86 result(s) for double standards
PM Orbán: European Court Decision Must Be Taken Into Account
- 8 Sep 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in an interview to public radio on Friday, said he completely agreed with Slovak premier Robert Fico that the European Court of Justice decision to dismiss Slovakia and Hungary’s complaint concerning EU mandatory migrant quotas had to be acknowledged.
Orbán’s Cabinet Hails Libya Plans To Build Refugee Camps
- 1 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Plans to build migrant camps in Libya accord with the Hungarian government’s stance aimed at halting illegal migration outside the European Union, János Lázár, the government office chief, said on Thursday.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Szijjártó Slams EU ‘Double Standards’
- 1 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Hungary rejects the European Union’s use of “double standards” against any member state, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said at a press conference. “We reject the European Union applying double standards against any country, and unfortunately we can see the European Commission’s strong use of double standards in the case of Poland.
Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to extend by six months the current state of emergency in Hungary in connection with “the crisis caused by mass migration”, the government spokesman said.
Hungary Sends Response To EC Regarding Infringement Procedures
- 15 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent its response to the European Commission regarding the infringement procedures launched because of Hungary’s laws on NGOs financed from abroad and on foreign universities, a justice ministry official said on Monday.
Higher Education ‘National Competency’
- 15 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Regarding the infringement procedure over the amended higher education act, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner insisted that regulating higher education was a national competency, arguing that the EC’s authority in the matter was “debatable to begin with”.
Govt Reacts To Venice Commission Opinion
- 14 Aug 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
In a Friday reaction to the Venice Commission’s opinion, the Government Information Centre (KIK) welcomed the commission’s view that the requirements in the law could be legitimately imposed on foreign universities not yet operating in Hungary. KIK said in a statement that it agreed with the commission that all countries have a right to set the rules by which foreign universities can operate on ...
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Higher Education Act ’Problematic’
- 14 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s higher education act is overall in line with existing European norms, but its amended version tightening rules on foreign universities already present in the country contain some “highly problematic” requirements, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the law published on Friday.
PM Orbán: European Court Decision Must Be Taken Into Account
- 8 Sep 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, in an interview to public radio on Friday, said he completely agreed with Slovak premier Robert Fico that the European Court of Justice decision to dismiss Slovakia and Hungary’s complaint concerning EU mandatory migrant quotas had to be acknowledged.
Orbán’s Cabinet Hails Libya Plans To Build Refugee Camps
- 1 Sep 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Plans to build migrant camps in Libya accord with the Hungarian government’s stance aimed at halting illegal migration outside the European Union, János Lázár, the government office chief, said on Thursday.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Szijjártó Slams EU ‘Double Standards’
- 1 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Hungary rejects the European Union’s use of “double standards” against any member state, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said at a press conference. “We reject the European Union applying double standards against any country, and unfortunately we can see the European Commission’s strong use of double standards in the case of Poland.
Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to extend by six months the current state of emergency in Hungary in connection with “the crisis caused by mass migration”, the government spokesman said.
Hungary Sends Response To EC Regarding Infringement Procedures
- 15 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent its response to the European Commission regarding the infringement procedures launched because of Hungary’s laws on NGOs financed from abroad and on foreign universities, a justice ministry official said on Monday.
Higher Education ‘National Competency’
- 15 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Regarding the infringement procedure over the amended higher education act, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner insisted that regulating higher education was a national competency, arguing that the EC’s authority in the matter was “debatable to begin with”.
Govt Reacts To Venice Commission Opinion
- 14 Aug 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
In a Friday reaction to the Venice Commission’s opinion, the Government Information Centre (KIK) welcomed the commission’s view that the requirements in the law could be legitimately imposed on foreign universities not yet operating in Hungary. KIK said in a statement that it agreed with the commission that all countries have a right to set the rules by which foreign universities can operate on ...
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Higher Education Act ’Problematic’
- 14 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s higher education act is overall in line with existing European norms, but its amended version tightening rules on foreign universities already present in the country contain some “highly problematic” requirements, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the law published on Friday.

















