236 result(s) for democratic values
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Hungary Rejects Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary expresses its perplexity and rejects the statement made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay on 18 June 2013. The UN High Commissioner, while welcoming the opinion issued by the Venice Commission regarding the fourth amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, made several untenable critical remarks with respect to ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Committee Report Proposes Procedures Against Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Tavares report on the Hungarian Basic Law, both left and right-wing pundits deem it highly unlikely that the EU will indeed sanction Hungary.
Council Of Europe Turns Up The Heat On Hungary
- 2 May 2013 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is set to become the first EU country to be monitored by the Council of Europe, following recent changes to the country’s constitution. The monitoring committee of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly announced last week (25 April) that it was recommending a formal procedure to monitor Hungary’s respecting of its obligations to the Council of Europe.
Hungarian Leaders Are Playing 'Cat And Mouse' With EU
- 30 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The gradual erosion in Hungary of the fundamental checks and balances of a democratic society is not going unnoticed, writes Guy Verhofstadt.
Xpat Opinion: Brussels-Budapest: Strained Relations
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse PM Orbán of challenging the common values that unite the 27 member countries of the European Union, while pro-government pundits argue that the Hungarian government is just defending the national interest.
Xpat Interview: Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center
- 17 Apr 2013 12:00 PM
As a child, Oliver spent time hanging around people with intellectual disabilities in Bristol, England. His mother, a Budapest-born doctor, worked in a “hospital” where people with intellectual disabilities lived. She used to take Oliver to the institution during the summer holidays when no child-minder was available. The hospital has since closed down and the “patients” are now “people” living ...
Statement Of The Israeli Ambassador To Hungary, Ilan Mor
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
With great regret I have heard that on the occasion of March 15, 2013 the journalist Ferenc Szaniszló, news anchor of EchoTV, was awarded with Táncsics Prize. Unfortunately, this award has been granted to a journalist who openly spreads anti-Semitic conspiracy theories against Israel and advocates to "empty Jewish citizens from Israel and believes that Israel is a terror state...״. This ...
Hungary’s Constitutional Changes Fuel New Tensions
- 10 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of Hungarians protested in central Budapest on Saturday (9 March) against imminent changes to the country's constitution which they fear would curb democratic rights, echoing worries this week from the European Union and the United States.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Of Hungary Rejects Statement By UN High Commissioner For Human Rights
- 20 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary expresses its perplexity and rejects the statement made by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay on 18 June 2013. The UN High Commissioner, while welcoming the opinion issued by the Venice Commission regarding the fourth amendment to the Fundamental Law of Hungary, made several untenable critical remarks with respect to ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Committee Report Proposes Procedures Against Hungary
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Tavares report on the Hungarian Basic Law, both left and right-wing pundits deem it highly unlikely that the EU will indeed sanction Hungary.
Council Of Europe Turns Up The Heat On Hungary
- 2 May 2013 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is set to become the first EU country to be monitored by the Council of Europe, following recent changes to the country’s constitution. The monitoring committee of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly announced last week (25 April) that it was recommending a formal procedure to monitor Hungary’s respecting of its obligations to the Council of Europe.
Hungarian Leaders Are Playing 'Cat And Mouse' With EU
- 30 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The gradual erosion in Hungary of the fundamental checks and balances of a democratic society is not going unnoticed, writes Guy Verhofstadt.
Xpat Opinion: Brussels-Budapest: Strained Relations
- 22 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators accuse PM Orbán of challenging the common values that unite the 27 member countries of the European Union, while pro-government pundits argue that the Hungarian government is just defending the national interest.
Xpat Interview: Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center
- 17 Apr 2013 12:00 PM
As a child, Oliver spent time hanging around people with intellectual disabilities in Bristol, England. His mother, a Budapest-born doctor, worked in a “hospital” where people with intellectual disabilities lived. She used to take Oliver to the institution during the summer holidays when no child-minder was available. The hospital has since closed down and the “patients” are now “people” living ...
Statement Of The Israeli Ambassador To Hungary, Ilan Mor
- 18 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
With great regret I have heard that on the occasion of March 15, 2013 the journalist Ferenc Szaniszló, news anchor of EchoTV, was awarded with Táncsics Prize. Unfortunately, this award has been granted to a journalist who openly spreads anti-Semitic conspiracy theories against Israel and advocates to "empty Jewish citizens from Israel and believes that Israel is a terror state...״. This ...
Hungary’s Constitutional Changes Fuel New Tensions
- 10 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of Hungarians protested in central Budapest on Saturday (9 March) against imminent changes to the country's constitution which they fear would curb democratic rights, echoing worries this week from the European Union and the United States.