839 result(s) for independence
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Annual All American Independence Day Picnic City Park Budapest, 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:45 PM
- community & culture
All Americans, friends, and families are invited to join our annual Republicans and Democrats Abroad joint: Independence Day Barbecue, Picnic, and Live Music celebration in City Park.
Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM’s New Rhetoric
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservatives welcome a promise by the Prime Minister to adopt a new, more conciliatory attitude, while left-wing observers call it a sham.
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.
Fidelio, L'Odyssée D'alice Won The 22. Titanic International Film Festival In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French director’s feature debut, Lucie Borleteau’s FIDELIO, L'ODYSSÉE D'ALICE won the Breaking Waves Award at Titanic International Film Festival held between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. The jury lead by Borislav Andjelic gave a Special Jury Mention to the Finnish director, J.-P. Valkepää’s They Have Escaped.
József Antall’s Bust Unveiled In Brussels
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A bust of József Antall (1932-1993), the first prime minister after Hungary’s transition to democracy, was unveiled in the European Parliament’s wing named after him in Brussels. The bust was inaugurated by Klára Antall, the ex-premier’s widow, together with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Gergely Gulyás and Deputy State Secretary of Human Resources Gergely Prőhle. Gulyás noted that Antall had ...
Films In Competition On Titanic International Film Festival
- 31 Mar 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Titanic International Film Festival runs between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. Since 2005 Titanic operates as a Competition Festival: this year 8 films are in competition for the Breaking Waves Award representing 10 nations. Two of the competition films are feature debuts and each of them are extraordinary women stories speaking about contemporary social tensions, motherhood, ...
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Annual All American Independence Day Picnic City Park Budapest, 5 July
- 2 Jul 2015 12:45 PM
- community & culture
All Americans, friends, and families are invited to join our annual Republicans and Democrats Abroad joint: Independence Day Barbecue, Picnic, and Live Music celebration in City Park.
Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Venice Commission Calls For Further Changes To Hungary Media Law
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Though Hungary has improved its media regulations in recent years, increasing the freedom of the media in the country requires further measures, the Council of Europe’s Venice Commission said in an opinion. The Commission evaluated Hungary’s media laws adopted in 2010, and the law on last year’s advertisement tax.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian PM’s New Rhetoric
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservatives welcome a promise by the Prime Minister to adopt a new, more conciliatory attitude, while left-wing observers call it a sham.
'Lechner: A Creative Genius' Exhibition, Closes On 31 May
- 28 May 2015 11:45 AM
- community & culture
Museum of Applied Arts: Ödön Lechner (1845–1914), one of the greatest figures in Hungarian architecture, and certainly its most original, deserves a prominent place among the international talents from the turn of the century. According to tradition, the Lechner family, who had their own coat of arms, had migrated to Hungary from Bavaria.
Fidelio, L'Odyssée D'alice Won The 22. Titanic International Film Festival In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The young French director’s feature debut, Lucie Borleteau’s FIDELIO, L'ODYSSÉE D'ALICE won the Breaking Waves Award at Titanic International Film Festival held between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. The jury lead by Borislav Andjelic gave a Special Jury Mention to the Finnish director, J.-P. Valkepää’s They Have Escaped.
József Antall’s Bust Unveiled In Brussels
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A bust of József Antall (1932-1993), the first prime minister after Hungary’s transition to democracy, was unveiled in the European Parliament’s wing named after him in Brussels. The bust was inaugurated by Klára Antall, the ex-premier’s widow, together with Deputy Speaker of Parliament Gergely Gulyás and Deputy State Secretary of Human Resources Gergely Prőhle. Gulyás noted that Antall had ...
Films In Competition On Titanic International Film Festival
- 31 Mar 2015 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Titanic International Film Festival runs between 10-18 April in five different venues in Budapest. Since 2005 Titanic operates as a Competition Festival: this year 8 films are in competition for the Breaking Waves Award representing 10 nations. Two of the competition films are feature debuts and each of them are extraordinary women stories speaking about contemporary social tensions, motherhood, ...