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Socialists Use Budapest Office As Aid Centre For Migrants
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to transform its former headquarters building into a logistics and co-ordination centre for NGOs engaged in helping migrants, it was announced on Wednesday. Ágnes Kunhalmi, head of the party’s Budapest chapter, said migrants cannot stay in the Jókai utca building in Budapest’s Sixth District because the law does not allow it.
European Commission Gives Green Light To Austria-Hungary Cross-Border Cooperation
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to a cross-border cooperation programme between Hungary and Austria worth 30 billion forints (EUR 95m). The commission Interreg funds will cover 78 million euros. The commission’s statement cites Corina Cretu, commissioner for regional policies, as saying that the Austrian-Hungarian border is invested in symbolic significance.
“Irregularities” Revealed At NGOs Supported By Norway Grants in Hungary
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has revealed irregularities in the operation of several organisations supported by Norway Grants, the Government Control Office (Kehi) said. Kehi said it had asked the prosecutor to review seven NGOs supported by Norway Grants, including five operating in Budapest.
Economy Minister Hails American Contribution To Hungary’s Economy
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary has managed to successfully confront the financial crisis the repercussions of which Greece is suffering from even today, the Hungarian economy minister said at the business forum organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary. Investment and more efficient use of EU funds are likely to be the main drivers of future economic growth in Hungary, Mihály Varga said.
Hungarian-Born American Art Collector Gives Grace Period For “Golgotha”
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian-born American art collector Imre Pákh told MTI he will not take measures to remove Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from a Debrecen gallery until the end of the summer. Earlier, Pákh said the painting would be removed from the Déri Museum on June 25, after talks on its sale to the state of Hungary reached an impasse.
Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Socialists Use Budapest Office As Aid Centre For Migrants
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to transform its former headquarters building into a logistics and co-ordination centre for NGOs engaged in helping migrants, it was announced on Wednesday. Ágnes Kunhalmi, head of the party’s Budapest chapter, said migrants cannot stay in the Jókai utca building in Budapest’s Sixth District because the law does not allow it.
European Commission Gives Green Light To Austria-Hungary Cross-Border Cooperation
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to a cross-border cooperation programme between Hungary and Austria worth 30 billion forints (EUR 95m). The commission Interreg funds will cover 78 million euros. The commission’s statement cites Corina Cretu, commissioner for regional policies, as saying that the Austrian-Hungarian border is invested in symbolic significance.
“Irregularities” Revealed At NGOs Supported By Norway Grants in Hungary
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has revealed irregularities in the operation of several organisations supported by Norway Grants, the Government Control Office (Kehi) said. Kehi said it had asked the prosecutor to review seven NGOs supported by Norway Grants, including five operating in Budapest.
Economy Minister Hails American Contribution To Hungary’s Economy
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary has managed to successfully confront the financial crisis the repercussions of which Greece is suffering from even today, the Hungarian economy minister said at the business forum organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hungary. Investment and more efficient use of EU funds are likely to be the main drivers of future economic growth in Hungary, Mihály Varga said.
Hungarian-Born American Art Collector Gives Grace Period For “Golgotha”
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian-born American art collector Imre Pákh told MTI he will not take measures to remove Mihály Munkácsy’s monumental painting “Golgotha” from a Debrecen gallery until the end of the summer. Earlier, Pákh said the painting would be removed from the Déri Museum on June 25, after talks on its sale to the state of Hungary reached an impasse.
Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Ends 20 Sept: Robert Capa & John G. Morris, Capa Center Budapest
- 22 Jun 2015 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Capa in Color presents the color work of the world-renowned Hungarian-born photographer taken between 1938 and 1954. The show was first exhibited in New York last year. This is the first time that the Capa Center cooperates with the International Center of Photography (ICP), one of the most distinguished photography institutions of the world.
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...