162 result(s) for governance
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Goodfriend: Civil Society Indispensable For Democracy
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A functioning civil society is indispensable for democracy, American chargé d’affairs, André Goodfriend, said at a conversation series Diplomacy and Beyond organised by the Dialogue Institute.
Statement By Senator Mccain Expressing Concern About Democracy And Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement expressing concern about democracy and the rule of law in Hungary:
EC: Hungary On Track For Deficit Target, Not On Debt
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said Hungary is “on track” to achieving this year’s deficit target of 2.9% of gross domestic product (GDP), but added that state debt is “not yet on a firm downward path” in a memo following a postprogramme surveillance mission to the country. The EC said that the projected pace of debt reduction “appears at risk of breaching the requirements of the Stability and Growth ...
Orbán: Hungary Has No Interest In Cold War
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he would not contribute to any policy which risks returning the Cold War to Central Europe. As a NATO and EU member, Hungary “will be loyal to its allies” even if it disagrees with certain measures, he told the Hungarian Diaspora Council.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Budapest Signed Contract Agreement For Automated Fare Collection System
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The vendor and operation contracts on the build and five-year operation of the automated fare collection system in Budapest had been signed in the City Hall with the German Scheidt&Bachmann, in the presence of Mayor István Tarlós. The entire system will be fully introduced by 2017, step by step. The citizens of Budapest will receive the first electronic travel cards, replacing the paper-based ...
Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Norway Objects Strongly To Raid On Budapest NGO Offices
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s EU Affairs Minister Vidar Helgesen firmly condemned Monday’s police raids on NGO offices, in a statement released on Tuesday by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Goodfriend: Civil Society Indispensable For Democracy
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A functioning civil society is indispensable for democracy, American chargé d’affairs, André Goodfriend, said at a conversation series Diplomacy and Beyond organised by the Dialogue Institute.
Statement By Senator Mccain Expressing Concern About Democracy And Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement expressing concern about democracy and the rule of law in Hungary:
EC: Hungary On Track For Deficit Target, Not On Debt
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said Hungary is “on track” to achieving this year’s deficit target of 2.9% of gross domestic product (GDP), but added that state debt is “not yet on a firm downward path” in a memo following a postprogramme surveillance mission to the country. The EC said that the projected pace of debt reduction “appears at risk of breaching the requirements of the Stability and Growth ...
Orbán: Hungary Has No Interest In Cold War
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he would not contribute to any policy which risks returning the Cold War to Central Europe. As a NATO and EU member, Hungary “will be loyal to its allies” even if it disagrees with certain measures, he told the Hungarian Diaspora Council.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Budapest Signed Contract Agreement For Automated Fare Collection System
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The vendor and operation contracts on the build and five-year operation of the automated fare collection system in Budapest had been signed in the City Hall with the German Scheidt&Bachmann, in the presence of Mayor István Tarlós. The entire system will be fully introduced by 2017, step by step. The citizens of Budapest will receive the first electronic travel cards, replacing the paper-based ...
Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Norway Objects Strongly To Raid On Budapest NGO Offices
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s EU Affairs Minister Vidar Helgesen firmly condemned Monday’s police raids on NGO offices, in a statement released on Tuesday by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.