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Hungarian Leaders Express Condolences, Condemn Paris Terror Attacks
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian people firmly condemns terrorism and despises all fanatics obsessed with violence, President János Áder said in a telegram of condolences sent to his French counterpart François Hollande. “In spirit we are with François Hollande and the friendly French people, which can continue to count on Hungary’s commitment and support in its fight against senseless and barbarous terror,” he ...
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Video: Football Thugs Clash With Police In Budapest
- 4 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Seeking a chance to fight with visiting Romania fans, a violent group of hard-core Hungarian football hooligans gathered and clashed with the police in Budapest’s city center last night. The police said on Friday morning that sixteen have been detained for truculence and vandalism and one additional fan was arrested for pushing over a police officer. The rambunctious hooligans threw petards, ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
March Of The Living In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Semitism, the related incidents and the actions of the radical nationalist Jobbik party hurt Hungary’s image, Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), said before participating in a March of the Living in Budapest. News about Hungary’s radical nationalist Jobbik party regularly overshadow the “fantastic achievements” of the Hungarian nation, such as the 1956 ...
Putin’s Visit To Budapest: It Was A Bad Day For Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t think there is an alternative for Hungary than looking to the West. A balancing act for Hungary has always meant landing on the wrong side of history. – former ambassador Andras Simonyi.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
Hungarian Leaders Express Condolences, Condemn Paris Terror Attacks
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian people firmly condemns terrorism and despises all fanatics obsessed with violence, President János Áder said in a telegram of condolences sent to his French counterpart François Hollande. “In spirit we are with François Hollande and the friendly French people, which can continue to count on Hungary’s commitment and support in its fight against senseless and barbarous terror,” he ...
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Video: Football Thugs Clash With Police In Budapest
- 4 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Seeking a chance to fight with visiting Romania fans, a violent group of hard-core Hungarian football hooligans gathered and clashed with the police in Budapest’s city center last night. The police said on Friday morning that sixteen have been detained for truculence and vandalism and one additional fan was arrested for pushing over a police officer. The rambunctious hooligans threw petards, ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
March Of The Living In Budapest
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-Semitism, the related incidents and the actions of the radical nationalist Jobbik party hurt Hungary’s image, Ronald S. Lauder, the president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), said before participating in a March of the Living in Budapest. News about Hungary’s radical nationalist Jobbik party regularly overshadow the “fantastic achievements” of the Hungarian nation, such as the 1956 ...
Putin’s Visit To Budapest: It Was A Bad Day For Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t think there is an alternative for Hungary than looking to the West. A balancing act for Hungary has always meant landing on the wrong side of history. – former ambassador Andras Simonyi.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...