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  Budapest Regional delegation (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, ...
Budapest Regional delegation (Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia)
During the conference, which was attended by defence and foreign affairs officials from 19 Central and East European States as well as representatives of National Red Cross Societies, the issue of anti-personnel mines in the region was discussed in the light of the Convention adopted in Ottawa in December 1997.
An agreement on the dissemination of international humanitarian law among Romanian armed forces was signed in Bucharest on 31 August by the Chief of Staff of the Romanian Army, on behalf of the Minister of Defence, and the ICRC President.
www.icrc.org /Web/Eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList165/0FC031114AA87E2DC1256B890033D685   (882 words)

  
 Neil Barnett - Coverage of the Balkans, Central Europe and the Middle East
Under the SDR, defence funding will climb from 1.66% of gross domestic product in 2003 to 1.81% in 2006, but NATO officials fear that overheads will eat up this increase and do little to create usable capability.
Defence Minister Ferenc Juhasz is encountering considerable resistance to reform within the MoD.
According to one ministry source, this is in part because his principal advisers are drawn from the ranks of older generals who have the most to lose from fundamental reform.
neil-barnett.com /morecutskey.html   (582 words)

  
 CNN.com - NATO urges allies to share duties - May 29, 2001
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- NATO Secretary-General George Robertson says the alliance must shoulder a greater share of the burden of maintaining security and stability.
The U.S. missile defence plan, the situation in the Balkans and finding ways to curb the proliferation of weapons were expected to be high on the agenda.
Also expected to be discussed in Budapest was the U.N. humanitarian "oil-for-food" programme to Iraq that expires on June 3.
archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/05/29/nato.meeting.02   (701 words)

  
 Budapest Defence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Budapest Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves
With his second move Black launches an immediate strike on White's centre, sacrificing, at least temporarily, a pawn to do so.
The Budapest Defence is rarely played in top-level chess, but it is occasionally seen at amateur levels.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Budapest_Defense   (226 words)

  
 Budapest Times - Home
The Foreign Ministry on Thursday rejected Cuban charges that it was a “lackey” of the United States for offering political asylum to 29 Cubans being held at the US base in Guantanamo Bay.
The Hungarian national football team on Wednesday swept away its recent woes to shock reigning world champions Italy 3-1 in a friendly at the Puskás Ferenc stadium in Budapest.
Budapest dwarfs other parts of the country in terms of tourist numbers...
www.budapesttimes.hu   (1221 words)

  
 Budapest express | Travel & Indulgence | The Australian
IN the not-so-distant past, Hungary's national tourism board published a sweetly candid pamphlet about Budapest, admitting that while the Magyar capital was a little shabby by day, she was a ravishing beauty by night.
Budapest officially came into being in 1873 when the cities of Buda (the hilly side of the river; old money, palaces and so on), Pest (the flat side of the river, where most of the fun happens) and Obuda (Old Buda; impressive Roman ruins and inexplicably ugly communist ones) were finally united.
John Lukacs's superb Budapest 1900 (Grove Press) is a historic and cultural portrait of the city at its peak.
www.theaustralian.news.com.au /story/0,20867,20494692-5002031,00.html   (1757 words)

  
 International Institute for Strategic Studies - July 3rd - - Budapest Times - Hungary rejects US missile base link
However, a spokesman for the US Department of Defence played down the suggestions of an upcoming deal with one of the countries, which he also refused to name.
The New York Times had earlier reported that the missile defence system was aimed specifically at countering a perceived future threat from Iran and that the US wanted it in place by 2011.
Missile defences have always had (and continue to have) the problem that they cost more to build than missiles.
www.iiss.org /index.asp?pgid=14112&fs=b   (724 words)

  
 hvg.hu :: Nyomtatható verzió
She said the prime minister had been briefed on the injuries, the damage caused and the measures being taken by the relevant authorities.
Following an extraordinary meeting of the Metropolitan Defence Committee, Budapest mayor Gabor Demszky said: "If the organisers of the fireworks had reacted to the National Meterological Service's 8pm warning on Sunday by cancelling the fireworks, then the accidents and the tragic deaths would not have happened.
The spokesperson said: "They forecast a big storm, but did not mention Budapest or its expected time." He added that the estimated million-strong crowd would not have been able to leave the streets in time even if the fireworks had been cancelled at the last minute.
hvg.hu /print/20060821stormbp.aspx   (580 words)

