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Orbán Congratulates Erdogan In Telephone Conversation, And Agrees On Personal Meeting
- 2 May 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has informed kormany.hu that on Thursday evening Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a telephone conversation with Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Prime Minister congratulated the President of Turkey on the success of the referendum on amendment of the Turkish Constitution.
Budapest International Book Festival, 20 - 23 April
- 20 Apr 2017 7:30 AM
- community & culture
International Book Festival Budapest, held for the 24th time in 2017, is a recognized event of the international world of books, as one of the important professional and intellectual forums of the region.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Hungary Marks Rákóczi Anniversary
- 27 Mar 2017 7:12 AM
- community & culture
House Speaker László Kövér attended a ceremony to mark the birth anniversary of Ferenc Rákóczi II, leader of Hungary’s anti-Habsburg freedomfight between 1703-1711, at Rákóczi’s birthplace in Borsi, in south Slovakia.
Clocks Go Forward In Hungary On Sunday, 26 March 2017
- 25 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Daylight saving time is also called summer time or daylight savings time. When DST is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time. On Sunday, 26 March at 02:00 forward your clock to 03:00.
Hungary National Stand Wins Award At ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show
- 13 Mar 2017 6:03 AM
- travel
The Hungarian national stand at the ITB Berlin travel trade show has taken the top prize for European exhibitor. The trade show jury praised the stand’s innovative and interactive solutions, such as using a 360-degree screening room and virtual reality headsets.
Hungary To Grant Visa Preferences To Turkish Business People
- 6 Mar 2017 6:24 AM
- business
Hungary will offer special visa preferences to Turkish businesspeople and economic players since Turkey has granted visa waiver status to Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The planned preferences are one of nine measures included in the protocol of the Hungarian-Turkish mixed economic committee meeting held on Thursday and Friday, Szijjártó told MTI in Ankara.
Orbán Congratulates Erdogan In Telephone Conversation, And Agrees On Personal Meeting
- 2 May 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Bertalan Havasi, the head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has informed kormany.hu that on Thursday evening Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had a telephone conversation with Turkish head of state Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Prime Minister congratulated the President of Turkey on the success of the referendum on amendment of the Turkish Constitution.
Budapest International Book Festival, 20 - 23 April
- 20 Apr 2017 7:30 AM
- community & culture
International Book Festival Budapest, held for the 24th time in 2017, is a recognized event of the international world of books, as one of the important professional and intellectual forums of the region.
Local Opinion: Press Ponder Anti-Government Demos
- 19 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a week of demonstrations in support of the American-Hungarian Central European University and watchdog NGOs, but before Good Saturday’s rally in Szabadság (freedom) square, Hungarian weeklies ponder if the current wave of protest will fatally wound the governing forces or share the fate of previous ad hoc movements and fade away.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Hungary Marks Rákóczi Anniversary
- 27 Mar 2017 7:12 AM
- community & culture
House Speaker László Kövér attended a ceremony to mark the birth anniversary of Ferenc Rákóczi II, leader of Hungary’s anti-Habsburg freedomfight between 1703-1711, at Rákóczi’s birthplace in Borsi, in south Slovakia.
Clocks Go Forward In Hungary On Sunday, 26 March 2017
- 25 Mar 2017 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Daylight saving time is also called summer time or daylight savings time. When DST is not observed, it is called standard time, normal time or winter time. On Sunday, 26 March at 02:00 forward your clock to 03:00.
Hungary National Stand Wins Award At ITB Berlin Travel Trade Show
- 13 Mar 2017 6:03 AM
- travel
The Hungarian national stand at the ITB Berlin travel trade show has taken the top prize for European exhibitor. The trade show jury praised the stand’s innovative and interactive solutions, such as using a 360-degree screening room and virtual reality headsets.
Hungary To Grant Visa Preferences To Turkish Business People
- 6 Mar 2017 6:24 AM
- business
Hungary will offer special visa preferences to Turkish businesspeople and economic players since Turkey has granted visa waiver status to Hungary, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. The planned preferences are one of nine measures included in the protocol of the Hungarian-Turkish mixed economic committee meeting held on Thursday and Friday, Szijjártó told MTI in Ankara.