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Olympic Champion Hosszú Announces Founding Of Global Association Of Professional Swimmers
- 4 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- sport
Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú announced on Tuesday the founding of a new international swimming body, the Global Association of Professional Swimmers (GAPS), which is being set up with the participation of 30 swimmers, including 15 Olympic champions, with a view to counterbalancing “chaos” in the international swimming association FINA.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Hungary On Turkey’s Side, Says Orbán In Ankara
- 3 Jul 2017 8:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will stick by its friends and is on Turkey‘s side, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Ankara on Friday at the opening of a Hungarian-Turkish business forum. Hungary’s backing of Turkey is not a one-off event but the consequence of a strategy, Orbán said.
Govt Respects US Travel Restrictions
- 29 Jun 2017 8:52 AM
- travel
The Hungarian government respects travel restriction measures introduced by the United States, the foreign ministry’s press chief said.
Hungary Must Not Give Up Euro-Zone Aspirations, Says Varga
- 23 Jun 2017 8:40 AM
- business
Hungary’s economic policy cannot lose sight of its long-term goal to enable the country to eventually join the euro zone, the economy minister said on Thursday. Addressing a business lunch organised by the Joint Venture Alliance, Mihály Varga insisted at the same time that Hungary was in no rush to adopt the euro.
Hungary Joins Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary has joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as the documentation process had been finalized and the initial capital instalment had been transferred to the institution, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, following the annual general meeting of the Beijing-based financial institution held in South-Korea.
Civil Groups Stage Anti-Government Demonstration In Central Budapest
- 20 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 300 people gathered in central Budapest to protest against government policies on Sunday evening. Márta Pardavi, co-leader of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, said that “people of morals must take responsibility for society” and added that her organisation would boycott the recent law requiring registration of groups receiving foreign assistance.
After Andorra’s Fall, Bernd Storck To Continue In Current Roles At MLSZ
- 19 Jun 2017 8:26 AM
- sport
Hungary head coach Bernd Storck will continue in his current roles after a meeting with the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) leadership on Thursday 15th June.
Hungary Will Be One Of The Centres For 5G Development In Europe
- 16 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- tech
Almost 50 government institutions, companies, business chambers, universities, research institutes and professional and civic organisations will establish a coalition to support the development of the next generation of mobile telecommunications technology in Hungary, Tamás Deutsch, who oversees the government’s Digital Welfare Programme, said at a conference.
Olympic Champion Hosszú Announces Founding Of Global Association Of Professional Swimmers
- 4 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- sport
Three-time Olympic champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú announced on Tuesday the founding of a new international swimming body, the Global Association of Professional Swimmers (GAPS), which is being set up with the participation of 30 swimmers, including 15 Olympic champions, with a view to counterbalancing “chaos” in the international swimming association FINA.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Hungary On Turkey’s Side, Says Orbán In Ankara
- 3 Jul 2017 8:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will stick by its friends and is on Turkey‘s side, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Ankara on Friday at the opening of a Hungarian-Turkish business forum. Hungary’s backing of Turkey is not a one-off event but the consequence of a strategy, Orbán said.
Govt Respects US Travel Restrictions
- 29 Jun 2017 8:52 AM
- travel
The Hungarian government respects travel restriction measures introduced by the United States, the foreign ministry’s press chief said.
Hungary Must Not Give Up Euro-Zone Aspirations, Says Varga
- 23 Jun 2017 8:40 AM
- business
Hungary’s economic policy cannot lose sight of its long-term goal to enable the country to eventually join the euro zone, the economy minister said on Thursday. Addressing a business lunch organised by the Joint Venture Alliance, Mihály Varga insisted at the same time that Hungary was in no rush to adopt the euro.
Hungary Joins Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- business
Hungary has joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as the documentation process had been finalized and the initial capital instalment had been transferred to the institution, Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said, following the annual general meeting of the Beijing-based financial institution held in South-Korea.
Civil Groups Stage Anti-Government Demonstration In Central Budapest
- 20 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 300 people gathered in central Budapest to protest against government policies on Sunday evening. Márta Pardavi, co-leader of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, said that “people of morals must take responsibility for society” and added that her organisation would boycott the recent law requiring registration of groups receiving foreign assistance.
After Andorra’s Fall, Bernd Storck To Continue In Current Roles At MLSZ
- 19 Jun 2017 8:26 AM
- sport
Hungary head coach Bernd Storck will continue in his current roles after a meeting with the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) leadership on Thursday 15th June.
Hungary Will Be One Of The Centres For 5G Development In Europe
- 16 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- tech
Almost 50 government institutions, companies, business chambers, universities, research institutes and professional and civic organisations will establish a coalition to support the development of the next generation of mobile telecommunications technology in Hungary, Tamás Deutsch, who oversees the government’s Digital Welfare Programme, said at a conference.