643 result(s) for european values
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary in Europe 2016
- 13 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian pundits are overwhelmed by football fever, as Hungary makes it into the European Championships for the first time in 44 years.
Hungarian-American Billionaire Soros Sees Open Society Under Attack
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The idea of the open society is under attack, Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros told Népszabadság on Thursday as he attended a conference on Roma affairs in Brussels. Asked if the growing xenophobia in Europe will hinder the acceptance of Roma and other minorities in society and the idea of the open society that he advocates, Soros said xenophobia also afflicts refugees, not just Roma.
Hungary Charity Head, Archaeologist Awarded European Citizens’ Prize
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Imre Kozma, leader and co-founder of the Hungarian Maltese Charity, and Balázs Major, archaeologist and historian, have been selected to be among the 50 recipients of the European Parliament’s European Citizens’ Prize this year, the EP’s Budapest information office said.
Szijjártó On Soros, Ties With US, Russia, China
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó outlined his position on the actions of Hungarian-born US financier George Soros and addressed Hungary’s ties with the United States, Russia and China in an interview published by daily Magyar Hírlap.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Undersecretary Sarah Sewall In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights, paid a visit to Hungary at the end of May. As one of the Hungarian papers noted, she was the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit Hungary since the summer of 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a quick trip to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Bill Clinton Accuses Hungarians Of Opting For Autocracy
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Bill Clinton’s remarks on Hungary unfair, but for differing reasons. At a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in New Jersey last Friday, the former President said that although Poland and Hungary owed their freedom to the United States, “they want Putin-like leadership: Just give me an authoritarian dictatorship and keep the foreigners out.”
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...
Viktor Orbán & Helmut Kohl: Europe Cannot Be A New Home To Millions
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a joint statement released after the Prime Minister of Hungary visited the former German Chancellor in his home in Germany on Tuesday, Viktor Orbán and Helmut Kohl stated that Europe cannot be a new home to the millions of people in need around the world.
Xpat Opinion: Ferenc Gyurcsány: “Disintegration Or Something Else?”
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As always, Hungarian Spectrum welcomes democratic voices from and about Hungary. Today Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister of Hungary between 2004 and 2009, offers his solutions to the ills of western democracies. Mr. Gyurcsány is currently the chairman of Demokratikus Koalíció, which he established in 2011.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary in Europe 2016
- 13 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian pundits are overwhelmed by football fever, as Hungary makes it into the European Championships for the first time in 44 years.
Hungarian-American Billionaire Soros Sees Open Society Under Attack
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The idea of the open society is under attack, Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros told Népszabadság on Thursday as he attended a conference on Roma affairs in Brussels. Asked if the growing xenophobia in Europe will hinder the acceptance of Roma and other minorities in society and the idea of the open society that he advocates, Soros said xenophobia also afflicts refugees, not just Roma.
Hungary Charity Head, Archaeologist Awarded European Citizens’ Prize
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Imre Kozma, leader and co-founder of the Hungarian Maltese Charity, and Balázs Major, archaeologist and historian, have been selected to be among the 50 recipients of the European Parliament’s European Citizens’ Prize this year, the EP’s Budapest information office said.
Szijjártó On Soros, Ties With US, Russia, China
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó outlined his position on the actions of Hungarian-born US financier George Soros and addressed Hungary’s ties with the United States, Russia and China in an interview published by daily Magyar Hírlap.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Undersecretary Sarah Sewall In Hungary
- 3 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Sarah Sewall, U.S. undersecretary for civilian security, democracy, and human rights, paid a visit to Hungary at the end of May. As one of the Hungarian papers noted, she was the highest-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit Hungary since the summer of 2011, when Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a quick trip to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Bill Clinton Accuses Hungarians Of Opting For Autocracy
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators find Bill Clinton’s remarks on Hungary unfair, but for differing reasons. At a Hillary Clinton campaign rally in New Jersey last Friday, the former President said that although Poland and Hungary owed their freedom to the United States, “they want Putin-like leadership: Just give me an authoritarian dictatorship and keep the foreigners out.”
'Freedom Fighter', A Lecture By Victoria Phillips, 20 May
- 19 May 2016 9:01 AM
- community & culture
While modern dancer Martha Graham claimed throughout her career that she was not political, between 1955 and 1987 she performed under the ageis of the State Department for every seated president in over 25 nations. This presentation will explore her tours in West Berlin, 1957, Poland and Yugoslavia, 1962, and East Berlin in 1987 – side-by-side with President Ronald Reagan as he declaired that the ...
Viktor Orbán & Helmut Kohl: Europe Cannot Be A New Home To Millions
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a joint statement released after the Prime Minister of Hungary visited the former German Chancellor in his home in Germany on Tuesday, Viktor Orbán and Helmut Kohl stated that Europe cannot be a new home to the millions of people in need around the world.