  
 CARTOGRAPHIC ACTIVITIES IN HUNGARY IN 1991-1995
Of its two institutions the Tóth Ágoston Hungarian Defence Mapping Institute (MH TÁTI) is primarily responsible for military mapping and connected research in army cartography, surveying and photogrammetry in order to satisfy the demands of national defence.
Besides outright defence cartography one of the main activities of Hungarian military mapping is the updating and publication of the topographic series of the country in scales between 1:25,000 - 1:200,000.
Investigations also bear witness on the special role of the City of Budapest: a thematic map series has been produced based on the database (a matrix containing the population and housing data of over 500 planning districts of the capital city) of the 1990 census.
lazarus.elte.hu /gb/hunkarta/ica95/whole.htm   (10194 words)

  
 .: EUROPEAN ROMA RIGHTS CENTER :.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
A symposium on Legal Defence of the Rights of Roma was held in Budapest from January 11 to January 14, 1997.
Pavol Burák from the Legal Defence Bureau for Ethnic Minorities related a case in which witnesses could not understand the language of the interrogation and this initially discouraged prosecutors from bringing charges by creating the impression – which was not correct – that factual contradictions marred the accounts.
Pavol Burák of the Legal Defence Bureau for Ethnic Minorities in Kosice described a case in which the police investigators initially denied that a Romani child with dark skin had been a victim in a crime involving a skinhead attack on a group of Romani school children.
www.errc.org /cikk.php?cikk=1763   (2706 words)

  
 South African Embassy - Budapest - Business   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Over the past decade, employment by general government departments and agencies has increased by nearly 20 percent, offsetting somewhat the decline in private sector employment over this period.
However, the trend in more recent years has been more stable, with increases in education and police compensated for by decline s in defence and local services.
Overall, total employment in the protection sector should remain fairly st able over the period to the year 2000, with increases in police personnel offset by reductions in defence.
www.sa-embassy.hu /business/app14.htm   (924 words)

  
 CNN.com - Powell to reassure NATO over Balkans - May 29, 2001
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Security in the Balkans, defence and Iraq are all expected to be high on the agenda at a gathering of NATO foreign ministers.
Rumsfeld, who is conducting an overall defence review, said he wanted to cut the number of missions U.S. forces are carrying out abroad.
The overall missile defence subject is "of very high interest" to NATO allies "and for us," Powell said.
edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/05/29/nato.meeting/index.html   (660 words)

  
 Budapest Defence - Definition, explanation
The Budapest Defence is a chess opening beginning with the moves
In most games where the Budapest is played, White will not cling onto his extra pawn since it ties up his pieces to defense.
The Budapest Defence is rarely played in top-level chess, but it is occasionally seen at amateur levels.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/b/bu/budapest_defence.php   (157 words)

  
 IAAF International Association of Athletics Federations - World Indoor Championships 2004 - news
There are of course no certainties in the world of sport and with the USA indoor championships not being contested until the weekend (27- 29 February) prior to the World Indoors in Budapest, who can even be certain about who will fill the American squad berths.
Devers, 37, has run three times over the barriers this winter with a best of 7.76 and all her results are better than the next best performance on the world season’s list, that of 7.89 by Jamaica’s Lacena Golding-Clarke.
As to the two Combined Events competitions in Budapest, the finalists - eight invited athletes in both the men’s Heptathlon and women’s Pentathlon - are not yet confirmed, as many national championships are still to be held during the tight indoor season schedule.
www.iaaf.org /WIC04/news/Kind=512/newsId=24107.html   (656 words)

