234 result(s) for minorities in Articles
March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.
COE Hungarian Delegation Coordinating With Szekler Council
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian delegation of the Council of Europe, headed by Zsolt Németh, met with the head of the Szekler National Council in Hungary’s Parliament to coordinate strategy on policies concerning Hungarian communities abroad. Németh, representing ruling Fidesz, said cooperation with the Szekler Council goes back a long way.
Hungary Backs Minorities Making Own Decisions
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation of minorities is not a domestic matter of an individual state, Hungary’s state secretary in charge of policy for Hungarian communities abroad, said at an international conference in Budapest. The minority communities should be allowed to make decisions for themselves.
Xpat Opinion: Emigration In Focus In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accuses the Orbán government of effectively driving Hungarians with minority backgrounds and left-leaning young people out of the country. His conservative counterpart dismisses the accusations and remarks that studying or working abroad for a couple of years is part of normal life in a free country.
Putin’s Visit To Budapest: It Was A Bad Day For Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t think there is an alternative for Hungary than looking to the West. A balancing act for Hungary has always meant landing on the wrong side of history. – former ambassador Andras Simonyi.
EU Film Festival In Chicago Brings Europe To American Movie Lovers
- 20 Mar 2015 7:59 AM
- entertainment
“Hungary is country full of contradictions, a very colorful place that's a happy and depressive place at the same time. I think Budapest is an exeptionally beautiful capital and it's important to me that people abroad feel the same way about it.” Says Gabor Reisz, the director of the Hungarian comedy “For Some Inexplicable Reason” (Van Valami Furcsa es Megmagyarazhatatlan).
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
Hungary "Open To Talks" Promoting Social Inclusion
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is open to further consultations that promote social inclusion, ministry of human resources official Gergely Prőhle said after meeting US state department official Thomas Melia.
March Across Budapest Calling For Acceptance Of Sexual Minorities
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Thousands of people marched across central Budapest on Saturday afternoon to call for acceptance and identical rights for Hungary’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. The procession saw the crowd, comprised mostly of young people with rainbow flags, coloured balloons and billboards, march from opposite the Opera House on Adrássy út to the Tabán park area in Buda. ...
Xpat Opinion: Echoes In Hungary Of US Supreme Court Same Sex Marriage Ruling
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States defining same sex marriage as a constitutional right splits Hungarian public life across the left liberal versus conservative divide line. The leftist argument is that the law must not stand in the way of love, while conservatives fear that same-sex marriage will further aggravate demographic decline in developed countries.
COE Hungarian Delegation Coordinating With Szekler Council
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian delegation of the Council of Europe, headed by Zsolt Németh, met with the head of the Szekler National Council in Hungary’s Parliament to coordinate strategy on policies concerning Hungarian communities abroad. Németh, representing ruling Fidesz, said cooperation with the Szekler Council goes back a long way.
Hungary Backs Minorities Making Own Decisions
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation of minorities is not a domestic matter of an individual state, Hungary’s state secretary in charge of policy for Hungarian communities abroad, said at an international conference in Budapest. The minority communities should be allowed to make decisions for themselves.
Xpat Opinion: Emigration In Focus In Hungary
- 16 Apr 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist accuses the Orbán government of effectively driving Hungarians with minority backgrounds and left-leaning young people out of the country. His conservative counterpart dismisses the accusations and remarks that studying or working abroad for a couple of years is part of normal life in a free country.
Putin’s Visit To Budapest: It Was A Bad Day For Hungary
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t think there is an alternative for Hungary than looking to the West. A balancing act for Hungary has always meant landing on the wrong side of history. – former ambassador Andras Simonyi.
EU Film Festival In Chicago Brings Europe To American Movie Lovers
- 20 Mar 2015 7:59 AM
- entertainment
“Hungary is country full of contradictions, a very colorful place that's a happy and depressive place at the same time. I think Budapest is an exeptionally beautiful capital and it's important to me that people abroad feel the same way about it.” Says Gabor Reisz, the director of the Hungarian comedy “For Some Inexplicable Reason” (Van Valami Furcsa es Megmagyarazhatatlan).
Regional Survey: Why Do East European Expats Stay In The West?
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Many of the Hungarian expatriates in the West originally meant to work away from home just for a few years but eventually they never return. Most of them remit money to their relatives but, paradoxically, the remittances might have a negative effect on the Hungarian economy.
Hungary "Open To Talks" Promoting Social Inclusion
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is open to further consultations that promote social inclusion, ministry of human resources official Gergely Prőhle said after meeting US state department official Thomas Melia.