1,137 result(s) for official visit
House Speaker Sends Condolences To Mexico Over Earthquake
- 11 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
House speaker László Kövér sent condolences to the two top officials of Mexico’s parliament over the deadly earthquake that hit the country’s southern coast, in a letter, parliament’s press chief said on Sunday.
Jordan’s Senate Visits Hungary
- 8 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday met Faisal Al-Fayez, senate president of Jordan, for talks on bilateral relations, Jordan’s ties with the European Union, as well as on security issues, the prime minister’s press chief reported. Parties at the talks agreed that Jordan is instrumental in restoring peace and ensuring stability in the Middle East.
Life In Hungarian Transit Zones: No Proper Food, Medical Care Or Education
- 5 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
An Afghan-Iranian family with three children waited eight months at the Serbian-Hungarian border to be able to apply for refugee status. After the long wait, in April 2017 they were admitted to the so-called ’transit zone’ where they were practically locked up behind barbed wire for four months.
Szijjártó Slams EU ‘Double Standards’
- 1 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Hungary rejects the European Union’s use of “double standards” against any member state, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said at a press conference. “We reject the European Union applying double standards against any country, and unfortunately we can see the European Commission’s strong use of double standards in the case of Poland.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Postponed: Hungarian Cricket Association: Corporate Day, 3 September
- 31 Aug 2017 12:50 PM
- sport
With the dual aim of collecting funds for native Hungarian cricketers and raising the domestic profile of the world’s second most popular sport, the Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) is hosting its very first Corporate Day tournament with the participation of teams from international companies on Sunday.
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Cabinet To Buy Paintings For HUF 1.5bn
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet will purchase a series of five large paintings by Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba-Novák depicting Polish-Hungarian friendship for Ft 1.45 billion, HVG reports.
City Looks Into Friend Of Prime Minister Contracts
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest city council will investigate how it happened that ESMA, a company owned by István Garancsi, a friend of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, used electric poles in Budapest as advertising poles without paying a fee or obtaining a permit in the past two years.
House Speaker Sends Condolences To Mexico Over Earthquake
- 11 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
House speaker László Kövér sent condolences to the two top officials of Mexico’s parliament over the deadly earthquake that hit the country’s southern coast, in a letter, parliament’s press chief said on Sunday.
Jordan’s Senate Visits Hungary
- 8 Sep 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Thursday met Faisal Al-Fayez, senate president of Jordan, for talks on bilateral relations, Jordan’s ties with the European Union, as well as on security issues, the prime minister’s press chief reported. Parties at the talks agreed that Jordan is instrumental in restoring peace and ensuring stability in the Middle East.
Life In Hungarian Transit Zones: No Proper Food, Medical Care Or Education
- 5 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
An Afghan-Iranian family with three children waited eight months at the Serbian-Hungarian border to be able to apply for refugee status. After the long wait, in April 2017 they were admitted to the so-called ’transit zone’ where they were practically locked up behind barbed wire for four months.
Szijjártó Slams EU ‘Double Standards’
- 1 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Hungary rejects the European Union’s use of “double standards” against any member state, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said at a press conference. “We reject the European Union applying double standards against any country, and unfortunately we can see the European Commission’s strong use of double standards in the case of Poland.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Postponed: Hungarian Cricket Association: Corporate Day, 3 September
- 31 Aug 2017 12:50 PM
- sport
With the dual aim of collecting funds for native Hungarian cricketers and raising the domestic profile of the world’s second most popular sport, the Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA) is hosting its very first Corporate Day tournament with the participation of teams from international companies on Sunday.
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Cabinet To Buy Paintings For HUF 1.5bn
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- shopping
The cabinet will purchase a series of five large paintings by Hungarian artist Vilmos Aba-Novák depicting Polish-Hungarian friendship for Ft 1.45 billion, HVG reports.
City Looks Into Friend Of Prime Minister Contracts
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest city council will investigate how it happened that ESMA, a company owned by István Garancsi, a friend of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, used electric poles in Budapest as advertising poles without paying a fee or obtaining a permit in the past two years.