244 result(s) for community matters in Current Affairs
Jewish Federation Calls On Orbán To Drop Soros Billboard Campaign
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to call an end to the government’s recent billboard campaign depicting US financier George Soros.
Orbán Meets Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met David Lau, Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. Parties at the talks discussed issues around government support for the Jewish community in Hungary, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Govt To Launch Campaign Based On ‘National Consultation’ Survey Results
- 3 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The government will launch a new campaign based on the topics surveyed in the recently completed “national consultation”, and this will involve posting public billboards, state secretary of the government office Csaba Dömötör told the daily Magyar Idők.
Századvég Survey: Europeans Want Border Security
- 30 Jun 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Europeans want more effective protections of the bloc’s external borders, according to a survey of citizens in 28 European Union member states by the Századvég Foundation. Fully 77% believed that the EU should be doing a better job of protecting the external border, Századvég said, adding that the same opinion was represented by 80-90% of centrists in Germany.
Orbán: Migration, EU Direction Testing Bloc’s Unity
- 28 Jun 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The two issues putting Europe’s unity to the test today are migration and the direction the European Union is headed in, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Fidesz’s “national consultation” campaign closing event in Budapest.
Russian Actions In Ukraine Unacceptable, Diplomats Tell Panel Discussion In Budapest
- 16 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
As Russia’s actions and methods employed against Ukraine are unacceptable, members of the international community should stay united in their response to the conflict, diplomats said at a panel discussion hosted by the National Public Service University in Budapest on Thursday.
EU Launches Infringement Procedures Against Hungary Over Refugee Quotas
- 14 Jun 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for those countries’ failing to implement the community’s earlier decision on refugee quotas.
Szijjártó: ‘Floundering’ Of Anti-Terror Alliance ‘Worrisome’
- 7 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called it “worrisome” that international dialogue on the fight against terrorism “seems to be floundering” in the Persian Gulf after seven countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.
Jewish Federation Calls On Orbán To Drop Soros Billboard Campaign
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
The head of the Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary (Mazsihisz) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to call an end to the government’s recent billboard campaign depicting US financier George Soros.
Orbán Meets Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi
- 7 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met David Lau, Ashkenazi chief rabbi of Israel, for talks in Budapest on Thursday. Parties at the talks discussed issues around government support for the Jewish community in Hungary, the prime minister’s press chief told MTI.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Govt To Launch Campaign Based On ‘National Consultation’ Survey Results
- 3 Jul 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The government will launch a new campaign based on the topics surveyed in the recently completed “national consultation”, and this will involve posting public billboards, state secretary of the government office Csaba Dömötör told the daily Magyar Idők.
Századvég Survey: Europeans Want Border Security
- 30 Jun 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Europeans want more effective protections of the bloc’s external borders, according to a survey of citizens in 28 European Union member states by the Századvég Foundation. Fully 77% believed that the EU should be doing a better job of protecting the external border, Századvég said, adding that the same opinion was represented by 80-90% of centrists in Germany.
Orbán: Migration, EU Direction Testing Bloc’s Unity
- 28 Jun 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The two issues putting Europe’s unity to the test today are migration and the direction the European Union is headed in, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at Fidesz’s “national consultation” campaign closing event in Budapest.
Russian Actions In Ukraine Unacceptable, Diplomats Tell Panel Discussion In Budapest
- 16 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
As Russia’s actions and methods employed against Ukraine are unacceptable, members of the international community should stay united in their response to the conflict, diplomats said at a panel discussion hosted by the National Public Service University in Budapest on Thursday.
EU Launches Infringement Procedures Against Hungary Over Refugee Quotas
- 14 Jun 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has initiated infringement procedures against Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic for those countries’ failing to implement the community’s earlier decision on refugee quotas.
Szijjártó: ‘Floundering’ Of Anti-Terror Alliance ‘Worrisome’
- 7 Jun 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó called it “worrisome” that international dialogue on the fight against terrorism “seems to be floundering” in the Persian Gulf after seven countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar.