314 result(s) for defence ministry
Hungary's Interior Ministry Downplays Report
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have initiated 1,200 criminal proceedings against foreign citizens who have tried to obtain Hungarian citizenship and passports with forged documents and by bribing officials since simplified citizenship was introduced in July 2011, Interior Ministry press chief Attila Samu told Népszabadság on Wednesday.
Hungary’s KFOR Contingent Ready For Peacekeeping
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s enlarged contingent dispatched to serve in Kosovo has been fully prepared to perform all peacekeeping-related tasks, according to the defence ministry. The Hungarian army has expanded the contingent to serve within KFOR missions in Pristina and Novo Selo at the request of NATO and Kosovo security forces, it said.
Europe’s Oldest River Battleship Inaugurated As Museum At Parliament Pier
- 21 Aug 2014 10:35 AM
- entertainment
The Lajta monitor, the sole remaining, fully restored river warship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is now a floating museum on the Danube in front of Parliament. The river monitor was launched in 1871, and besides serving throughout the First World War, it played a part in the toppling of the short-lived Communist regime of Béla Kun in 1919.
Fireworks & Hungarian Flavours On 20 August In Budapest
- 19 Aug 2014 10:10 AM
- community & culture
As always in Budapest, and nationwide in Hungary, there are a great number of colorful state programs on August 20, Hungary’s national holiday. In 2014 for the first time, the MoD National Event Management Office is responsible for organizing the series of events. Read on for details of this special day in Hungary's capital.
Zsolnay Exhibition Opens In Buda Castle
- 7 Aug 2014 12:55 PM
- community & culture
Unique porcelain objects and ceramic roof tiles produced in the world renowned Zsolnay factory are on display at an exhibition that has opened in the Buda Castle. The exhibition open until the end of the year presents 260 items on loan from a local museum and a private collection in Pécs, south Hungary, the home town of the industrialist-entrepreneur family and their porcelain factory. It also ...
Hungarian Daily Magyar Nemzet Urges Seszták To Quit
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An editorial in Magyar Nemzet today calls on Development Minister Miklós Seszták to step down, due to his links with offshore companies. Seszták has argued that companies registered in Cyprus are not offshore companies, as they are incorporated in the EU, the editorial notes.
Hungarians In Ukraine Concerned About Call-Up
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Democratic Federation of Ukraine (UMDSZ) has voiced concern over partial army mobilisation and urged efforts for a peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine. UMDSZ in a statement called on Ukrainian authorities to draft employees of law-enforcement bodies and only recruit others on a voluntary basis.
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
E-PM Attacks Hungary’s New Development Minister Over Alleged “Shady” Company Registrations
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition E-PM party has filed a complaint against Development Minister Miklós Seszták on suspicion of causing damage to the state budget. E-PM said, citing press reports, that Seszták as an attorney in 2000 had collaborated in the setup and later termination of hundreds of “phantom companies”, causing damage to the central budget.
Hungary's Interior Ministry Downplays Report
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Authorities have initiated 1,200 criminal proceedings against foreign citizens who have tried to obtain Hungarian citizenship and passports with forged documents and by bribing officials since simplified citizenship was introduced in July 2011, Interior Ministry press chief Attila Samu told Népszabadság on Wednesday.
Hungary’s KFOR Contingent Ready For Peacekeeping
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s enlarged contingent dispatched to serve in Kosovo has been fully prepared to perform all peacekeeping-related tasks, according to the defence ministry. The Hungarian army has expanded the contingent to serve within KFOR missions in Pristina and Novo Selo at the request of NATO and Kosovo security forces, it said.
Europe’s Oldest River Battleship Inaugurated As Museum At Parliament Pier
- 21 Aug 2014 10:35 AM
- entertainment
The Lajta monitor, the sole remaining, fully restored river warship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is now a floating museum on the Danube in front of Parliament. The river monitor was launched in 1871, and besides serving throughout the First World War, it played a part in the toppling of the short-lived Communist regime of Béla Kun in 1919.
Fireworks & Hungarian Flavours On 20 August In Budapest
- 19 Aug 2014 10:10 AM
- community & culture
As always in Budapest, and nationwide in Hungary, there are a great number of colorful state programs on August 20, Hungary’s national holiday. In 2014 for the first time, the MoD National Event Management Office is responsible for organizing the series of events. Read on for details of this special day in Hungary's capital.
Zsolnay Exhibition Opens In Buda Castle
- 7 Aug 2014 12:55 PM
- community & culture
Unique porcelain objects and ceramic roof tiles produced in the world renowned Zsolnay factory are on display at an exhibition that has opened in the Buda Castle. The exhibition open until the end of the year presents 260 items on loan from a local museum and a private collection in Pécs, south Hungary, the home town of the industrialist-entrepreneur family and their porcelain factory. It also ...
Hungarian Daily Magyar Nemzet Urges Seszták To Quit
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
An editorial in Magyar Nemzet today calls on Development Minister Miklós Seszták to step down, due to his links with offshore companies. Seszták has argued that companies registered in Cyprus are not offshore companies, as they are incorporated in the EU, the editorial notes.
Hungarians In Ukraine Concerned About Call-Up
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Democratic Federation of Ukraine (UMDSZ) has voiced concern over partial army mobilisation and urged efforts for a peaceful resolution of the situation in Ukraine. UMDSZ in a statement called on Ukrainian authorities to draft employees of law-enforcement bodies and only recruit others on a voluntary basis.
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
E-PM Attacks Hungary’s New Development Minister Over Alleged “Shady” Company Registrations
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition E-PM party has filed a complaint against Development Minister Miklós Seszták on suspicion of causing damage to the state budget. E-PM said, citing press reports, that Seszták as an attorney in 2000 had collaborated in the setup and later termination of hundreds of “phantom companies”, causing damage to the central budget.