373 result(s) for hearing
Compagnie Pál Frenák: Tricks & Tracks 2., Trafó Budapest, 21 – 22 May
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
”Our body and our self are treasury of the imprints of our memories, that is created by the interaction of materials, space, bodies and fragrances.” The 15 year-old Pal Frenak Company presented its performance entitled Tricks & Tracks in 1999. The basic concept of this legendary and groundbreaking production still has not lost its timeliness. In the spring of 2014 past will meet present. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
EP CTTEE Hears MEP Béla Kovács To Assess Suspending Immunity
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Béla Kovács, of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity. Last year Péter Polt, Hungary’s public prosecutor, asked EP president Martin Schultz to suspend Kovács’s immunity on suspicion that the Jobbik politician spied against European Union institutions.
Opposition Parties Against Tasers For Parlt Guard
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several opposition parties have spoken out against Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér’s decision to equip the Parliamentary Guard with electroshock weapons or tasers. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it was “baffled” by Kövér’s decision to purchase tasers for more than 10 million forints (EUR 33,000).
European Commission & Budapest Disagree On Interpretation Of Land Laws
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is trying to point out the faults in regulations governing the sale of arable land in the European Union-15 to try to escape the legal proceedings initiated against it because of its own restrictive ownership laws.
Xpat Opinion: Sunday Closing Law A Bad Idea
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The Sunday closing law that came into effect March 15 is a bad idea. It only serves special interests, and it should be killed – by legislation or a referendum. The chorus of opposition to the Sunday closing law has mostly hit the same basic note: Forcing larger retailers to close on Sundays is bad for business and the economy.
Hungary’s PM To Stay Away From Hearing On Communist Collaboration Charges
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not attend a meeting of parliament’s national security committee to answer questions concerning recent accusations that he had cooperated with the secret services in Hungary’s communist past, the head of the committee announced, citing a letter from Orbán.
European Greens Hold Hearing On Hungary Paks Project
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rebecca Harms, co-leader of the Green group in the European Parliament, and Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor held a hearing dedicated to the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. At the hearing, Harms noted that the Greens have fundamental objection to nuclear technology, but also added that circumstances around Hungary’s decision to add two new blocks to the plant using a Russian ...
Statement Of Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Re Comments Of Victoria Nuland
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s words were published incorrectly in the Hungarian press due to a translation error. At the hearing of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations yesterday, Victoria Nuland did not speak about applying pressure with relation to Hungary.
Compagnie Pál Frenák: Tricks & Tracks 2., Trafó Budapest, 21 – 22 May
- 15 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
”Our body and our self are treasury of the imprints of our memories, that is created by the interaction of materials, space, bodies and fragrances.” The 15 year-old Pal Frenak Company presented its performance entitled Tricks & Tracks in 1999. The basic concept of this legendary and groundbreaking production still has not lost its timeliness. In the spring of 2014 past will meet present. The ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
EP CTTEE Hears MEP Béla Kovács To Assess Suspending Immunity
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Béla Kovács, of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity. Last year Péter Polt, Hungary’s public prosecutor, asked EP president Martin Schultz to suspend Kovács’s immunity on suspicion that the Jobbik politician spied against European Union institutions.
Opposition Parties Against Tasers For Parlt Guard
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several opposition parties have spoken out against Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér’s decision to equip the Parliamentary Guard with electroshock weapons or tasers. The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it was “baffled” by Kövér’s decision to purchase tasers for more than 10 million forints (EUR 33,000).
European Commission & Budapest Disagree On Interpretation Of Land Laws
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is trying to point out the faults in regulations governing the sale of arable land in the European Union-15 to try to escape the legal proceedings initiated against it because of its own restrictive ownership laws.
Xpat Opinion: Sunday Closing Law A Bad Idea
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The Sunday closing law that came into effect March 15 is a bad idea. It only serves special interests, and it should be killed – by legislation or a referendum. The chorus of opposition to the Sunday closing law has mostly hit the same basic note: Forcing larger retailers to close on Sundays is bad for business and the economy.
Hungary’s PM To Stay Away From Hearing On Communist Collaboration Charges
- 26 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will not attend a meeting of parliament’s national security committee to answer questions concerning recent accusations that he had cooperated with the secret services in Hungary’s communist past, the head of the committee announced, citing a letter from Orbán.
European Greens Hold Hearing On Hungary Paks Project
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Rebecca Harms, co-leader of the Green group in the European Parliament, and Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor held a hearing dedicated to the planned upgrade of Hungary’s Paks nuclear power plant. At the hearing, Harms noted that the Greens have fundamental objection to nuclear technology, but also added that circumstances around Hungary’s decision to add two new blocks to the plant using a Russian ...
Statement Of Ministry Of Foreign Affairs Re Comments Of Victoria Nuland
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Assistant Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s words were published incorrectly in the Hungarian press due to a translation error. At the hearing of the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations yesterday, Victoria Nuland did not speak about applying pressure with relation to Hungary.