46 result(s) for alliance of governments
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
Holocaust Memorial Year 2014 In Hungary Is Commencing
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
With 2014 approaching, the beginning of Holocaust Memorial Year in Hungary is also imminent. The year-long commemorative event aims to reach out to the widest possible range of Hungarian society and to help the public understand, remember and mend the scars of one of the greatest traumas of Hungarian history.
Hungary's PM Orbán Briefs Hungary’s Ambassadors
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the Prime Minister of defending his own personal power on the pretext of safeguarding national sovereignty, while Magyar Hírlap finds the government’s left-wing critics guilty of undying subservience to foreign governments.
Xpat Opinion: Fidesz Still Ahead As Campaign Starts One Year Early In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the next election is scheduled for the spring of 2014, most observers believe the campaign is already underway. PM Orbán’s Fidesz-KDNP alliance leads the polls, but analysts do not rule out an opposition victory.Analysing the latest opinion poll statistics in his blog, political scientist Gábor Török argues that Fidesz has managed to halt the sliding trend of the past two years. By ...
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán Didn't Give Up On Chinese Hungarian Alliance
- 2 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As I'm looking through my files it seems as if almost nothing has happened in Chinese-Hungarian relations in the last six months or so. It was in mid-November 2011 that Tamás Fellegi made his last trip to China where he negotiated with Chinese businessmen and bank presidents. After that not much could be heard about major Chinese investments in Hungary. The only things I can recall are the ...
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
"Lisbon And Beyond" - Remarks Of U.S. Ambassador At Corvinus University Budapest
- 10 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Thank you, Vice Rector Kerekes and Dr. Magyarics; I’m honored to speak at Corvinus University today, and grateful also for the involvement of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs.
Fidesz Wins Two-Thirds Majority In Hungarian Election
- 26 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz has on Sunday won a two-thirds legislative majority with 262 mandates in the 386-seat Parliament. This was the second round of Hungary’s general elections. Fidesz failed to win in only three of the remaining 57 individual districts. With nearly 98% of the votes processed far-right Jobbik seems to have secured 47 seats, while the Socialist Party (MSZP) will have 59 ...
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
Holocaust Memorial Year 2014 In Hungary Is Commencing
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
With 2014 approaching, the beginning of Holocaust Memorial Year in Hungary is also imminent. The year-long commemorative event aims to reach out to the widest possible range of Hungarian society and to help the public understand, remember and mend the scars of one of the greatest traumas of Hungarian history.
Hungary's PM Orbán Briefs Hungary’s Ambassadors
- 19 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the Prime Minister of defending his own personal power on the pretext of safeguarding national sovereignty, while Magyar Hírlap finds the government’s left-wing critics guilty of undying subservience to foreign governments.
Xpat Opinion: Fidesz Still Ahead As Campaign Starts One Year Early In Hungary
- 4 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although the next election is scheduled for the spring of 2014, most observers believe the campaign is already underway. PM Orbán’s Fidesz-KDNP alliance leads the polls, but analysts do not rule out an opposition victory.Analysing the latest opinion poll statistics in his blog, political scientist Gábor Török argues that Fidesz has managed to halt the sliding trend of the past two years. By ...
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán Didn't Give Up On Chinese Hungarian Alliance
- 2 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As I'm looking through my files it seems as if almost nothing has happened in Chinese-Hungarian relations in the last six months or so. It was in mid-November 2011 that Tamás Fellegi made his last trip to China where he negotiated with Chinese businessmen and bank presidents. After that not much could be heard about major Chinese investments in Hungary. The only things I can recall are the ...
Speech By Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán At The London School Of Economics
- 17 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speech made on 10 November 2011 at LSE, UK: "Thank you very much and good afternoon, Ladies and Gentlemen. My elaboration today is about Central Europe and its future in a wider context, may I say in a European context. Thank you for the invitation, because it is always a joy to explain Central Europe to the Westerners, which is not an easy job anyway. The difficulty of that kind of lecture is ...
"Lisbon And Beyond" - Remarks Of U.S. Ambassador At Corvinus University Budapest
- 10 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Thank you, Vice Rector Kerekes and Dr. Magyarics; I’m honored to speak at Corvinus University today, and grateful also for the involvement of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs.
Fidesz Wins Two-Thirds Majority In Hungarian Election
- 26 Apr 2010 6:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hungary’s centre-right Fidesz has on Sunday won a two-thirds legislative majority with 262 mandates in the 386-seat Parliament. This was the second round of Hungary’s general elections. Fidesz failed to win in only three of the remaining 57 individual districts. With nearly 98% of the votes processed far-right Jobbik seems to have secured 47 seats, while the Socialist Party (MSZP) will have 59 ...