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Hungary's President Áder Wins Libel Suit Against Index
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals has upheld President János Áder’s claim against news website Index over its report that he left his post during his compulsory army service in the 1970s and fired his gun while drunk. The appeals court raised the fine payable by the author of the report, András B. Vágvölgyi, from Ft 50,000 imposed by a lower court to Ft 600,000. Judge Marianne Oszkó Kizman stressed ...
Hungaria President Áder: Paris Conference ‘Not The End Of The Road’ In Climate Talks
- 2 Dec 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Paris conference is “not the end of the road” but rather an important milestone in climate talks, President János Áder said on the sidelines of the UN’s 21st climate conference near Paris. Áder told MTI that anyone who hoped that the two-week meeting would solve every problem was overly optimistic and would be left disappointed. “That is not what we [Hungary] are expecting [from the ...
Hungarian Leaders Express Condolences, Condemn Paris Terror Attacks
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian people firmly condemns terrorism and despises all fanatics obsessed with violence, President János Áder said in a telegram of condolences sent to his French counterpart François Hollande. “In spirit we are with François Hollande and the friendly French people, which can continue to count on Hungary’s commitment and support in its fight against senseless and barbarous terror,” he ...
State Award Presented To Transylvanian - Hungarian Politician
- 2 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy House Speaker Sándor Lezsák presented a state award to ethnic Hungarian politician Károly Király, founder of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ), in Parliament. The Hungarian Medal Middle Cross with the Star was awarded by President János Áder to the politician in recognition of his efforts to advocate the rights of Transylvanian Hungarians and towards their self ...
Better Telecommunications To Boost Opportunities, Ader Tells ITU Conference
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Efficient telecommunications will increase “our opportunities, openness, freedom, and security”, President Janos Áder told a gala night of the World Telecom conference, which started in Budapest on Monday. In his address, the president said that the IT revolution of the second half of the 20th century was almost entirely due to developments by private companies.
Hungary’s President Outlines Tasks Needed To Tackle Migrant Crisis
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and his Croatian counterpart, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, agreed that the migrant crisis is a humanitarian, criminal and security issue, and outlined the short, medium and long-term tasks required for handling it. The Hungarian president said short-term tasks in managing the crisis must include border protection, ensuring checks of all migrants entering any EU member state and ...
Hungarian President Addresses Commemorations Of 1849 Arad Martyrs
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
When honouring the martyrs of the revolution and freedom fight of 1848/49, it is also important to remember those who kept the ideals of the revolution alive after its defeat, President János Áder said at an event commemorating the leaders of Hungary’s revolution and freedom fight who were executed by Austria in 1849.
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Flag Set To Half-Mast On Hungarian Parliament Square
- 6 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The national flag was hoisted with full military honours at Kossuth Square in front of Hungary’s Parliament building in Budapest on Tuesday morning on the anniversary of the 1948-49 Revolution and War of Independence and the Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad. Hungary’s flag will remain at half-mast throughout the national day of mourning as a sign of respect.
Hungary's President Áder Wins Libel Suit Against Index
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court of Appeals has upheld President János Áder’s claim against news website Index over its report that he left his post during his compulsory army service in the 1970s and fired his gun while drunk. The appeals court raised the fine payable by the author of the report, András B. Vágvölgyi, from Ft 50,000 imposed by a lower court to Ft 600,000. Judge Marianne Oszkó Kizman stressed ...
Hungaria President Áder: Paris Conference ‘Not The End Of The Road’ In Climate Talks
- 2 Dec 2015 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Paris conference is “not the end of the road” but rather an important milestone in climate talks, President János Áder said on the sidelines of the UN’s 21st climate conference near Paris. Áder told MTI that anyone who hoped that the two-week meeting would solve every problem was overly optimistic and would be left disappointed. “That is not what we [Hungary] are expecting [from the ...
Hungarian Leaders Express Condolences, Condemn Paris Terror Attacks
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian people firmly condemns terrorism and despises all fanatics obsessed with violence, President János Áder said in a telegram of condolences sent to his French counterpart François Hollande. “In spirit we are with François Hollande and the friendly French people, which can continue to count on Hungary’s commitment and support in its fight against senseless and barbarous terror,” he ...
State Award Presented To Transylvanian - Hungarian Politician
- 2 Nov 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy House Speaker Sándor Lezsák presented a state award to ethnic Hungarian politician Károly Király, founder of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ), in Parliament. The Hungarian Medal Middle Cross with the Star was awarded by President János Áder to the politician in recognition of his efforts to advocate the rights of Transylvanian Hungarians and towards their self ...
Better Telecommunications To Boost Opportunities, Ader Tells ITU Conference
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- tech
Efficient telecommunications will increase “our opportunities, openness, freedom, and security”, President Janos Áder told a gala night of the World Telecom conference, which started in Budapest on Monday. In his address, the president said that the IT revolution of the second half of the 20th century was almost entirely due to developments by private companies.
Hungary’s President Outlines Tasks Needed To Tackle Migrant Crisis
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and his Croatian counterpart, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, agreed that the migrant crisis is a humanitarian, criminal and security issue, and outlined the short, medium and long-term tasks required for handling it. The Hungarian president said short-term tasks in managing the crisis must include border protection, ensuring checks of all migrants entering any EU member state and ...
Hungarian President Addresses Commemorations Of 1849 Arad Martyrs
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
When honouring the martyrs of the revolution and freedom fight of 1848/49, it is also important to remember those who kept the ideals of the revolution alive after its defeat, President János Áder said at an event commemorating the leaders of Hungary’s revolution and freedom fight who were executed by Austria in 1849.
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Flag Set To Half-Mast On Hungarian Parliament Square
- 6 Oct 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The national flag was hoisted with full military honours at Kossuth Square in front of Hungary’s Parliament building in Budapest on Tuesday morning on the anniversary of the 1948-49 Revolution and War of Independence and the Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad. Hungary’s flag will remain at half-mast throughout the national day of mourning as a sign of respect.