  
 Chess openings: Budapest Gambit (A52)
At this point of time my personal evaluation is that White gained nothing with any kind of continuations from the Budapest defence.
And no, QGD, Orthodox Defence is not risk free to me. Black often has to worry about the timely development of the light-squared Bishop.
So, while you are right that, for the prepared player, there is not much "to be afraid of" in the Budapest Gambit, it is still a sound opening which gives good chances for both sides.
www.chessgames.com /perl/chessopening?eco=A52   (1681 words)

  
 CZECH REPUBLIC: Hawks and Doves Clash over U.S. Base
BUDAPEST, Jan 31 (IPS) - The new right-wing government of the Czech Republic, eager to prove its "prestige" as a reliable ally of the United States, last week started negotiations for the setting up of a military base in the Czech Republic.
Soft critics of the base have complained the United States and the Czech Republic are damaging plans to create a common European defence policy, and warn negotiations are occurring outside the framework of the North-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), to which both belong.
Topolanek has reacted to criticism by insisting the base would be included in a future NATO missile defence system yet to be developed.
www.ipsnews.net /news.asp?idnews=36388   (995 words)

  
 [No title]
Topics include defence planning, the democratic approach to military-civilian relations, scientific and ecological questions, the coordination of civilian and military air traffic, the transformation of military industry to serve civilian purposes, and communication among members of the North Atlantic Cooperation Council.
Further it is a clear fact that national defence as a NATO member would be more advanced, effective, and cheaper than to maintain a combat ready defence force, introduce military reform, and modernize on our own.
The Major NATO Commanders are responsible for the development of defence plans for their respective areas, for the determination of force requirements and for the deployment and exercise of the forces under their command.
www.mek.iif.hu /porta/szint/tarsad/hadtud/nato-hun.hun   (6842 words)

  
 The Luzhin Defence - Sub Page
THE LUZHIN DEFENCE is set on the Italian Lakes in the late 1920s with flashbacks to Luzhin’s childhood in St. Petersburg.
Starring John Turturro and Emily Watson, THE LUZHIN DEFENCE is directed by Marleen Gorris and written by Peter Berry from the novel by Vladimir Nabokov.
In THE LUZHIN DEFENCE, the character of Luzhin is thrown into turmoil by his love for Natalia.
www.sonypictures.com /classics/luzhin/sub_pages   (4796 words)

  
 Chess Openings
The Hippopotamus Defence is an opening that you might like to try if you want something a bit more unusual.
The Slav Defence is a common reply to the Queen's Gambit that is popular amongst all standards of players.
The St George's Defence is an opening that is closely related to the French Defence.
homepage.ntlworld.com /adam.bozon/openings.htm   (714 words)

  
 NEWSLETTER
BUDAPEST - November 19, 2003 -- Canadian companies exporting to Hungary can benefit from a new agreement between Export Development Canada (EDC) and The Hungarian Export Credit Insurance Ltd. ( MEHIB).
The agreement was signed today in Budapest, Hungary by Henri Souquieres, EDC vice- president, International Markets and by Dennis Goresky, EDC regional manager for Central and Eastern Europe; and by Zoltán Dercze, MEHIB managing director and András Halász MEHIB deputy general manager.
The main purpose of the mission was to promote Canadian Capabilities in the Defence sector and to raise awareness amongst Canadian defence companies of opportunities in Hungary as a new NATO country.
www.ccch.hu /newsletter/2003dec/newsletter_dec.html   (1558 words)

  
 Péter Gosztonyi
Krisztián Ungváry: Budapest ostroma (The Siege of Budapest).
Although occasionally drawing on western sources, it by and large described a triumphant march on Budapest by the Red Army, along with the 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian Fronts' engagements around the city, and was desperately eager to avoid any issue that could be called delicate.
The objective of the German offensives was to establish a corridor between the German forces in Transdanubia and Budapest.
www.hungarianquarterly.com /no151/137.html   (905 words)

