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Szijjártó: Hungary’s Religious Minorities Safe
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met representatives of Jewish organisations in New York and assured his negotiating partners that “no national or religious minorities need to be afraid in Hungary”. Following his talks on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly session, Szijjártó told MTI that “Hungary is a Christian state and it has a Christian Democrat government”, adding that Christianity and ...
WHO: Hungary’s Suicide Rate Still Europe’s 3rd Highest Despite Declining Tendency
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary continues to have some of the highest suicide rates in Europe, according to a study published by the World Health Organization. WHO data suggests that Guyana in South America is the country where suicides are most common, with 42 out of 100 000 inhabitants dying as a consequence of intentional self-harm each year.
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
Construction Sector Output Declines By 17.6% In July
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Output of Hungary’s construction industry dropped by an annual 17.6% in July, the Central Statistical Office said. The decline followed twelve-month decreases of 16.2% in June and 25.8% in May. Output of the buildings segment rose by 1.0%, mainly on the construction of industrial buildings, but also lifted by the construction of schools and sports facilities.
‘No Plans’ To Settle Migrants In Socialist Run Cities
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party said they have no plans to settle migrants in cities where they run the municipal government. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers in Parliament earlier that Brussels was preparing a “ruse” to redistribute migrants in “left-wing” European cities. Bertalan Tóth, the Socialist Party’s parliamentary group leader, called Orbán’s remarks a “dirty lie” and “yet ...
Now On Until 11 September: The Whale That Was A Submarine, Ludwig Museum
- 9 Sep 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
One of the priorities at Ludwig Museum Budapest is to keep track of the contemporary art scenes and new tendencies of the Central and Eastern European region and the post-socialist countries. The exhibition presenting a selection of contemporary positions from the art scenes of Albania and Kosovo in the summer of 2016 is part of this tendency.
Budapest Half Marathon, 11 September
- 8 Sep 2016 12:55 PM
- sport
Run with over 16,000 athletes on September 11 and enjoy the incredible scenery. The course leads through the centre of Budapest, through the famous Andrassy Boulevard and the Chain Bridge. Admire the view of the Buda Castle from the Danube banks and marvel the panorama of Pest as well as Europe’s third largest Parliament building!
Orbán: Traditional Identities Must Be Maintained
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the topic of Britain’s exit from the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said: “Britons said that what is happening in the EU is no good, and this is why they are leaving. We must think about what is no good in the EU.” European decision-makers and their followers, as well as leading media personalities, believed themselves when they insisted that the correct and desirable direction of ...
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...
Szijjártó: Hungary’s Religious Minorities Safe
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met representatives of Jewish organisations in New York and assured his negotiating partners that “no national or religious minorities need to be afraid in Hungary”. Following his talks on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly session, Szijjártó told MTI that “Hungary is a Christian state and it has a Christian Democrat government”, adding that Christianity and ...
WHO: Hungary’s Suicide Rate Still Europe’s 3rd Highest Despite Declining Tendency
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary continues to have some of the highest suicide rates in Europe, according to a study published by the World Health Organization. WHO data suggests that Guyana in South America is the country where suicides are most common, with 42 out of 100 000 inhabitants dying as a consequence of intentional self-harm each year.
Lázár: Hungary’s PM To Push For Strengthening Nation States At EU Summit
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will advocate that “the EU should remain the Europe of nations” at the upcoming EU summit in Bratislava, the government office chief said on Thursday. Hungary will propose that the European Commission - which it believes has been overstepping its authority - should return to fulfilling an executive function within the EU, János Lázár said at a weekly ...
Construction Sector Output Declines By 17.6% In July
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Output of Hungary’s construction industry dropped by an annual 17.6% in July, the Central Statistical Office said. The decline followed twelve-month decreases of 16.2% in June and 25.8% in May. Output of the buildings segment rose by 1.0%, mainly on the construction of industrial buildings, but also lifted by the construction of schools and sports facilities.
‘No Plans’ To Settle Migrants In Socialist Run Cities
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party said they have no plans to settle migrants in cities where they run the municipal government. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told lawmakers in Parliament earlier that Brussels was preparing a “ruse” to redistribute migrants in “left-wing” European cities. Bertalan Tóth, the Socialist Party’s parliamentary group leader, called Orbán’s remarks a “dirty lie” and “yet ...
Now On Until 11 September: The Whale That Was A Submarine, Ludwig Museum
- 9 Sep 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
One of the priorities at Ludwig Museum Budapest is to keep track of the contemporary art scenes and new tendencies of the Central and Eastern European region and the post-socialist countries. The exhibition presenting a selection of contemporary positions from the art scenes of Albania and Kosovo in the summer of 2016 is part of this tendency.
Budapest Half Marathon, 11 September
- 8 Sep 2016 12:55 PM
- sport
Run with over 16,000 athletes on September 11 and enjoy the incredible scenery. The course leads through the centre of Budapest, through the famous Andrassy Boulevard and the Chain Bridge. Admire the view of the Buda Castle from the Danube banks and marvel the panorama of Pest as well as Europe’s third largest Parliament building!
Orbán: Traditional Identities Must Be Maintained
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the topic of Britain’s exit from the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said: “Britons said that what is happening in the EU is no good, and this is why they are leaving. We must think about what is no good in the EU.” European decision-makers and their followers, as well as leading media personalities, believed themselves when they insisted that the correct and desirable direction of ...
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...