460 result(s) for minister of foreign affairs
Vladimir Putin To Visit Budapest On February 17
- 22 Jan 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
The official date of the Russian president’s visit to Budapest was announced on Wednesday by Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, on Hungary’s public radio. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on “bilateral politics, economic relations, energy security and the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Foreign Policy Transformation In Hungary “Reaches Halfway Point”
- 31 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ongoing transformation of Hungary’s foreign policy aimed at enforcing the country’s economic interests more effectively has reached the halfway point, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in an interview to MTI.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary As A “Field Of Operation”
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Paranoia seems to have swept through the Hungarian government. Fidesz politicians are convinced that the United States wants to remove Viktor Orbán and cause his government’s fall. All this is to be achieved by means of the “phony” charge of corruption.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Summoned US Chargé d'Affairs
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Levente Magyar, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy summoned André Goodfriend, Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the United States in Budapest at noon. Mr. Magyar informed Mr. Goodfriend that the Hungarian Government welcomes the fact that the United States' diplomatic presence will again be headed by an ambassador, after the Senate confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Colleen Bell.
Hungary May Ban Selected American Citizens
- 28 Nov 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry is allegedly working on a plan to ban certain Americans from Hungary, just as the US has banned six Hungarian government officials, including NAV president Ildikó Vida, the weekly Figyelõ reported.
Németh: Hungary’s Foreign Affairs Staff Not Impacted
- 10 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
No foreign affairs official has been affected by the United States’ entry ban, the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee said today. Zsolt Németh, speaking after a meeting of the political parties and Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said the US had a “legal obligation” to support Hungary’s authorities in their fight against corruption.
Govt Control Office Submits Report Against NGO Disbursing Norway Grants
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (Kehi) said on Wednesday that it would submit a criminal report against Ökotárs, the NGO responsible for disbursing Norway Grants funding, on suspicion of mismanagement, budget fraud, forgery of private documents and unauthorised financial activity.
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.
Vladimir Putin To Visit Budapest On February 17
- 22 Jan 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
The official date of the Russian president’s visit to Budapest was announced on Wednesday by Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Péter Szijjártó, on Hungary’s public radio. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin will hold talks on “bilateral politics, economic relations, energy security and the armed conflict in Ukraine.
Foreign Policy Transformation In Hungary “Reaches Halfway Point”
- 31 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ongoing transformation of Hungary’s foreign policy aimed at enforcing the country’s economic interests more effectively has reached the halfway point, Péter Szijjártó, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in an interview to MTI.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary As A “Field Of Operation”
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Paranoia seems to have swept through the Hungarian government. Fidesz politicians are convinced that the United States wants to remove Viktor Orbán and cause his government’s fall. All this is to be achieved by means of the “phony” charge of corruption.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Summoned US Chargé d'Affairs
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Levente Magyar, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy summoned André Goodfriend, Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the United States in Budapest at noon. Mr. Magyar informed Mr. Goodfriend that the Hungarian Government welcomes the fact that the United States' diplomatic presence will again be headed by an ambassador, after the Senate confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Colleen Bell.
Hungary May Ban Selected American Citizens
- 28 Nov 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry is allegedly working on a plan to ban certain Americans from Hungary, just as the US has banned six Hungarian government officials, including NAV president Ildikó Vida, the weekly Figyelõ reported.
Németh: Hungary’s Foreign Affairs Staff Not Impacted
- 10 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
No foreign affairs official has been affected by the United States’ entry ban, the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee said today. Zsolt Németh, speaking after a meeting of the political parties and Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said the US had a “legal obligation” to support Hungary’s authorities in their fight against corruption.
Govt Control Office Submits Report Against NGO Disbursing Norway Grants
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (Kehi) said on Wednesday that it would submit a criminal report against Ökotárs, the NGO responsible for disbursing Norway Grants funding, on suspicion of mismanagement, budget fraud, forgery of private documents and unauthorised financial activity.
Xpat Opinion: American-Hungarian Relations Are Crumbling
- 24 Oct 2014 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Let me summarize what we know so far about the U.S. action against certain Hungarian businessmen and government employees. Initially it was reported that ten people were banned from entering the United States, but by now that number has been reduced to six. We definitely know of one businessman who reported on his fate to ATV.