125 result(s) for june 19 in Current Affairs
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Daily Budapest Heat Record Shattered
- 11 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Temperatures in Budapest reached a record high for June 10, yesterday, peaking at 36.3C degrees in Újpest.
Warning In Hungary: Do Not Have Sudden Movements Around Bears
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Recently there have been more and more mentions of brown bears in Hungary, mainly around the area of the north border. Last time on May 10th was a case when poachers shot a bear in the forest neighboring Salgotarján, not long before this case a bear cub has gotten media attention at Balassagyarmat.
Lázár: Hungary New Govt To Be Set Up By June 15
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s next government, including all state secretaries, will be set up by June 15, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office has said. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will inform Parliament about his candidates for ministers, János Lázár said. A new national development minister will be appointed to replace Zsuzsanna Németh, he added.
German President To Pay Official Visit To Hungary
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German President Joachim Gauck will pay an official visit to Hungary on June 16, his office told MTI on Tuesday. Gauck will take part in a commemoration of Hungary’s role in the 1989 dismantling of the Iron Curtain in the company of his counterparts of the Visegrad Four countries, a spokesperson for the office said.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Xpat Opinion: Top 5 Fallacies In The ‘Free But Not Fair’ Story In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If you’ve been following Hungary, especially the election campaign, then you have no doubt heard this line from critics and the opposition: The parliamentary elections “will be free, but they won’t be fair.”
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Daily Budapest Heat Record Shattered
- 11 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Temperatures in Budapest reached a record high for June 10, yesterday, peaking at 36.3C degrees in Újpest.
Warning In Hungary: Do Not Have Sudden Movements Around Bears
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Recently there have been more and more mentions of brown bears in Hungary, mainly around the area of the north border. Last time on May 10th was a case when poachers shot a bear in the forest neighboring Salgotarján, not long before this case a bear cub has gotten media attention at Balassagyarmat.
Lázár: Hungary New Govt To Be Set Up By June 15
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s next government, including all state secretaries, will be set up by June 15, the head of the Prime Minister’s Office has said. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will inform Parliament about his candidates for ministers, János Lázár said. A new national development minister will be appointed to replace Zsuzsanna Németh, he added.
German President To Pay Official Visit To Hungary
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
German President Joachim Gauck will pay an official visit to Hungary on June 16, his office told MTI on Tuesday. Gauck will take part in a commemoration of Hungary’s role in the 1989 dismantling of the Iron Curtain in the company of his counterparts of the Visegrad Four countries, a spokesperson for the office said.
A Turn To The Right In Hungary - An Analysis Of The 2010-2014 Period
- 11 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conflicts with Brussels, utility cost cuts, symbolic debates. Just about every conflict of the past four years Viktor Orbán's administration went into was because of sovereignty and the shaping of a new framework for its interpretation. When did the cabinet have to retreat and when did the EU acknowledge that the rebellious Hungarian government was right?
Xpat Opinion: Top 5 Fallacies In The ‘Free But Not Fair’ Story In Hungary
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If you’ve been following Hungary, especially the election campaign, then you have no doubt heard this line from critics and the opposition: The parliamentary elections “will be free, but they won’t be fair.”
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Just Announced His Government’s Motto: Glory To God Alone
- 18 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
We all know about Viktor Orbán’s infatuation with the spiritual in the last few years. Maybe I just don’t remember properly, but I can’t recall much piety in his speeches during his first premiership between 1998 and 2002. Today, by contrast, his speeches are teeming with Biblical quotations and Latin religious phrases. And his generosity toward the “established” churches, especially the Catholic ...