40 result(s) for nations in transit
Szijjártó: Freedom House Report Is Nonsense
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the latest report on democratic rights by Freedom House nonsense in a statement to the press in Budapest.
Csepreghy Urges New EU Approach To Global Challenges
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must adopt a new approach to global challenges, Nándor Csepreghy, the state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at an international conference in Budapest. Europe’s strength in the world after the economic and financial crisis depends on seeking unorthodox solutions to its challenges, he said at the think.
Hungarian President Rules Himself Out Of Running For Top UN Job
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President has rejected press rumours that he planned to run for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. János Áder told journalists that he is striving to “fully” fulfil duties that voters and parliament entrusted in him and he would do so in the future, too.
Climate Summit In Paris: Hungary Has Joined The Global Green Growth Institute
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday in Paris, Minister of State for Energy András Aradszki Director–General of the Global Green Growth Institute Yvo de Boer concluded a bilateral agreement. Hungary has taken another significant step towards calling a strong climate protection cooperation to life and successfully implementing the new climate convention.
Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Hungarian Emigrants Return Only If Hungary Performs Better - An Interview
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Hungarian economy could demonstrate the kind of growth potential over the coming 10-15 years that would really reduce the GDP and wage gap, it could increase chances for many of the people who've gone abroad to work to come home, Barnabás Virág, the central bank's chief of economic forecasting and analysis told Figyelő.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Now On: Shilpa Gupta Exhibition, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 27 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Until 23 February 2014 the Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle Budapest Budapest will show a selection of contemporary video art from the Julia Stoschek Collection, Duesseldorf.
Szijjártó: Freedom House Report Is Nonsense
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the latest report on democratic rights by Freedom House nonsense in a statement to the press in Budapest.
Csepreghy Urges New EU Approach To Global Challenges
- 10 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must adopt a new approach to global challenges, Nándor Csepreghy, the state secretary of the Prime Minister’s Office, said at an international conference in Budapest. Europe’s strength in the world after the economic and financial crisis depends on seeking unorthodox solutions to its challenges, he said at the think.
Hungarian President Rules Himself Out Of Running For Top UN Job
- 15 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President has rejected press rumours that he planned to run for the post of Secretary-General of the United Nations. János Áder told journalists that he is striving to “fully” fulfil duties that voters and parliament entrusted in him and he would do so in the future, too.
Climate Summit In Paris: Hungary Has Joined The Global Green Growth Institute
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday in Paris, Minister of State for Energy András Aradszki Director–General of the Global Green Growth Institute Yvo de Boer concluded a bilateral agreement. Hungary has taken another significant step towards calling a strong climate protection cooperation to life and successfully implementing the new climate convention.
Hungary Slips In Freedom House Democracy Rankings
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary slipped in Freedom House’s democracy ratings for last year, according to the US-based human rights watchdog’s Nations in Transit 2015 report. Hungary was ranked among “semi-consolidated democracies”, slipping from being a “consolidated democracy” last year. It scored an overall 3.18 points for various democratic indicators on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being the best score. Last year it ...
Hungarian Emigrants Return Only If Hungary Performs Better - An Interview
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the Hungarian economy could demonstrate the kind of growth potential over the coming 10-15 years that would really reduce the GDP and wage gap, it could increase chances for many of the people who've gone abroad to work to come home, Barnabás Virág, the central bank's chief of economic forecasting and analysis told Figyelő.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Xpat Opinion: Remembering PM József Antall: A Hero Of Hungary’s Democracy
- 18 Dec 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the burial of József Antall, the first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary after the fall of communism. I remember well the day of his funeral, arriving as it did just a few days before Christmas. Hungary was a nation in mourning.
Now On: Shilpa Gupta Exhibition, Műcsarnok Budapest
- 27 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Until 23 February 2014 the Műcsarnok/Kunsthalle Budapest Budapest will show a selection of contemporary video art from the Julia Stoschek Collection, Duesseldorf.