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Court Annuls Ban On Symbols Of Tyranny In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down the ban on the use of symbols of the fascist and Communist dictatorships. The Court stated that banning symbols of tyranny may be justified in the interest of defending human dignity and the constitutional order, but the present criminal code is too broad and not sufficiently clear or well defined.
U.S. Embassy In Budapest Screens Lincoln
- 30 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy with the assistance of InterCom Marketing screened Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln to a selected audience in the Puskin Cinema on January 24, a week before its nationwide release in Hungary. The movie focuses on a critical moment of conscience in America’s democratic and constitutional history – President Lincoln’s struggle to pass the 13th Amendment, thereby abolishing slavery. ...
Hungarian Court Broadens Definition Of Family
- 18 Dec 2012 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Constitutional Court struck down provisions on the notion of family and inheritance law in the act on family protection on Monday. The court established that certain provisions contravene the Basic Law. It found that the act on family law defined family too narrowly as the marriage of one man and one woman only.
Hungarian Government Strongly Condemned Remarks Made By Jobbik MP
- 5 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The Office of the Government Spokesman, the Fidesz party faction and various governmental politicians have condemned to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi. According to the Office of the Government Spokesman, the Government takes the strictest possible action against every form of racism and anti-Semitic behaviour and does everything in ...
Washington Responds Positively To Hungary’s Changes In The Most Criticised Areas
- 3 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
The Fifth Budapest Human Rights Forum
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has launched a series of international human rights conferences to be held annually under the name of “Budapest Human Rights Forum”.
Xpat Opinion: Mixed Reactions In Hungary To The European Union’s Nobel Peace Prize
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important left and right wing dailies identify the message of the Norwegian decision as a clear warning that the values of a United Europe should be preserved.
International Cyber Space Conference In Budapest With High-Ranking Politicians
- 4 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Several high-ranking politicians including EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Carl Bildt, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom William Hague will be attending the International Cyber Space Conference, which will be held in Budapest.
Court Annuls Ban On Symbols Of Tyranny In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down the ban on the use of symbols of the fascist and Communist dictatorships. The Court stated that banning symbols of tyranny may be justified in the interest of defending human dignity and the constitutional order, but the present criminal code is too broad and not sufficiently clear or well defined.
U.S. Embassy In Budapest Screens Lincoln
- 30 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The U.S. Embassy with the assistance of InterCom Marketing screened Steven Spielberg’s movie Lincoln to a selected audience in the Puskin Cinema on January 24, a week before its nationwide release in Hungary. The movie focuses on a critical moment of conscience in America’s democratic and constitutional history – President Lincoln’s struggle to pass the 13th Amendment, thereby abolishing slavery. ...
Hungarian Court Broadens Definition Of Family
- 18 Dec 2012 8:04 AM
- community & culture
The Constitutional Court struck down provisions on the notion of family and inheritance law in the act on family protection on Monday. The court established that certain provisions contravene the Basic Law. It found that the act on family law defined family too narrowly as the marriage of one man and one woman only.
Hungarian Government Strongly Condemned Remarks Made By Jobbik MP
- 5 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The Office of the Government Spokesman, the Fidesz party faction and various governmental politicians have condemned to the greatest possible degree the statement made in Parliament by Jobbik MP Márton Gyöngyösi. According to the Office of the Government Spokesman, the Government takes the strictest possible action against every form of racism and anti-Semitic behaviour and does everything in ...
Washington Responds Positively To Hungary’s Changes In The Most Criticised Areas
- 3 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.
Some Takeaways From The Budapest Conference On Cyberspace
- 26 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Even as imagined and real cyber security threats scale new heights, the story coming out of the recently concluded Second International Conference on Cyberspace in Budapest was one of a widening gulf between countries, notwithstanding the stated intent of bridging differences through dialogue. With most countries sticking to already established positions, there appears to have been very little ...
The Fifth Budapest Human Rights Forum
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary has launched a series of international human rights conferences to be held annually under the name of “Budapest Human Rights Forum”.
Xpat Opinion: Mixed Reactions In Hungary To The European Union’s Nobel Peace Prize
- 15 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important left and right wing dailies identify the message of the Norwegian decision as a clear warning that the values of a United Europe should be preserved.
International Cyber Space Conference In Budapest With High-Ranking Politicians
- 4 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
Several high-ranking politicians including EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton, President of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden Carl Bildt, Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom William Hague will be attending the International Cyber Space Conference, which will be held in Budapest.