Wait For Benefits 3 Yrs If Health Care Passes Oct 11, 2009
Contestants showed off breast implants, nose jobs and face lifts as Miss Plastic Hungary 2009 strove to promote the benefits of plastic surgery in a country where artificial enhancements are viewed mostly with a wary eye. VideosClick to Expand. (Click2Houston, TX)
World Reacts to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Oct 10, 2009
relations with Russia and offer a fresh start to relations with the Muslim world, there is little so far to show for his fine words" Kind of says it all, right? by jameslouiky October 9, 2009 9:53 AM EDT Compare Obama's accomplishments to Reagan?s Obama freed 0 countries from tyranny, ended no war, brought no one together. Reagan Countries liberated from Communist tyranny during or shortly after RONALD REAGAN's presidency: Afghanistan Albania Angola Bulgaria Cambodia Czechoslovakia East Germany... (CBS News)
Across Europe, the left loses clout Oct 4, 2009
And in smaller countries where the center-left clings to power - Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Norway - its hold seems shaky at best. Its most dramatic humiliation was its trouncing in Germany. (Boston Globe)
Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty Oct 2, 2009
LISBON TREATY PROGRESS Approved by parliament: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK Defeated by referendum: Irish Republic Challenges: Czech and Polish presidents yet to sign treaty. If they reject it a second time, the treaty could be scuppered. (BBC News -- Europe)
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under Hungary's Stand-By Arrangement, Extends the Arrangement, and Approves 53.7 Million Disbursement Sep 26, 2009
Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under Hungary's Stand-By Arrangement, Extends the Arrangement, and Approves 53 ... IMF Executive Board Completes Third Review Under Hungary's Stand-By Arrangement, Extends the Arrangement, and Approves 53 ... The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the third review of Hungary's economic performance under a program supported by a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). (IMF News)
The Imaginary Pirate of Globalization, Antoine Garapon, Eurozine Sep 23, 2009
Covered as yet: Croatia, Sweden, Austria, Estonia, Ukraine, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Hungary. More literature in Eurozine: Toril Moi Mrt Vljataga Stig Saeterbakken. (Harper's Magazine)
World Bank lends $4.3bn to India Sep 23, 2009
The World Bank also approved smaller loans to Vietnam, Hungary, Latvia and Nepal. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- South Asia)
AP Interview: Yushchenko optimistic about NATO Sep 22, 2009
"I'm a great optimist. I'm sure Ukraine will follow the path of Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria.". He pointed also to the Russian invasion of Georgia, another former Soviet republic, in August 2008 as a strong selling point for NATO membership, which includes a guarantee that an attack on any member state will be viewed as an attack on the alliance as a whole. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Polish Prime Minister Refuses To Take Hillary's Call... Sep 18, 2009
I tell you what; if Obama keeps up with this crap, Putin will build one in Poland, and in the Ukraine, Georgia, the Czech Repbulic, Hungary, et al. Oh wait. Haven't we been there. (The Drudge Report)
US 'should take terror detainees' Sep 17, 2009
Hungary is the latest country which has agreed to take a detainee. Other nations which have already done so or have pledged to help include France, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Belgium. (BBC News -- Americas)
Sarkozy is short Sep 11, 2009
He was from Corsica instead of Hungary and called Napoleon. Sure he was voted in but I can't remember meeting someone who thinks he is any good. (Harper's Magazine)
IMF Mission to Hungary Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on Third Review and Extension of Stand-By Arrangement Sep 8, 2009
Given Hungary s allocation of SDR 991 million (about 1,085 million), which has increased international reserves, a disbursement of SDR 50 million (about 55 million) is proposed following completion of this review ... Macroeconomic and financial policies in Hungary are on track ... Hungary s economic outlook has stabilized since the last review. (IMF News)
The Jamming It Through Congress Gabfest Sep 5, 2009
Set in Hungary, the book tells the true story of Attilla Ambrusa hockey player who began to rob post offices and banks in the early 1990s while Hungary was resurfacing from communist rule. June Thomas, Julia Turner, and Jacob Weisberg talk politics. (Slate)
Hungary and Slovakia: Frost bite Sep 3, 2009
Hungary and Slovakia ... Icy relations between Hungary and Slovakia turn even frostier ... For Hungary and Slovakia, at least, it is no longer working. (The Economist)
