139 result(s) for our homeland in Current Affairs
Momentum Welcomes Putin With Soviet-Era Street Signs And Newspaper Clippings
- 29 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Upstart opposition party Momentum welcomed Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to Budapest on Monday by placing large stickers over street signs to show the original communist-era names. Putin’s visit coincides with the opening ceremony of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships. Media reports suggest he will use the occasion to meet privately with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
Áder Calls For Making Achievement A ‘Central Theme’
- 14 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Evaluating his achievements in the past five years, President János Áder said that “performance should be made a central theme of life”.
Hungary Presidential Election 2017 – First Round Of Election Inconclusive
- 13 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Neither of the two candidates in the presidential election in parliament could secure a two-thirds majority on Monday morning, which rendered the first round of the election inconclusive.
Foreign Minister Addresses UN Human Rights Council
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Protecting human rights is a priority task for the United Nations and its Human Rights Council (HRC) is a highly important institution, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Geneva. Addressing the 34th HRC session, Péter Szijjártó called it important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state.
Hungary’s Political Opposition Offers Its Take On Sunday’s Invalid Referendum Results
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The battle for the hearts of minds of the Hungarian people has moved from the voting booth to the airwaves and newsstands, as various political parties and NGOs offer their interpretation of Sunday’s referendum results.
Hungarian Expats Receive Urgent Letter From Viktor Orbán
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians living abroad have received a letter from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán encouraging them to participate in the upcoming referendum against the EU refugee resettlement quota. The letter stresses the importance of the vote for defending European culture and indicts Brussels and European leaders for causing the refugee crisis and recent terror attacks in Europe.
Momentum Welcomes Putin With Soviet-Era Street Signs And Newspaper Clippings
- 29 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Upstart opposition party Momentum welcomed Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to Budapest on Monday by placing large stickers over street signs to show the original communist-era names. Putin’s visit coincides with the opening ceremony of the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships. Media reports suggest he will use the occasion to meet privately with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
March 15 - Prime Minister Orbán: Brussels Must Be Halted
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called March 15 an “indisputable proof” of the Hungarian nation’s past, present and future, at a commemoration of the 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight on Wednesday. Speaking in front of the National Museum, the prime minister said that European nations are in a “state of revolt”, with the “winds of 48 blowing again on the continent”.
Áder Calls For Making Achievement A ‘Central Theme’
- 14 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Evaluating his achievements in the past five years, President János Áder said that “performance should be made a central theme of life”.
Hungary Presidential Election 2017 – First Round Of Election Inconclusive
- 13 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Neither of the two candidates in the presidential election in parliament could secure a two-thirds majority on Monday morning, which rendered the first round of the election inconclusive.
Foreign Minister Addresses UN Human Rights Council
- 1 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Protecting human rights is a priority task for the United Nations and its Human Rights Council (HRC) is a highly important institution, Hungary’s foreign minister said in Geneva. Addressing the 34th HRC session, Péter Szijjártó called it important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state.
Hungary’s Political Opposition Offers Its Take On Sunday’s Invalid Referendum Results
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The battle for the hearts of minds of the Hungarian people has moved from the voting booth to the airwaves and newsstands, as various political parties and NGOs offer their interpretation of Sunday’s referendum results.
Hungarian Expats Receive Urgent Letter From Viktor Orbán
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians living abroad have received a letter from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán encouraging them to participate in the upcoming referendum against the EU refugee resettlement quota. The letter stresses the importance of the vote for defending European culture and indicts Brussels and European leaders for causing the refugee crisis and recent terror attacks in Europe.