97 result(s) for world record in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: What’s Going On Here? About The New Hungarian Electoral System
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The media monitors at a Hungarian-language news site called Galamus have stumbled across something truly extraordinary. On 27 February, Galamus published an article allegedly written by Kim Lane Scheppele about the new Hungarian electoral system. (It’s full of the usual slanted information, but more on the content another time.) More precisely, the Galamus article is supposedly the ...
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.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Unity Against The Floods In Hungary (Except Esztergom)
- 11 Jun 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
As the record high floods were reaching their apex in Budapest, the dailies praised professionals and volunteers who fought the waters in exemplary unity. The Prime Minister was criticised for ignoring the Mayor of Esztergom during his presence in her city.
Xpat Opinion: Letter To The Financial Times: Your Opinions Should At Least Respect Facts
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Obviously you are free to express your opinion or criticism towards Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but they should at least resemble facts or reality.”
U.S: Embassy Budapest Celebrates International Day Against Racism
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On March 21st, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Ambassador Kounalakis spoke at the dedication of a new community center opened by the March of the Living Foundation.
Xpat Opinion: What’s Going On Here? About The New Hungarian Electoral System
- 4 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The media monitors at a Hungarian-language news site called Galamus have stumbled across something truly extraordinary. On 27 February, Galamus published an article allegedly written by Kim Lane Scheppele about the new Hungarian electoral system. (It’s full of the usual slanted information, but more on the content another time.) More precisely, the Galamus article is supposedly the ...
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.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Pre-2010 Left-Wing Govt Most Corrupt Ever
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pre-2010 left-wing government was Hungary’s most corrupt cabinet ever, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications director Máté Kocsis told the press before a closed meeting of a parliamentary security committee, which, he said, would again hear former secret-services minister György Szilvásy in connection with a case involving meetings between former oil-dealer Tamás Portik and former ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orbán’s Message To Europe: 'The Crisis Is Not A Problem But A Possibility'
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister was in London yesterday meeting with Prime Minister David Cameron and speaking at Chatham House. It was quite a day. The bi-lateral meeting was exciting, but I won’t dwell on that here. Instead, I’d like to call the reader’s attention to the speech.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Unity Against The Floods In Hungary (Except Esztergom)
- 11 Jun 2013 9:02 AM
- current affairs
As the record high floods were reaching their apex in Budapest, the dailies praised professionals and volunteers who fought the waters in exemplary unity. The Prime Minister was criticised for ignoring the Mayor of Esztergom during his presence in her city.
Xpat Opinion: Letter To The Financial Times: Your Opinions Should At Least Respect Facts
- 14 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Obviously you are free to express your opinion or criticism towards Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, but they should at least resemble facts or reality.”
U.S: Embassy Budapest Celebrates International Day Against Racism
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On March 21st, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Ambassador Kounalakis spoke at the dedication of a new community center opened by the March of the Living Foundation.