Bitter divisions Aug 30, 2009
Growing marginalisation of Hungary's Roma. Dominic Hughes investigates the rise of the far right anti-Roma Jobbik party in Hungary and finds parallels between the Roma and another impoverished community, Australia's Aboriginals ... Relatives mourn the death of a Gypsy woman shot during attacks in Hungary. (BBC News -- Europe)
* World News Quick Take Aug 24, 2009
HUNGARY Police raid extremist group. Police on Saturday raided a compound of several hundred members of a right-wing extremist group, in a move to counter extremism in the country, the police officials in Budapest reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
NZ votes against child smack ban Aug 22, 2009
WHERE SMACKING IS BANNED Austria, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Latvia, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela Source: Endcorporalpunishment. org. (BBC News)
Tech oversees Afghan election Aug 22, 2009
Hungary arrests over Roma murders. Pace of HBOS decline 'unexpected. (BBC News -- Technology)
Man of the Old World Aug 21, 2009
This disaster made way for a rightist regency under Admiral Miklos Horthy, which the Allies helped to install in a strife-ridden Hungary. Every change seemed in my father s young mind to bring increased problems, from human loss to Communist violence to a dishonest and intermittently anti-Semitic government, pretending to stand for the defeated Hungarians but really shilling for Hungary s enemies ... Paramilitary groups that imitated the German Nazis were already operating in Hungary, a problem... (The American Conservative)
Georgia On Their Minds: A Year After South Ossetia, What Will Happen Next? Aug 12, 2009
To many he is the modern equivalent of Hungary s Naj in 1956 and Czechoslovakia s Dubcek in 1968 -- the underdog leader who stands defiantly as the Russian tanks roll in. As to his democratic credentials, admirers like to point out that Saakashvili was the leader of the bloodless Rose Revolution that toppled the heavy-handed regime of Eduard Shevardnadze in 2004. (Human Events Online)
Click to read:Jobless Rate Falls to 9.4% as Layoffs Slow Aug 8, 2009
Even HUNGARY understands they need tax cuts to spur economic growth. Democrats. (CBS News)
polls show Democrats base receding in Virginia Jul 31, 2009
Obama electorate recedes in Virginia poll - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com. much like yourself,the comments you post seem able to draw flies. (Harper's Magazine)
Fear Factor: How Herd Mentality Drives Us Jul 27, 2009
"A dramatic example is the loss of 200,000 scientists and engineers within the manufacturing sector____ECONOMIC STRIFE _ That is Being used as a Weapon to ELIMINATE a DEMOCRACY and REPLACE IT With The TOTALITARIAN DICTATORSHIP of : A NAZI FASCIST RULE Against the American People by rohink-2009 October 19, 2008 8:10 PM EDT Ask yourself, what in the world is going on and how did the Treasury and Fed Reserve just get all this power... and the American people are fighting over taxes. It is the... (CBS News)
Turkish foreign policy: Dreams from their fathers Jul 24, 2009
Mr Davutoglu points proudly to the recent signing of an agreement between Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria on the Nabucco pipeline that is meant to carry gas through these countries, reducing Europe s dependence on Russia. Yet some say that Turkey is overplaying its hand. (The Economist)
A solar eclipse for the people Jul 23, 2009
His previous six, starting in 1998, were seen from Aruba, Hungary, Zambia, Australia, Libya, and the Gobi Desert. "I started going on a whim but got hooked," he says. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
AP: EU Assembly Elects Ex-Polish PM as President Jul 15, 2009
The new assembly has 28 independent members - including far-right newcomers from the Netherlands, Austria, Britain and Hungary - who are as ardently anti-EU as the 29 members of the European Freedom and Democracy group led by Nigel Farage of Britain's UK Independence Party. Farage criticized the inaugural session, which opened with the hymn 'Ode to Joy' from Beethoven's 9th Symphony. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Voters steer Europe to the right Jul 14, 2009
Fringe groups appear to have benefited, with far-right and anti-immigrant parties picking up seats in the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Slovakia and Hungary ... Hungary's Jobbik party was one of several far-right groups to do well. (BBC News -- Europe)
Will Nabucco pipeline deal free Europe from Russian gas? Jul 14, 2009
