344 result(s) for community matters in Articles
Opposition Parties Comment On Orbán’s Speech In Baile Tusnad
- 24 Jul 2017 10:04 AM
- current affairs
At next year’s parliamentary election Hungarian voters will chose “between Viktor Orbán or Europe”, Lászlo Botka, prime minister candidate of the opposition Socialist Party, said on Saturday.
President Áder: Global Water Crisis Becoming ‘Threatening Reality’
- 21 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The global water crisis has become a “threatening reality”, János Áder, Hungary’s president, said at a high-level UN session on water and disasters in New York on Thursday. Summing up the social, economic, health and welfare consequences of the situation, the president said that the number of water-related disasters and the damage caused by them had increased exponentially over the recent period.
Opposition Parties Comment Orbán - Netanyahu Talks
- 19 Jul 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist opposition parties criticised Israel’s prime minister for failing to condemn the Hungarian government’s campaign “inciting anti-Semitic sentiment” after his talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, while Jobbik party demanded to know what the two leaders had agreed on “behind the scenes”.
Video & Photos: Orbán Meets Israel’s Netanyahu In Budapest
- 18 Jul 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a press conference held jointly with Benjamin Netanyahu, his Israeli counterpart, in Budapest on Tuesday. Orbán also said that Hungary had committed a crime in the second world war by failing to protect its Jewish citizens from the Holocaust.
Video: Budapest Pride 'Gay March' Held Without Incidents
- 13 Jul 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride march marking the end of Hungary’s week-long festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community was held on Saturday afternoon, with participants gathering near Parliament and later moving across central Budapest without any significant incidents reported.
Police To Fence Off Budapest Pride Marchers
- 7 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- getting around
Saturday’s Budapest Pride march will be secured by fencing off its entire route, the police said in a statement on Thursday. The march organiser Rainbow Mission Foundation said earlier in the day that the LGBTQ community were against the use of fences.
Jewish Federation Calls On Orbán To Drop Soros Billboard Campaign
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to call an end to the government’s recent billboard campaign depicting US financier George Soros.
Orbán Meets Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met David Lau, Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. Parties at the talks discussed issues around government support for the Jewish community in Hungary, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI.
Olympic Champion Hosszú Announces Founding Of Global Association Of Professional Swimmers
- 4 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- sport
Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú announced on Tuesday the founding of a new international swimming body, the Global Association of Professional Swimmers (GAPS), which is being set up with the participation of 30 swimmers, including 15 Olympic champions, with a view to counterbalancing “chaos” in the international swimming association FINA.
Opposition Parties Comment On Orbán’s Speech In Baile Tusnad
- 24 Jul 2017 10:04 AM
- current affairs
At next year’s parliamentary election Hungarian voters will chose “between Viktor Orbán or Europe”, Lászlo Botka, prime minister candidate of the opposition Socialist Party, said on Saturday.
President Áder: Global Water Crisis Becoming ‘Threatening Reality’
- 21 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The global water crisis has become a “threatening reality”, János Áder, Hungary’s president, said at a high-level UN session on water and disasters in New York on Thursday. Summing up the social, economic, health and welfare consequences of the situation, the president said that the number of water-related disasters and the damage caused by them had increased exponentially over the recent period.
Opposition Parties Comment Orbán - Netanyahu Talks
- 19 Jul 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist opposition parties criticised Israel’s prime minister for failing to condemn the Hungarian government’s campaign “inciting anti-Semitic sentiment” after his talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, while Jobbik party demanded to know what the two leaders had agreed on “behind the scenes”.
Video & Photos: Orbán Meets Israel’s Netanyahu In Budapest
- 18 Jul 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has zero tolerance for anti-Semitism, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a press conference held jointly with Benjamin Netanyahu, his Israeli counterpart, in Budapest on Tuesday. Orbán also said that Hungary had committed a crime in the second world war by failing to protect its Jewish citizens from the Holocaust.
Video: Budapest Pride 'Gay March' Held Without Incidents
- 13 Jul 2017 2:40 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Pride march marking the end of Hungary’s week-long festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community was held on Saturday afternoon, with participants gathering near Parliament and later moving across central Budapest without any significant incidents reported.
Police To Fence Off Budapest Pride Marchers
- 7 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- getting around
Saturday’s Budapest Pride march will be secured by fencing off its entire route, the police said in a statement on Thursday. The march organiser Rainbow Mission Foundation said earlier in the day that the LGBTQ community were against the use of fences.
Jewish Federation Calls On Orbán To Drop Soros Billboard Campaign
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to call an end to the government’s recent billboard campaign depicting US financier George Soros.
Orbán Meets Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met David Lau, Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. Parties at the talks discussed issues around government support for the Jewish community in Hungary, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI.
Olympic Champion Hosszú Announces Founding Of Global Association Of Professional Swimmers
- 4 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- sport
Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú announced on Tuesday the founding of a new international swimming body, the Global Association of Professional Swimmers (GAPS), which is being set up with the participation of 30 swimmers, including 15 Olympic champions, with a view to counterbalancing “chaos” in the international swimming association FINA.