924 result(s) for democracy
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Fidesz Government Has Failed
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that a year has passed since the general election in Hungary, it is clear that the government has failed, László Botka, head of the national board of the opposition Socialist Party (MSZP), said. Botka said Fidesz won a second supermajority in last year’s general election by rewriting the election system, but has since lost over 40% of its voters.
Xpat Opinion: The Balance Sheet Of Hungary’s 25 Years Of Democracy
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the commemoration held 25 years after the swearing in of the first democratically elected Hungarian Parliament in May 1990, analysts disagree on both the past and present.
Kövér: Hungarians’ Expectations Of Democracy Were “Unrealistic”
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Expectations about Hungary’s democratic transition and accession to the European Union had been unrealistic, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. Assessing the period since Hungary’s regime change 25 years ago in an interview to public news channel M1, Kövér said the question must be asked if the development gap has closed between Hungary and older EU member states.
Orbán: Hungary Has No Plans To Introduce Death Penalty
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has no plans to introduce the death penalty, “it is only a matter up for debate,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told European Parliament president Martin Schulz. Orbán and Schulz discussed the issue over the phone, cabinet chief János Lázár said. Orbán also told European People’s Party leader Joseph Daul and group leader Manfred Weber that a debate is ongoing in Hungary about the death ...
Kounalakis Writes About Hungary Years
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former US ambassador Eleni Kounalakis recalls her doubts about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government in a newly published book on her years in Budapest.
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
Hungarian National Theatre Chief Wants Explanation For Vienna Theatre’s Statement
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Vidnyánszky, the director of Budapest’s National Theatre, expects an explanation from the Vienna Burgtheater after one of its actors made a “direct political statement” in Budapest on Sunday. At the end of a performance of Tchekhov’s Seagull by the Burgtheater’s company, as part of an international theatre festival, actor Martin Reinke read out a letter voicing concern over developments ...
Anger Over Political Speech From Austrian Actor In Budapest
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Theatre director Attila Vidnyánszky has demanded an explanation after an actor from Vienna’s Burgtheater read out a political statement after a show at the Madach Theatre on Sunday. Following the Burgtheater’s performance of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Austrian actor Martin Reinke read out a statement in German and English expressing awareness of “the difficult situation in which the ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Fidesz Government Has Failed
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that a year has passed since the general election in Hungary, it is clear that the government has failed, László Botka, head of the national board of the opposition Socialist Party (MSZP), said. Botka said Fidesz won a second supermajority in last year’s general election by rewriting the election system, but has since lost over 40% of its voters.
Xpat Opinion: The Balance Sheet Of Hungary’s 25 Years Of Democracy
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the commemoration held 25 years after the swearing in of the first democratically elected Hungarian Parliament in May 1990, analysts disagree on both the past and present.
Kövér: Hungarians’ Expectations Of Democracy Were “Unrealistic”
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Expectations about Hungary’s democratic transition and accession to the European Union had been unrealistic, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. Assessing the period since Hungary’s regime change 25 years ago in an interview to public news channel M1, Kövér said the question must be asked if the development gap has closed between Hungary and older EU member states.
Orbán: Hungary Has No Plans To Introduce Death Penalty
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has no plans to introduce the death penalty, “it is only a matter up for debate,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told European Parliament president Martin Schulz. Orbán and Schulz discussed the issue over the phone, cabinet chief János Lázár said. Orbán also told European People’s Party leader Joseph Daul and group leader Manfred Weber that a debate is ongoing in Hungary about the death ...
Kounalakis Writes About Hungary Years
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former US ambassador Eleni Kounalakis recalls her doubts about Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his government in a newly published book on her years in Budapest.
Video: Former U.S. Ambassador To Hungary Launches Book About Her Experiences
- 23 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a U.S. Ambassador? Find out first hand at a party on 6 May in San Francisco, CA, to celebrate Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis' memoir called 'Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest'. You can also learn details in the video below, and read all about it in a new book, by the first Greek-American woman ever to ...
Hungarian National Theatre Chief Wants Explanation For Vienna Theatre’s Statement
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Vidnyánszky, the director of Budapest’s National Theatre, expects an explanation from the Vienna Burgtheater after one of its actors made a “direct political statement” in Budapest on Sunday. At the end of a performance of Tchekhov’s Seagull by the Burgtheater’s company, as part of an international theatre festival, actor Martin Reinke read out a letter voicing concern over developments ...
Anger Over Political Speech From Austrian Actor In Budapest
- 21 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
National Theatre director Attila Vidnyánszky has demanded an explanation after an actor from Vienna’s Burgtheater read out a political statement after a show at the Madach Theatre on Sunday. Following the Burgtheater’s performance of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, Austrian actor Martin Reinke read out a statement in German and English expressing awareness of “the difficult situation in which the ...