From left, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, prime ministers Gordon Bajnai of Hungary, Werner Faymann of Austria, Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, Sergei Stanishev of Bulgaria, and Emil Boc of Romania are seen during the Nabucco Gas Pipeline signing ceremony in Ankara, Turkey, on Monday ... Along with EU representatives, officials from Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, and Austria all states the pipeline will transit were in Ankara for Monday's signing. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
The week ahead Jul 13, 2009
Five countries-Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria-will sign an accord for Nabucco, a gas pipeline from the Caspian region and central Asia that will bypass Russia in the south. But Russian leverage over European energy supplies will persist for some time-the pipeline will become operational by 2014 at the earliest. (The Economist)
Rubik Ready to Release New Dizzying Puzzle Jul 10, 2009
We've updated CBSNews. NEW YORK, July 9, 2009. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Franken bucks Obama in first vote... Jul 8, 2009
Franken bucks Obama in first vote - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com. " This seems like a trend. Back on April 29, Arlen Specter's very first vote was "no" on President Obama's budget -- a day after declaring himself a "loyal Democrat. (The Drudge Report)
Cal Thomas: Obama's words about Iran fall short, but stance makes sense Jun 26, 2009
This may not be Hungary in 1956 or the Prague Spring of 1968; it also may not be Poland or East Berlin in the '90s. How do we know that should anyone else be declared the winner, he will announce an end to Iran's nuclear weapons program, cancel "Allah's will" announced by Ahmadinejad to obliterate Israel and stop financing terrorism. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
Mousavi: The Man of the Hour Jun 21, 2009
They did in East Germany in 1953, in Hungary in 1956, in Czechoslovakia in 1968, and in China in 1989. As we watch smuggled amateur video of Basij militia clubbing peaceful demonstrators with batons from the backs of motorcycles, and government thugs descending upon Tehran University to the sound of screams and breaking glass, we reflect that this junta has been preparing itself for resistance. (Townhall.com)
Energy Prices Tumble; Gasoline Leads Way Jun 21, 2009
Associated Press writers Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)
Rights Group: Iran Seizes Reformists Jun 19, 2009
Of all our foreign-policy failures in my lifetime, our current shunning of those demanding free elections and expanded civil rights in Iran reminds me most of Hungary in 1956. For years, we encouraged the Hungarians to rise up against oppression. (CBS News -- World)
Bridget Kendall: History lessons Jun 18, 2009
Think of Soviet tanks in Hungary in 1956 or the Soviet invasion in Czechoslovakia in 1968. Reformer Gorbachev challenged the power structure from within. (BBC News -- Africa)
What is a Calvinist? Jun 18, 2009
Calvinism spread to Poland and Hungary, was adopted by the Dutch and French Protestants, and formed the basis of Puritan and Presbyterian thought in the 16th and 17th Centuries. Calvin s writings have been described as the most organized and intelligently reasoned of any of the 16th Century reformers. (Suite101.com)
US official in Spain for Guantanamo talks Jun 17, 2009
Fried also plans to visit Portugal and Hungary, a State Department official in Washington said on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the negotiations. Obama has pledged to close Guantanamo Bay by early next year. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Obama: Italy to take 3 from Gitmo Jun 16, 2009
Fried plans to visit Spain, Portugal and Hungary on his mission, they said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because of the delicacy of the negotiations. (MSNBC -- International)
Italy To Take 3 Guantanamo Detainees Jun 16, 2009
" The announcement did not provide details on the names of the countries or the number of prisoners they might take. The tiny Pacific island nation of Palau, meanwhile, said it would accept 13 Chinese Muslims from Guantanamo. On Monday in the Oval Office, Obama credited Italy for its participation in the EU agreement. "It will give us an opportunity to create a lasting and durable international legal framework for dealing with terrorism that I think is very important on both sides of the... (Click2Houston, TX)
Scary elections in eastern Europe: Time to start fretting Jun 16, 2009
Hungary s far-right Jobbik party, which won three seats, may join its Balkan counterparts (including two members of Bulgaria s explicitly racist Ataka party) in Roma-bashing ... In Hungary the ruling Socialists (ex-communists) did very badly, with only four seats to 14 for the conservative Fidesz party. (The Economist)
New round of marathon election Jun 6, 2009
Thursday: UK and Netherlands Friday: Ireland, Czech Republic Saturday: Latvia, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, Italy and Czech Republic Sunday: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and SwedenResults from 2000 GMT Sunday. Mr Wilders is facing prosecution over anti-Islamic statements. (BBC News -- Europe)
