841 result(s) for european council
Hungary Rates Could Go As Low As 2.5%
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank has room to cut interest rates to as low as 2.5%, and while it said in December that it could slow the pace of easing, this is not a done deal, one of the bank’s deputy governors, Ádám Balog, said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Economist’s Refreshingly Balanced Report On The Homeless In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Readers of this blog are familiar with my frequent responses to biased or factually incorrect coverage of Hungary in the international press. It’s my duty to push back, especially when the reporting is particularly flimsy or one-sided.
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
Hungary Has Right To Provide Support For Land Purchases, Says European Court
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Quashing a European Commission decision, the European Court in Luxembourg has ruled that Hungary, alongside Latvia, Poland and Lithuania, has the right to provide subsidies for land purchases until the end of 2013 as opposed to end-2009.
Hungary Wants To Remain GMO – Free
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary intends to preserve its ban on cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country, Rural Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth confirmed on Wednesday.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Hungary's Prime Minister Attended Funeral Of Wilfried Martens
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attend the funeral of former Belgian premier and European People's Party leader Wilfried Martens in Ghent on Saturday.
Another Hungarian Astronaut? New Space Strategy For Hungary
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Development has recently prepared a National Space Strategy for the period 2014-2020, to be submitted to the government soon, Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications of the Ministry of National Development said at the conference of the Hungarian Space Cluster (HUNSPACE) in Budapest on October 9, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister ...
Hungary Rates Could Go As Low As 2.5%
- 10 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s central bank has room to cut interest rates to as low as 2.5%, and while it said in December that it could slow the pace of easing, this is not a done deal, one of the bank’s deputy governors, Ádám Balog, said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Economist’s Refreshingly Balanced Report On The Homeless In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Readers of this blog are familiar with my frequent responses to biased or factually incorrect coverage of Hungary in the international press. It’s my duty to push back, especially when the reporting is particularly flimsy or one-sided.
Human Rights Day Statement By Hungarian Ministry Of Foreign Affairs
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Human rights are celebrated worldwide today in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights by the General Assembly of the United Nations 65 years ago. This year’s commemoration is marked also by the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the mandate of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights which fulfils a primary role in the international advancement of the ...
Hungary Has Right To Provide Support For Land Purchases, Says European Court
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- property
Quashing a European Commission decision, the European Court in Luxembourg has ruled that Hungary, alongside Latvia, Poland and Lithuania, has the right to provide subsidies for land purchases until the end of 2013 as opposed to end-2009.
Hungary Wants To Remain GMO – Free
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary intends to preserve its ban on cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the country, Rural Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Katalin Tóth confirmed on Wednesday.
Fact & Fiction In Foreign Media Reports About Hungary
- 27 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán’s regime is Fascist with a human face; the constitution prohibits abortion, and judges of the Constitutional Court are sacked at will – these and other allegations can be read in foreign media reports about Hungary. The sources of those articles tend to be the same “independent” Hungarian intellectuals, says Heti Válasz.
Hungary's Prime Minister Attended Funeral Of Wilfried Martens
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán attend the funeral of former Belgian premier and European People's Party leader Wilfried Martens in Ghent on Saturday.
Another Hungarian Astronaut? New Space Strategy For Hungary
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Development has recently prepared a National Space Strategy for the period 2014-2020, to be submitted to the government soon, Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications of the Ministry of National Development said at the conference of the Hungarian Space Cluster (HUNSPACE) in Budapest on October 9, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister ...