107 result(s) for érd in Current Affairs
Hungary Welcomes EU Law On GM Crops
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interests were fulfilled when a vote passed in the European Parliament allowed individual member states to ban the cultivation of GM crops, the farm ministry said. “It is an especially important strategic interest for Hungary laid down in its constitution also to ensure that its agriculture is GMO-free,” it said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Xpat Opinion: The PM’s Son Withdraws, Tired Of Media Attention
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The stepdaughter of a former Socialist Prime Minister lambasts journalists for “ruining a young man’s dream”, as the media buzzes with comments on the younger Orbán’s presence at his father’s side in the VIP box of the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, watching the World Cup final.
Hungarian Cardinal Erdő Praises “Special” Relationship Between Christians And Jews
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Jewish faith and Christianity is “special” and there are “valuable theological connections which are embodied from the beginning in Jesus,” Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdő told a conference on Monday.
Hungarian Leaders Attend Double Canonisation
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian delegation led by President János Áder was present at the canonisation of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II at a mass in Rome on Sunday. Áder, together with other heads of state, exchanged a few words with Pope Francis after the celebration of the mass.
Entrepreneur Dies In Police Car In Budapest
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tamás Welsz, the businessman who provided false Guinea-Bissau passports to disgraced former Socialist vice president Gábor Simon and others, died yesterday in a police car. The cause of death has not been established, but police officers in the car say that Welsz was gasping for air, and was visibly feeling ill, although he did not say anything.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Accuses Fidesz Of Orchestrating Riots
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány claimed Monday evening that Fidesz had prepared the riots that started in September, 2006 following the leak of his “lies” speech made at Balaton szöd that summer.
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Suspects Fidesz Behind 2006 Clashes
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The then opposition Fidesz party had initiated the clashes that broke out between anti-government groups and the police in autumn 2006, Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition and prime minister at the time of the violence, told a public forum in Érd late on Monday.
Hungary Welcomes EU Law On GM Crops
- 14 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interests were fulfilled when a vote passed in the European Parliament allowed individual member states to ban the cultivation of GM crops, the farm ministry said. “It is an especially important strategic interest for Hungary laid down in its constitution also to ensure that its agriculture is GMO-free,” it said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Xpat Opinion: The PM’s Son Withdraws, Tired Of Media Attention
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The stepdaughter of a former Socialist Prime Minister lambasts journalists for “ruining a young man’s dream”, as the media buzzes with comments on the younger Orbán’s presence at his father’s side in the VIP box of the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, watching the World Cup final.
Hungarian Cardinal Erdő Praises “Special” Relationship Between Christians And Jews
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Jewish faith and Christianity is “special” and there are “valuable theological connections which are embodied from the beginning in Jesus,” Hungarian Cardinal Péter Erdő told a conference on Monday.
Hungarian Leaders Attend Double Canonisation
- 28 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian delegation led by President János Áder was present at the canonisation of Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II at a mass in Rome on Sunday. Áder, together with other heads of state, exchanged a few words with Pope Francis after the celebration of the mass.
Entrepreneur Dies In Police Car In Budapest
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tamás Welsz, the businessman who provided false Guinea-Bissau passports to disgraced former Socialist vice president Gábor Simon and others, died yesterday in a police car. The cause of death has not been established, but police officers in the car say that Welsz was gasping for air, and was visibly feeling ill, although he did not say anything.
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Accuses Fidesz Of Orchestrating Riots
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány claimed Monday evening that Fidesz had prepared the riots that started in September, 2006 following the leak of his “lies” speech made at Balaton szöd that summer.
Hungary’s Former PM Gyurcsány Suspects Fidesz Behind 2006 Clashes
- 25 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The then opposition Fidesz party had initiated the clashes that broke out between anti-government groups and the police in autumn 2006, Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the leftist Democratic Coalition and prime minister at the time of the violence, told a public forum in Érd late on Monday.