Dutch far-right 'gain' Jun 5, 2009
Thursday: UK and Netherlands Friday: Ireland, Czech Republic Saturday: Latvia, Cyprus, Malta, Slovakia, Italy and Czech Republic Sunday: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and SwedenResults from 2000 GMT Sunday. If confirmed, the Freedom Party's result is second only to Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende's Christian Democrats (CDA), which dropped almost 5% to just... (BBC News -- Europe)
Alan Gilbert argues Jun 4, 2009
One recommends to Illinois Senator and Republican Presidential candidate Charles Percy that the US should conquer Cuba just like the Soviet Union conquered Hungary ... I believe that the following points have not been made, or at least have not been made with sufficient audibility: 1) To speak in the only language which Khrushchev understands, Cuba is our Hungary; just as we did not make the slightest move when he solved the problem in his back yard, Hungary, he cannot, and will not make the... (Harper's Magazine)
'Day of reckoning' May 30, 2009
Its former empire links it to Hungary, the western Balkans, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia ... Austria should first learn EU laws and comply with them fully, instead of polluting their neighbouring EU member state known as Hungary ... Robert, Erd, Hungary. (BBC News -- Europe)
At a glance - 28 May May 29, 2009
Meanwhile, Reuters reports that the far-right Jobbik party in Hungary is apparently on course to win at least one seat in the European Parliament. Jobbik, which has been accused of fuelling anti-Roma (Gypsy) feeling in Hungary, scored 5% and 6% in two recent opinion polls. (BBC News -- Europe)
The New Poland May 29, 2009
The combination of daily live programming and special reports from CNN correspondents in cities across Poland culminates June 4 with "Autumn of Change, an in-depth documentary that takes a retrospective look at the events leading up to the election exactly 20 years ago. Reflecting the tumultuous year of 1989, which changed Europe forever, "Autumn of Change" will mix live programming and documentary programming, unforgettable historical images with interviews past and present, and a huge online... (CNN -- International)
European families' election views May 28, 2009
SZILVIA DANKO, 38, works in sales, Budapest, Hungary ... CASE STUDY: HUNGARY Population: 10 million Number of seats in Europe: 22. (BBC News -- Europe)
Europe may elect 'virtual MEPs' May 26, 2009
LISBON TREATY PROGRESS Approved by parliament: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK Defeated by referendum: Irish Republic Challenges: Legal objections delaying ratification in Germany, Polish president also delaying ratification, Czech president yet to sign treaty. In this election Spain has... (BBC News -- Europe)
* Mongolians vote for new president May 25, 2009
Mongolia, whose empire under Genghis Khan once extended west as far as Hungary, now faces the imperative of uniting on what terms it can accept in working with foreign miners to develop the deposits of copper, gold, uranium, lead, zinc and coal that it hopes will pull its nearly 3 million people out of poverty. Negotiations over the US$3 billion Oyu Tolgoi project, set to be developed by Ivanhoe Mines and Rio Tinto, have dragged on for years as the government seeks to formulate it as a model for... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Mongolians Vote With Mining Deals in the Balance May 24, 2009
Mongolia, whose empire under Genghis Khan once extended west as far as Hungary, now faces the imperative of uniting on what terms it can accept in working with foreign miners to develop the deposits of copper, gold, uranium, lead, zinc, and coal that it hopes will pull its nearly 3 million people out of poverty. 1. (ABC News -- Wire)
Election country-by-country May 22, 2009
The international banking crisis has exposed the precarious state of Hungary's finances. Hungary has been granted a $25. (BBC News -- Europe)
Iraq deal to revive gas pipeline May 18, 2009
Austria's OMV and Hungary's MOL have teamed up with two companies from the United Arab Emirates to extract the gas from fields in Iraq's Kurdish region ... The proposed Nabucco route goes via Erzurum in Turkey and on through Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary to Austria. (BBC News -- Business)
China's yuan to usurp $ as world's reserve currency... May 16, 2009
when George Soros bets against the dollar in Oct. 2008, and then brags about how much he made, and a week after that story broke, Hungary fines Soros for wrecking their economy. since he supported and funded Obama, just put two and two together. (The Drudge Report)
Russia signs gas pipeline deals May 16, 2009
