647 result(s) for political affair
Donald Tusk’s Election As EC President Is Also A Success For Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The election of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as President of the European Council demonstrates that the importance of Central Europe has further increased and it is also a success for Hungary, Péter Szijjártó said on M1 Hungarian Television’s evening news programme.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Opinion About PM Orbán’s Speech To Ambassadors In Budapest
- 27 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- video
"I simply cannot get over the ineptitude of the Hungarian opposition parties. It is hard to pick the biggest loser among them. Here we are before the Budapest municipal elections where the stakes are high since with good candidates and a good campaign the democratic parties have a chance of replacing István Tarlós and perhaps even receiving the majority of the district mayoralties.
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
Hungarian State Secretary Responds To German Criticism
- 21 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian state secretary of foreign affairs and trade, on Wednesday called recent, critical remarks by German Minister of State Michael Roth “politically motivated” and “lacking a factual basis.” Interviewed by the liberal daily Der Tagesspiegel, Roth, a Social Democrat, expressed doubt that “the Hungarian government in office is committed to the EU’s fundamental values to ...
Hungary Evoked The Admiration Of The World In 1989
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has evoked the admiration of the world in 1989; at the time Hungarian people had leaders who have had the courage to take risks and their decisions meant the only glimmer of hope to refugees, said father Imre Kozma, founding president of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service at the opening of the event series called ‘Day of Welcoming’ in Budapest this Thursday.
Hungary’s State Secretary Reacts To Swedish Minister’s Remarks
- 14 Aug 2014 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Hungarians deserve greater respect from the Swedish European affairs minister, the state secretary for foreign and trade affairs, Péter Szijjártó, said on Thursday, after reports that Birgitta Ohlsson had criticised Viktor Orbán, the premier.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Donald Tusk’s Election As EC President Is Also A Success For Hungary
- 2 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The election of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk as President of the European Council demonstrates that the importance of Central Europe has further increased and it is also a success for Hungary, Péter Szijjártó said on M1 Hungarian Television’s evening news programme.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
Xpat Opinion About PM Orbán’s Speech To Ambassadors In Budapest
- 27 Aug 2014 1:00 AM
- video
"I simply cannot get over the ineptitude of the Hungarian opposition parties. It is hard to pick the biggest loser among them. Here we are before the Budapest municipal elections where the stakes are high since with good candidates and a good campaign the democratic parties have a chance of replacing István Tarlós and perhaps even receiving the majority of the district mayoralties.
Hungary To Replace 24 Ambassadors
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s consul general to Shanghai Pál Péter Schmitt has been recalled after less than a year in the role, as part of a huge shake-up of the diplomatic corps that includes 24 ambassadorial changes, origo.hu learned. The nephew of the disgraced former president Pál Schmitt took the role in September 2013. Pál Schmitt was forced to relinquish his doctorate in 2013, after the plagiarism scandal ...
Hungarian National Theatre Ticket Sales Off By A Third
- 25 Aug 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Ticket sales at the National Theatre (Nemzeti Szinház) fell one third in the first year of the artistic stewardship of Attila Vidnyánszky, who succeeded Róbert Alföldi in August 2013 as part of the ongoing “culture wars” waged by ruling party Fidesz against left-wing and liberal establishment figures and cultural institutions.
Hungarian State Secretary Responds To German Criticism
- 21 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, the Hungarian state secretary of foreign affairs and trade, on Wednesday called recent, critical remarks by German Minister of State Michael Roth “politically motivated” and “lacking a factual basis.” Interviewed by the liberal daily Der Tagesspiegel, Roth, a Social Democrat, expressed doubt that “the Hungarian government in office is committed to the EU’s fundamental values to ...
Hungary Evoked The Admiration Of The World In 1989
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has evoked the admiration of the world in 1989; at the time Hungarian people had leaders who have had the courage to take risks and their decisions meant the only glimmer of hope to refugees, said father Imre Kozma, founding president of the Hungarian Maltese Charity Service at the opening of the event series called ‘Day of Welcoming’ in Budapest this Thursday.
Hungary’s State Secretary Reacts To Swedish Minister’s Remarks
- 14 Aug 2014 4:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Hungarians deserve greater respect from the Swedish European affairs minister, the state secretary for foreign and trade affairs, Péter Szijjártó, said on Thursday, after reports that Birgitta Ohlsson had criticised Viktor Orbán, the premier.
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.