307 result(s) for lot in Current Affairs
Local Opinion: Weeklies On The Opposition’s Meagre Chances
- 24 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts on both Right and Left believe that the fragmented left-wing opposition stands no chance whatsoever of winning next year’s elections, at least not in their present shape. Right-wing commentators suspect however that the Socialist Party is doomed even in the longer run.
Opposition Parties Criticise Govt’s Foreign Policy
- 4 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties criticised the Hungarian government’s foreign policy for what they see as moving Hungary closer to “military dictators” and regimes that “trample on human rights”.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Police Conduct Drug Raid On Hungarian Jewish Community Center Helping NGOs
- 14 Jun 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
“If the capacity of the police is devoted to confiscating 2 grams of grass, only those criminals can be happy with whom the police have never dealt. There is a point to that. There is no point to raiding a recreational facility.” – Péter Juhász, Chairman, Együtt
Orbán ‘Shocked’ By US Move To Quit Paris Accord
- 3 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the United States decision to quit the Paris Climate Agreement, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he was “shocked” and noted “the Hungarian consensus” that “climate change is a reality, it is a threat and it is of a global nature requiring global-level action”.
Hungary Firmly Condemns Attack Against Coptic Christians In Egypt
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government resolutely condemns the terrorist attack that killed over two dozen Coptic Christians in central Egypt on Friday, the foreign minister said in response to the massacre. At least 26 people died, many of them children, and several others were wounded in the attack carried out in Minya province south of Cairo.
Orbán Congratulates French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron
- 9 May 2017 6:54 AM
- current affairs
In an especially brief press release issued Monday morning, the Prime Minister’s Office of Hungary announced that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had congratulated French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on his electoral victory Sunday.
Divided Opposition Parties United In Call For Change In Government At May Day Celebrations
- 3 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition parties held gatherings Monday for International Workers’ Day, where the parties’ leaders called for the ruling Fidesz government to be defeated in 2018 elections.
President Sees Chance For Preliminary Deal With US On CEU
- 26 Apr 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The condition that a preliminary deal needs to be signed between the governments of the United States and Hungary about the Central European University (CEU) is possible to meet, President János Áder said on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: Weeklies On The Opposition’s Meagre Chances
- 24 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Analysts on both Right and Left believe that the fragmented left-wing opposition stands no chance whatsoever of winning next year’s elections, at least not in their present shape. Right-wing commentators suspect however that the Socialist Party is doomed even in the longer run.
Opposition Parties Criticise Govt’s Foreign Policy
- 4 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties criticised the Hungarian government’s foreign policy for what they see as moving Hungary closer to “military dictators” and regimes that “trample on human rights”.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Police Conduct Drug Raid On Hungarian Jewish Community Center Helping NGOs
- 14 Jun 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
“If the capacity of the police is devoted to confiscating 2 grams of grass, only those criminals can be happy with whom the police have never dealt. There is a point to that. There is no point to raiding a recreational facility.” – Péter Juhász, Chairman, Együtt
Orbán ‘Shocked’ By US Move To Quit Paris Accord
- 3 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the United States decision to quit the Paris Climate Agreement, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he was “shocked” and noted “the Hungarian consensus” that “climate change is a reality, it is a threat and it is of a global nature requiring global-level action”.
Hungary Firmly Condemns Attack Against Coptic Christians In Egypt
- 25 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government resolutely condemns the terrorist attack that killed over two dozen Coptic Christians in central Egypt on Friday, the foreign minister said in response to the massacre. At least 26 people died, many of them children, and several others were wounded in the attack carried out in Minya province south of Cairo.
Orbán Congratulates French President-Elect Emmanuel Macron
- 9 May 2017 6:54 AM
- current affairs
In an especially brief press release issued Monday morning, the Prime Minister’s Office of Hungary announced that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had congratulated French President-elect Emmanuel Macron on his electoral victory Sunday.
Divided Opposition Parties United In Call For Change In Government At May Day Celebrations
- 3 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Each of Hungary’s opposition parties held gatherings Monday for International Workers’ Day, where the parties’ leaders called for the ruling Fidesz government to be defeated in 2018 elections.
President Sees Chance For Preliminary Deal With US On CEU
- 26 Apr 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The condition that a preliminary deal needs to be signed between the governments of the United States and Hungary about the Central European University (CEU) is possible to meet, President János Áder said on Tuesday.