137 result(s) for open society foundation
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Ambassadors Highlight Importance Of Govt, Civil Society Cooperation In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ambassadors of three western European countries have emphasised the importance of open democracy and within that cooperation between government and civil society, at a workshop in Budapest. The diplomats addressed the event entitled “Nothing is Impossible: The Sustainable NGO” which was coorganised by the German, French, Dutch and British embassies, and the European Commission’s ...
Professional Women’s Association Event, Budapest, 26 March
- 25 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Professional Women’s Association: Invitation to the conference „Knowledge Transfer – Practical Intelligence” and the gala evening following the event on 26 March 2015, Thursday The conference is organised by the Professional Women’s Association and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Corinthia Hotel Budapest (1073 Budapest, Erzsébet körút 43-49.)
Kazinczy Living Library: March Of Migrants, Szimpla Kert Budapest, 7 March
- 25 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Kazinczy Living Library opens on 7th March at Szimpla Kert. Besides the successful topics of the first event: homeless people, public workers, ex-drug addict, and more, you will have the opportunity to talk to local immigrants and refugees.
András Simonyi: Orbán Is Off Course & Heading Down The Wrong Track
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first half of our interview with András Simonyi, Hungary’s former ambassador to NATO and the United States, was published on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The interview took place on Wednesday, February 18, the day after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Budapest. Mr. Simonyi is presently managing director for the Center of Transatlantic Relations at the ...
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Eva Duda Dance Company In Budapest Celebrates It’s 5th Anniversary
- 26 Sep 2014 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Watch the past five years’ five best performances on five nights. To celebrate its jubilee, the Eva Duda Dance Company opens this year’s season with a five-day-long festival showing recent years’ best pieces on five consecutive nights. During the event we will say goodbye to some of our shows to make room for a new repertoire soon to come.
US President’s Speech On September 23 Negatively References Hungary
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Main part of Barack Obama’s speech of September 23 at Clinton Global Initiative: “From Hungary to Egypt, endless regulations and overt intimidation increasingly target civil society. And around the world, brave men and women who dare raise their voices are harassed and attacked and even killed.”
Protest In Budapest Against Govt Policies Concerning Civil Groups
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds protested in Budapest on Saturday against the government’s policies concerning civil organisations and police action against foundations handling Norway Civil Grants disbursements. Speaking at the demonstration organised by the non-governmental Human Platform, activist Márton Gulyás said the recent crackdown on independent civil organisations is “an indirect assault” on all Hungarian ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Ambassadors Highlight Importance Of Govt, Civil Society Cooperation In Budapest
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ambassadors of three western European countries have emphasised the importance of open democracy and within that cooperation between government and civil society, at a workshop in Budapest. The diplomats addressed the event entitled “Nothing is Impossible: The Sustainable NGO” which was coorganised by the German, French, Dutch and British embassies, and the European Commission’s ...
Professional Women’s Association Event, Budapest, 26 March
- 25 Mar 2015 8:04 AM
- community & culture
Professional Women’s Association: Invitation to the conference „Knowledge Transfer – Practical Intelligence” and the gala evening following the event on 26 March 2015, Thursday The conference is organised by the Professional Women’s Association and the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary Corinthia Hotel Budapest (1073 Budapest, Erzsébet körút 43-49.)
Kazinczy Living Library: March Of Migrants, Szimpla Kert Budapest, 7 March
- 25 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Kazinczy Living Library opens on 7th March at Szimpla Kert. Besides the successful topics of the first event: homeless people, public workers, ex-drug addict, and more, you will have the opportunity to talk to local immigrants and refugees.
András Simonyi: Orbán Is Off Course & Heading Down The Wrong Track
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The first half of our interview with András Simonyi, Hungary’s former ambassador to NATO and the United States, was published on Thursday, February 19, 2015. The interview took place on Wednesday, February 18, the day after Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin paid an official visit to Budapest. Mr. Simonyi is presently managing director for the Center of Transatlantic Relations at the ...
Interview With Richard Field, Managing Editor Of The Budapest Beacon
- 20 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
At the end of 2014 he condemned the government in a number of articles appearing in the columns of the Budapest Beacon. The other paper he operates with journalists who used to work for Origo, abcug.hu, brings home the situation with regard to poverty in Hungary. The American businessman and philanthropist, Richard Field, supported Mária Seres’s movement and then LMP.
Eva Duda Dance Company In Budapest Celebrates It’s 5th Anniversary
- 26 Sep 2014 9:06 AM
- community & culture
Watch the past five years’ five best performances on five nights. To celebrate its jubilee, the Eva Duda Dance Company opens this year’s season with a five-day-long festival showing recent years’ best pieces on five consecutive nights. During the event we will say goodbye to some of our shows to make room for a new repertoire soon to come.
US President’s Speech On September 23 Negatively References Hungary
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Main part of Barack Obama’s speech of September 23 at Clinton Global Initiative: “From Hungary to Egypt, endless regulations and overt intimidation increasingly target civil society. And around the world, brave men and women who dare raise their voices are harassed and attacked and even killed.”
Protest In Budapest Against Govt Policies Concerning Civil Groups
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds protested in Budapest on Saturday against the government’s policies concerning civil organisations and police action against foundations handling Norway Civil Grants disbursements. Speaking at the demonstration organised by the non-governmental Human Platform, activist Márton Gulyás said the recent crackdown on independent civil organisations is “an indirect assault” on all Hungarian ...