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Updated: Hungary Withdraws from International Criminal Court
- 4 Apr 2025 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the minister heading the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office announced today.
Pope Francis Closes Eucharistic Congress, Praises Hungarian Saints
- 13 Sep 2021 6:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
In his celebration of the closing mass of the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Pope Francis expressed his wish that the Cross be "the bridge between the past and the future" for those gathered for the event.
Rumbach Street Synagogue in Budapest Opened After Revamp
- 11 Jun 2021 8:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The synagogue in central Budapest’s Rumbach Sebestyén Street was opened after a major revamp on Thursday.
Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked By Hungarian PM & President
- 28 Jan 2021 7:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a letter to Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress, in tribute to his work preserving the memory of Holocaust victims.
World Jewish Conference Thanks Hungary For Support Of Hospital
- 15 Apr 2020 1:27 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ronald S. Lauder, President of the Jewish World Congress, has thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the government’s support for the Jewish hospital in Budapest, and its fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
PM Orbán To Lauder: 'You're Asking Me To Limit Press Freedom'
- 7 Dec 2018 7:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán , in a letter to Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, expressed his “surprise” that the WJC leader had asked him “to limit freedom of speech and the freedom of the press” by calling on him to condemn an image that recently appeared on the cover of business weekly Figyelő, which Lauder had called anti-Semitic.
WJC President Lauder Refutes Statement On OSF Move Attributed To Him
- 22 May 2018 7:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In reply to a letter by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, President Ronald Lauder of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) said he had never made the statement attributed to him concerning the move of the Open Society Foundation (OSF) from Budapest to Berlin, Bertalan Havasi, the prime minister’s press chief, told MTI on Saturday.
US Congressmen Commemorate Kossuth In Capitol
- 19 Mar 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Three US congressmen addressed a commemoration marking Hungary’s 1848/49 revolution and freedom fight in the US Capitol, in Washington, DC. Addressing the event, Steve King, a congressman for Iowa who recently visited Hungary, noted the set of values shared by the United States and Hungary.
Human Resources Minister: Future Lies Within The Family
- 29 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary and the world’s future lies in families,” Zoltán Balog, the human resources minister, told the 11th world congress of families, organised within the framework of the Budapest Family Summit. “The voices of those who want to reinforce family values cannot be suppressed,” Balog said.
Updated: Hungary Withdraws from International Criminal Court
- 4 Apr 2025 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), the minister heading the Hungarian Prime Minister's Office announced today.
Pope Francis Closes Eucharistic Congress, Praises Hungarian Saints
- 13 Sep 2021 6:15 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
In his celebration of the closing mass of the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Pope Francis expressed his wish that the Cross be "the bridge between the past and the future" for those gathered for the event.
Rumbach Street Synagogue in Budapest Opened After Revamp
- 11 Jun 2021 8:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
The synagogue in central Budapest’s Rumbach Sebestyén Street was opened after a major revamp on Thursday.
Holocaust Remembrance Day Marked By Hungarian PM & President
- 28 Jan 2021 7:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- community & culture
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a letter to Ronald S. Lauder, President of the World Jewish Congress, in tribute to his work preserving the memory of Holocaust victims.
World Jewish Conference Thanks Hungary For Support Of Hospital
- 15 Apr 2020 1:27 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ronald S. Lauder, President of the Jewish World Congress, has thanked Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for the government’s support for the Jewish hospital in Budapest, and its fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic.
PM Orbán To Lauder: 'You're Asking Me To Limit Press Freedom'
- 7 Dec 2018 7:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán , in a letter to Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, expressed his “surprise” that the WJC leader had asked him “to limit freedom of speech and the freedom of the press” by calling on him to condemn an image that recently appeared on the cover of business weekly Figyelő, which Lauder had called anti-Semitic.
WJC President Lauder Refutes Statement On OSF Move Attributed To Him
- 22 May 2018 7:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In reply to a letter by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, President Ronald Lauder of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) said he had never made the statement attributed to him concerning the move of the Open Society Foundation (OSF) from Budapest to Berlin, Bertalan Havasi, the prime minister’s press chief, told MTI on Saturday.
US Congressmen Commemorate Kossuth In Capitol
- 19 Mar 2018 9:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Three US congressmen addressed a commemoration marking Hungary’s 1848/49 revolution and freedom fight in the US Capitol, in Washington, DC. Addressing the event, Steve King, a congressman for Iowa who recently visited Hungary, noted the set of values shared by the United States and Hungary.
Human Resources Minister: Future Lies Within The Family
- 29 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary and the world’s future lies in families,” Zoltán Balog, the human resources minister, told the 11th world congress of families, organised within the framework of the Budapest Family Summit. “The voices of those who want to reinforce family values cannot be suppressed,” Balog said.