According to the final ruling of a Bucharest court of appeal on Wednesday the red-white-green flags must be removed from the mayor’s office the council chamber and all places where they are currently displayed in the city hall building The removal of the flags had been initiated by the Civic Association for Dignity in Europe (ADEC) which acted on behalf of the Romanians of Seklerland and which had complained against the use of Hungarian symbols and language in Romanian institutions a Bucharest first instance court decided that the flags are symbols of Hungary and ordered their removal the mayor’s representatives argued that the red-white-green flags were received from the Hungarian twin settlements of Székelyudvarhely and were displayed as a token of respect along with the flags received from the Polish and Slovak twin cities only the Hungarian symbols must be removed Hungarian Conservative is a quarterly magazine on contemporary political philosophical and cultural issues from a conservative perspective Romania (AP) — A boarding school building partially collapsed in central Romania on Monday Emergency workers raced to find the four people under the rubble in the town of Odorheiu Secuiesc in Harghita county according to the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations The affected area was about 200 square meters (239 square yards) Authorities said the four trapped by the collapse were brought out but one did not survive “The fourth victim did not respond to resuscitation efforts,” they said There was no indication as to what caused the collapse Photos of the scene shared by emergency authorities showed a collapsed portion of an old building’s facade Wooden beams and pillars were strewn amid rubble of bricks and mortar Romanian President Klaus Iohannis offered his condolences to the family of the deceased and said the tragedy was “a stark reminder that school safety remains a critical priority.” “The places where children spend most of their time must provide protection and be brought up to current safety standards,” he said in a post on Facebook Iohannis urged for the cause of the collapse to be urgently determined and that those found responsible be punished WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney will have to navigate a delicate balance during his first in-person meeting with Donald Trump today As the Toronto Maple Leafs busied themselves closing out a raucous 5-4 Game 1 victory over the nemesis Florida Panthers with backup goalie Joseph Woll holding fort and third-stringer Dennis Hildeby.. 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Reigning Champions League Men titleholders 1 KS GLOBAL PHARMA ORLICZ 1924 SUCHEDNIÓW pulled off a remarkable turnaround to secure a spot.. The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions Cookies allow us to understand how you use this site and improve your experience. Our detailed Cookie Policy can be found here By continuing to use this website you accept our use of cookies Mandatory cookies help make this website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website Our website cannot function properly without these cookies Statistic cookies help us understand how visitors interact with this website for example seeing which pages are most popular This information is collected anonymously and helps us improve the site by making the most sought after information easy to find Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites allowing the display of ads that are relevant and engaging for the visitor Whilst we do not display any advertising on the WJC website allowing marketing cooking may allow other sites to see that you have visited our site Holocaust survivor and 1986 Nobel Peace Prize laureate has returned a Hungarian presidential award he received in 2004 to protest senior Hungarian politicians' recent attendance of a ceremony honoring a World War II Nazi sympathizer Wiesel's parents and sister were sent to their deaths by wartime Hungarian officials said in a letter to Hungarian Parliament Speaker Laszlo Kover that he did not want to be associated with activities such as the 27 May ceremony honoring Jozsef Nyiro a World War II member of Hungary's parliament whom Wiesel calls a "fascist ideologue" and "an anti-Semite." “It is with profound dismay and indignation that I learned of your participation together with Hungarian Secretary of State for Culture Geza Szocs and far-right Jobbik party leader Gabor Vona in a ceremony in Romania honouring Jozsef Nyiro a member of the National Socialist Arrow Cross Parliament,” Wiesel wrote adding: "I hereby repudiate the Grand Cross Order of Merit" bestowed by Hungary's president.” He expressed outrage that Kover had participated in a ceremony honoring “a fascist ideologue of the Horthy and Szalasi regimes” Miklos Horthy ruled Hungary from 1920 to 1944 and made it an ally of Hitler Germany;  Ferenc was the leader of the National Socialist Arrow Cross party Wiesel said he was also distressed by news that public spaces were being named after Horthy that Albert Wass and other figures who had collaborated heavily with the wartime fascist regime were being rehabilitated and that authors with far-right ideas were included in the Hungarian school curriculum a spokesman for the Hungarian parliament said that Kover would reply later this week Last month's ceremony for Nyiro was originally planned as a reburial in what was part of Austria-Hungary but is now Romania his parents and three sisters were deported from the town of Sighet; only he and two sisters survived the Holocaust "It's too close to home," Wiesel told the ‘Associated Press’ in an interview The ceremony in the city of Odorheiu Secuiesc took place without Nyiro's ashes following objections by Romanian officials Tragedy hit the Transylvanian town of Székelyudvarhely (Odorheiu Secuiesc) on Monday One of the walls of the halls of residence