223 result(s) for budapest art week in Current Affairs
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...
Hungarian Government In A Bind
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will have the toughest period of his career if both the United States administration and the newly installed European Commission maintain their criticism of his government's policies. That is a likely scenario, and the European People's Party is now less eager to back him. At stake is how to ensure funds for the development of the Hungarian economy.
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Updated: US Bans 10 Hungarian Officials & Businessmen From Visiting Country
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian daily newsportals atv.hu and 444.hu are reporting that ten Hungarian officials and associates have been banned from the United States of America.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Tops Poll, Falus Leads Bokros
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Incumbent István Tarlós leads all other Budapest mayoral candidates with 37% support, according to a Medián poll. The survey, conducted last week, found Modern Hungary Movement candidate Lajos Bokros with less than half the support of former left-wing candidate Ferenc Falus, at 5%, versus Falus’s 12%.
No Irregularities Found By Hungary’s Ombudsman In Needle-Exchange Programme
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ombudsman for fundamental rights has committed no irregularities in connection with a report on a needle exchange programme in Budapest, parliament’s justice committee has concluded. Head of the committee György Rubovszky, of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told the press after the closed-door meeting that ombudsman László Székely had been asked to pay increased attention to the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...
Hungarian Government In A Bind
- 12 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will have the toughest period of his career if both the United States administration and the newly installed European Commission maintain their criticism of his government's policies. That is a likely scenario, and the European People's Party is now less eager to back him. At stake is how to ensure funds for the development of the Hungarian economy.
Xpat Opinion: America Wants Policy Change In Hungary
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the United States wants Hungary to reverse the political course it has been following for the past few years. All place the recent American entry ban imposed on six Hungarian personalities suspected of corruption in this context. But they disagree on who is right and who is wrong in this dispute.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Updated: US Bans 10 Hungarian Officials & Businessmen From Visiting Country
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian daily newsportals atv.hu and 444.hu are reporting that ten Hungarian officials and associates have been banned from the United States of America.
Budapest Mayor Tarlós Tops Poll, Falus Leads Bokros
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Incumbent István Tarlós leads all other Budapest mayoral candidates with 37% support, according to a Medián poll. The survey, conducted last week, found Modern Hungary Movement candidate Lajos Bokros with less than half the support of former left-wing candidate Ferenc Falus, at 5%, versus Falus’s 12%.
No Irregularities Found By Hungary’s Ombudsman In Needle-Exchange Programme
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ombudsman for fundamental rights has committed no irregularities in connection with a report on a needle exchange programme in Budapest, parliament’s justice committee has concluded. Head of the committee György Rubovszky, of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told the press after the closed-door meeting that ombudsman László Székely had been asked to pay increased attention to the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian NGOs Suspected Of Embezzlement
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal dailies sharply criticise the government after police searched the offices of two NGOs. They believe the authorities are simply out to get civic groups which dare to criticise the government. A leading member of the largest pro-government civic organisation rejects accusations of anti-democratic tendencies against the government.