241 result(s) for minorities
Ukrainian Language Law Withdrawal Hurts Ethnic Hungarian Minority
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Whereas withdrawing Ukraine’s language law was primarily an anti- Russian move, it hurts the Hungarian community as well, Miklós Kovács, the head of the Cultural Association of Hungarians in Transcarpathia, told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap daily.
Hungarian Authorities Are Constantly Monitoring Events In Ukraine
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The members of the Visegrád Group are in continuous dialogue and the Hungarian authorities are constantly monitoring the events in Ukraine, especially the situation of the Hungarian minorities in Subcarpathia – Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Right-Wing Columnist Criticizes Prospective US Ambassador
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist known for his frequently critical remarks on US foreign policy accuses the prospective US ambassador to Budapest of infringing upon Hungarian sovereignty with her critical sentences about the state of democratic checks and balances in Hungary.
Application For Mediawave International Film & Music Gathering, Hungary
- 29 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The festival will take place in Fort Monostor in Komárom, from 29th April till 3rd May. The special theme of the MEDIAWAVE 2014 film program is "On the road", the deadline of application - 10th of January, 2014.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
6th Budapest Human Rights Forum To Take Place In Budapest 7-8 November 2013
- 7 Nov 2013 2:02 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary launched the annual Budapest Human Rights Forum in 2008, a series of international human rights conferences which provides the international community with the opportunity to exchange views in various domains of human rights.
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
Ukrainian Language Law Withdrawal Hurts Ethnic Hungarian Minority
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Whereas withdrawing Ukraine’s language law was primarily an anti- Russian move, it hurts the Hungarian community as well, Miklós Kovács, the head of the Cultural Association of Hungarians in Transcarpathia, told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap daily.
Hungarian Authorities Are Constantly Monitoring Events In Ukraine
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The members of the Visegrád Group are in continuous dialogue and the Hungarian authorities are constantly monitoring the events in Ukraine, especially the situation of the Hungarian minorities in Subcarpathia – Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Right-Wing Columnist Criticizes Prospective US Ambassador
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist known for his frequently critical remarks on US foreign policy accuses the prospective US ambassador to Budapest of infringing upon Hungarian sovereignty with her critical sentences about the state of democratic checks and balances in Hungary.
Application For Mediawave International Film & Music Gathering, Hungary
- 29 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- entertainment
The festival will take place in Fort Monostor in Komárom, from 29th April till 3rd May. The special theme of the MEDIAWAVE 2014 film program is "On the road", the deadline of application - 10th of January, 2014.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
6th Budapest Human Rights Forum To Take Place In Budapest 7-8 November 2013
- 7 Nov 2013 2:02 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary launched the annual Budapest Human Rights Forum in 2008, a series of international human rights conferences which provides the international community with the opportunity to exchange views in various domains of human rights.
Xpat Opinion: New Poll On Hungarian Anti-Semitism
- 20 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
In the last few days I have encountered a number of studies, television interviews, and polls on Hungarian anti-Semitism. The inspiration for this sudden burst of information is undoubtedly an international conference organized by the Tom Lantos Institute, which is described as “an independent human and minority rights organization with a particular focus on Jewish and Roma communities and other ...
Xpat Opinion: Outrageous Police Reaction To Crimes Against The Hungarian Roma
- 7 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic is the Hungarian police’s decision not to investigate the attack on a Roma family in Devecser, one of the villages that earlier fell victim to the red sludge that covered acres and acres of land around a factory producing aluminum. I didn’t deal with this specific incident except as one in a series of anti-Roma attacks by far-right groups during the summer of 2012.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...