of the Tamási Áron Secondary School collapsed during the renovation of its indoor plumbing system The accident killed a 17-year-old student and injured several others A chief executive of the company in charge of the plumbing renovation has been arrested under the suspicion of negligent homicide and criminal negligence causing bodily harm The suspect is claiming he was not aware that there were students in the building He is also claiming that students were warned to leave the construction crew dug a ditch 2 metres (6 foot 7 inches) deep by the wall as opposed to the 1.1-metre (3 feet 7 inches) deep one originally included in the plans—this could have been the cause for the fatal collapse the legal aid organization of the Roman Catholic Church of Hungary They have provided four million HUF (around $11,500) in aid to the families affected by the accident their sister organization operating in Gyulafehérvár (Alba Iulia) Romania will help with the logistics of distributing the aid packages in a swift manner As Caritas Hungary wrote in their public statement this is the first time they are cooperating with their fellow philanthropists in Gyulafehérvár and they have been satisfied with the work they have done so far The Catholic organization is also asking for donations to provide further help with the victims of the tragedy You can donate by wiring money to this bank account number: HU30120111480001245300100008 The re-burial ceremony in Romania of Hungarian writer Jozsef Nyiro has been postponed while a commemoration in honor of the author was held in his hometown Odorheiu Secuiesc last Sunday Prime Minister Victor Ponta explained the main reason for the rejection of Nyiro reburial in Romania: “we cannot have everybody doing whatever they want on Romania’s territory and bring honors to someone who is officially recognized as a man of anti-Romanian anti-Semitic and pro-fascist attitudes and actions” the PM said he and Hungarian PM Viktor Orban would meet in Bucharestat the end of the week and said that such extremist provocations during an election campaign are against the law order and good relations between two European countries Romania has a law prohibiting the recognition or honoring of people involved in fascist or anti-Semitic action all the local council’s decisions through which schools and streets in the county had been named after Nyiro Jozsef will be checked,” the Harghita prefect Cristina Augusta Urzica said there is a street with Nyiro Jozsef’s name and in Harghita County there are also three schools named after him The commemoration in honor of the Hungarian author was held on Sunday and more than 2.000 people attended together with the Hungarian House Speaker Laszlo Kover and the president of the Hungarian radical nationalist political party Jobikk Kover’s speech was about the spiritual strength Nyiro’s novels gave to ethnic Hungarians in Romania and encouraged participants to give Nyiro’s volumes to their children he is with us in our hearts and he will be embraced by the soil of his homeland,” Kover said Oana Vasiliu We use cookies for keeping our website reliable and secure providing social media features and to analyse how our website is used The tragic collapse of the Tamási Áron High School dormitory in Székelyudvarhely (Odorheiu Secuiesc) on 18 December has left the community in shock Investigations into the incident have revealed a connection between the disaster and prominent Hungarian politicians a civil engineer and the project manager for the dormitory’s renovation has close links to László Kövér’s Chief of Staff This connection raises questions about the transparency and independence of the renovation project It highlights the intertwined relationships within the decision-making structure The name of Károly-Róbert Stefán surfaced a few years ago in connection with a real estate scandal involving László Veress Reports indicated Veress had used funds intended for Hungarians abroad to purchase real estate including a luxury apartment and a sizable house near Odorheiu Secuiesc Reports identified Károly-Róbert Stefán as the founder of the Hungarian Talents Without Borders Foundation (Magyar Tehetségekért Határtalanul Alapítvány) linking him to the scandal and raising concerns about financial mismanagement Reports from UH.ro also suggest that key decisions regarding the construction were made by project manager Károly-Róbert Stefán and director György Laczkó Sources indicate that the Hungarian government played a decisive role in appointing Stefán as the project manager potentially influencing other aspects of the construction Despite attempts to seek clarification from those involved substantial answers have not been provided did not deny ordering the digging of a trench but failed to provide detailed responses but the promised responses to inquiries have yet to materialise The lack of transparency has further fueled concerns about accountability and responsibility Recent reports by Magyar Hang have highlighted the financing of the construction project in Odorheiu Secuiesc using Hungarian tax money and public data requests have been directed to the Bethlen Gábor Fund regarding their involvement Authorities seek insights into the fund’s potential contributions to the tragic accident leaving the public in anticipation of crucial information In the wake of  this tragedy the community mourns the loss of a student’s life The complex web of political and financial issues underscores the urgency for a comprehensive investigation and accountability and website in this browser for the next time I comment Y"},"category":false,"taxonomy":{"active":false,"name":"category"}},"markup":{"custom_html":true,"wpp-start":"","wpp-end":"<\/ul>","title-start":"","title-end":"<\/h2>","post-html":"{thumb} {title} {stats}<\/span>{excerpt}<\/p><\/li>"},"theme":{"name":""}} You have 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