244 result(s) for community matters in Current Affairs
Hungary Gets Observer Status In Community Of Portuguese Language Countries
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has been granted associate observer status in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Hungary Roma Have Poor School Qualifications, Jobs
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Members of Hungary’s Roma community have rather poor school qualifications and employment opportunities, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Monday, citing a labour market survey by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). As much as 80% of the Roma aged between 15 and 64 have only finished primary school, compared with 20% of the non-Roma population, the paper said, citing the survey.
Kövér: Europe Must Preseve Its Identity
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The lesson to be drawn from the 1956 revolution and freedom fight is that unless Europe’s identity is protected, the European Union could “tragically lose out” to “unscrupulous outside powers in the background enforcing their interests above the heads of states, bypassing democratic mandates and controls,” László Kövér, speaker of Hungary’s parliament, said in a speech commemorating the events of ...
1956, State Commemoration – Orbán: October 23 A ‘Day To Be Proud’
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
October 23 is a day on which Hungarians should be proud, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at Budapest’s Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Sunday. Even after 60 years, October 23 is still a day that “lifts up and cleanses us”, the prime minister said, calling the national holiday a “shared heritage” of the Hungarian people.
Orbán: ‘No Room For Anarchy’ - Passauer Neue Presse
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We cannot allow room for anarchy”, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published in Germany’s Passauer Neue Presse, commenting on migration into Europe. Orbán insisted that if Greece had protected its borders Europe would have not faced a migrant crisis.
Orbán Submits Constitutional Amendment Proposal On Migrant Quotas
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment proposal in connection with European Union migrant quotas. The proposals contain a ban on foreigners settling in Hungary unless they abide by the country’s laws on obtaining residency, according to the homepage of parliament.
Szijjártó: Hungary-Netherlands Ties ‘Friendly’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ties between Hungary and the Netherlands are “friendly”, and on such foundations it will be possible to build the European Union’s future in related debates, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday after meeting Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders.
Balog: Hungary Against Migration, Not Migrants Themselves
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is not against migrants as individuals but rather against the global phenomenon of migration as a whole, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview. Balog said the problem of migration cannot be resolved the way the European Union and some other countries want it done.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Hungary Gets Observer Status In Community Of Portuguese Language Countries
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has been granted associate observer status in the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP), the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.
Hungary Roma Have Poor School Qualifications, Jobs
- 2 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Members of Hungary’s Roma community have rather poor school qualifications and employment opportunities, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Monday, citing a labour market survey by the Central Statistical Office (KSH). As much as 80% of the Roma aged between 15 and 64 have only finished primary school, compared with 20% of the non-Roma population, the paper said, citing the survey.
Kövér: Europe Must Preseve Its Identity
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The lesson to be drawn from the 1956 revolution and freedom fight is that unless Europe’s identity is protected, the European Union could “tragically lose out” to “unscrupulous outside powers in the background enforcing their interests above the heads of states, bypassing democratic mandates and controls,” László Kövér, speaker of Hungary’s parliament, said in a speech commemorating the events of ...
1956, State Commemoration – Orbán: October 23 A ‘Day To Be Proud’
- 24 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
October 23 is a day on which Hungarians should be proud, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the state commemoration of Hungary’s anti-Soviet uprising of 1956 at Budapest’s Kossuth Square in front of Parliament on Sunday. Even after 60 years, October 23 is still a day that “lifts up and cleanses us”, the prime minister said, calling the national holiday a “shared heritage” of the Hungarian people.
Orbán: ‘No Room For Anarchy’ - Passauer Neue Presse
- 21 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We cannot allow room for anarchy”, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview published in Germany’s Passauer Neue Presse, commenting on migration into Europe. Orbán insisted that if Greece had protected its borders Europe would have not faced a migrant crisis.
Orbán Submits Constitutional Amendment Proposal On Migrant Quotas
- 11 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday submitted a constitutional amendment proposal in connection with European Union migrant quotas. The proposals contain a ban on foreigners settling in Hungary unless they abide by the country’s laws on obtaining residency, according to the homepage of parliament.
Szijjártó: Hungary-Netherlands Ties ‘Friendly’
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ties between Hungary and the Netherlands are “friendly”, and on such foundations it will be possible to build the European Union’s future in related debates, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Tuesday after meeting Dutch counterpart Bert Koenders.
Balog: Hungary Against Migration, Not Migrants Themselves
- 27 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is not against migrants as individuals but rather against the global phenomenon of migration as a whole, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in an interview. Balog said the problem of migration cannot be resolved the way the European Union and some other countries want it done.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.