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Hungary Should Not Be Criticised For Doing Its Duty
- 7 Sep 2015 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty; it should instead be left to do what it has to do, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Brussels, after a meeting on the migrant crisis with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament. The Prime Minister requested that the EP President relay this request to the members of the European Parliament. He said that “We Hungarians ...
More Britons And Less Russians Visit Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- travel
The number of overnight stays by foreign visitors in Hungarian hotels has kept rising in the first half of 2015, despite of the declining number of Ukrainian, Russian and German tourists. In the first six month of 2015 the number of domestic overnight stays rose exactly by 8.2% compared to the previous year; 3.547 million. The nights spent by foreigners has grown by 4.3% which is 4.783 million in ...
New Facial Database Of All Hungarian Citizens Planned
- 4 Sep 2015 11:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry would like to create a central facial database containing a photograph of all Hungarian citizens, reports daily online newspaper Napi.hu. According to the legislative proposal appearing on the ministry website, those state organs will have access to the database which are engaged in law enforcement of any kind, including the Hungarian parliament’s security services.
Number Of Childbirths On The Rise In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The number of childbirths has been continuously rising in Hungary for the past two years, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák said at a press conference in Budapest. Mrs. Novák said that similarly to most European countries, Hungary has been fighting a decline of the population for more than thirty years. She said that each country is trying to find its own solutions to ...
Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Hungarian Government's Information Campaign Against Illegal Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:08 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is launching an information campaign combating illegal immigration. During the Government’s short but focused campaign (which will use the services of international advertising agency J. Walter Thompson), announcements in given local languages will be placed in leading newspapers in countries of origin and transit countries most associated with illegal migration. The ...
Hungarian Left-Liberal Opposition Against Migration Related Amendments Tabled To Parliament
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal opposition parties protested against a package of legal amendments tabled in parliament on government handling of mass migration. Lawmakers began a twoday debate of the bills on Thursday. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) called the amendments “inhumane and vile” as well as unconstitutional. PM lawmaker Tímea Szabó said the amendments would not offer any genuine solution to the migrant ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...
Hungary Should Not Be Criticised For Doing Its Duty
- 7 Sep 2015 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should not be criticised for doing its duty; it should instead be left to do what it has to do, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday in Brussels, after a meeting on the migrant crisis with Martin Schultz, President of the European Parliament. The Prime Minister requested that the EP President relay this request to the members of the European Parliament. He said that “We Hungarians ...
More Britons And Less Russians Visit Hungary
- 7 Sep 2015 9:04 AM
- travel
The number of overnight stays by foreign visitors in Hungarian hotels has kept rising in the first half of 2015, despite of the declining number of Ukrainian, Russian and German tourists. In the first six month of 2015 the number of domestic overnight stays rose exactly by 8.2% compared to the previous year; 3.547 million. The nights spent by foreigners has grown by 4.3% which is 4.783 million in ...
New Facial Database Of All Hungarian Citizens Planned
- 4 Sep 2015 11:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry would like to create a central facial database containing a photograph of all Hungarian citizens, reports daily online newspaper Napi.hu. According to the legislative proposal appearing on the ministry website, those state organs will have access to the database which are engaged in law enforcement of any kind, including the Hungarian parliament’s security services.
Number Of Childbirths On The Rise In Hungary
- 4 Sep 2015 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The number of childbirths has been continuously rising in Hungary for the past two years, Minister of State for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák said at a press conference in Budapest. Mrs. Novák said that similarly to most European countries, Hungary has been fighting a decline of the population for more than thirty years. She said that each country is trying to find its own solutions to ...
Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Hungarian Government's Information Campaign Against Illegal Migration
- 4 Sep 2015 9:08 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government is launching an information campaign combating illegal immigration. During the Government’s short but focused campaign (which will use the services of international advertising agency J. Walter Thompson), announcements in given local languages will be placed in leading newspapers in countries of origin and transit countries most associated with illegal migration. The ...
Hungarian Left-Liberal Opposition Against Migration Related Amendments Tabled To Parliament
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal opposition parties protested against a package of legal amendments tabled in parliament on government handling of mass migration. Lawmakers began a twoday debate of the bills on Thursday. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) called the amendments “inhumane and vile” as well as unconstitutional. PM lawmaker Tímea Szabó said the amendments would not offer any genuine solution to the migrant ...
Photo Article: Refugees Leave Budapest On Foot Towards Austrian Border
- 4 Sep 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
About 2500 migrants decided to leave Budapest on foot on Friday afternoon and started to march westwards, saying they were heading towards Austria and Germany. The crowd includes mostly men and younger migrants but also some disabled persons, as well as families carrying children. Around 4 pm the marching migrants, preparing to walk 175 kilometres to the border, have reached the M1 motorway where ...
Xpat Opinion: Political Background Of The Refugee Crisis In Hungary
- 3 Sep 2015 10:50 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz and the ‘average Hungarian’ - There is no politician in Hungary with such an amazing knack for what the Hungarian public wants – or is at least willing to tolerate – as Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. He might have narrowly lost two winnable elections in 2002 and 2006, but at the same time he built a marginal and culturally ill-fitting party into one that is fundamentally attuned to the ...