558 result(s) for council of europe
Commissioner Calls On Lawmakers To Reject Law On Foreign-Funded NGOS
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks has called on members of Hungary’s parliament to reject a proposed draft law on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs. In the letter addressed to House Speaker László Kövér, Muižnieks said “the draft law carries a clear risk of stigmatising a large number of organisations pursuing lawful activities in the field of human rights, ...
COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
CEU President & Rector Meets With High-Level U.S. Officials At White House
- 7 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Central European University (CEU) President and Rector Michael Ignatieff met with the following U.S. officials and members of Congress as well as journalists in the past four days to garner support for CEU’s case.
Dire Straits Experience In Budapest, 29 March
- 21 Mar 2017 6:04 AM
- entertainment
The poster on the körút flashing past the tram window seemed clear enough: “Dire Straits” coming to Budapest. Strange … they disbanded two decades ago and main man Mark Knopfler has never wanted to reform. A quick check on the Papp László Sportaréna website reveals there must have been some typographical trickery on the poster – it’s actually “The DIRE STRAITS Experience” that’s coming to town, ...
Anglo-Hungarian Jazz Festival, Budapest, 23 - 25 March
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Thursday, 23rd, on Friday 24th and on Saturday 25th March 2017 proudly presents three days of fantastic Anglo-Hungarian jazz when the stars of London’s 606 Club meet those of the BJC.
Orbán At Talks With Polish, German, Austrian Deputy Speakers
- 17 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the deputy speakers of Poland, Germany and Austria in Budapest, the head of Orbán’s press office said. Deputy Marshal of the Senate of Poland Maria Koc, Second President of the National Council of Austria Karlheinz Kopf and Vice-President of the Bundestag Johannes Singhammer met Orbán in his office for informal talks, Bertalan Havasi said.
Avramopoulos To Visit Hungary For Talks On Asylum Legislation
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Dmitris Avramopoulos, the European Union’s commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship is to visit Budapest in the near future to conduct “serious talks” with Hungarian officials, a spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday.
Inferior Products Sold In Hungary Under International Brands
- 17 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- shopping
International food companies supply different quality products to Western Europe than to central and Eastern European countries, daily Magyar Idők reported. The paper referred to a recent survey by Hungary’s food administration Nébih, focusing on 24 brands in terms of product taste and smell, composition and labelling.
Former Leaders Stay Away From Parlt Hearing Into Alleged Metro 4 Project Graft
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Gordon Bajnai, Hungary’s prime ministers before 2010, and former Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky did not turn up to Wednesday’s session of parliament’s economic committee which is investigating alleged corruption connected with construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line completed in 2014.
Commissioner Calls On Lawmakers To Reject Law On Foreign-Funded NGOS
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Nils Muižnieks has called on members of Hungary’s parliament to reject a proposed draft law on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs. In the letter addressed to House Speaker László Kövér, Muižnieks said “the draft law carries a clear risk of stigmatising a large number of organisations pursuing lawful activities in the field of human rights, ...
COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
CEU President & Rector Meets With High-Level U.S. Officials At White House
- 7 Apr 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Central European University (CEU) President and Rector Michael Ignatieff met with the following U.S. officials and members of Congress as well as journalists in the past four days to garner support for CEU’s case.
Dire Straits Experience In Budapest, 29 March
- 21 Mar 2017 6:04 AM
- entertainment
The poster on the körút flashing past the tram window seemed clear enough: “Dire Straits” coming to Budapest. Strange … they disbanded two decades ago and main man Mark Knopfler has never wanted to reform. A quick check on the Papp László Sportaréna website reveals there must have been some typographical trickery on the poster – it’s actually “The DIRE STRAITS Experience” that’s coming to town, ...
Anglo-Hungarian Jazz Festival, Budapest, 23 - 25 March
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- entertainment
The Harmonia Jazz Workshop at the Budapest Jazz Club with a kick-off at 20.00 on Thursday, 23rd, on Friday 24th and on Saturday 25th March 2017 proudly presents three days of fantastic Anglo-Hungarian jazz when the stars of London’s 606 Club meet those of the BJC.
Orbán At Talks With Polish, German, Austrian Deputy Speakers
- 17 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the deputy speakers of Poland, Germany and Austria in Budapest, the head of Orbán’s press office said. Deputy Marshal of the Senate of Poland Maria Koc, Second President of the National Council of Austria Karlheinz Kopf and Vice-President of the Bundestag Johannes Singhammer met Orbán in his office for informal talks, Bertalan Havasi said.
Avramopoulos To Visit Hungary For Talks On Asylum Legislation
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Dmitris Avramopoulos, the European Union’s commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship is to visit Budapest in the near future to conduct “serious talks” with Hungarian officials, a spokesperson told AFP on Wednesday.
Inferior Products Sold In Hungary Under International Brands
- 17 Feb 2017 6:02 AM
- shopping
International food companies supply different quality products to Western Europe than to central and Eastern European countries, daily Magyar Idők reported. The paper referred to a recent survey by Hungary’s food administration Nébih, focusing on 24 brands in terms of product taste and smell, composition and labelling.
Former Leaders Stay Away From Parlt Hearing Into Alleged Metro 4 Project Graft
- 17 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Gordon Bajnai, Hungary’s prime ministers before 2010, and former Budapest Mayor Gábor Demszky did not turn up to Wednesday’s session of parliament’s economic committee which is investigating alleged corruption connected with construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line completed in 2014.