632 result(s) for victims
220,000 People Are Becoming Victims Of Crime In Hungary Per Year
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
220,000 people are becoming victims of crime each year - said the Minister of Interior at the the conference organized on the International Day for Victimes of Crime, which was co-organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Institute of Public Administration and Justice and the National Council on Crime Prevention in Budapest this Friday.
Hungary Welcomes Deal To End Crisis In Ukraine
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the deal to end the domestic crisis in Ukraine signed on February 21. We express our hope that this will put an end to the bloodshed and life can return back to normal in Ukraine. It is most important that both sides abide by the agreement so that the political and constitutional conditions for resolving the crisis can be established.
Hungary’s Head Of Opposition Bajnai: Postponing Occupation Monument "Cynical"
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s decision to postpone the unveiling of a monument to victims of Hungary’s Nazi occupation is nothing but “a cynical avoidance of conflict” in light of the upcoming election, Gordon Bajnai, head of the opposition E-PM electoral alliance, said in a blog post.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman: “Hungary's PM Orbán Is Taking A Leading Role In” Combating Anti-Semitism
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Regarding Hungary, anti-Semitism is very much in focus these days. That’s due in no small part to the fact that the Hungarian government has declared 2014 a commemorative year of the Hungarian Holocaust. It’s a subject of interest to many, including U.S. and European friends, because, unfortunately, anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe.
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
Xpat Opinion: Some Facts About A Monument To The “Memory Of All Victims” In Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may have heard the news. Plans are underway to erect a monument in downtown Budapest on Szabadság tér – or, Freedom Square – that would call to mind the date that the Nazi German occupation of Hungary began, March 19, 1944, and be dedicated “to the memory of all victims.”
Xpat Opinion: International Scandal Brewing Over Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary?
- 30 Jan 2014 5:50 AM
- current affairs
Wrangling over the proposed monument to mark the German occupation has taken a new, momentous turn, from a national quarrel to an international scandal, says an opposition daily, due to a statement by Randalph L. Braham. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, dismiss the issue as fear-mongering and baseless accusations from the left.
Hungary's House Speaker Accuses Leftwing Of Hate Campaign
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér accused the left wing of building its election campaign on anger, rancour and hatred instead of promoting an atmosphere of sober deliberation, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said on Sunday. Kövér told commercial broadcaster Lánchíd Radio that some of the left wing’s methods are new, but others had been used before.
Hungarian Government To Pay Compensation To Roma Attack Victims
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to pay compensation from the central budget to those harmed in 2008/2009 attacks against the Roma and the victims’ families, a decree published in the latest issue of the government’s official Hungarian Gazette said.
220,000 People Are Becoming Victims Of Crime In Hungary Per Year
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
220,000 people are becoming victims of crime each year - said the Minister of Interior at the the conference organized on the International Day for Victimes of Crime, which was co-organized by the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Institute of Public Administration and Justice and the National Council on Crime Prevention in Budapest this Friday.
Hungary Welcomes Deal To End Crisis In Ukraine
- 24 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary welcomes the deal to end the domestic crisis in Ukraine signed on February 21. We express our hope that this will put an end to the bloodshed and life can return back to normal in Ukraine. It is most important that both sides abide by the agreement so that the political and constitutional conditions for resolving the crisis can be established.
Hungary’s Head Of Opposition Bajnai: Postponing Occupation Monument "Cynical"
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s decision to postpone the unveiling of a monument to victims of Hungary’s Nazi occupation is nothing but “a cynical avoidance of conflict” in light of the upcoming election, Gordon Bajnai, head of the opposition E-PM electoral alliance, said in a blog post.
Xpat Opinion: U.S. Congressman: “Hungary's PM Orbán Is Taking A Leading Role In” Combating Anti-Semitism
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Regarding Hungary, anti-Semitism is very much in focus these days. That’s due in no small part to the fact that the Hungarian government has declared 2014 a commemorative year of the Hungarian Holocaust. It’s a subject of interest to many, including U.S. and European friends, because, unfortunately, anti-Semitism is on the rise in Europe.
Budapest Synagogues Reject State Dunds
- 7 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Two Great Synagogue on Dohány utca and the Frankel Leó utca synagogue in Buda as well as the Jewish Tourism and Culture Centre have rejected state subsidies won in tenders for Holocaust Memorial Year events, in protest against the erection, without prior consultations, of the German occupation memorial.
Xpat Opinion: Some Facts About A Monument To The “Memory Of All Victims” In Budapest
- 31 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You may have heard the news. Plans are underway to erect a monument in downtown Budapest on Szabadság tér – or, Freedom Square – that would call to mind the date that the Nazi German occupation of Hungary began, March 19, 1944, and be dedicated “to the memory of all victims.”
Xpat Opinion: International Scandal Brewing Over Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary?
- 30 Jan 2014 5:50 AM
- current affairs
Wrangling over the proposed monument to mark the German occupation has taken a new, momentous turn, from a national quarrel to an international scandal, says an opposition daily, due to a statement by Randalph L. Braham. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, dismiss the issue as fear-mongering and baseless accusations from the left.
Hungary's House Speaker Accuses Leftwing Of Hate Campaign
- 27 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér accused the left wing of building its election campaign on anger, rancour and hatred instead of promoting an atmosphere of sober deliberation, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said on Sunday. Kövér told commercial broadcaster Lánchíd Radio that some of the left wing’s methods are new, but others had been used before.
Hungarian Government To Pay Compensation To Roma Attack Victims
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to pay compensation from the central budget to those harmed in 2008/2009 attacks against the Roma and the victims’ families, a decree published in the latest issue of the government’s official Hungarian Gazette said.