71 result(s) for championship in Current Affairs
Szijjártó: Threats To Suspend EU Funds For Hungary “Dishonest”
- 8 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that it was “extremely hypocritical and dishonest” of certain “western politicians” to be making threats to suspend European Union funds for Hungary “while the country is trying to find a solution to one of the union’s biggest challenges”. The minister said the concept of open borders within Europe does not equate to “unlimited rights to cross borders ...
Video: Football Thugs Clash With Police In Budapest
- 4 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Seeking a chance to fight with visiting Romania fans, a violent group of hard-core Hungarian football hooligans gathered and clashed with the police in Budapest’s city center last night. The police said on Friday morning that sixteen have been detained for truculence and vandalism and one additional fan was arrested for pushing over a police officer. The rambunctious hooligans threw petards, ...
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Hungary Should Increase Its Reputation In Every Possible Area
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mentioned this when he was interviewed in the main news programme called “Krónika” of Kossuth Radio during the World Junior Open Water Swimming championship held at the weekend in Balatonfüred.
Two Hungarian Policemen Suspects In Assault UAE Chess Leader
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two policemen will be questioned next week on suspicion of assaulting UAE chess leader Saud Al Marzooqi in Szeged on June 1. A third policeman will be questioned as a witness. Al Marzooqi, head of the UAE chess federation, said he was beaten by border police who thought he was an illegal immigrant, UAE newspaper The National reported.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
'Getting The Ball Rolling', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"I’ve been preparing for this job for several months, so it feels great to be here in Budapest at last: and to have been able to present my letters of credence to President Schmitt on just my third day. It was a formal occasion but we managed to talk a little business too – and to share a joke.
Budapest Police Release Details Of Sunday Stabbing
- 16 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
- current affairs
"Police have arrested a 33-year-old Budapest man suspected of murdering a triathlon competitor from New Zealand on Nagymező utca in the Sixth District early Sunday, it was announced yesterday.
Szijjártó: Threats To Suspend EU Funds For Hungary “Dishonest”
- 8 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that it was “extremely hypocritical and dishonest” of certain “western politicians” to be making threats to suspend European Union funds for Hungary “while the country is trying to find a solution to one of the union’s biggest challenges”. The minister said the concept of open borders within Europe does not equate to “unlimited rights to cross borders ...
Video: Football Thugs Clash With Police In Budapest
- 4 Sep 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Seeking a chance to fight with visiting Romania fans, a violent group of hard-core Hungarian football hooligans gathered and clashed with the police in Budapest’s city center last night. The police said on Friday morning that sixteen have been detained for truculence and vandalism and one additional fan was arrested for pushing over a police officer. The rambunctious hooligans threw petards, ...
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Hungary Should Increase Its Reputation In Every Possible Area
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán mentioned this when he was interviewed in the main news programme called “Krónika” of Kossuth Radio during the World Junior Open Water Swimming championship held at the weekend in Balatonfüred.
Two Hungarian Policemen Suspects In Assault UAE Chess Leader
- 5 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two policemen will be questioned next week on suspicion of assaulting UAE chess leader Saud Al Marzooqi in Szeged on June 1. A third policeman will be questioned as a witness. Al Marzooqi, head of the UAE chess federation, said he was beaten by border police who thought he was an illegal immigrant, UAE newspaper The National reported.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
'Getting The Ball Rolling', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 7 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"I’ve been preparing for this job for several months, so it feels great to be here in Budapest at last: and to have been able to present my letters of credence to President Schmitt on just my third day. It was a formal occasion but we managed to talk a little business too – and to share a joke.
Budapest Police Release Details Of Sunday Stabbing
- 16 Sep 2010 12:00 PM
- current affairs
"Police have arrested a 33-year-old Budapest man suspected of murdering a triathlon competitor from New Zealand on Nagymező utca in the Sixth District early Sunday, it was announced yesterday.