706 result(s) for concerns
Hungary Contests EC Prohibition Of New Rates
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Hungary is appealing a prohibition of the application of steeper rates for supermarket oversight fees and tobacco company health-care contributions pending the outcome of probes by the European Commission. Hungary is contesting the prohibition with the European Court, according to a newsletter from the European Union’s judicial body.
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Hungary’s President Scorns Climate Change Deniers At Church Conference
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President János Áder met church leaders in parliament on Tuesday for a conference to discuss climate change and environmental concerns. He said denying climate change, feeling apathy on the subject and believing the market was almighty were all fallacies. He asked church dignitaries to share the imperative of saving the Earth in their religious communities, in the spirit of an ...
Trócsányi: Hungary Respects All International Norms
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary respects and will continue to respect all international norms, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said after talks with Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland in Strasbourg. Trócsányi informed Jagland about Hungary’s latest laws on migration and their implementation.
Foreign Affairs Minister: 'International Media Campaign Against Hungary'
- 10 Sep 2015 10:16 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong international media campaign underway against Hungary, and the planned quota system is a step in the wrong direction, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian daily Népszabadság. In an interview published in the Wednesday edition of the newspaper, Mr. Szijjártó said that at the recent meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Hungary’s name had been ...
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Hungary Reassures Tourists On Security
- 7 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A top tourism official has issued reassurances that Hungary remains safe and that local authorities can guarantee the security of all tourists who arrive in the country. Deputy state secretary for tourism Ádám Ruszinkó told reporters in front of Saint Stephen’s Basilica, in the city centre, that Budapest’s tourist attractions are far from areas affected by the refugee crisis.
Hungary Contests EC Prohibition Of New Rates
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- business
Hungary is appealing a prohibition of the application of steeper rates for supermarket oversight fees and tobacco company health-care contributions pending the outcome of probes by the European Commission. Hungary is contesting the prohibition with the European Court, according to a newsletter from the European Union’s judicial body.
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
EC Asks Hungarian Govt On Migrant Rules In Administrative Letter
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sent an administrative letter to the Hungarian government to ask for information about legal amendments that entered into force in mid-September in connection with the migration crisis, an EC spokesperson confirmed. Natasha Bertaud declined to reveal details but said the questions concerned Hungary’s regulations on refugees and migration.
Paks Upgrade Plans In Line With Int’l Standards, Says Hungary’s Govt Commissioner
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade plans for the Paks nuclear plant comply with Hungarian, European Union and international standards, and feature a number of safety systems, Attila Aszódi, government commissioner for the project, told the Tuesday edition of the Austrian daily Die Presse. The project’s environmental impact assessment took into account several unlikely but potentially severe effects the plant may have, ...
Hungary’s President Scorns Climate Change Deniers At Church Conference
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s President János Áder met church leaders in parliament on Tuesday for a conference to discuss climate change and environmental concerns. He said denying climate change, feeling apathy on the subject and believing the market was almighty were all fallacies. He asked church dignitaries to share the imperative of saving the Earth in their religious communities, in the spirit of an ...
Trócsányi: Hungary Respects All International Norms
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary respects and will continue to respect all international norms, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said after talks with Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland in Strasbourg. Trócsányi informed Jagland about Hungary’s latest laws on migration and their implementation.
Foreign Affairs Minister: 'International Media Campaign Against Hungary'
- 10 Sep 2015 10:16 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong international media campaign underway against Hungary, and the planned quota system is a step in the wrong direction, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian daily Népszabadság. In an interview published in the Wednesday edition of the newspaper, Mr. Szijjártó said that at the recent meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Hungary’s name had been ...
Eleni Kounalakis: Hungary’s Xenophobic Response
- 8 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Op-ed piece written by former US ambassador to Hungary Eleni Kounalakis published by the New York Times on September 6th, 2015.
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
The scene at Budapest’s Keleti train station is returning to normal. Trains are running again, and most of the thousands of desperate people stranded there last week are on their way to other, more hospitable countries in Europe. Hungary, a country rarely in the ...
Hungary Reassures Tourists On Security
- 7 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
A top tourism official has issued reassurances that Hungary remains safe and that local authorities can guarantee the security of all tourists who arrive in the country. Deputy state secretary for tourism Ádám Ruszinkó told reporters in front of Saint Stephen’s Basilica, in the city centre, that Budapest’s tourist attractions are far from areas affected by the refugee crisis.