675 result(s) for campaign against hungary
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary’s NAV To Crack Down On Illegal Tobacco
- 18 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The tax authority NAV announced a campaign against the illegal trade in cigarettes in co-operation with JTI Hungary, Philip Morris Magyarország and the Association of Tobacco Industry Investors, at a press conference in Budapest yesterday. The campaign lasts until the end of November.
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungary’s Civil Sector In Focus Of Brussels Discussion
- 7 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A discussion was held about the current situation of Hungary’s civil sector at the Philanthropy House in Brussels. Organisers that included CIVICUS, European Alternatives, European Civic Forum and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) invited speakers from Hungary to provide a perspective in light of recent developments.
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:
Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Expensive Property Bought With Family Help
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that his family had helped him lawfully buy the expensive villa in Dunakeszi, north of Budapest, a purchase which has attracted much criticism in recent days. He said the attacks are connected with the ongoing local election campaign and with the fact that his appointment as foreign minister had come as a surprise to many.
US President’s Speech On September 23 Negatively References Hungary
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Main part of Barack Obama’s speech of September 23 at Clinton Global Initiative: “From Hungary to Egypt, endless regulations and overt intimidation increasingly target civil society. And around the world, brave men and women who dare raise their voices are harassed and attacked and even killed.”
Xpat Opinion: Without Foreigners, We Dance Alone
- 15 Jan 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in May 2012, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán famously spoke of the “peacock dance” of diplomacy, in which one seeks to remain friendly with foreign powers, even while acting against their wishes.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary’s NAV To Crack Down On Illegal Tobacco
- 18 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The tax authority NAV announced a campaign against the illegal trade in cigarettes in co-operation with JTI Hungary, Philip Morris Magyarország and the Association of Tobacco Industry Investors, at a press conference in Budapest yesterday. The campaign lasts until the end of November.
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungary’s Civil Sector In Focus Of Brussels Discussion
- 7 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A discussion was held about the current situation of Hungary’s civil sector at the Philanthropy House in Brussels. Organisers that included CIVICUS, European Alternatives, European Civic Forum and the European Foundation Centre (EFC) invited speakers from Hungary to provide a perspective in light of recent developments.
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:
Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Expensive Property Bought With Family Help
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said that his family had helped him lawfully buy the expensive villa in Dunakeszi, north of Budapest, a purchase which has attracted much criticism in recent days. He said the attacks are connected with the ongoing local election campaign and with the fact that his appointment as foreign minister had come as a surprise to many.
US President’s Speech On September 23 Negatively References Hungary
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Main part of Barack Obama’s speech of September 23 at Clinton Global Initiative: “From Hungary to Egypt, endless regulations and overt intimidation increasingly target civil society. And around the world, brave men and women who dare raise their voices are harassed and attacked and even killed.”