417 result(s) for hungarian president áder
Áder: Security Number One Issue Today
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Over the coming years, the Visegrad Four (V4) countries will need to be as consistent about security as they were in their struggles for their freedom, Hungarian President János Áder said in Rzeszow, in south-eastern Poland.
Hungarian Parlt Passes Changes To Tax Secret Rules
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday passed a proposal under which the names of donors and recipients, as well as the amounts donated will be handled as tax secrets in future. Parliament adopted the governmentinitiated motion in an expedited procedure, with 138 deputies in favour and 31 voting against
Hungary Commemorates 1849 Martyrs
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted then lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament in a state ceremony in the morning to mark a national day of mourning in memory of martyred leaders of the 1848-49 freedom fight.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
Áder Warns Of Looming Water Crisis
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Unless the world takes proper action within the next 15-20 years, it will be plunged into a water crisis, the Hungarian president said at a UN water management conference in New York. Humanity’s fate will depend on how it responds to the challenges of climate change and the impending water crisis, which threatens more and more countries, János Áder said at the High-Level Panel on Water.
U.S. Ambassador Bell Denies Reports She Is Stepping Down
- 22 Sep 2016 12:55 PM
- current affairs
U.S. Ambassador for Hungary Colleen Bell today denied a report in the Hungarian daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet that she is planning to step down from her position in the foreseeable future, according to a press statement sent to the BBJ.
Áder Arrives In New York For UN General Assembly
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian President János Áder has arrived in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly session and a meeting of the Highlevel Panel on Water. Áder was present at the signing of the Paris climate agreement this spring, and will attend a meeting organised by the UN Secretary General focusing on the climate agreement.
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Tomoki Sakata Wins Ferenc Liszt Piano Competition In Budapest
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Japan’s Tomoki Sakata won the 14th Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition at the Budapest Academy of Music. Russian pianist Sergei Beliavsky won the second prize and the audience’s award, while the third prize went to Germany’s Leon Bernsdorf. Krisztián Kocsis, the only Hungarian competitor, was given the human resources ministry’s special prize.
Áder: Security Number One Issue Today
- 17 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Over the coming years, the Visegrad Four (V4) countries will need to be as consistent about security as they were in their struggles for their freedom, Hungarian President János Áder said in Rzeszow, in south-eastern Poland.
Hungarian Parlt Passes Changes To Tax Secret Rules
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday passed a proposal under which the names of donors and recipients, as well as the amounts donated will be handled as tax secrets in future. Parliament adopted the governmentinitiated motion in an expedited procedure, with 138 deputies in favour and 31 voting against
Hungary Commemorates 1849 Martyrs
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s flag was hoisted then lowered to half-mast in front of Parliament in a state ceremony in the morning to mark a national day of mourning in memory of martyred leaders of the 1848-49 freedom fight.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
Áder Warns Of Looming Water Crisis
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Unless the world takes proper action within the next 15-20 years, it will be plunged into a water crisis, the Hungarian president said at a UN water management conference in New York. Humanity’s fate will depend on how it responds to the challenges of climate change and the impending water crisis, which threatens more and more countries, János Áder said at the High-Level Panel on Water.
U.S. Ambassador Bell Denies Reports She Is Stepping Down
- 22 Sep 2016 12:55 PM
- current affairs
U.S. Ambassador for Hungary Colleen Bell today denied a report in the Hungarian daily newspaper Magyar Nemzet that she is planning to step down from her position in the foreseeable future, according to a press statement sent to the BBJ.
Áder Arrives In New York For UN General Assembly
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian President János Áder has arrived in New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly session and a meeting of the Highlevel Panel on Water. Áder was present at the signing of the Paris climate agreement this spring, and will attend a meeting organised by the UN Secretary General focusing on the climate agreement.
State Medal Auction Yields 500 Pairs Of Shoes For Impoverished Children
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Sixteen Hungarian state medals were auctioned off Monday evening for a total of HUF 2.5 million (USD 9,300). The medals were donated to the Protective Charitative Association (Oltalom Karitatív Egyesület) for auction by various Hungarian notables after the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary was bestowed on Fidesz publicist Zsolt Bayer, an outspoken antisemite. The ...
Tomoki Sakata Wins Ferenc Liszt Piano Competition In Budapest
- 13 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Japan’s Tomoki Sakata won the 14th Ferenc Liszt International Piano Competition at the Budapest Academy of Music. Russian pianist Sergei Beliavsky won the second prize and the audience’s award, while the third prize went to Germany’s Leon Bernsdorf. Krisztián Kocsis, the only Hungarian competitor, was given the human resources ministry’s special prize.