54 result(s) for defends
Hungary’s PM Orbán Defends Migrant Stance In OP-ED
- 3 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have warning that the current migrant crisis may spark an “explosion”, and he defended Hungary’s decision to build a fence along its southern border with Serbia, in an op-ed article published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “What we are witnessing today threatens Europe as a whole…” the premier said, noting that so far this year nearly 150,000 “illegal immigrants” ...
Migrants Ad Campaign To Cost Hungary HUF 1bn
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has set aside just over Ft 1 billion for a campaign in foreign countries to discourage refugees from coming to Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed in an interview with Magyar Hírlap on Friday. Kovács said the campaign is planned for the migrants’ countries of origin and transit countries, adding “it is important that the news be spread that Hungary strictly ...
Hungarian Political Parties Comment On EP Resolution
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party labelled the resolution as a “second Tavares report”, but welcomed support from the European People’s Party. “The second Tavares report was passed only with the liberals, the left, the greens and the communists all joining forces,” Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás said, adding that his party has a clear antiimmigration stance.
Xpat Opinion: End Of ‘Peace Marches’ In Hungary
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Bencsik, the younger of the Bencsik brothers, defends András Bencsik’s statement that a pro-government ’Peace March’ could not be organised nowadays, because people are disappointed with the Fidesz government. He calls on the government to listen to friendly criticism.
European Court Defends Right Of Legal Recourse For Gas Traders
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice ruled that Hungarian regulations that prohibit legal recourse by gas traders against resolutions by the national regulatory authority affecting them go against European Union rules.
Hungary's PM Orbán Defends Paks Deal At Fidesz Caucus Meeting
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Party president and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faced objections from some Fidesz MPs to his government’s contract with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear power plant, at Friday’s Fidesz caucus meeting in Balatonszárszó.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Centre-Right Journalist Finds Provost’s Dress Code Excessive
- 17 Oct 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A moderate pro-government weekly defends controversial measures to tackle the homeless, but excoriates the provost of Kaposvár University for introducing a strict dress code for students.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary, Diversity & The Rainbow Map
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
By Ferenc Kumin: Earlier this month, July 6, the capital was the site of the 18th annual, and biggest ever, Budapest Pride Parade. The event, which started off as an equal rights demonstration for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minorities, has gradually broadened into a week-long festival of events.
Tarlós Defends Margaret Island Budapest Move
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Revenue from Margaret Island should go to the city if the 13th District spends the money on “unknown projects,” Budapest mayor István Tarlós told reporters on Wednesday. He announced last week that the city will take the island park from the 13th District and administrate it directly.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Defends Migrant Stance In OP-ED
- 3 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán have warning that the current migrant crisis may spark an “explosion”, and he defended Hungary’s decision to build a fence along its southern border with Serbia, in an op-ed article published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “What we are witnessing today threatens Europe as a whole…” the premier said, noting that so far this year nearly 150,000 “illegal immigrants” ...
Migrants Ad Campaign To Cost Hungary HUF 1bn
- 31 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has set aside just over Ft 1 billion for a campaign in foreign countries to discourage refugees from coming to Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács confirmed in an interview with Magyar Hírlap on Friday. Kovács said the campaign is planned for the migrants’ countries of origin and transit countries, adding “it is important that the news be spread that Hungary strictly ...
Hungarian Political Parties Comment On EP Resolution
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party labelled the resolution as a “second Tavares report”, but welcomed support from the European People’s Party. “The second Tavares report was passed only with the liberals, the left, the greens and the communists all joining forces,” Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás said, adding that his party has a clear antiimmigration stance.
Xpat Opinion: End Of ‘Peace Marches’ In Hungary
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Bencsik, the younger of the Bencsik brothers, defends András Bencsik’s statement that a pro-government ’Peace March’ could not be organised nowadays, because people are disappointed with the Fidesz government. He calls on the government to listen to friendly criticism.
European Court Defends Right Of Legal Recourse For Gas Traders
- 20 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice ruled that Hungarian regulations that prohibit legal recourse by gas traders against resolutions by the national regulatory authority affecting them go against European Union rules.
Hungary's PM Orbán Defends Paks Deal At Fidesz Caucus Meeting
- 28 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Party president and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faced objections from some Fidesz MPs to his government’s contract with Russia on expanding the Paks nuclear power plant, at Friday’s Fidesz caucus meeting in Balatonszárszó.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Centre-Right Journalist Finds Provost’s Dress Code Excessive
- 17 Oct 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A moderate pro-government weekly defends controversial measures to tackle the homeless, but excoriates the provost of Kaposvár University for introducing a strict dress code for students.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary, Diversity & The Rainbow Map
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
By Ferenc Kumin: Earlier this month, July 6, the capital was the site of the 18th annual, and biggest ever, Budapest Pride Parade. The event, which started off as an equal rights demonstration for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other sexual minorities, has gradually broadened into a week-long festival of events.
Tarlós Defends Margaret Island Budapest Move
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- getting around
Revenue from Margaret Island should go to the city if the 13th District spends the money on “unknown projects,” Budapest mayor István Tarlós told reporters on Wednesday. He announced last week that the city will take the island park from the 13th District and administrate it directly.