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Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...
US Steps In Hungary Under Fire
- 6 Nov 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The American Hungarian Federation has voiced criticism of steps taken to ban certain officials from entering the US, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. In a letter addressed to Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the federation said recent actions by the US could increase anti-US and anti-NATO sentiment in Hungary.
Angyal István Park Budapest – A New And Modern Social Place For A Liveable City
- 13 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
With the support of the Municipality of Budapest, Angyal István Park in the 9th district has been modernized and turned to green within the scope of the Swedish Sustainability Program, supported by the Swedish Embassy, Business Sweden, and Swedish companies operating in Hungary.
Hostile Reaction By Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz To ECB
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opinion expressed by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Tuesday on Hungary’s new law on foreign currency loans is another way of exerting pressure on Hungary, ultimately coming from foreign-owned banks, Fidesz said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.
Ecumenical Commemoration In Budapest Marks Roma Holocaust, Roma Murders
- 4 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- community & culture
The Sant’ Egidio community held an ecumenical commemoration of the Roma Holocaust in Budapest on Sunday evening. The event also marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of a 45-year-old Roma woman in Kisléta in north-eastern Hungary.
Hungary's PM Orbán Nominates Navracsics To European Commission
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Tibor Navracsics will be Hungary’s nominee to the European Commission, Navracsics himself announced on Twitter. Navracsics said in a brief message that he considers the nomination a difficult job and a great honour.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...
US Steps In Hungary Under Fire
- 6 Nov 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The American Hungarian Federation has voiced criticism of steps taken to ban certain officials from entering the US, business daily Napi Gazdaság reported. In a letter addressed to Victoria Nuland, the US Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, the federation said recent actions by the US could increase anti-US and anti-NATO sentiment in Hungary.
Angyal István Park Budapest – A New And Modern Social Place For A Liveable City
- 13 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
With the support of the Municipality of Budapest, Angyal István Park in the 9th district has been modernized and turned to green within the scope of the Swedish Sustainability Program, supported by the Swedish Embassy, Business Sweden, and Swedish companies operating in Hungary.
Hostile Reaction By Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz To ECB
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opinion expressed by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Tuesday on Hungary’s new law on foreign currency loans is another way of exerting pressure on Hungary, ultimately coming from foreign-owned banks, Fidesz said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.
Ecumenical Commemoration In Budapest Marks Roma Holocaust, Roma Murders
- 4 Aug 2014 10:00 AM
- community & culture
The Sant’ Egidio community held an ecumenical commemoration of the Roma Holocaust in Budapest on Sunday evening. The event also marked the fifth anniversary of the murder of a 45-year-old Roma woman in Kisléta in north-eastern Hungary.
Hungary's PM Orbán Nominates Navracsics To European Commission
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Tibor Navracsics will be Hungary’s nominee to the European Commission, Navracsics himself announced on Twitter. Navracsics said in a brief message that he considers the nomination a difficult job and a great honour.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...