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Balog: Luxembourg Formin’s Comments Sign Of Helplessness
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Comments made by Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s foreign minister, demanding Hungary’s expulsion from the European Union demonstrate the helplessness of those who want to embody European politics today, Hungary’s human resources minister said. Asselborn told Germany’s Die Welt on Tuesday that the EU could not maintain its unity unless it excluded Hungary, a country which seriously violated European ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Anti-Referendum Campaign
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-two Hungarian NGOs have launched a joint campaign to persuade Hungarians to either boycott the October 2 referendum or cast an invalid ballot, reports daily online Index.hu.
Hungary Reprimanded In Strasbourg
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday rejected an appeal in a case in which the first instance court admonished Hungary because in 2011 the authorities failed to thoroughly investigate presumably racist threats. The verdict became final yesterday.
Szijjártó: Stability East Of EU Just As Crucial As Stability In South
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stability and peace in the European Union’s eastern neighbourhood is just as important for the bloc’s security as stability in the EU’s southern neighbours, Hungary’s foreign minister said. Every European policy must now focus on re-establishing security on the continent and stability in the EU’s eastern neighbouring region is crucial for this, Péter Szijjártó told MTI after talks with Moldovan ...
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Now On Until 11 September: The Whale That Was A Submarine, Ludwig Museum
- 9 Sep 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
One of the priorities at Ludwig Museum Budapest is to keep track of the contemporary art scenes and new tendencies of the Central and Eastern European region and the post-socialist countries. The exhibition presenting a selection of contemporary positions from the art scenes of Albania and Kosovo in the summer of 2016 is part of this tendency.
Budapest Mayor Visits Montreal To Prepare Twinning
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós visited Montreal as part of a Hungarian Week organised there. Tarlós prepared plans with the local mayor Denis Coderre to sign a twinning agreement between their cities next year. The mayors attended the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in Montreal for the 1956 anti-Soviet Hungarian revolution and freedom fight.
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...
Deutsch Insists On Internet VAT Cut
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The government has received the opinion of the European Commission on the planned cut in the VAT on internet services, but the government insists on cutting the VAT from 27% to 18% from January 1, 2017, digital affairs commissioner Tamás Deutsch told Magyar Idõk.
Balog: Luxembourg Formin’s Comments Sign Of Helplessness
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Comments made by Jean Asselborn, Luxembourg’s foreign minister, demanding Hungary’s expulsion from the European Union demonstrate the helplessness of those who want to embody European politics today, Hungary’s human resources minister said. Asselborn told Germany’s Die Welt on Tuesday that the EU could not maintain its unity unless it excluded Hungary, a country which seriously violated European ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Anti-Referendum Campaign
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty-two Hungarian NGOs have launched a joint campaign to persuade Hungarians to either boycott the October 2 referendum or cast an invalid ballot, reports daily online Index.hu.
Hungary Reprimanded In Strasbourg
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday rejected an appeal in a case in which the first instance court admonished Hungary because in 2011 the authorities failed to thoroughly investigate presumably racist threats. The verdict became final yesterday.
Szijjártó: Stability East Of EU Just As Crucial As Stability In South
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stability and peace in the European Union’s eastern neighbourhood is just as important for the bloc’s security as stability in the EU’s southern neighbours, Hungary’s foreign minister said. Every European policy must now focus on re-establishing security on the continent and stability in the EU’s eastern neighbouring region is crucial for this, Péter Szijjártó told MTI after talks with Moldovan ...
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Now On Until 11 September: The Whale That Was A Submarine, Ludwig Museum
- 9 Sep 2016 9:06 AM
- community & culture
One of the priorities at Ludwig Museum Budapest is to keep track of the contemporary art scenes and new tendencies of the Central and Eastern European region and the post-socialist countries. The exhibition presenting a selection of contemporary positions from the art scenes of Albania and Kosovo in the summer of 2016 is part of this tendency.
Budapest Mayor Visits Montreal To Prepare Twinning
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós visited Montreal as part of a Hungarian Week organised there. Tarlós prepared plans with the local mayor Denis Coderre to sign a twinning agreement between their cities next year. The mayors attended the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in Montreal for the 1956 anti-Soviet Hungarian revolution and freedom fight.
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...
Deutsch Insists On Internet VAT Cut
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The government has received the opinion of the European Commission on the planned cut in the VAT on internet services, but the government insists on cutting the VAT from 27% to 18% from January 1, 2017, digital affairs commissioner Tamás Deutsch told Magyar Idõk.