93 result(s) for photos in Current Affairs
Gulyás Disowns Hungarian Pro-Fidesz Website
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás distanced the party from 888.hu after the website published nude photos of Tímea Rába, the wife of Socialist president József Tóbiás, from her days as a beauty queen in the 1990s. “We should make it clear in the spirit of conservative values that people of good taste cannot have anything to do with 888.hu,” Gulyás said in a statement as he expressed solidarity with Tóbiás ...
Photos Of Migrants From Bicske Station In Hungary Misleading, Says Austrian Press Council
- 24 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Photos released by the media depicting police handling of migrants at the railway station in Bicske, in northern Hungary, in early September were misleading, the Austrian Press Council has ruled. The council said that photos covering the migrant crisis must always be released in the right context. The council specifically noted a photo depicting Hungarian police reaching for a migrant and his ...
23 October Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 20 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
2012 marks the 56th anniversary of the '56 Revolution, a key event in the history of Hungary. On the national holiday this year, PM Orbán will give a speech in front of Parliament, and there will be events throughout the day for those wishing to peacefully commemorate the Revolution. This year the Terror House Museum is joining in the commemorative events and will stage special history ...
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Police Stop Migrants Breaking Through Crossing Point At Hungary-Serbia Border
- 17 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian police on Wednesday afternoon stopped a crowd of migrants which broke through the gate at a crossing point of the Röszke-Horgos station on the border between Hungary and Serbia. The police used tear gas and water cannons against the aggressive crowd, numbering several hundred people, after they threw stones, bottles, and burning torches at the officers. MTI’s on-site correspondent ...
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
Xpat Report: British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 13 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The British embassy in Budapest drew attention to EU bureaucracy with a symbolic labyrinth called “BurEUcratia” set up on Erzsébet tér on Thursday. The installation was unveiled by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and Hungarian State Secretary for Economic Regulation of the Ministry for National Economy, Béla Glattfelder.
Gulyás Disowns Hungarian Pro-Fidesz Website
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás distanced the party from 888.hu after the website published nude photos of Tímea Rába, the wife of Socialist president József Tóbiás, from her days as a beauty queen in the 1990s. “We should make it clear in the spirit of conservative values that people of good taste cannot have anything to do with 888.hu,” Gulyás said in a statement as he expressed solidarity with Tóbiás ...
Photos Of Migrants From Bicske Station In Hungary Misleading, Says Austrian Press Council
- 24 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Photos released by the media depicting police handling of migrants at the railway station in Bicske, in northern Hungary, in early September were misleading, the Austrian Press Council has ruled. The council said that photos covering the migrant crisis must always be released in the right context. The council specifically noted a photo depicting Hungarian police reaching for a migrant and his ...
23 October Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 20 Oct 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
2012 marks the 56th anniversary of the '56 Revolution, a key event in the history of Hungary. On the national holiday this year, PM Orbán will give a speech in front of Parliament, and there will be events throughout the day for those wishing to peacefully commemorate the Revolution. This year the Terror House Museum is joining in the commemorative events and will stage special history ...
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Police Stop Migrants Breaking Through Crossing Point At Hungary-Serbia Border
- 17 Sep 2015 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian police on Wednesday afternoon stopped a crowd of migrants which broke through the gate at a crossing point of the Röszke-Horgos station on the border between Hungary and Serbia. The police used tear gas and water cannons against the aggressive crowd, numbering several hundred people, after they threw stones, bottles, and burning torches at the officers. MTI’s on-site correspondent ...
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...
“Europe & Hungary Are Experiencing A Refugee Crisis”
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a very real refugee crisis unfolding in Hungary, and nobody knows how long it will last. The government provides funding for everything except essentials: billions of forints squandered on billboard campaigns and a 175-kilometre border fence, while the migrant servicing system is overwhelmed. The answer has yet to be found on a European level, as well.
Share Your Ideas About Hungary With U.S. Ambassador Colleen Bell
- 20 Apr 2015 9:04 AM
- current affairs
"The Embassy Facebook page has recently reached 30,000 fans! Thank you, we really appreciate your support, your engagement, and your feedback. To celebrate this important milestone, we invite our Facebook fans to participate in a contest.
Xpat Report: British Embassy Budapest Calls To Reform “BurEucratia”, The Labyrinth Of EU Regulation
- 13 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The British embassy in Budapest drew attention to EU bureaucracy with a symbolic labyrinth called “BurEUcratia” set up on Erzsébet tér on Thursday. The installation was unveiled by British Ambassador Jonathan Knott and Hungarian State Secretary for Economic Regulation of the Ministry for National Economy, Béla Glattfelder.