2,200 result(s) for new year address
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Hungary’s EU Commissioner: Fiscal Rigour Not Enough To Revive Economy
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fiscal rigour in itself is not sufficient to resolve economic problems arising from the global crisis; employment and social issues also need to be addressed, László Andor, Hungary’s European commissioner for employment, welfare and social inclusion, told a conference in Budapest on Monday.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Criticise Orbán
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungary where the political majority is not related to the larger part of society cannot be strong or successful, the group leader of the opposition Socialists said in response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary address on Monday. József Tóbiás said that in the past four years the government had deprived municipalities of most of their powers. He demanded that the central government ...
1000 Foreigners Use Same Address To Vote In Hungarian Elections
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Roughly a thousand foreigners have given the address of a 40-bed motel in Budapest’s 19th district as their permanent place of residence in the run-up to Sunday’s municipal elections, according to left-wing daily Népszabadság. The majority are Romanian citizens but a number of Slovaks have also registered the Viktória Pension as their permanent place of Hungarian residence.
Hungarian Ministry Responds To Demonstrators
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is preserving the value of pensions and making sure decent jobs are available, the Economy Ministry said late on Tuesday in response to a demonstration outside its main building. The ministry said the pension system is sustainable, reacting to supporters of union alliance MSZSZ, who protested for early retirement and against a wage-freeze for public servants.
Laurie Anderson Concert In National Concert Hall Budapest On 6 October
- 5 Oct 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Art historian, media and performance artist. An icon. Laurie Anderson, the legend of New York's underground visits Budapest again. "We all know things are getting faster and faster. Why shouldn't we slow down a bit?" she asked a few years ago. Those who are open to real thrills can now slow down with Laurie Anderson herself!
Closing Soon: Dada & Surrealism, Hungarian National Gallery
- 2 Oct 2014 5:55 AM
- community & culture
Magritte, Duchamp, Man Ray, Miró, Dalí, opening at the Hungarian National Gallery in the summer of 2014, will be the most complete exhibition ever seen in Hungary covering these defining twentieth-century avant-garde art movements. The exhibition, featuring works by artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Joan Miró, Kurt Schwitters, René Magritte and Salvador Dalí, selected from the ...
World Press Photo Exhibition 2014 In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2014 5:40 AM
- entertainment
Millions of people see this roving exhibition in about 100 cities every year, making it the most popular traveling photo event in the world. A total of 143 photographs selected from nearly 100,000 pictures are now on display in the Hungarian Museum of Ethnography at this annual World Press Photo exhibition.
Xpat Opinion: Obama Accuses Hungary Of Clamping Down On Civil Society
- 29 Sep 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
After President Obama mentioned Hungary alongside Egypt as a county which intimidates NGOs, Népszabadság warns that those remarks were only the beginning and the worst is still ahead. Heti Válasz believes that the NGOs concerned are in reality liberal political activists, but condemns demonstrations of force against them.
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Hungary’s EU Commissioner: Fiscal Rigour Not Enough To Revive Economy
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Fiscal rigour in itself is not sufficient to resolve economic problems arising from the global crisis; employment and social issues also need to be addressed, László Andor, Hungary’s European commissioner for employment, welfare and social inclusion, told a conference in Budapest on Monday.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Criticise Orbán
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungary where the political majority is not related to the larger part of society cannot be strong or successful, the group leader of the opposition Socialists said in response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary address on Monday. József Tóbiás said that in the past four years the government had deprived municipalities of most of their powers. He demanded that the central government ...
1000 Foreigners Use Same Address To Vote In Hungarian Elections
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Roughly a thousand foreigners have given the address of a 40-bed motel in Budapest’s 19th district as their permanent place of residence in the run-up to Sunday’s municipal elections, according to left-wing daily Népszabadság. The majority are Romanian citizens but a number of Slovaks have also registered the Viktória Pension as their permanent place of Hungarian residence.
Hungarian Ministry Responds To Demonstrators
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is preserving the value of pensions and making sure decent jobs are available, the Economy Ministry said late on Tuesday in response to a demonstration outside its main building. The ministry said the pension system is sustainable, reacting to supporters of union alliance MSZSZ, who protested for early retirement and against a wage-freeze for public servants.
Laurie Anderson Concert In National Concert Hall Budapest On 6 October
- 5 Oct 2014 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Art historian, media and performance artist. An icon. Laurie Anderson, the legend of New York's underground visits Budapest again. "We all know things are getting faster and faster. Why shouldn't we slow down a bit?" she asked a few years ago. Those who are open to real thrills can now slow down with Laurie Anderson herself!
Closing Soon: Dada & Surrealism, Hungarian National Gallery
- 2 Oct 2014 5:55 AM
- community & culture
Magritte, Duchamp, Man Ray, Miró, Dalí, opening at the Hungarian National Gallery in the summer of 2014, will be the most complete exhibition ever seen in Hungary covering these defining twentieth-century avant-garde art movements. The exhibition, featuring works by artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Joan Miró, Kurt Schwitters, René Magritte and Salvador Dalí, selected from the ...
World Press Photo Exhibition 2014 In Budapest
- 2 Oct 2014 5:40 AM
- entertainment
Millions of people see this roving exhibition in about 100 cities every year, making it the most popular traveling photo event in the world. A total of 143 photographs selected from nearly 100,000 pictures are now on display in the Hungarian Museum of Ethnography at this annual World Press Photo exhibition.
Xpat Opinion: Obama Accuses Hungary Of Clamping Down On Civil Society
- 29 Sep 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
After President Obama mentioned Hungary alongside Egypt as a county which intimidates NGOs, Népszabadság warns that those remarks were only the beginning and the worst is still ahead. Heti Válasz believes that the NGOs concerned are in reality liberal political activists, but condemns demonstrations of force against them.