647 result(s) for political affair
Relations Between US & Hungary Have Improved
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States and Hungary are allies that should openly clarify any disputes between each other, the participants in a hearing in the US Congress on the future of US-Hungary relations said in agreement on Tuesday evening, local time.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Chargé d’Affaires To Hungary Appointed
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ms Theresa Bubbear has been appointed Chargé d'Affaires Ad Interim to Hungary. She took up her appointment on 27 April. She will succeed former British Ambassador to Hungary, Mr Jonathan Knott, who finished his posting on 26 April 2015. Theresa will lead the Embassy until the arrival of the new Ambassador to Hungary in early 2016.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
Xpat Opinion: Partisan Divisions Make Hungarians Unhappy
- 2 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a European survey according to which Hungarians are among the unhappiest nations on the continent, a former liberal politician argues for fair political discourse and dialogue across the political frontlines.
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.
Relations Between US & Hungary Have Improved
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States and Hungary are allies that should openly clarify any disputes between each other, the participants in a hearing in the US Congress on the future of US-Hungary relations said in agreement on Tuesday evening, local time.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
Chargé d’Affaires To Hungary Appointed
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ms Theresa Bubbear has been appointed Chargé d'Affaires Ad Interim to Hungary. She took up her appointment on 27 April. She will succeed former British Ambassador to Hungary, Mr Jonathan Knott, who finished his posting on 26 April 2015. Theresa will lead the Embassy until the arrival of the new Ambassador to Hungary in early 2016.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
Xpat Opinion: Partisan Divisions Make Hungarians Unhappy
- 2 Apr 2015 1:35 AM
- community & culture
Commenting on a European survey according to which Hungarians are among the unhappiest nations on the continent, a former liberal politician argues for fair political discourse and dialogue across the political frontlines.
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.