260 result(s) for attacked
Brussels Endangering VAT Cut On Internet Services, Says Hungarian Govt Spox
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Brussels has “attacked” Hungary’s plan to cut VAT on internet subscriptions, Bence Tuzson, cabinet state secretary for government communications, told a news conference. He noted that the European Commission had not approved the government’s plan to reduce VAT next year on accessing the internet from 27% to 18%. The government will continue to fight for this cause, he added.
Police Remove Protesters Against Construction In City Park
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police BRFK removed 33 activists from a construction site at the City Park and detained one person. BRFK said that the protesters had pulled down a cordon and entered the site to stage a demonstration, but the event “lost the character of a peaceful gathering as defined in the constitution”.
Gyurcsány : I Am Quitting The Business World
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The former Prime Minister and current head of the Democratic Coalition party (common Hungarian abbreviation DK) Ferenc Gyurcsány is going to extricate himself from his business interests in about a year to completely focus on politics going forward.
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
CIA Warns Of Possible Budapest Terrorist Attack
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A warning forwarded to Polish intelligence services by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) claimed that the Polish capital Warsaw, the German capital Berlin and Budapest could potentially be attacked by terrorists, the Hungarian state news agency MTI has reported, citing the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
Govt IT Network Attacked From Foreign Servers
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Hungarian government’s information technology network was repeatedly attacked from foreign servers over the past 24 hours but the attacks have been thwarted, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The attacks were in several waves and in the range of thousands.
Opposition Parties Disappointed With Orbán-Putin Talks
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday which they said “appeared to be quite meaningless”. The opposition Együtt party said the announcements made by Orbán and Putin did not warrant such a highlevel meeting and that Hungary’s interests would be to reduce energy dependency on Russia, which means Hungary ...
Nearly 500,000 Hungarians Oppose Refugee Quota
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The signature drive against the EU’s refugee quota is making good progress, Magyar Idõk writes, as the petition has been signed by nearly 500,000 people since November 4. Fidesz seeks to reach as many people as possible before the end of the year and will relay the result of the symbolic campaign to Brussels to support the government in its political struggle against the quotas and in EU court ...
Hungary’s PM: Attack On Paris Attack On Europe
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has been attacked and “we are also in danger,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament. Orbán cited President François Hollande as saying the Paris attacks were “an act of war”. France is a member of the EU so the community was also attacked in Paris. “This is our business, too. “What happened in Paris last Friday can happen elsewhere in Europe. “We are not safe either,” ...
Brussels Endangering VAT Cut On Internet Services, Says Hungarian Govt Spox
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Brussels has “attacked” Hungary’s plan to cut VAT on internet subscriptions, Bence Tuzson, cabinet state secretary for government communications, told a news conference. He noted that the European Commission had not approved the government’s plan to reduce VAT next year on accessing the internet from 27% to 18%. The government will continue to fight for this cause, he added.
Police Remove Protesters Against Construction In City Park
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest police BRFK removed 33 activists from a construction site at the City Park and detained one person. BRFK said that the protesters had pulled down a cordon and entered the site to stage a demonstration, but the event “lost the character of a peaceful gathering as defined in the constitution”.
Gyurcsány : I Am Quitting The Business World
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The former Prime Minister and current head of the Democratic Coalition party (common Hungarian abbreviation DK) Ferenc Gyurcsány is going to extricate himself from his business interests in about a year to completely focus on politics going forward.
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
CIA Warns Of Possible Budapest Terrorist Attack
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A warning forwarded to Polish intelligence services by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) claimed that the Polish capital Warsaw, the German capital Berlin and Budapest could potentially be attacked by terrorists, the Hungarian state news agency MTI has reported, citing the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
Govt IT Network Attacked From Foreign Servers
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Hungarian government’s information technology network was repeatedly attacked from foreign servers over the past 24 hours but the attacks have been thwarted, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The attacks were in several waves and in the range of thousands.
Opposition Parties Disappointed With Orbán-Putin Talks
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s meeting with President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday which they said “appeared to be quite meaningless”. The opposition Együtt party said the announcements made by Orbán and Putin did not warrant such a highlevel meeting and that Hungary’s interests would be to reduce energy dependency on Russia, which means Hungary ...
Nearly 500,000 Hungarians Oppose Refugee Quota
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The signature drive against the EU’s refugee quota is making good progress, Magyar Idõk writes, as the petition has been signed by nearly 500,000 people since November 4. Fidesz seeks to reach as many people as possible before the end of the year and will relay the result of the symbolic campaign to Brussels to support the government in its political struggle against the quotas and in EU court ...
Hungary’s PM: Attack On Paris Attack On Europe
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has been attacked and “we are also in danger,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament. Orbán cited President François Hollande as saying the Paris attacks were “an act of war”. France is a member of the EU so the community was also attacked in Paris. “This is our business, too. “What happened in Paris last Friday can happen elsewhere in Europe. “We are not safe either,” ...