  
 Budapest News
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -- Robert Fazekas and Adrian Annus, stripped of their Olympic gold medals for doping offenses, appealed their case to Switzerland's Supreme Court.
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Robert Fazekas and Adrian Annus, stripped of their Olympic gold medals for doping offenses...
Budapest - Robert Fazekas and Adrian Annus, stripped of their Olympic gold medals for doping offenses, appealed their case to Switzerland's Supreme Court.
archive.wn.com /2005/05/03/1400/budapestnews   (849 words)

  
 Budapest Film Locations - Film and Films best sites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
THE LUZHIN DEFENCE is set on the Italian Lakes in the late 1920s with flashbacks to Luzhin's childhood in St. Petersburg.
Budapest also provided stunning locations for the film.
Cremaster 5 (55 min, 1997) is a five-act opera (sung in Hungarian) set in late-ninteenth century Budapest.
www.films.fabseek.com /index.php?k=budapest-film-locations   (926 words)

  
 CNN.com - NATO fails to embrace NMD - May 29, 2001
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- NATO has dealt a blow to U.S. President George W. Bush's proposed $60 billion National Missile Defence programme.
The Associated Press said a draft statement to be issued later in the day by the North Atlantic Council does not portray the possibility of missile attack as a common threat faced by allies, as the Bush administration had hoped.
In addition to presenting U.S. views on missile defence, Powell also sought to assure allies that the U.S. would not pull its peacekeeping forces out of the Balkans, despite comments by Defence Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld suggesting the U.S. role in Bosnia was near an end.
edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/05/29/nato.meeting.03/index.html   (533 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Experts from countries of the Alliance and from Cooperation Partner countries will discuss in particular the position of defence budgets in the national economy, defence conversion and defence budget control procedures.
Des experts des pays de l'Alliance et des pays Partenaires de la Cooperation discuteront en particulier de la place des budgets de defense dans l'economie nationale, de la conversion du secteur de la defense, ainsi que des procedures de contr le des budgets de defense.
Le dernier jour, c'est-a-dire le vendredi 29 avril 1994, une conference de presse sera organisee vers 12h30 a l'hotel AGRO, XII, Normafa ut 54, Budapest (tel.
www.nato.int /docu/pr/1994/p94-029.htm   (159 words)

  
 Hungary reconsiders its international defence commitments - The Budapest Times
Defence Ministry spokesman István Bocskai explained the minister’s comments to The Budapest Times and Budapester Zeitung.
According to the NATO Defence Review Committee working paper Defence Review 2005, Hungary, of two deployable brigades promised to NATO for 2010, only one is likely to be ready.
While the EU is unlikely to cut Hungary's cohesion funds for breaching the Stability and Growth Pact, NATO has no measures at its disposal to deal with member states that renege on their commitments.
www.budapesttimes.hu /index.php?do=article&id=1304   (568 words)

  
 The Hungarian Society for Surveying, Mapping and Remote Sensing and its National Committee of ICA
The regulation rules also that military surveying and mapping is controlled by the military mapping agency (see under a separate heading), and stated that further cooperation (division of responsibilities) between the two ministries should be ruled by a joint ministerial order.
The Minister of Defence, partially responsible for topographic mapping, issued a resolution in December 1998, according to which HTP would have a 6-year duration and a funding of HUF 10.7 billion and would start in the year 2000.
Back in the eighties we had the only Budapest atlas of Cartographia, then in 1992 the Bertelsmann owned Officina Nova (with RV Stuttgart) came out with the big atlas of Budapest and environs (1:20.000 covering 72 communities!), which had a very big success because of the good legibility and poligraphical quality.
lazarus.elte.hu /gb/hunkarta/ica99/osszes.htm   (8615 words)

  
 ISDS Budapest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Office for Strategic and Defence Studies was established in 1990.
The OSDS assists in the background work behind decisions taken by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Hungary and other governmental organs in the fields of security, defence policy and military policy-oriented research.
The political and military factors of these processes are also examined, as well as the development trends within military science and strategy, the change in military power balances and their effect on the national defence.
www.esdpdemocracy.net /3_institutions/ISDS_Budapest.htm   (386 words)

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