1,123 result(s) for eu council
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
EU Commissioner Justifies Hungary’s Position In Tobin Controversy
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that the European Union may launch infringement proceedings against Ireland and Hungary may bring Ireland to the European Court of Justice if the Tobin case is still unresolved by December 1, 2014. Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics is confident that circumstances will oblige Tobin to go to jail in Ireland.
Getaway From Budapest To Baku With Wizz Air
- 25 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Set between Europe and Asia, Baku, the capital of energy-rich Azerbaijan, is enjoying an economic and architectural boom not unlike that of the oil rush a century ago. Three vast towers fashioned in tapering flames, a handful of new five-star hotels, a carpet museum designed to resemble a rolled-up rug, these are only some of the flagship projects currently being unfurled beside the Caspian Sea.
Xpat Opinion: Human Rights Watch: Getting It Wrong…Again
- 22 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent Human Rights Watch dispatch, Hungary: Constitutional Changes Fall Short, shows that sometimes it’s just not worth the effort. Some writers simply have another agenda. They approach the topic with such prejudice that they are incapable of handling facts that don’t fit their narrative.
Invitation: World Green Building Week Budapest - The Finale, 20 September
- 19 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Green is the color of the week in Budapest as we celebrate the closing of World Green Building Week in style at Budapest’s latest hotspot KIOSK on Friday 20 September 2013. Special green drinks will be available to guests and green elements of the space will be introduced. This signature event is sponsored by the Hungary Green Building Council (HuGBC) and open to the public.
Invitation: Green Walk In Hungary, On Until 21 September
- 19 Sep 2013 4:00 AM
- property
World Green Building Week, a global movement to promote the value of green building initiated by the World Green Building Council, is being celebrated in Hungary September 16th – 21st 2013. Throughout the week, the Hungary Green Building ouncil (HuGBC) will be showcasing the best examples of Hungarian green buildings by hosting Green Walk. Significant green buildings throughout the country will ...
NATO Military Committee Conference, Budapest, 3-15 September
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority, will meet in Chiefs of Defence session from 13-15 September, in Budapest. The meeting will be hosted by the Hungarian Chief of Defence, General Tibor Benkő PhD, and will be focused on current operations and NATO Transformation.
Discussions On The Suspension Of EU Funding For Hungary To Resume In September
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Minister of State in charge of the Prime Minister's Office, who also heads the National Development Agency as a Government Commissioner, will meet European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn again in September - Minister of State in charge of European Affairs Enikő Győri responded at a press conference held after a meeting of the State Secretaries for European Affairs of the Visegrád ...
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of The Homeless In Hungary
- 1 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Perhaps I haven’t spent enough time on the plight of the homeless in Hungary. The United Nations estimates the number of homeless people in Hungary at 30-35,000, of whom about 8,000 are in Budapest. Some of them live in homeless shelters; others, afraid of being robbed, refuse to go there. In any case, there are only about 5,500 places, which is not enough. Some of those counted as homeless ...
EU Commissioner Justifies Hungary’s Position In Tobin Controversy
- 27 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
EU Commissioner Viviane Reding has confirmed that the European Union may launch infringement proceedings against Ireland and Hungary may bring Ireland to the European Court of Justice if the Tobin case is still unresolved by December 1, 2014. Hungarian Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics is confident that circumstances will oblige Tobin to go to jail in Ireland.
Getaway From Budapest To Baku With Wizz Air
- 25 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Set between Europe and Asia, Baku, the capital of energy-rich Azerbaijan, is enjoying an economic and architectural boom not unlike that of the oil rush a century ago. Three vast towers fashioned in tapering flames, a handful of new five-star hotels, a carpet museum designed to resemble a rolled-up rug, these are only some of the flagship projects currently being unfurled beside the Caspian Sea.
Xpat Opinion: Human Rights Watch: Getting It Wrong…Again
- 22 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The recent Human Rights Watch dispatch, Hungary: Constitutional Changes Fall Short, shows that sometimes it’s just not worth the effort. Some writers simply have another agenda. They approach the topic with such prejudice that they are incapable of handling facts that don’t fit their narrative.
Invitation: World Green Building Week Budapest - The Finale, 20 September
- 19 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- entertainment
Green is the color of the week in Budapest as we celebrate the closing of World Green Building Week in style at Budapest’s latest hotspot KIOSK on Friday 20 September 2013. Special green drinks will be available to guests and green elements of the space will be introduced. This signature event is sponsored by the Hungary Green Building Council (HuGBC) and open to the public.
Invitation: Green Walk In Hungary, On Until 21 September
- 19 Sep 2013 4:00 AM
- property
World Green Building Week, a global movement to promote the value of green building initiated by the World Green Building Council, is being celebrated in Hungary September 16th – 21st 2013. Throughout the week, the Hungary Green Building ouncil (HuGBC) will be showcasing the best examples of Hungarian green buildings by hosting Green Walk. Significant green buildings throughout the country will ...
NATO Military Committee Conference, Budapest, 3-15 September
- 10 Sep 2013 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Military Committee, NATO’s highest military authority, will meet in Chiefs of Defence session from 13-15 September, in Budapest. The meeting will be hosted by the Hungarian Chief of Defence, General Tibor Benkő PhD, and will be focused on current operations and NATO Transformation.
Discussions On The Suspension Of EU Funding For Hungary To Resume In September
- 28 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
Minister of State in charge of the Prime Minister's Office, who also heads the National Development Agency as a Government Commissioner, will meet European Commissioner for Regional Policy Johannes Hahn again in September - Minister of State in charge of European Affairs Enikő Győri responded at a press conference held after a meeting of the State Secretaries for European Affairs of the Visegrád ...
Commemorating The Roma Holocaust In Hungary
- 5 Aug 2013 2:00 AM
- current affairs
On 2 August 1944, three thousand Roma people were murdered in the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp. What happened on that day only became fully known to history several decades later. 2 August was declared International Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day by the World Romani Congress in 1972. On this day, we remember the tens of thousands of Sinti and Roma people who were murdered throughout Europe ...