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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 ...
Jewish Music Festival, Budapest, 18 - 27 March
- 12 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Jewish music festival in Budapest in the Spinoza Theatre for the third time.
MKB Sues Budapest Over Abandoned Property Project
- 12 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- property
"MKB Bank is suing the city of Budapest at the Capital Court, claiming €25 million and default interest, the bank announced Friday on the Budapest stock exchange website. MKB argues that the city failed to fulfil its duties in the contract with construction company Porto Investment Hungary, builder of the CET Budapest cultural complex on the Pest side of the Danube.
EU Rejects Hungary Responses On Judges, Data Protection
- 12 Mar 2012 7:59 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission (EC) decided last week to continue with accelerated infringement proceedings against Hungary on the retirement age of judges and the independence of the data protection authority and to seek further information from the Hungarian government on the independence of the central bank.
'Completing The Free Market', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 9 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"I’ll be spending a lot of my time on bilateral Hungary-UK issues over the next few years. But of course another important feature of my work will be our countries’ relationship with the EU and how the EU will develop. With that in mind I went to a well attended seminar on the EU’s future last week.
Hungarian Writer Seeks Refugee Status In Canada
- 5 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Writer Ákos Kertész and his wife flew to Canada on February 29 and applied for political asylum, the 80-year-old Kossuth Prize winner announced on Sunday. Kertész’s theatrical works have been adapted for the stage in several countries. His novel Makra has been translated into 12 languages and sold 1.2 million copies worldwide. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 2008.
Hungary's Response To The Comprehensive Report Of The Commissioner For Human Rights Of The Council Of Europe
- 2 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, welcomes as a positive development that Hungary has made its legislation concerning assembly more stringent in order to regulate and sanction unlawful demonstrations designed to create fear.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner Andor Under Fire
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Socialist vice president Laszlo Kovacs and Fidesz executive vice president Lajos Kosa criticised Hungary’s EU Commissioner Laszlo Andor for attending a conference in Budapest last week instead of taking part in the European Commission meeting which decided that the EU could halt payments of cohesion funds to Hungary next year.
Hungarian Cabinet Disputes Brussels Decision
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission’s (EC) proposal to freeze cohesion fund payments to Hungary is unfounded and unfair, the government said in response. It is impossible to comprehend why the Commission has ignored the fact that, for the first time since joining the EU, Hungary's budget deficit was below 3% of GDP in 2011 and will remain under that figure this year, prime ministerial spokesman Peter ...
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 ...
Jewish Music Festival, Budapest, 18 - 27 March
- 12 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
"Jewish music festival in Budapest in the Spinoza Theatre for the third time.
MKB Sues Budapest Over Abandoned Property Project
- 12 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- property
"MKB Bank is suing the city of Budapest at the Capital Court, claiming €25 million and default interest, the bank announced Friday on the Budapest stock exchange website. MKB argues that the city failed to fulfil its duties in the contract with construction company Porto Investment Hungary, builder of the CET Budapest cultural complex on the Pest side of the Danube.
EU Rejects Hungary Responses On Judges, Data Protection
- 12 Mar 2012 7:59 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission (EC) decided last week to continue with accelerated infringement proceedings against Hungary on the retirement age of judges and the independence of the data protection authority and to seek further information from the Hungarian government on the independence of the central bank.
'Completing The Free Market', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 9 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"I’ll be spending a lot of my time on bilateral Hungary-UK issues over the next few years. But of course another important feature of my work will be our countries’ relationship with the EU and how the EU will develop. With that in mind I went to a well attended seminar on the EU’s future last week.
Hungarian Writer Seeks Refugee Status In Canada
- 5 Mar 2012 8:01 AM
- current affairs
"Writer Ákos Kertész and his wife flew to Canada on February 29 and applied for political asylum, the 80-year-old Kossuth Prize winner announced on Sunday. Kertész’s theatrical works have been adapted for the stage in several countries. His novel Makra has been translated into 12 languages and sold 1.2 million copies worldwide. He was awarded the Kossuth Prize in 2008.
Hungary's Response To The Comprehensive Report Of The Commissioner For Human Rights Of The Council Of Europe
- 2 Mar 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Strasbourg-based Council of Europe, welcomes as a positive development that Hungary has made its legislation concerning assembly more stringent in order to regulate and sanction unlawful demonstrations designed to create fear.
Hungary’s EU Commissioner Andor Under Fire
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Socialist vice president Laszlo Kovacs and Fidesz executive vice president Lajos Kosa criticised Hungary’s EU Commissioner Laszlo Andor for attending a conference in Budapest last week instead of taking part in the European Commission meeting which decided that the EU could halt payments of cohesion funds to Hungary next year.
Hungarian Cabinet Disputes Brussels Decision
- 29 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission’s (EC) proposal to freeze cohesion fund payments to Hungary is unfounded and unfair, the government said in response. It is impossible to comprehend why the Commission has ignored the fact that, for the first time since joining the EU, Hungary's budget deficit was below 3% of GDP in 2011 and will remain under that figure this year, prime ministerial spokesman Peter ...