153 result(s) for former us ambassador
The Sound Of Music Brings The Healthy Sound Of Laughter To Children In Hungarian Hospitals
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In keeping with the theme of this year’s, the seventh, Smiling Hospital Charity Gala on February 13, no better overture could be had than an imprimatur from Julie Andrews, “… There is no more precious gift that can be given in life than to help and assist anyone who is suffering… particularly a child. I applaud you and your humanity, and the tireless work of Dr. Albert Royaards….”
Budapest Promenade Named After Former US Congressman Lantos
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A promenade was named after Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos in Budapest on Monday in a ceremony marking the politician’s birthday. The promenade named after Lantos connects Viza and Révész streets. Addressing the event in the 13th district where Lantos used to live, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said Lantos had done much to benefit Hungary and had been proud of being Hungarian.
EU Fails To Hear Its Own Citizens, Head Of The Hungarian Atlantic Council Says
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The past year was Europe’s hardest in decades, and the European Union has failed to listen to its citizens concerning the handling of the migrant crisis and the threat of terrorism, the president of the Hungarian Atlantic Council (MAT) said.
Lázár: More Than HUF 9 Tr Paid Out In EU Monies In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 9,000 billion forints (EUR 28.4bn) of European Union funding has been paid out in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said about the 2007-2013 EU budget period. Tenders have already been invited for the 2014-2020 EU budget period amounting to 3 billion forints, he told a weekly government press briefing.
Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Invitation For Sponsors: Burns Supper Budapest, 23 January 2016
- 11 Nov 2015 10:15 AM
- specials
The Robert Burns International Foundation is well underway with preparations for the 19th Budapest Burns Supper to be held at the Corinthia Hotel on 23 January 2016.The event in January 2015 was a sell-out with all of the tables being reserved by Christmas, and early interest suggests the RBIF can expect no less in January 2016.
Hungarian State Buying Brinker Art Collection
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state will buy an art collection from former US ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker for $5.5 million. The collection of mostly 20th-century Hungarian paintings will be put on display at the De la Motte palace in Buda Castle, which will be renovated for this purpose, according to a government decree published in Magyar Közlöny.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
The Sound Of Music Brings The Healthy Sound Of Laughter To Children In Hungarian Hospitals
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
In keeping with the theme of this year’s, the seventh, Smiling Hospital Charity Gala on February 13, no better overture could be had than an imprimatur from Julie Andrews, “… There is no more precious gift that can be given in life than to help and assist anyone who is suffering… particularly a child. I applaud you and your humanity, and the tireless work of Dr. Albert Royaards….”
Budapest Promenade Named After Former US Congressman Lantos
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
A promenade was named after Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos in Budapest on Monday in a ceremony marking the politician’s birthday. The promenade named after Lantos connects Viza and Révész streets. Addressing the event in the 13th district where Lantos used to live, US Ambassador Colleen Bell said Lantos had done much to benefit Hungary and had been proud of being Hungarian.
EU Fails To Hear Its Own Citizens, Head Of The Hungarian Atlantic Council Says
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The past year was Europe’s hardest in decades, and the European Union has failed to listen to its citizens concerning the handling of the migrant crisis and the threat of terrorism, the president of the Hungarian Atlantic Council (MAT) said.
Lázár: More Than HUF 9 Tr Paid Out In EU Monies In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 9,000 billion forints (EUR 28.4bn) of European Union funding has been paid out in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said about the 2007-2013 EU budget period. Tenders have already been invited for the 2014-2020 EU budget period amounting to 3 billion forints, he told a weekly government press briefing.
Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Invitation For Sponsors: Burns Supper Budapest, 23 January 2016
- 11 Nov 2015 10:15 AM
- specials
The Robert Burns International Foundation is well underway with preparations for the 19th Budapest Burns Supper to be held at the Corinthia Hotel on 23 January 2016.The event in January 2015 was a sell-out with all of the tables being reserved by Christmas, and early interest suggests the RBIF can expect no less in January 2016.
Hungarian State Buying Brinker Art Collection
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian state will buy an art collection from former US ambassador Nancy Goodman Brinker for $5.5 million. The collection of mostly 20th-century Hungarian paintings will be put on display at the De la Motte palace in Buda Castle, which will be renovated for this purpose, according to a government decree published in Magyar Közlöny.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...