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  History of Hungary - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Image:Kingdom of Hungary counties.svgFollowing the rise of resistance throughout the Hungarian kingdom, the rise of romantic nationalism among the various ethnicities, and foreign aggression from Prussia (1866), the Austrian leadership under Franz Joseph was desperate to calm the domestic political situation.
Hungary lost 84% of its timber resources, 43% of its arable land, and 83% of its iron ore. Because most of the country's pre-war industry was concentrated near Budapest, Hungary retained about 51% of its industrial population, 56% of its industry, 82% of its heavy industry, and 70% of its banks.
Hungary's transition to a Western-style democracy was one of the smoothest among the former Soviet bloc.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/History_of_Hungary   (7375 words)

  
 Prime Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
While the modern office of Prime Minister developed in the UK the first actual usage of the word Prime Minister or Premiere Minstre was used by Cardinal Richelieu, when, in 1624 he was named to head the royal council as prime minister of France.
The Prime Minister is formally the presiding minister of the Privy Council and the cabinet.
Contrary to popular and journalistic belief, most prime ministers in parliamentary systems are not appointed for a specific term of office and in effect may remain in power through a number of elections and parliaments.
www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Prime_minister   (2838 words)

  
 Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Republic of Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe bordered by Austria Slovakia Ukraine Romania Serbia Croatia and Slovenia.
Hungary's landscape consists mostly of the flat rolling plains of the Carpathian Basin with hills and lower mountains to north along the Slovakian border (highest point: the Kékes at 014 m).
Hungary is divided in two its main waterway the Danube (Duna); other large rivers include the Theiss (Tisza) and Dráva while the western half Lake Balaton a major body of water.
www.freeglossary.com /Hungary   (1241 words)

  
 Preamble
The Speaker of Parliament, the President of the Constitutional Court and the Prime Minister shall jointly determine whether the Parliament is obstructed, and whether a declaration of a state of war, a state of national crisis or a state of emergency is justified.
In the Republic of Hungary justice is administered by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Hungary, the boards of justice, the Municipal Court of Budapest, the county courts and the local and labor courts.
Citizens of the Republic of Hungary have the right to social security; they are entitled to the support required to live in old age, and in the case of sickness, disability, being widowed or orphaned and in the case of unemployment through no fault of their own.
www.cmseducation.org /wconsts/hungary.html   (9903 words)

  
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The members of the Council are: the Speaker of Parliament, the leaders of the factions of the parties represented in Parliament, the Prime Minister, the ministers, and the commander and chief of staff of the Army.
Article 58 (1) Whoever is staying in the territory of Hungary is entitled - except for some cases defined in the law - to free movement and the right of choosing his or her place of residence, including the right of leaving his domicile or the country.
Article 59 (1) In the Republic of Hungary everyone is entitled to the protection of his or her reputation and to privacy, including the privacy of the home, of personal effects, particulars, papers, records and data, and to the privacy of personal affairs and secrets.
www.constitution.org /cons/hungary.txt   (8744 words)

  
 Hungary (09/06)
Hungary's transition to a Western-style parliamentary democracy was the first and the smoothest among the former Soviet bloc, inspired by a nationalism that long had encouraged Hungarians to control their own destiny.
Hungary is now one of Europe's fastest-growing and most open economies, deeply integrated into the European economy, a relationship that was enhanced with Hungary’s accession to the European Union on May 1, 2004.
For Hungary, this is a history of more than 400 years of domination by great powers--the Ottomans, the Habsburgs, the Germans during World War II, and the Soviets during the Cold War--and a geography of regional instability and separation from Hungarian minorities living in neighboring countries.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/26566.htm   (5012 words)

  
 Wikinfo | Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Initially the history of Hungary was developed in a triangle with that of Poland and Bohemia, with the many liaisons with Popes and Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Hungary was partially demolished with a great loss of life in 1241–1242 by Mongol armies of the Golden Horde.
Hungary's landscape consists mostly of the flat to rolling plains of the Carpathian Basin, with hills and lower mountains to the north along the Slovakian border (highest point: the Kékes at 1,014 m).
www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Hungary   (1594 words)

