264 result(s) for cabinet meeting
Hungarian Cabinet Approves Fence On Border
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet decided at its Wednesday meeting to build a temporary fence on the border with Serbia, as quickly as possible, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced yesterday. He warned that similar fences could be installed anywhere along Hungary’s borders in the future if there is no other effective way to stop illegal immigration. He declared that the fence does not violate any international ...
Closure Of Hungarian Border – Details Of Security Fence Yet To Be Discussed
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government has adopted a responsible decision on the security fence to be erected along the Hungarian-Serbian green state border, the details of which will be discussed in the next few days, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the current affairs programme of the public service television channel M1.
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
PM Orbán: “If Left-Wing Parties Were In Power, Hungary Would Be Full Of Migrants”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán indicated his government’s readiness to take a decision regarding steps on migration after hearing proposals from the interior minister next week. Orbán told public radio on Friday morning that even a complete physical border closure is among all proposals on the table. He also said in his regular Friday interview that the target group of the government’s poster campaign ...
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
More And More Migrants Knocking At Hungary’s Door, Research Reveals
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Using the European Commission’s draft proposals on immigration as its basis, a research firm has projected Hungary would see a significant rise in the number of refugees in the coming period. The EC draft includes a proposal to allocate a quota for the number of asylum-seekers to be received by each EU member state, based on certain indicators, the Center for Fundamental Rights said.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Window Covers Can Be Removed In Tobacco Shops In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The covers can be removed from tobacco shop windows and only the products must be hidden from sight, public news channel M1 reported. The issue of dark foil covers on shop windows came into focus over a recent murder of a shop assistant in Kaposvár, central Hungary, after critics said the fact that shops are papered over invited crime. On Thursday, cabinet chief János Lázár said the law on ...
Billions Loaned To Quaestor Under Gyurcsány Govt, Says Fidesz
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Fidesz ruling party has proposed setting up a parliamentary sub-committee to investigate a government loan to the Quaestor brokerage made under the Socialist administration of Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Hungarian Cabinet Approves Fence On Border
- 25 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The cabinet decided at its Wednesday meeting to build a temporary fence on the border with Serbia, as quickly as possible, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó announced yesterday. He warned that similar fences could be installed anywhere along Hungary’s borders in the future if there is no other effective way to stop illegal immigration. He declared that the fence does not violate any international ...
Closure Of Hungarian Border – Details Of Security Fence Yet To Be Discussed
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government has adopted a responsible decision on the security fence to be erected along the Hungarian-Serbian green state border, the details of which will be discussed in the next few days, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on the current affairs programme of the public service television channel M1.
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
PM Orbán: “If Left-Wing Parties Were In Power, Hungary Would Be Full Of Migrants”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán indicated his government’s readiness to take a decision regarding steps on migration after hearing proposals from the interior minister next week. Orbán told public radio on Friday morning that even a complete physical border closure is among all proposals on the table. He also said in his regular Friday interview that the target group of the government’s poster campaign ...
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
More And More Migrants Knocking At Hungary’s Door, Research Reveals
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Using the European Commission’s draft proposals on immigration as its basis, a research firm has projected Hungary would see a significant rise in the number of refugees in the coming period. The EC draft includes a proposal to allocate a quota for the number of asylum-seekers to be received by each EU member state, based on certain indicators, the Center for Fundamental Rights said.
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Window Covers Can Be Removed In Tobacco Shops In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The covers can be removed from tobacco shop windows and only the products must be hidden from sight, public news channel M1 reported. The issue of dark foil covers on shop windows came into focus over a recent murder of a shop assistant in Kaposvár, central Hungary, after critics said the fact that shops are papered over invited crime. On Thursday, cabinet chief János Lázár said the law on ...
Billions Loaned To Quaestor Under Gyurcsány Govt, Says Fidesz
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Fidesz ruling party has proposed setting up a parliamentary sub-committee to investigate a government loan to the Quaestor brokerage made under the Socialist administration of Ferenc Gyurcsány.