335 result(s) for balázs orbán
Orbán Says EU Needs An Army, Not Refugee Policy
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said “migration and social issues should not be managed at the EU level” but the EU should do more to address security, and should establish a European army, at a meeting involving Central European leaders and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Warsaw Friday, according to the government’s website.
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.
Trump Remark By Hungary’s PM No Tongue-Slip
- 28 Jul 2016 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s comment at Baile Tusnad open university last weekend that it would be preferable for Europe and Hungary if Donald Trump were to be elected as the new US president was not a slip of the tongue, Fidesz sources told Népszabadság on Tuesday.
Hungarian Press Office Head: The Events In Nice Are Shocking And Unacceptable
- 17 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has told kormany.hu that Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has called the events in Nice shocking and unacceptable. In a telegram Mr. Orbán expressed his condolences to Francois Hollande, President of France.
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Prime Minister Meets Heads Of International Canoe Federation
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The western German city of Duisburg and the southern Hungarian city of Szeged are two “temples” of kayak-canoeing, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at talks with heads of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) on Wednesday. ICF President Jose Perurena and Secretary General Simon Toulson were accompanied by head of the Hungarian federation Etele Barath at the meeting in Parliament, the prime ...
Kohl On Europe’s ‘Historic’ Challenges After Orbán Meeting
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The migrant crisis is an “existential” and “historic” challenge for both Europe and the millions of people in need throughout the world, a statement released jointly by the Hungarian embassy in Berlin and former chancellor Helmut Kohl’s office said, after an informal meeting between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Kohl.
Orbán: Repayment Of IMF-EU Loan ‘Unprecedented Achievement’
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The repayment of an IMF-EU loan by Hungary is an “unprecedented achievement” in the current global economic environment which “would not have been possible without friends, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Paris. Orbán held talks with OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría and addressed the organisation’s council session.
Orbán Says EU Needs An Army, Not Refugee Policy
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said “migration and social issues should not be managed at the EU level” but the EU should do more to address security, and should establish a European army, at a meeting involving Central European leaders and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Warsaw Friday, according to the government’s website.
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.
Trump Remark By Hungary’s PM No Tongue-Slip
- 28 Jul 2016 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s comment at Baile Tusnad open university last weekend that it would be preferable for Europe and Hungary if Donald Trump were to be elected as the new US president was not a slip of the tongue, Fidesz sources told Népszabadság on Tuesday.
Hungarian Press Office Head: The Events In Nice Are Shocking And Unacceptable
- 17 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Bertalan Havasi, Head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has told kormany.hu that Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has called the events in Nice shocking and unacceptable. In a telegram Mr. Orbán expressed his condolences to Francois Hollande, President of France.
Xpat Opinion: Uproar Over First Statement By New Austrian Chancellor On Hungary
- 27 May 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist is outraged by a remark attributed to Mr Christian Kern who was quoted to have accused Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán of running a state built on Führerprinzip. Verbatim transcripts show that Mr Kern’s remark was milder than reported.
Prime Minister Meets Heads Of International Canoe Federation
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The western German city of Duisburg and the southern Hungarian city of Szeged are two “temples” of kayak-canoeing, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at talks with heads of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) on Wednesday. ICF President Jose Perurena and Secretary General Simon Toulson were accompanied by head of the Hungarian federation Etele Barath at the meeting in Parliament, the prime ...
Kohl On Europe’s ‘Historic’ Challenges After Orbán Meeting
- 20 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The migrant crisis is an “existential” and “historic” challenge for both Europe and the millions of people in need throughout the world, a statement released jointly by the Hungarian embassy in Berlin and former chancellor Helmut Kohl’s office said, after an informal meeting between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Kohl.
Orbán: Repayment Of IMF-EU Loan ‘Unprecedented Achievement’
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The repayment of an IMF-EU loan by Hungary is an “unprecedented achievement” in the current global economic environment which “would not have been possible without friends, such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD),” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Paris. Orbán held talks with OECD Secretary-General Ángel Gurría and addressed the organisation’s council session.