  
 Hungarian Elections 2006
At the time of his appointment as prime minister, there was widespread consensus among Socialists that the well-spoken--though at times flippant--young prime minister represented a new generation in left-wing politics and that he could give the energetic and popular Mr.
Also referred to as the compensatory list, these remaining 58 seats are distributed by taking into account the so-called "surplus vote" in two ways: allocation based on the votes cast for candidates in single-member constituencies who failed to win a seat and votes cast for regional (district) party-lists, which failed elect a single representative.
Hungary's over 8 million eligible electors cast two ballots in any parliamentary election: one vote is cast for a candidate in their own riding, while another vote is cast for a party-list.
www.kanadaimagyar.com /hungary2006/index.html   (5366 words)

  
 Kingdom of Yugoslavia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
The Yugoslav kingdom bordered Italy and Austria to the northwest, Hungary and Romania to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece and Albania to the south, and the Adriatic Sea to the west.
The expansion of Nazi Germany in 1938 gave new momentum to efforts to solve these problems and in 1939 Prince Paul appointed Dragiša Cvetković as prime minister, with the goal of reaching an agreement with the Croatian opposition.
The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was soon divided by the Axis into several entities: Hungary and Bulgaria annexed some border areas, Croatia was made into the Independent State of Croatia, and a rump Serbian state was created under the administration of Milan Nedić, which still recognized Peter II as King.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kingdom_of_Yugoslavia   (3452 words)

  
 Hungary (03/05)
Although Hungary fought in most of World War II as a German ally, it fell under German military occupation following an unsuccessful attempt to switch sides on October 15,1944.
Prime Minister Gyurcsany has retained Finance Minister Draskovics and is expected to continue focusing on deficit reduction.
A straight and narrow path lies ahead for Hungary if it is to join the Euro zone by 2010, as planned.
www.state.gov /outofdate/bgn/h/47472.htm   (4167 words)

  
 FAS Email Archives -- Missile Defense Monitor
Intended for those with a fairly immediate interest in these matters, list traffic runs between a few emissions each week to several in a day, depending on events, with each emission, averaging a few dozen kilobytes apiece.
Shocking the group's defense ministers, who had expected a more complaisant attitude, he added that it could "bring a return to the Cold War which we struggled so hard to end."      Lawmaker Nikonov said: "Here it is quite obvious that Yeltsin will not compromise.
Foreign Minister Yoo Chong-ha hoped in an early-end interview that Seoul and Pyongyang will eventually become the sole parties directly involved in finding solutions to Korean issues while the United States and China will take part only in the initial stages of the four-party talks.
www.fas.org /MHonArc/BMDList_archive/msg00001.html   (4669 words)

  
 List of University of Oxford people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The list of alumni has been divided into categories, but it should be noted that these categories are somewhat arbitrary, and that many of the university's alumni have been polymaths (for instance
Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield was a novelist as well as Prime Minister; some theologians could equally well be considered as philosophers), in these cases an attempt has been made to put them in the category for which they were most famous.
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Prime Minister of Pakistan 1956-57
www.cwrl.utexas.edu /~bump/VSA/Oxfordalumns.html   (412 words)

  
 Spread Freedom Institute Country Profiles: Republic of Hungary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Prime Minister Gyurscany has retained Finance Minister Draskovics and is expected to continue focusing on deficit reduction.
Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II.
Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy.
www.spreadfreedom.org /Atlas/Countryprofiles/Hungary.htm   (4192 words)

  
 Countries Ba-Bo
Prime ministers 11 Apr 1971 - 13 Jan 1972 Tajuddin Ahmed (b.
Prime minister 11 Jan 1790 - 2 Dec 1790 Hendrik van der Noot (b.
Prime ministers 31 May 1994 - 31 Jan 1996 Haris Silajdzic (s.a.) 31 Jan 1996 - 18 Dec 1996 Izudin Kapetanovic (b.
www.rulers.org /rulb1.html   (11395 words)

