1,011 result(s) for european court
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Released In Azerbaijan After Being Transferred From Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators deplore the decision of the Hungarian government to transfer Ramil Shahib Safarov to Azerbaijan to serve his life sentence for the killing of an Armenian man in Budapest in 2004. Analysts believe Hungary should have suspected that despite Azeri assurances to the contrary, the man would be released upon his arrival in Baku.
Invitation: Unique Festival Featuring Bonnie Tyler, Budapest, 23 - 25 August
- 22 Aug 2012 9:10 AM
- entertainment
The Unique Festival, Hungary’s newest music festival, introduces itself with a line-up of famous stars. On the 23d of August for three days the festival will take place in the Buda Royal Palace, where artists from around the world, of all musical styles, will give unforgettable concerts.
Xpat Opinion: Former President Sólyom Accuses The Government Of Recklessness In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators welcome former president László Sólyom’s criticism of government policies. Two liberal authors think he did not go far enough.
Activists Turn To Strasbourg As Hungary Gov’t Dismisses European Court Call To Compensate Man For Red Star Fine
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators detained by police for displaying red stars at the Attila József statue in Kossuth tér on Sunday are taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights. “The police should have investigated the context in which the red stars were displayed,” according to Green Left spokesman Zsolt Nyári.
European Regulations Take Priority In The Csatáry Case In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
In response to a statement on Monday by Slovakian Minister of Justice Tomas Borec, the Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has stated that a framework decision on European arrest warrants exists between Hungary and Slovakia, and that this could be enacted if a Slovak court requests extradition from Hungary of the war crimes suspect László Csatáry. In Hungary also, it is the ...
IMF And EU May Oppose New Hungarian State-Run Mobile Phone Operator
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
There is a possibility that the question of the fourth mobile operator, state-owned MPVI Mobile, may come up in loan talks with the EU and the IMF, Magyar Nemzet writes, citing an anonymous government source. Economic considerations would serve as a “pretext” for raising the issue, the source said, adding that foreign-owned mobile operators might seek help from the EU in a bid to eliminate ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Diplomacy In Hungary
- 6 Sep 2012 12:40 PM
- current affairs
During the famous ping-pong diplomacy of the 1970s, the People’s Republic of China and the US exchanged visits by table tennis players to pave the way for improved relations between the two countries. In a slight modification of the original model, Hungary is sending an axe murderer to follow up on previous improvements in the country’s relationship with gas-rich Azerbaijan.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Axe Murderer Released In Azerbaijan After Being Transferred From Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most commentators deplore the decision of the Hungarian government to transfer Ramil Shahib Safarov to Azerbaijan to serve his life sentence for the killing of an Armenian man in Budapest in 2004. Analysts believe Hungary should have suspected that despite Azeri assurances to the contrary, the man would be released upon his arrival in Baku.
Invitation: Unique Festival Featuring Bonnie Tyler, Budapest, 23 - 25 August
- 22 Aug 2012 9:10 AM
- entertainment
The Unique Festival, Hungary’s newest music festival, introduces itself with a line-up of famous stars. On the 23d of August for three days the festival will take place in the Buda Royal Palace, where artists from around the world, of all musical styles, will give unforgettable concerts.
Xpat Opinion: Former President Sólyom Accuses The Government Of Recklessness In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2012 9:03 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing commentators welcome former president László Sólyom’s criticism of government policies. Two liberal authors think he did not go far enough.
Activists Turn To Strasbourg As Hungary Gov’t Dismisses European Court Call To Compensate Man For Red Star Fine
- 2 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demonstrators detained by police for displaying red stars at the Attila József statue in Kossuth tér on Sunday are taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights. “The police should have investigated the context in which the red stars were displayed,” according to Green Left spokesman Zsolt Nyári.
European Regulations Take Priority In The Csatáry Case In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
In response to a statement on Monday by Slovakian Minister of Justice Tomas Borec, the Hungarian Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has stated that a framework decision on European arrest warrants exists between Hungary and Slovakia, and that this could be enacted if a Slovak court requests extradition from Hungary of the war crimes suspect László Csatáry. In Hungary also, it is the ...
IMF And EU May Oppose New Hungarian State-Run Mobile Phone Operator
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
There is a possibility that the question of the fourth mobile operator, state-owned MPVI Mobile, may come up in loan talks with the EU and the IMF, Magyar Nemzet writes, citing an anonymous government source. Economic considerations would serve as a “pretext” for raising the issue, the source said, adding that foreign-owned mobile operators might seek help from the EU in a bid to eliminate ...
Hungary’s New Civil Code Before Parliament
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 11 July, the Government submitted to Parliament Hungary’s first Civil Code created in a democratic environment by a team of highly reputable experts. The Government submitted the text created by the Civil Law Codification Committee to Parliament effectively without change.