244 result(s) for community matters in Current Affairs
Ukrainian Language Law Withdrawal Hurts Ethnic Hungarian Minority
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Whereas withdrawing Ukraine’s language law was primarily an anti- Russian move, it hurts the Hungarian community as well, Miklós Kovács, the head of the Cultural Association of Hungarians in Transcarpathia, told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap daily.
Hungary Prepares For Potential Refugee In Flow From Ukraine
- 20 Feb 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Members of the Visegrad Four grouping, including Hungarian authorities, are monitoring the situation in Ukraine with special regard to the Hungarian minority living in Transcarpathia, András Giró-Szász, the government spokesman, told MTI. Hungary is prepared both in terms of health-care and refugee services to deal with a potential inflow of refugees in light of the violence in Ukraine, he said.
Hungarian Party Jobbik Initiates Hearing Of Martonyi, Semjén Over Ukraine
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for parliament’s foreign affairs committee to hear the foreign minister and the deputy prime minister concerning the situation in Ukraine, party officials announced on Wednesday.
Hungary’s State Secretary: Autonomy Is Long – Term Solution For Ethnic Hungarians
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gaining autonomy will be the only way for the Hungarian community in Romania to solve their problems in the long run, Hungary’s state secretary for Hungarian communities abroad said in Cluj (Kolozsvár). Zsuzsanna Hungary’s heightened involvement in guaranteeing peace between the Albanian and Serbian communities of Kosovo is expected to do benefit to the co-existence of Serbians and ethnic ...
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: How The Venice Commission Has Got It Wrong Re Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The government of Hungary has issued a detailed response to the Venice Commission’s (prematurely leaked) draft report regarding Hungary’s Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law. At 17 pages, it’s detailed and comprehensive and covers far too much ground for this blog, so I’ll give just a brief rundown of some of the most important issues here and encourage readers to check out ...
Viktor Orbán: There Will Be An Agreement Between IMF And Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, there will be an agreement between the Hungarian government and the International Monetary Fund, but not based on the conditions that were revealed on Thursday. This is why the cabinet is elaborating alternative IMF/EU negotiation positions – he added on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes program.
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.
Ukrainian Language Law Withdrawal Hurts Ethnic Hungarian Minority
- 25 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Whereas withdrawing Ukraine’s language law was primarily an anti- Russian move, it hurts the Hungarian community as well, Miklós Kovács, the head of the Cultural Association of Hungarians in Transcarpathia, told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap daily.
Hungary Prepares For Potential Refugee In Flow From Ukraine
- 20 Feb 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Members of the Visegrad Four grouping, including Hungarian authorities, are monitoring the situation in Ukraine with special regard to the Hungarian minority living in Transcarpathia, András Giró-Szász, the government spokesman, told MTI. Hungary is prepared both in terms of health-care and refugee services to deal with a potential inflow of refugees in light of the violence in Ukraine, he said.
Hungarian Party Jobbik Initiates Hearing Of Martonyi, Semjén Over Ukraine
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for parliament’s foreign affairs committee to hear the foreign minister and the deputy prime minister concerning the situation in Ukraine, party officials announced on Wednesday.
Hungary’s State Secretary: Autonomy Is Long – Term Solution For Ethnic Hungarians
- 16 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gaining autonomy will be the only way for the Hungarian community in Romania to solve their problems in the long run, Hungary’s state secretary for Hungarian communities abroad said in Cluj (Kolozsvár). Zsuzsanna Hungary’s heightened involvement in guaranteeing peace between the Albanian and Serbian communities of Kosovo is expected to do benefit to the co-existence of Serbians and ethnic ...
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...
Xpat Opinion: Unintended Consequences Of Expanding Hungarian Citizenship
- 17 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has been actively recruiting new citizens from the neighboring countries, presumably to add to their vote total at the next national election. In order to be eligible for citizenship a person must have at least one ancestor who was a Hungarian citizen. He must also have some knowledge of the Hungarian language.
Xpat Opinion: How The Venice Commission Has Got It Wrong Re Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: The government of Hungary has issued a detailed response to the Venice Commission’s (prematurely leaked) draft report regarding Hungary’s Fourth Amendment to the Fundamental Law. At 17 pages, it’s detailed and comprehensive and covers far too much ground for this blog, so I’ll give just a brief rundown of some of the most important issues here and encourage readers to check out ...
Viktor Orbán: There Will Be An Agreement Between IMF And Hungary
- 10 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, there will be an agreement between the Hungarian government and the International Monetary Fund, but not based on the conditions that were revealed on Thursday. This is why the cabinet is elaborating alternative IMF/EU negotiation positions – he added on Kossuth Radio's 180 minutes program.
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.