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Migration, Terrorism, Hybrid Threats In Focus At Parliamentary NATO Conference
- 24 Nov 2017 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Mass migration, terrorism, hybrid threats, fake news and growing nationalism in Ukraine were in focus at the 21st International Parliamentary NATO Conference organised in Budapest. In his opening address, deputy parliamentary speaker Csaba Hende said international relations were characterised by uncertainty and unpredictability. In recent years, the threats facing the Euro-Atlantic region have ...
Opinion: Foreign Language Teaching In Hungary: Progress Is Very Slow
- 8 Aug 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ subpar knowledge of foreign languages in comparison to other European countries becomes a hot topic in the media from time to time. The reasons for this periodic interest in the topic vary. There are times when an international poll is taken, from which the population can learn that Hungary is again the very last on the list.
Fungarian: The Woman With The Palm Leaf In Budapest
- 4 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
This iconic landmark of Budapest panorama was unveiled seventy years ago, on April 4 1947. The memory of celebrating April 4 as an official holiday until 1990 is kept in Hungarian collective consciousness mainly through Communist songs composed for the event, like ÁPRILIS 4-RŐL SZÓLJON AZ ÉNEK (‘the song should sound about April 4’).
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Ministers Say Stabilising Southern Neighbours Priority
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stabilising the southern neighbour countries is of vital importance to Hungary in order to curb the wave of migration, therefore, Hungary strives to contribute to stabilising the region, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw. Szijjártó said NATO is faced with major challenges not only from the east but also from the south.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...
Hungary Upgrades Espionage Capabilities
- 17 Jul 2015 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The massive reorganization at Hungary’s “Information Office”, the country’s non-military intelligence gathering agency, is finished. The next big reorganization will take place at the Constitutional Protection Office, Hungary’s counter-intelligence agency.
Xpat Opinion: Reverberations After Lajos Simicska’s Revelations About Viktor Orbán
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Simicska’s revelations about Viktor Orbán’s alleged involvement in the state security apparatus in 1981-1982 have given rise to accusations and counterclaims. And all the larger papers have published timelines of the allegations that surfaced here and there about Viktor Orbán’s possible informer past.
Migration, Terrorism, Hybrid Threats In Focus At Parliamentary NATO Conference
- 24 Nov 2017 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Mass migration, terrorism, hybrid threats, fake news and growing nationalism in Ukraine were in focus at the 21st International Parliamentary NATO Conference organised in Budapest. In his opening address, deputy parliamentary speaker Csaba Hende said international relations were characterised by uncertainty and unpredictability. In recent years, the threats facing the Euro-Atlantic region have ...
Opinion: Foreign Language Teaching In Hungary: Progress Is Very Slow
- 8 Aug 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians’ subpar knowledge of foreign languages in comparison to other European countries becomes a hot topic in the media from time to time. The reasons for this periodic interest in the topic vary. There are times when an international poll is taken, from which the population can learn that Hungary is again the very last on the list.
Fungarian: The Woman With The Palm Leaf In Budapest
- 4 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
This iconic landmark of Budapest panorama was unveiled seventy years ago, on April 4 1947. The memory of celebrating April 4 as an official holiday until 1990 is kept in Hungarian collective consciousness mainly through Communist songs composed for the event, like ÁPRILIS 4-RŐL SZÓLJON AZ ÉNEK (‘the song should sound about April 4’).
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Ministers Say Stabilising Southern Neighbours Priority
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Stabilising the southern neighbour countries is of vital importance to Hungary in order to curb the wave of migration, therefore, Hungary strives to contribute to stabilising the region, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw. Szijjártó said NATO is faced with major challenges not only from the east but also from the south.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
Xpat Opinion: Refugee Crisis Conspiracy Theories & Real Causes, By Hungarian Spectrum
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Before I tackle the subject of conspiracy theories, here’s a news item that should not be overlooked. On October 8 Pablo Gorondi of the Associated Press reported from Budapest that “troops from the European Union or NATO will be allowed to help defend Hungary’s borders due to the migrant crisis.” According to the decree that appeared in Magyar Közlöny, the Hungarian government will allow as many ...
Hungary Upgrades Espionage Capabilities
- 17 Jul 2015 12:40 PM
- current affairs
The massive reorganization at Hungary’s “Information Office”, the country’s non-military intelligence gathering agency, is finished. The next big reorganization will take place at the Constitutional Protection Office, Hungary’s counter-intelligence agency.
Xpat Opinion: Reverberations After Lajos Simicska’s Revelations About Viktor Orbán
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Simicska’s revelations about Viktor Orbán’s alleged involvement in the state security apparatus in 1981-1982 have given rise to accusations and counterclaims. And all the larger papers have published timelines of the allegations that surfaced here and there about Viktor Orbán’s possible informer past.