  
 NewsFromRussia.Com Japanese ministers criticize Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
Hungary and Slovakia signed a letter of intent Tuesday to build two new bridges along a river separating the two countries.
The Dutch development minister visited Kosovo Tuesday to discuss the private business sector in the disputed U.N.- run province as part of a plan to promote Dutch investments in the Balkans.
Egypt is trying to defuse tension between the United States and Syria, the Egyptian foreign minister said Tuesday, days before the appearance of a U.N. report that might turn the world spotlight on Syria.
newsfromrussia.com /world/2005/10/18/65486.html   (2290 words)

  
 Maliki Elected Prime Minister - 56 Dead in Civil War Violence : Indybay
He thus became the first full-term Shiite prime minister from an elected parliament since Muhammad Fadil al-Jamali in 1953-1954.
He is serving as interim interior minister himself (in Iraq this ministry is involved in domestic security).
Nuri al-Maliki has finally been elected prime minister, but has not presented ministers for any of the key three cabinet posts having to do with national security.
www.indybay.org /newsitems/2006/05/21/18244961.php   (1073 words)

  
 Menesvolgyi Kennel
Treaty of Trianon (1920), reducing the size and population of Hungary by about two thirds.
Fine arts in Hungary from the beginnings in the Romanesque period up to the mid 20th century.
Information and documents on Hungary, as well as hundreds of links to the Hungarian Internet services.
www.pumi.org /hungary.html   (84 words)

  
 ICC's Commission on Intellectual Property
- The International Chamber of Commerce congress here next month will be a unique opportunity for the prime ministers of Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic to press for their countries' timely accession to the European Union before an audience of world business leaders.
The three prime ministers - Viktor Orbn of Hungary, Jerzy Buzek of Poland, and Milos Zeman of the Czech Republic - will each address the first plenary session on 3 May.
Among other newsmakers who will be in Budapest is the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Mike Moore, who will deliver a key-note address on the world trade agenda and the need to restore trade liberalization momentum after the setback in Seattle.
www.iccwbo.org /policy/ip/iccbhca/index.html   (373 words)

  
 UNICEF blames world leaders for child suffering Pakistani court adjourns Sharif's hearing Cuban boat boy visits Walt ...
A Pakistani court on Monday adjourned the formal charging of prime minister Nawaz Sharif for a week after instructing lawyers to settle a dispute over whether key audio evidence should be handed over to the defense.
As of Monday morning, the Foreign Ministry's list of senior figures expected included only Turkish President Suleyman Demirel and the prime ministers of Hungary, Macedonia and Slovenia.
Lagos, a former public works minister, campaigned on a platform of prioritizing social issues such as housing, health and education but maintaining the country's entrepreneurial spirit and free market zeal.
www.turkishdailynews.com.tr /archives.php?id=15313   (4457 words)

  
 CRM Today: Agreement Has Been Signed Between Microsoft Hungary Rt. and the Prime Ministers Office
In Hungary 22,000 professors and 326,000 students in higher education will be granted with the use of the latest and latest-but-one versions of Microsoft applications for an annual license fee of Ft 3000.
This is the result of an agreement signed by the Prime Minister's Office and Microsoft Hungary Rt.
Chancellery Minister Istvαn Stumpf reported that the first year will be financed by the PM's Office, while the costs in the following years will be shared by the Office and the Education Ministry.
www.crm2day.com /news/crm/EppEFkpuuFhnBKJFrh.php   (301 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- List of dignitaries planning to attend Pope John Paul II's funeral at the ...
List of dignitaries planning to attend Pope John Paul II's funeral at the Vatican
COUNCIL OF EUROPE: Secretary General Terry Davis, Daniel Rotfeld, chairman of committee of ministers, Rene van der Linden, chairman of Parliamentary Assembly, Giovanni di Stasi, chairman council's body overseeing local authorities
HUNGARY: President Ferenc Madl and his wife, Dalma, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, Parliamentary Speaker Katalin Szili, former Prime Minister Viktor Orban
www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050407-1410-pope-funeral-list.html   (736 words)

  
 Foreign Governments/Europe
Brief description of the government and list of ministers
List of government officials and maps of counties
Appendix lists the votes and the date they were taken; text would appear in Hansard's Parliamentary Debates
www.lib.umich.edu /govdocs/foreur.html   (4018 words)

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