85 result(s) for traditions in hungary in Current Affairs
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Minister Trócsányi Calls On Diplomats To Stave Off Criticism Of Hungary
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Justice has called on Hungarian diplomats to stave off criticism of areas such as Hungary’s judicial system with suitable arguments.
Justice Minister Calls On Diplomats To Combat Criticism Of Hungary
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice minister has told the country’s diplomats to combat criticism of areas such as Hungary’s justice system. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told MTI after his speech to Hungarian ambassadors that European values were important but member states should not be expected to “give up their constitutional identity”.
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”.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
EU Is Against Hungary’s Tax-Free Status Of Home-Made Pálinka
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.
VCP Buys Hungary's Daily Népszabadság
- 24 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Vienna Capital Partners (VCP) announced on Thursday that it will buy Népszabadság as part of an extensive print media portfolio to be bought from Axel Springer and Ringier, in a deal that will facilitate the merger of the two publishing companies’ operations in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
23 October: The Regime Change Must Be Completed, Minister Of State Lázár Says
- 23 Oct 2013 6:01 AM
- current affairs
Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár delivered a speech at a commemorative event organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and the National Heritage Institute to mark the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Minister Trócsányi Calls On Diplomats To Stave Off Criticism Of Hungary
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Justice has called on Hungarian diplomats to stave off criticism of areas such as Hungary’s judicial system with suitable arguments.
Justice Minister Calls On Diplomats To Combat Criticism Of Hungary
- 27 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice minister has told the country’s diplomats to combat criticism of areas such as Hungary’s justice system. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told MTI after his speech to Hungarian ambassadors that European values were important but member states should not be expected to “give up their constitutional identity”.
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”.
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
EU Is Against Hungary’s Tax-Free Status Of Home-Made Pálinka
- 15 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has decided that the distilling of pálinka shall be subject to taxation even under the quantity of 50 litres per year. Following the decision, the Government will initiate consultations with the European Commission with the aim of ensuring that the tradition of distilling pálinka lives on in Hungary in accordance with the EU regulatory framework.
VCP Buys Hungary's Daily Népszabadság
- 24 Jan 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Vienna Capital Partners (VCP) announced on Thursday that it will buy Népszabadság as part of an extensive print media portfolio to be bought from Axel Springer and Ringier, in a deal that will facilitate the merger of the two publishing companies’ operations in Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Colleen Bell, US Amb Designate To Hungary, Before The Senate
- 24 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On September 26, 2013 I wrote about the likelihood that the next ambassador to Hungary will a political appointee, Colleen Bell, producer of the TV soap “The Bold and the Beautiful.” At the time I expressed my dismay over the appointment. Not because I had anything against Ms Bell but because I consider the political situation so serious in Hungary that I think it would behoove US interests to ...
23 October: The Regime Change Must Be Completed, Minister Of State Lázár Says
- 23 Oct 2013 6:01 AM
- current affairs
Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár delivered a speech at a commemorative event organised by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice and the National Heritage Institute to mark the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.