647 result(s) for ai council
US Senator Cardin Criticises Hungary
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Democrat Senator Ben Cardin expressed concerns about human rights in Hungary in the US Senate on Friday. Cardin, who as chairman of the US Helsinki Committee conducted a hearing on the issue in March, said the church law remains problematic because Parliament has an “unreviewable” power to decide what is or is not a recognised church.
Xpat Opinion: Economist’s Refreshingly Balanced Report On The Homeless In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Readers of this blog are familiar with my frequent responses to biased or factually incorrect coverage of Hungary in the international press. It’s my duty to push back, especially when the reporting is particularly flimsy or one-sided.
Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest To Be Renovated
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest will carry out a Ft 4.8 billion renovation of Széll Kálmán tér, the former Moszkva tér, the city council decided yesterday. Council unanimously approved a proposal on a public procurement tender for the work.
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
Hungary Has Right To Provide Support For Land Purchases, Says European Court
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Quashing a European Commission decision, the European Court in Luxembourg has ruled that Hungary, alongside Latvia, Poland and Lithuania, has the right to provide subsidies for land purchases until the end of 2013 as opposed to end-2009.
Hungarian Town Debrecen Bans Homeless From Centre
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people are banned from downtown Debrecen and the city’s Nagyerd forest, under a resolution passed by the city council on Thursday.
Socialists In Hungary Swing Into Campaign Mode
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is now in campaign mode, president Attila Mesterházy told reporters after the national council approved an election committee on Saturday. Mesterházy said the council can only follow a strategy aimed at increasing the number of opposition voters, rather than re-distributing the existing left-wing support.
Attempt To Take Back Makeshift Market In Budapest Ends In Standoff
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
State-owned Hungarian railway company MÁV on Thursday failed to take back a rental property in Budapest from a company that operates a makeshift Chinese market at the site. MÁV cancelled the rental contract for the site with Komondor on June 17.
Hungarian Writer Kertész Granted Asylum In Canada
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Canada has approved writer Ákos Kertész’s application for political asylum, accepting the claim that he is persecuted in his own country. Kertész, who has been living in Canada since February 2012, angered many when he wrote in US-based Amerikai Népszava on August 29, 2011 that Hungarians have not faced up to the Holocaust, in part because they are “genetically subservient” and tend to blame ...
US Senator Cardin Criticises Hungary
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Democrat Senator Ben Cardin expressed concerns about human rights in Hungary in the US Senate on Friday. Cardin, who as chairman of the US Helsinki Committee conducted a hearing on the issue in March, said the church law remains problematic because Parliament has an “unreviewable” power to decide what is or is not a recognised church.
Xpat Opinion: Economist’s Refreshingly Balanced Report On The Homeless In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Readers of this blog are familiar with my frequent responses to biased or factually incorrect coverage of Hungary in the international press. It’s my duty to push back, especially when the reporting is particularly flimsy or one-sided.
Széll Kálmán Tér In Budapest To Be Renovated
- 12 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest will carry out a Ft 4.8 billion renovation of Széll Kálmán tér, the former Moszkva tér, the city council decided yesterday. Council unanimously approved a proposal on a public procurement tender for the work.
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
Hungary Has Right To Provide Support For Land Purchases, Says European Court
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Quashing a European Commission decision, the European Court in Luxembourg has ruled that Hungary, alongside Latvia, Poland and Lithuania, has the right to provide subsidies for land purchases until the end of 2013 as opposed to end-2009.
Hungarian Town Debrecen Bans Homeless From Centre
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people are banned from downtown Debrecen and the city’s Nagyerd forest, under a resolution passed by the city council on Thursday.
Socialists In Hungary Swing Into Campaign Mode
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is now in campaign mode, president Attila Mesterházy told reporters after the national council approved an election committee on Saturday. Mesterházy said the council can only follow a strategy aimed at increasing the number of opposition voters, rather than re-distributing the existing left-wing support.
Attempt To Take Back Makeshift Market In Budapest Ends In Standoff
- 22 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- shopping
State-owned Hungarian railway company MÁV on Thursday failed to take back a rental property in Budapest from a company that operates a makeshift Chinese market at the site. MÁV cancelled the rental contract for the site with Komondor on June 17.
Hungarian Writer Kertész Granted Asylum In Canada
- 18 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Canada has approved writer Ákos Kertész’s application for political asylum, accepting the claim that he is persecuted in his own country. Kertész, who has been living in Canada since February 2012, angered many when he wrote in US-based Amerikai Népszava on August 29, 2011 that Hungarians have not faced up to the Holocaust, in part because they are “genetically subservient” and tend to blame ...