Section: The Budapest Times (Hungary)
Operation to find Hungarian man captured in Ukraine
An unidentified armed group has taken a Hungarian man captive in Ukraine, Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK told MTI on Monday. The man, a Hungarian citizen, was taken captive under unclear circumstances in eastern Ukraine, TEK said. The man had been travelling in a car with Hungarian licence plates in a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine...
Hungarian ambassador summoned in Kyiv
Ukraine’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned Hungary’s ambassador and voiced concern over recent remarks by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán about the necessity of autonomy and dual citizenship for ethnic Hungarians in that country, news agency Interfax-Ukraina reported. According to the report, ministry spokesman Yevhen...
The Brief History of the Week
The Budapest Times is unrivalled among English-language print publications in the capital for its coverage of the week’s most important national stories, whether they be economic, political, cultural, sporting or among the hundreds of other happenings that go on daily in a major European city. Here, in one concise package, we present some...
“Our nation needs heroes like Munkácsy“
Imre Pákh: We know where Munkácsy came from and what kind of fame he reached thanks to his God-given talent and perseverance Imre Pákh, a Hungarian-American art collector, has the world’s biggest privately owned collection of some 50 paintings by the great Hungarian artist Mihály Munkácsy (1844-1900). In the context of the unofficial...
Dilemma for Hungary
In respect to the Ukrainian conflict, it can be noticed that the further a nation is situated from the Russian bear, the more willingness it shows to take it on. The USA is in an easy situation. Not even considering that they have a large interest in not letting the case rest, they do not need to worry on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean that...
Conflict in Ukraine is very uncomfortable for Budapest
Natural gasdependence of European countries on Russia (Russian gas as a percentage of total pipelineimports)Countries from top to bottom: Finland, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Greece, Czech Republic, Austria, Germany, Belgium, Italy, France, Netherlands, Ireland Even if the European Union is only planning economic sanctions in the third round of...
Gas crisis: 2006, 2009… 2015?
The experts and politicians currently negotiating throughout Europe are sweating not only due to the high summer temperatures. Their worries about the stability of gas supply for next winter is also making them perspire. For now Moscow is tolerating how some European Union countries are helping out Ukraine since Russia stopped supplying the...
