398 result(s) for consultations
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.
Orbán: Experiences Of Sunday Shopping Restrictions To Be Assessed
- 8 Apr 2016 9:20 AM
- shopping
Experiences gathered over the past year concerning Sunday shopping restrictions need to be assessed and the results discussed by a wider forum before further steps are taken, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. A report will be published which includes the positions of the trade unions and employees concerning the restrictions, as well as data about the development of retail turnover in the period ...
Lázár: Govt Doesn’t Owe Teachers Apology
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is not the government that owes an apology to teachers after spending 266 billion forints (EUR 850m) over the past few years to hike wages in the sector, government office chief János Lázár said at a weekly government press conference. Lázár was commenting on István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of Hungary’s teacher protest movement, calling on Prime Minister Viktor ...
Zoltan Alexander, Creative Director ZOLTAN+ / Art Director UBIKWIST Magazine
- 16 Mar 2016 11:00 AM
Having spent twenty years in Paris, Zoltan Alexander the founder of ZOLTAN+ new media is currently living in London, fulfilling two major positions: art direction and feature editing. Early on, he joined British Vogue, then subsequently moved to French Vogue, where he expanded his visual skills, collaborating with major luxury brands and designers, such as LVMH, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Louis ...
Budapest Eighth District Postpones Evictions
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The Eighth District will discontinue evictions from council-owned properties until May 1, deputy mayor Botond Sára said yesterday. In talks with activists of the NGO A Város Mindenkié, he said evictions will be put off to May 1 and a new moratorium could enter into force from September.
Hungarian Govt Calls On Teachers To Negotiate
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of teachers should discuss problems dogging public education with the government and help to resolve them, the government office chief said, criticising the PSZ trade union for signalling it will boycott the talks. “This is unprecedented in the past 25 years ...” János Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Organizations Split on Roundtable Talks
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Where Népszabadság identifies a government attempt to divide and conquer teachers’ organizations, Magyar Idők discovers a measuring stick which shows who is working for a solution and those who want only short-term political gain from the upheaval.
US Report: Hungary Handling Of Migrants Grave Problem
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State defined the way migrants and asylum seekers are handled among the gravest human rights problems in Hungary in 2015 in its country report. The report pointed to xenophobic rhetoric and a lack of humanitarian aid, and noted Hungarian legislation passed last year that made illegal crossing a criminal offence punishable with imprisonment and expulsion.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.
Orbán: Experiences Of Sunday Shopping Restrictions To Be Assessed
- 8 Apr 2016 9:20 AM
- shopping
Experiences gathered over the past year concerning Sunday shopping restrictions need to be assessed and the results discussed by a wider forum before further steps are taken, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. A report will be published which includes the positions of the trade unions and employees concerning the restrictions, as well as data about the development of retail turnover in the period ...
Lázár: Govt Doesn’t Owe Teachers Apology
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is not the government that owes an apology to teachers after spending 266 billion forints (EUR 850m) over the past few years to hike wages in the sector, government office chief János Lázár said at a weekly government press conference. Lázár was commenting on István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of Hungary’s teacher protest movement, calling on Prime Minister Viktor ...
Zoltan Alexander, Creative Director ZOLTAN+ / Art Director UBIKWIST Magazine
- 16 Mar 2016 11:00 AM
Having spent twenty years in Paris, Zoltan Alexander the founder of ZOLTAN+ new media is currently living in London, fulfilling two major positions: art direction and feature editing. Early on, he joined British Vogue, then subsequently moved to French Vogue, where he expanded his visual skills, collaborating with major luxury brands and designers, such as LVMH, Saint Laurent, Chanel, Louis ...
Budapest Eighth District Postpones Evictions
- 3 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The Eighth District will discontinue evictions from council-owned properties until May 1, deputy mayor Botond Sára said yesterday. In talks with activists of the NGO A Város Mindenkié, he said evictions will be put off to May 1 and a new moratorium could enter into force from September.
Hungarian Govt Calls On Teachers To Negotiate
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of teachers should discuss problems dogging public education with the government and help to resolve them, the government office chief said, criticising the PSZ trade union for signalling it will boycott the talks. “This is unprecedented in the past 25 years ...” János Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers Organizations Split on Roundtable Talks
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Where Népszabadság identifies a government attempt to divide and conquer teachers’ organizations, Magyar Idők discovers a measuring stick which shows who is working for a solution and those who want only short-term political gain from the upheaval.