423 result(s) for russia relations
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
Hungarians Do Like To Drink, Twice The Global Alcohol Average
- 15 May 2014 12:30 PM
- health & wellness
Alcohol consumption in Hungary is twice the global average but it's in line with the rest of Eastern Europe. A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that, like their eastern European neighbors, Hungarians like to drink, a lot! Hungary is thirsty - read on for more details, including related health issues.
Hungarian FM Calls Putin's Conduct “Historical Mistake”
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The French daily Le Monde has interviewed outgoing Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán government's policy of opening to the East.
Xpat Opinion: No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered a speech on Tuesday in London at the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet, a traditional affair. A Financial Times reporter, Kiran Stacey, gave an account under the headline “William Hague Warns Against Creeping Oligarchisation of the Balkans.”
Hungary Reaffirms Backing For Ukraine
- 12 Apr 2014 3:58 AM
- current affairs
János Martonyi, the foreign minister, met Danylo Lubkivsky, the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister, on Thursday, and told him that Hungary firmly supported Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Promises To Battle EU
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz-led government has legislated to cut household utility bills and protect farmland from foreign speculators, but aspects of these laws are likely to be challenged in Brussels, and Hungary is ready to battle to defend the measures, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the weekly Demokrata in an interview.
Minister Martonyi: Hungary Fully Supports Sanctions Against Russia
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government will give its full support to any sanctions approved by the European Union against Russia in connection with the crisis in Ukraine, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on CNN on Sunday.
Rodin, Comedy Theatre Budapest, 1 April
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The new production of the Eifman Ballet pays tribute to one of the world’s greatest sculptors, Auguste Rodin, and his assistant, lover and muse, Camille Claudel-a relationship of passion and drama. The end of their fifteen-year-long romance was to be the beginning of Camille’s destruction; she suffered a mental breakdown and died forgotten in a mental institution thirty years later, in 1943.
Food, Wine Pillars Of Hungary’s Potential Eastern Exports
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister’s Office State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday that the food and wine industries represent one of four pillars of Hungary’s potential exports to the east. Szijjártó identified the machine industry, specifically the automobile industry, engineering services and water-management as the other three pillars of Hungarian ...
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
Hungarians Do Like To Drink, Twice The Global Alcohol Average
- 15 May 2014 12:30 PM
- health & wellness
Alcohol consumption in Hungary is twice the global average but it's in line with the rest of Eastern Europe. A recent study by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that, like their eastern European neighbors, Hungarians like to drink, a lot! Hungary is thirsty - read on for more details, including related health issues.
Hungarian FM Calls Putin's Conduct “Historical Mistake”
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The French daily Le Monde has interviewed outgoing Hungarian Foreign Minister János Martonyi of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán government's policy of opening to the East.
Xpat Opinion: No, Secretary Hague Was Not Talking About Hungary
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary William Hague delivered a speech on Tuesday in London at the Lord Mayor’s Easter Banquet, a traditional affair. A Financial Times reporter, Kiran Stacey, gave an account under the headline “William Hague Warns Against Creeping Oligarchisation of the Balkans.”
Hungary Reaffirms Backing For Ukraine
- 12 Apr 2014 3:58 AM
- current affairs
János Martonyi, the foreign minister, met Danylo Lubkivsky, the Ukrainian deputy foreign minister, on Thursday, and told him that Hungary firmly supported Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Promises To Battle EU
- 3 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz-led government has legislated to cut household utility bills and protect farmland from foreign speculators, but aspects of these laws are likely to be challenged in Brussels, and Hungary is ready to battle to defend the measures, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told the weekly Demokrata in an interview.
Minister Martonyi: Hungary Fully Supports Sanctions Against Russia
- 2 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government will give its full support to any sanctions approved by the European Union against Russia in connection with the crisis in Ukraine, Foreign Minister János Martonyi said on CNN on Sunday.
Rodin, Comedy Theatre Budapest, 1 April
- 28 Mar 2014 8:02 AM
- entertainment
The new production of the Eifman Ballet pays tribute to one of the world’s greatest sculptors, Auguste Rodin, and his assistant, lover and muse, Camille Claudel-a relationship of passion and drama. The end of their fifteen-year-long romance was to be the beginning of Camille’s destruction; she suffered a mental breakdown and died forgotten in a mental institution thirty years later, in 1943.
Food, Wine Pillars Of Hungary’s Potential Eastern Exports
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister’s Office State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and External Economic Relations Péter Szijjártó said on Wednesday that the food and wine industries represent one of four pillars of Hungary’s potential exports to the east. Szijjártó identified the machine industry, specifically the automobile industry, engineering services and water-management as the other three pillars of Hungarian ...