348 result(s) for house of parliament
Washington Responds Positively To Hungary’s Changes In The Most Criticised Areas
- 3 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.
Interview With U.S Ambassador Kounalakis To Hungary For M1 TV’s “Az Este” Program
- 12 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
M1: 2012 was a long and costly (inaudible) campaign and left somehow the country divided. The balance of power has remained unchanged; the re-elected president has to deal with the Republican congress. The first and biggest challenge of the new Obama administration is to strike a deal with the Republican congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. Do you think it is possible to get a compromise soon?
Comprehensive Reform In Waste Management – New Law Adopted By Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted the new law on waste management with overwhelming majority. Through this a modern legal background was created, establishing transparent and verifiable legal background to enhance the amount of waste recovery and expand the responsibility of manufacturers in using low-waste technologies in production. The law shall enter into force 1 January 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Hungary Highly Ranked In Freedom On The Net Report 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
This latest Freedon House report , edited by Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, and Mai Truong, is 'A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media'. Of the 47 countries examined, 20 have experienced a negative trajectory since January 2011, with Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia registering the greatest declines. At the same time, 14 countries registered a positive trajectory. In Hungary, the ...
Armenia Severs All Ties With Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia is severing diplomatic and all ties with Hungary, speaking before the ambassadors of UN member states accredited to his country in Yerevan on Friday. Hungary extradited 35-year-old Ramil Sahib Safarov to Azerbaijan earlier on Friday. Safarov, who had been serving a life term in Hungary since 2006, was pardoned by Azeri President Ilham ...
Budapest Hosts ’European Memorial Day Of The Victims Of Totalitarian Regimes’
- 22 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is preparing for the European Memorial Day of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Representatives of the Members States of the European Union are to attend a conference in the Hungarian capital on Wednesday, 23 August. The host of the Memorial Day is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Dr Tibor Navracsics. Member States of the EU will be represented by ...
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.
Washington Responds Positively To Hungary’s Changes In The Most Criticised Areas
- 3 Dec 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The United States reacted positively to Hungary’s position on the areas of change for which it has drawn most criticism, said Deputy State Secretary for International Communications Ferenc Kumin on Friday, summing up the discussions he had in New York and Washington during his week-long visit to the United States.
Interview With U.S Ambassador Kounalakis To Hungary For M1 TV’s “Az Este” Program
- 12 Nov 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
M1: 2012 was a long and costly (inaudible) campaign and left somehow the country divided. The balance of power has remained unchanged; the re-elected president has to deal with the Republican congress. The first and biggest challenge of the new Obama administration is to strike a deal with the Republican congress to avoid the fiscal cliff. Do you think it is possible to get a compromise soon?
Comprehensive Reform In Waste Management – New Law Adopted By Hungarian Parliament
- 10 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament adopted the new law on waste management with overwhelming majority. Through this a modern legal background was created, establishing transparent and verifiable legal background to enhance the amount of waste recovery and expand the responsibility of manufacturers in using low-waste technologies in production. The law shall enter into force 1 January 2013.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Women And Politics
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Since we seem to be in the swing of things, why don’t we continue with the topic of women? This time women in politics. I’m sure that you’ve all heard complaints about the number of women in the Hungarian parliament. Alas, the numbers haven’t changed in any statistically significant way in the last twenty-two years. In the first freely elected parliament, out of 386 members of the House only 28 ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Immigrants In Great Britain
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
You may recall György Matolcsy’s infamous CNN interview in which he extolled the economic achievements of the Orbán government, which adopted his “unorthodox” policies. Matolcsy’s English is somewhat halting and while he was madly looking for words to describe the glorious Hungarian situation, he stumbled upon the phrase “fairy tale.” Well, the description of Hungary as a country that lives in ...
Hungary Highly Ranked In Freedom On The Net Report 2012
- 27 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- tech
This latest Freedon House report , edited by Sanja Kelly, Sarah Cook, and Mai Truong, is 'A Global Assessment of Internet and Digital Media'. Of the 47 countries examined, 20 have experienced a negative trajectory since January 2011, with Bahrain, Pakistan, and Ethiopia registering the greatest declines. At the same time, 14 countries registered a positive trajectory. In Hungary, the ...
Armenia Severs All Ties With Hungary
- 3 Sep 2012 9:10 AM
- current affairs
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan announced that Armenia is severing diplomatic and all ties with Hungary, speaking before the ambassadors of UN member states accredited to his country in Yerevan on Friday. Hungary extradited 35-year-old Ramil Sahib Safarov to Azerbaijan earlier on Friday. Safarov, who had been serving a life term in Hungary since 2006, was pardoned by Azeri President Ilham ...
Budapest Hosts ’European Memorial Day Of The Victims Of Totalitarian Regimes’
- 22 Aug 2012 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is preparing for the European Memorial Day of the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes. Representatives of the Members States of the European Union are to attend a conference in the Hungarian capital on Wednesday, 23 August. The host of the Memorial Day is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Dr Tibor Navracsics. Member States of the EU will be represented by ...
Xpat Opinion: Slumping Money Supply (Not Austerity) Plunges Hungary Into Recession
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- business
Posted by Steve H. Hanke: Hungary is in a recession, again. According to the chattering classes, as well as many analysts and financial reporters, fiscal austerity is the cause of Hungary’s slump.