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UNESCO Grants Its Patronage For Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government regards it an honour that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has undertaken to be chief patron of Holocaust Memorial Year 2014, Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said.
Prime Minister Addresses Public On 23 October - Hungary’s National Holiday
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The whole free world honours the Hungarians of 1956 who fought an open war against the communist system which had kept everyone in fear, and which was proven to be "irreparable", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the state ceremony to commemorate the October 23 national holiday at Heroes' Square, Budapest.
Solzhenitsyn Exhibition Opens In Budapest's House Of Terror
- 30 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn did not simply unveil the brutality of the communist terror, but became the chronicler of millions of victims, including hundreds of thousands of Hungarians, who were not given the opportunity to tell their story", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening of the exhibition entitled „A Russian Patriot – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)" in Budapest’s House of ...
Hungary Establishes The Danube Coordination Centre
- 18 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is high time the Danube Coordination Centre was set up - said Minister of Interior, Sándor Pintér at the opening conference of the Danube River Forum in Budapest. The establishment of the centre and the definition of operation principles is a common task – added the Minister of Interior.
Xpat Opinion: Sexism In The Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I have written a number of times about female members of the Hungarian parliament and their treatment by male colleagues. I’ve also written about the attitude, especially of Fidesz MPs, toward women in general.
Xpat Opinion: Doubts About Retaliation In Syria In Hungarian Media
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators have little doubt about the imminence of punitive strikes against the Assad regime, but are highly sceptical both about their moral grounds and their expected impact.
Xpat Opinion: Exploiting The Roma Murder Trial In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media gave ample coverage to the guilty verdicts delivered recently in what was a closely watched murder trial in Hungary. The four defendants were found guilty in the death of six Roma, shocking murders committed in 2008 and 2009. Three were sentenced to life in prison without parole and one of them, an accomplice, to 13 years without parole.
Court Of Chicago Dismisses Damages Actions Against Hungary's MNB & MÁV
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 20 August 2013, the Federal District Court of Chicago terminated various Holocaust related proceedings against the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) and Hungarian State Railways (MÁV). The Court unconditionally dismissed the damages claims on the grounds that the claimants failed to prove the unavailability of appropriate legal remedies in Hungary.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...
UNESCO Grants Its Patronage For Holocaust Memorial Year In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government regards it an honour that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has undertaken to be chief patron of Holocaust Memorial Year 2014, Minister of State Heading the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said.
Prime Minister Addresses Public On 23 October - Hungary’s National Holiday
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The whole free world honours the Hungarians of 1956 who fought an open war against the communist system which had kept everyone in fear, and which was proven to be "irreparable", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the state ceremony to commemorate the October 23 national holiday at Heroes' Square, Budapest.
Solzhenitsyn Exhibition Opens In Budapest's House Of Terror
- 30 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn did not simply unveil the brutality of the communist terror, but became the chronicler of millions of victims, including hundreds of thousands of Hungarians, who were not given the opportunity to tell their story", Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the opening of the exhibition entitled „A Russian Patriot – Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008)" in Budapest’s House of ...
Hungary Establishes The Danube Coordination Centre
- 18 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
It is high time the Danube Coordination Centre was set up - said Minister of Interior, Sándor Pintér at the opening conference of the Danube River Forum in Budapest. The establishment of the centre and the definition of operation principles is a common task – added the Minister of Interior.
Xpat Opinion: Sexism In The Hungarian Parliament
- 12 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I have written a number of times about female members of the Hungarian parliament and their treatment by male colleagues. I’ve also written about the attitude, especially of Fidesz MPs, toward women in general.
Xpat Opinion: Doubts About Retaliation In Syria In Hungarian Media
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators have little doubt about the imminence of punitive strikes against the Assad regime, but are highly sceptical both about their moral grounds and their expected impact.
Xpat Opinion: Exploiting The Roma Murder Trial In Hungary
- 30 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media gave ample coverage to the guilty verdicts delivered recently in what was a closely watched murder trial in Hungary. The four defendants were found guilty in the death of six Roma, shocking murders committed in 2008 and 2009. Three were sentenced to life in prison without parole and one of them, an accomplice, to 13 years without parole.
Court Of Chicago Dismisses Damages Actions Against Hungary's MNB & MÁV
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On 20 August 2013, the Federal District Court of Chicago terminated various Holocaust related proceedings against the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) and Hungarian State Railways (MÁV). The Court unconditionally dismissed the damages claims on the grounds that the claimants failed to prove the unavailability of appropriate legal remedies in Hungary.
The Deportation Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Germans Was A Great Loss To Hungary
- 27 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of Human Resources called the fact that hundreds of thousands of people of German descent were deported from Hungary following the Second World War a great loss. Zoltán Balog held a speech in Berlin on Saturday at the human rights event entitled "Day of the Fatherland" before organisations representing Germans who were expelled from various countries and representatives of the German ...