239 result(s) for holiday in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
Xpat Opinion: New President Of Hungary: János Áder
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Someone could nitpick and say that János Áder has not been confirmed as president yet. He was only nominated by Viktor Orbán and endorsed by the Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary caucuses. Let's just wait for the final vote. But we know, don't we, that there won't be any problem with his election on May 2, the date apparently picked for the glorious event. Áder will be elected after the first round of ...
LMP Signature Collectors Harassed in Hungary
- 23 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"LMP activists collecting signatures in the party’s referendum drive were harassed by Second District public area maintenance staff over a period of several hours despite having a police permit, the party said.
Hungary Is Preparing For A National Holiday
- 12 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The fifteenth of March is one of the most important Hungarian national holidays. It is the anniversary of the 1848 revolution. The Government is in the last phase of its preparations for this year’s programmes to which, similar to last year’s events, everyone is welcome, from the youngest to the oldest. This national holiday, too, as all others since the change of government in 2010, will be ...
Hungary's LMP To Start Referendum Drive
- 2 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Politics Can Be Different (LMP) can start collecting the necessary 200,000 signatures next week on four referenda questions, having won approval from the National Election Commission, the party announced.
Agreement With The Organisers Of One Million For Freedom Of The Press In Hungary
- 17 Feb 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Municipality of Budapest and the organisers of the movement One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary have come to an agreement on the use of public spaces for events taking place on 15 March, one of the most important national holidays in Hungary.
Hungarian Government Aiming To Block Opposition Protests?
- 19 Jan 2012 9:50 AM
- current affairs
"The government is said to be aiming to block all opposition protests in downtown Budapest on March 15, a national holiday in Hungary. The government has forestalled any opposition demonstrations in the capital on Wednesday March 15 by reserving Budapest’s entire downtown area for that day.
U.S. Ambassador Joins Hungarian Delegation For Christmas Visit To Troops In Afghanistan
- 23 Dec 2010 1:33 AM
- current affairs
"At the invitation of Hungarian Minister of Defense Csaba Hende, U.S. Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis joined a delegation that visited Afghanistan December 14-18. The delegation offered holiday greetings to the Hungarian forces deployed in Afghanistan and learnt about the current situation on the ground.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian-IMF/EU Negotiations: News Blackout? Not Really
- 20 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
On Monday, July 17, Thanos Arvanitis, head of the IMF delegation, and Barbara Kauffman, head of the EU Commission’s delegation, accompanied by Iryna Ivashchenko, the IMF’s Budapest representative, paid a visit to Mihály Varga, the minister without portfolio in charge of the long-awaited negotiations for a stand-by loan for the financially hard-pressed Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
Xpat Opinion: New President Of Hungary: János Áder
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Someone could nitpick and say that János Áder has not been confirmed as president yet. He was only nominated by Viktor Orbán and endorsed by the Fidesz-KDNP parliamentary caucuses. Let's just wait for the final vote. But we know, don't we, that there won't be any problem with his election on May 2, the date apparently picked for the glorious event. Áder will be elected after the first round of ...
LMP Signature Collectors Harassed in Hungary
- 23 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"LMP activists collecting signatures in the party’s referendum drive were harassed by Second District public area maintenance staff over a period of several hours despite having a police permit, the party said.
Hungary Is Preparing For A National Holiday
- 12 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The fifteenth of March is one of the most important Hungarian national holidays. It is the anniversary of the 1848 revolution. The Government is in the last phase of its preparations for this year’s programmes to which, similar to last year’s events, everyone is welcome, from the youngest to the oldest. This national holiday, too, as all others since the change of government in 2010, will be ...
Hungary's LMP To Start Referendum Drive
- 2 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Politics Can Be Different (LMP) can start collecting the necessary 200,000 signatures next week on four referenda questions, having won approval from the National Election Commission, the party announced.
Agreement With The Organisers Of One Million For Freedom Of The Press In Hungary
- 17 Feb 2012 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Municipality of Budapest and the organisers of the movement One Million for the Freedom of Press in Hungary have come to an agreement on the use of public spaces for events taking place on 15 March, one of the most important national holidays in Hungary.
Hungarian Government Aiming To Block Opposition Protests?
- 19 Jan 2012 9:50 AM
- current affairs
"The government is said to be aiming to block all opposition protests in downtown Budapest on March 15, a national holiday in Hungary. The government has forestalled any opposition demonstrations in the capital on Wednesday March 15 by reserving Budapest’s entire downtown area for that day.
U.S. Ambassador Joins Hungarian Delegation For Christmas Visit To Troops In Afghanistan
- 23 Dec 2010 1:33 AM
- current affairs
"At the invitation of Hungarian Minister of Defense Csaba Hende, U.S. Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis joined a delegation that visited Afghanistan December 14-18. The delegation offered holiday greetings to the Hungarian forces deployed in Afghanistan and learnt about the current situation on the ground.