852 result(s) for remarks
Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal Honors March Of The Living Hungary
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
March of the Living Hungary (MLH) was presented with U.S. Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award on July 20. Ambassador Kounalakis noted in her remarks that in the past two and a half years she had met a lot of people in Hungary who had made the country and their communities more livable through their hard work. She said there was “no better example for this attitude than March of the Living Hungary ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
U.S. Embassy Celebrates Independence Day In Budapest, Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis and distinguished Hungarian and American guests celebrate the 236th anniversary of American independence.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed Amendments To Judicial Laws
- 6 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In response to the remarks of the Venice Commission, Parliament has passed the amendments of the laws on courts at the beginning of the week. The amendments serve to make the administration of justice and courts more specific, more effective and more transparent, and reinforce the monitoring powers of the National Judicial Council over the President of the National Judicial Office in the area of ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Active Citizenship Award Given By U.S. Embassy To Háttér In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis presented an Active Citizenship Award to the HÁTTÉR Support Society, an LGBT NGO on June 25, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Remarks by Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at the Hatter Support Society Active Citizenship Award Ceremony follow:
Images From The Land of Eagles: Albania, Jesuit High School Budapest, 16 June
- 14 Jun 2012 10:50 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Albanian Friendship Society is cordially inviting you to a slide show presentation of the photos of Francis Keating photographer and the narrative comments of Adam Lazar journalist. Opening remarks by Her Excellency Mira Hoxha Ambassador of Albania to Hungary. The talk is entitled The Land of Eagles: Albania. The talk will be presented on the 16th June 2012 at 18.45, Jesuit High ...
LMP: Fidesz Has Disappointed Many In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has not honoured its election promises and has moved the country’s political system toward a Russian-style centralised democracy, LMP caucus leader Benedek Jávor told reporters during a break in his party’s congress in Szeged on Saturday.
Special Envoy Hannah Rosenthal Honors March Of The Living Hungary
- 24 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
March of the Living Hungary (MLH) was presented with U.S. Embassy’s Active Citizenship Award on July 20. Ambassador Kounalakis noted in her remarks that in the past two and a half years she had met a lot of people in Hungary who had made the country and their communities more livable through their hard work. She said there was “no better example for this attitude than March of the Living Hungary ...
Hungary's Former PM Gyurcsány Cleared Of Casino Real Estate Corruption Charges
- 23 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By BudaPost: Commentators agree that in a dictatorship the charges levelled against former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány would not have been dropped. With just one exception: his long-term aide believes the real reason is PM Orbán’s weakening position.
U.S. Embassy Celebrates Independence Day In Budapest, Hungary
- 6 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis and distinguished Hungarian and American guests celebrate the 236th anniversary of American independence.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed Amendments To Judicial Laws
- 6 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In response to the remarks of the Venice Commission, Parliament has passed the amendments of the laws on courts at the beginning of the week. The amendments serve to make the administration of justice and courts more specific, more effective and more transparent, and reinforce the monitoring powers of the National Judicial Council over the President of the National Judicial Office in the area of ...
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Holocaust Survivor & Nobel Peace Laureate Elie Wiesel Returns Hungarian Award
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
A right-wing columnist downplays the importance of Elie Wiesel’s decision to return the highest Hungarian state honour in protest against what he sees as the government’s efforts to restore anti-Semitic icons. A left-wing pundit, on the other hand, believes that the case will receive international attention and further harm the image of the Orbán government. A centrist commentator notes that the ...
Active Citizenship Award Given By U.S. Embassy To Háttér In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis presented an Active Citizenship Award to the HÁTTÉR Support Society, an LGBT NGO on June 25, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Remarks by Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at the Hatter Support Society Active Citizenship Award Ceremony follow:
Images From The Land of Eagles: Albania, Jesuit High School Budapest, 16 June
- 14 Jun 2012 10:50 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Albanian Friendship Society is cordially inviting you to a slide show presentation of the photos of Francis Keating photographer and the narrative comments of Adam Lazar journalist. Opening remarks by Her Excellency Mira Hoxha Ambassador of Albania to Hungary. The talk is entitled The Land of Eagles: Albania. The talk will be presented on the 16th June 2012 at 18.45, Jesuit High ...
LMP: Fidesz Has Disappointed Many In Hungary
- 11 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz has not honoured its election promises and has moved the country’s political system toward a Russian-style centralised democracy, LMP caucus leader Benedek Jávor told reporters during a break in his party’s congress in Szeged on Saturday.