476 result(s) for basic right
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Fidesz Party Leader Kósa To Challenge Refugee Quota At EU Court
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s new caucus leader Lajos Kósa spoke out against a compulsory refugee quota system envisaged by the EU, as “extremely harmful” yesterday and said Hungary may challenge the quota at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He told a press conference that the plan resettles 120,000 refugees, but 300,000 migrants have arrived this year.
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Migrant Rights Important
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of migrants are "very important", Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, adding this is one reason why Hungary has proposed EU financing for refugee camps in countries neighbouring Syria. Commenting on critical remarks by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy concerning the Hungarian government’s migration policy, Szijjártó said he agreed with Rajoy’s remarks on the importance of the ...
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Migration: The Clash Of Civilizations?
- 14 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits on both the Right and the Left fear that a European civilization based on Christian and Enlightenment values is endangered by Muslim migrants, whose culture is not compatible with European norms.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.
Helsinki Committee Urges Probe Into Sept 16 Police - Migrants Clash In Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee has turned to the ombudsman for basic rights, asking for a probe into the circumstances of a clash between Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Force (TEK) and migrants near the border with Serbia in September. The committee is asking the ombudsman to carry out a full investigation into TEK’s crowd control methods during the events that took place on September 16 at the ...
Fidesz Party Leader Kósa To Challenge Refugee Quota At EU Court
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s new caucus leader Lajos Kósa spoke out against a compulsory refugee quota system envisaged by the EU, as “extremely harmful” yesterday and said Hungary may challenge the quota at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He told a press conference that the plan resettles 120,000 refugees, but 300,000 migrants have arrived this year.
Hungary’s New Church Law Amendments
- 30 Sep 2015 2:00 AM
- community & culture
In future churches should be registered by courts based on legal provisions, according to a consultation paper on the church law published online on kormany.hu. The law in effect since January 1, 2012 originally recognised only 14 congregations as established churches but allowed other faiths to apply to parliament for recognition, dependent on the vote of a two-thirds majority.
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Migrant Rights Important
- 23 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of migrants are "very important", Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, adding this is one reason why Hungary has proposed EU financing for refugee camps in countries neighbouring Syria. Commenting on critical remarks by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy concerning the Hungarian government’s migration policy, Szijjártó said he agreed with Rajoy’s remarks on the importance of the ...
Hungary’s PM: We Are Experiencing A Crisis Of Liberal Identity
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“The whole refugee crisis, this whole migration and the whole problem of economic immigration, if viewed from the right perspective, is nothing more than an identity crisis on the part of liberalism”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán explained in his speech at the annual Civil Picnic in Kötcse on 5 September, the full text of which was published by Hungarian weekly Demokrata on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Migration: The Clash Of Civilizations?
- 14 Sep 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Pundits on both the Right and the Left fear that a European civilization based on Christian and Enlightenment values is endangered by Muslim migrants, whose culture is not compatible with European norms.
Hungarian Government To Discuss Declaring State Of Emergency
- 12 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- current affairs
At his press conference on Thursday (“Government Info 22 – Government actions explained”) the Minister of the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár said that the Government utterly rejects any proposal for the setting up of a refugee camp in Hungary under the supervision and control of the European Commission. The Government is unable to accept edicts, he said.