 9:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
While Hungary has fulfilled requirements on judicial reform, the EU will continue to withhold some 20 billion euros of cohesion funds until other concerns are addressed, Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president said.
The Evolution of Hungary's Railway System: 30 Years of Closures & Reopenings
- 3 Jan 2024 9:27 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- getting around
Governments have closed almost 2,000km of railway lines since 1990, leaving approximately 5,900km of track for passenger traffic in Hungary, Telex reports.
Tranzit Festival Roundup: Hungary Aiming to Be 'Winner of New World Order'
- 28 Aug 2023 1:27 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain on good terms with China and the US, and will not commit to either one as it works towards becoming a winner of the “realignment of the world order”, Balázs Orbán, the prime minister’s policy director said at a political festival in Tihany.
Summer Uni Speech: Hungary Has Reached 78% of EU Development Level, Says Orbán
- 24 Jul 2023 10:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary is on schedule with its goals, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Bálványos Summer University in Băile Tușnad, noting that in 2010, the country’s development level had been 66% of the European Union average, while last year it had been at 78%.
Despite Vetoing it Hungary Takes Step Toward Global Minimum Tax
- 12 May 2023 10:35 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- finance
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has authorised the signing of an agreement required for the adoption of a global minimum tax regime previously vetoed by the Hungarian government, Portfolio reports, citing a new decree.
Watch: Momentum Party Removes Fence Outside Orbán's Office, Again
- 10 May 2023 7:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Politicians and supporters of opposition Momentum on Tuesday removed the metal fence in front of the prime minister’s office, with the action being the sixth time they have done so.