647 result(s) for political affair
Tom Lantos Statue Unveiled In Hometown Budapest
- 5 Feb 2018 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
A statue of Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos was unveiled in central Budapest near his school on Thursday, marking the day of his birth.
George Soros: MSZP’s Leaders Have Been Bought Up By Orbán
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros touched on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the political situation in Hungary.
Szijjártó: Hungary Has Not Accepted Any Migrants
- 22 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has not accepted and will not take in any migrants, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview to Saturday’s issue of daily Magyar Hírlap, emphasising the difference between accepting refugees based on the Geneva Refugee Convention and illegal mass immigration.
PM Advisor: New US Ambassador To Hungary Could Take Up Post In Spring
- 22 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The new United States ambassador to Hungary could arrive in Budapest by late spring or early summer, the prime minister’s chief advisor for American affairs told news portal hirado.hu over the weekend. It is hard to predict exactly when the US Senate will approve the appointment of the ambassadorial candidate, who will first have to face a confirmation hearing, Jenő Megyesy said in an interview ...
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The European Parliament Rapporteur On Hungary Pays A Visit To Budapest
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian right-wing press is buzzing with indignation. Judith Sargentini, a Greens/EFA member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, arrived in Hungary yesterday as part of her work as rapporteur for the parliament’s investigation into whether Hungary is in breach of the values of the European Union.
American Diplomat Harshly Criticises Hungary’s Media Policy
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Chargé d’Affaires of the US to Hungary David Kostelancik attended a discussion at the Hungarian Association of Journalists (MUOSZ) on Tuesday, and held a speech entitled “Freedom of the Press: Enduring Values in a Dynamic Media Environment”.
Now On: ’Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary’. National Museum
- 18 Dec 2017 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
Hungary Backing Egypt’s Efforts Against Terrorism
- 17 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary firmly supports the Egyptian government’s efforts to combat terrorism, László Kövér, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker, said in Cairo during talks with counterpart Ali Abdel Aal. Kövér said Egypt plays an indisputable role in stabilisation, handling the wave of migrants from Africa and reducing the pressure on Europe.
Tom Lantos Statue Unveiled In Hometown Budapest
- 5 Feb 2018 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
A statue of Hungarian-born former US Congressman Tom Lantos was unveiled in central Budapest near his school on Thursday, marking the day of his birth.
George Soros: MSZP’s Leaders Have Been Bought Up By Orbán
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros touched on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the political situation in Hungary.
Szijjártó: Hungary Has Not Accepted Any Migrants
- 22 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has not accepted and will not take in any migrants, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview to Saturday’s issue of daily Magyar Hírlap, emphasising the difference between accepting refugees based on the Geneva Refugee Convention and illegal mass immigration.
PM Advisor: New US Ambassador To Hungary Could Take Up Post In Spring
- 22 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
The new United States ambassador to Hungary could arrive in Budapest by late spring or early summer, the prime minister’s chief advisor for American affairs told news portal hirado.hu over the weekend. It is hard to predict exactly when the US Senate will approve the appointment of the ambassadorial candidate, who will first have to face a confirmation hearing, Jenő Megyesy said in an interview ...
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The European Parliament Rapporteur On Hungary Pays A Visit To Budapest
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian right-wing press is buzzing with indignation. Judith Sargentini, a Greens/EFA member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, arrived in Hungary yesterday as part of her work as rapporteur for the parliament’s investigation into whether Hungary is in breach of the values of the European Union.
American Diplomat Harshly Criticises Hungary’s Media Policy
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Chargé d’Affaires of the US to Hungary David Kostelancik attended a discussion at the Hungarian Association of Journalists (MUOSZ) on Tuesday, and held a speech entitled “Freedom of the Press: Enduring Values in a Dynamic Media Environment”.
Now On: ’Within Frames - The Art Of The Sixties In Hungary’. National Museum
- 18 Dec 2017 8:06 AM
- community & culture
Now on until 18 February. Within Frames is the first exhibition staged by the Hungarian National Gallery that presents a comprehensive picture of Hungarian art between 1958 and 1968. A significant part of the 350 or so exhibits – paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings, books, posters and works of applied art – are not included in permanent exhibitions and many of them had been concealed from ...
Hungary Backing Egypt’s Efforts Against Terrorism
- 17 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary firmly supports the Egyptian government’s efforts to combat terrorism, László Kövér, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker, said in Cairo during talks with counterpart Ali Abdel Aal. Kövér said Egypt plays an indisputable role in stabilisation, handling the wave of migrants from Africa and reducing the pressure on Europe.