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Former Hungarian President Árpád Göncz Laid To Rest
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of mourners gathered in Budapest’s Óbuda cemetery on Friday afternoon to attend the funeral of Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first democratically elected president. The ex-president, who held office for two consecutive terms from 1990 to 2000, died on October 6 at the age of 93. Imre Mécs, a close friend and former Free Democrat, then Socialist lawmaker, called Göncz the best Hungarian ...
Hungary’s Late President Göncz To Be Buried On Nov 6
- 15 Oct 2015 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Recently deceased Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s former president, will be buried on November 6, Parliament’s office said, citing information from the family. At the ceremony, to be held at the Óbuda cemetery, eulogies will be given by Imre Mécs, who had been imprisoned together with Göncz in the 1950s, and Arch-Abbot of Pannonhalma Asztrik Várszegi, the statement said. Göncz, the first president of a ...
Hungarian Government Expressed Condolences Due To Terrorist Attack In Ankara
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary expressed its most sincere condolences to the family members of those who perished in the Ankara terrorist attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed the Hungarian News Agency MTI on Saturday.
House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Hungarian Survives Bombing Of Afghan Hospital
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian nurse has spoken out about the horrors of a US-led bombing of a hospital in the Afghan town of Kunduz on Saturday. Afghan authorities said Taliban rebels had been hiding in the building after taking over the city last week and that is why the hospital had become a target for the bombing. The bombing killed 22 people, 10 of them patients and 12 from the hospital staff.
Prime Minister's Visit To Iran Postponed
- 1 Oct 2015 5:10 AM
- current affairs
The official visit by the prime minister to Iran has been postponed at the request of the Iranian side. Viktor Orbán was scheduled to travel to Iran on Oct. 5, Orbán’s press chief said. Bertalan Havasi noted that more than 700 people died—many of them Iranians—in an incident that occurred during the annual Hajj pilgrimage last week near the city of Mecca.
Tanker Accident Causes Oil Spill, Death Of Driver In C Hungary
- 21 Sep 2015 5:06 AM
- current affairs
Oil started spilling from a tanker truck which slipped off the road into a ditch near Százhalombatta, central Hungary, on Monday morning, a spokesman of the local disaster management agency said. The driver of the tanker died in the accident, said Attila Csámpai. The accident happened on the offslip connecting highway 6 with motorway M6. Some 200-300 litres of oil may have spilled onto the road ...
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...
Former Hungarian President Árpád Göncz Laid To Rest
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of mourners gathered in Budapest’s Óbuda cemetery on Friday afternoon to attend the funeral of Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first democratically elected president. The ex-president, who held office for two consecutive terms from 1990 to 2000, died on October 6 at the age of 93. Imre Mécs, a close friend and former Free Democrat, then Socialist lawmaker, called Göncz the best Hungarian ...
Hungary’s Late President Göncz To Be Buried On Nov 6
- 15 Oct 2015 3:45 AM
- current affairs
Recently deceased Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s former president, will be buried on November 6, Parliament’s office said, citing information from the family. At the ceremony, to be held at the Óbuda cemetery, eulogies will be given by Imre Mécs, who had been imprisoned together with Göncz in the 1950s, and Arch-Abbot of Pannonhalma Asztrik Várszegi, the statement said. Göncz, the first president of a ...
Hungarian Government Expressed Condolences Due To Terrorist Attack In Ankara
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary expressed its most sincere condolences to the family members of those who perished in the Ankara terrorist attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed the Hungarian News Agency MTI on Saturday.
House Speaker Pays Tribute To Göncz In Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér paid tribute to the late Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first post-communist president between 1990 and 2000, ahead of a plenary session of parliament. The life path of Árpád Göncz coincided with major events in Hungary’s 20th century history, Kövér said. In his tribute, the House speaker quoted the late Ferenc Mádl, Göncz’s successor, as saying that Göncz “made the ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Hungarian Survives Bombing Of Afghan Hospital
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian nurse has spoken out about the horrors of a US-led bombing of a hospital in the Afghan town of Kunduz on Saturday. Afghan authorities said Taliban rebels had been hiding in the building after taking over the city last week and that is why the hospital had become a target for the bombing. The bombing killed 22 people, 10 of them patients and 12 from the hospital staff.
Prime Minister's Visit To Iran Postponed
- 1 Oct 2015 5:10 AM
- current affairs
The official visit by the prime minister to Iran has been postponed at the request of the Iranian side. Viktor Orbán was scheduled to travel to Iran on Oct. 5, Orbán’s press chief said. Bertalan Havasi noted that more than 700 people died—many of them Iranians—in an incident that occurred during the annual Hajj pilgrimage last week near the city of Mecca.
Tanker Accident Causes Oil Spill, Death Of Driver In C Hungary
- 21 Sep 2015 5:06 AM
- current affairs
Oil started spilling from a tanker truck which slipped off the road into a ditch near Százhalombatta, central Hungary, on Monday morning, a spokesman of the local disaster management agency said. The driver of the tanker died in the accident, said Attila Csámpai. The accident happened on the offslip connecting highway 6 with motorway M6. Some 200-300 litres of oil may have spilled onto the road ...
Organisers Of People Smuggling Can Be Sentenced To Up To Twenty Years In Prison In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Organisers of people smuggling could receive prison sentences of ten to twenty years, according to a proposed amendment tabled by the Legislative Committee of the Hungarian Parliament. At the Committee’s meeting on 3rd September 2015, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice Róbert Répássy said that the increased responsibility of gang leaders and organisers justified more serious categories ...