South Stream, whose construction is expected to be completed by 2015, will deliver at least 30bn cubic metres of gas a year from Russia, under the Black Sea to Bulgaria before splitting into a southern branch leading to Greece, and a northern branch into Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Italy. This will lessen Russia's dependence on the existing pipelines, which cross Ukraine and Belarus, countries with which Russia over transit to European customers, a quarter of whose gas needs it supplies. (BBC News -- Europe)
Seven-times winners Ireland dumped out of Eurovision May 16, 2009
Poland, Latvia, Slovakia, Cyprus, Hungary and Slovenia have also exited the competition. The success of the night was Estonia, who last appeared in the final in 2003. (BBC News -- Europe)
Central and Eastern Europe: No panic, just gloom May 15, 2009
Tarring all with the mistakes of overheated Latvia, chaotic Ukraine or debt-sodden Hungary makes no sense ... Poland s stockmarket is up by nearly 40% since its low in February, Hungary s has risen by half and Russia s by nearly 90 ... That is quite different, officials stress, from the emergency rescues of Belarus, Latvia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. (The Economist)
U.S. President Barack Obama dropped off a plan to release abuse photos on Wednesday, saying that it would not bring "additional benefit" to the country.• U.S. admits flawed rights record May 14, 2009
Elected by secret ballot were five African countries -- Cameroon, Djibouti, Mauritius, Nigeria and Senegal, four Asian States -- Bangladesh, China, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan and Saudi Arabia, two Eastern European countries -- Hungary and Russia, three Latin American and Caribbean countries -- Cuba, Mexico and Uruguay, and three Western European and other States -- Belgium, Norway and the United States. Being a member of the rights council was no different than being a member of any other UN committee... (Xinhuanet, China)
China re-elected to UN Human Rights Council May 13, 2009
Besides China, the other 17 countries elected to the Council are Cameroon, Djibouti, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Bangladesh, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Russia Federation, Cuba, Mexico, Uruguay, Belgium, Norway and the United States. UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday was elected for a three-year term to the 47-member UN Human Rights Council for the first time. (Xinhuanet, China)
Tamil protests: Free speech or illegal outrage? May 12, 2009
Hungary can go and stick it for all I care ... Hungary can go and stick it for all I care. (Globe and Mail)
A New Status Symbol in Poland: the Starbucks Cup May 5, 2009
The arrival of Starbucks in Warsaw, as in Prague, Czech Republic (it ), and possibly Budapest, Hungary (where it's been promised for years), signifies the entry of Central Europe not just into the capitalist world but into the world of 21st-century-style prosperity. It also signifies a very real set of economic and psychological changes. (Slate)
Bolivia Plot: Assassins Or Victims? May 3, 2009
Two of their comrades with ties to Croatia and Hungary were arrested in rooms down the hall ... Hungary, Ireland, Romania and Croatia have all asked for what the latter called "a full and impartial" accounting ... In September, he told a TV journalist in Hungary that he was returning home to organize a militia. (CBS News -- World)
The pain in Spain: On May Day, nearly 1 in 5 are jobless, but few seem angry May 2, 2009
The governments of Hungary, Latvia, and Iceland have already collapsed after angry protests over the handling of the economy; France has thrice been disrupted as millions staged nationwide strikes. And demonstrations sometimes turning to riots in Greece, Ireland, Britain, and several Eastern European countries have reminded the continent of the violent class struggles of past century. (Christian Science Monitor)
A fallen wall, a renewed Germany, a united Europe Apr 29, 2009
With Moscow's empire gone, Poland, Hungary, and other Central European states resumed their traditional Western orientation and eventually joined the European Union. Living standards rose sharply throughout the region. (Christian Science Monitor)
The EU Can Ignore Eastern Europe at Its Own Peril Apr 28, 2009
Moreover, it would also hurt some of the export dominated economies like Hungary and Poland ... Economically, the euro would be a great safe haven for the small Baltic countries, which are already fixing their currencies to the euro, but not for the likes of Hungary or Poland where flexible exchange rates may be needed to restore export competitiveness ... It has used some of this money to co-finance large loan packages for Hungary, Latvia and, more recently, Romania, under the auspices of the... (YaleGlobal Online Magazine, CT)
