154 result(s) for double standards
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.
Double Standards Also Traceable In Case Of “Summer Products”
- 11 Aug 2017 8:36 AM
- shopping
The comparative analysis of typical summer products has been closed. Also on this occasion, the survey ordered by Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas sought to find an answer to the question as to whether food chain products marketed under the same brand names on the local and Western European markets are of the same quality.
Orbán: Hungarian Interests ‘Guiding Star’
- 24 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Hungarian interests a “guiding star” for his government’s foreign policy, in a Q and A at the “Tusványos” summer university.
V4 Authorises Fico To Discuss Double Food Standards With EU
- 20 Jul 2017 1:00 AM
- shopping
Prime ministers of the Visegrad Group countries have given authorisation to Slovak PM Robert Fico to discuss with European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker next Thursday complaints concerning inferior quality food products distributed by western companies in the region.
US State Dept Expresses Concern Over Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department expressed concern over legislation Hungary’s parliament recently adopted on foreign-funded NGOs, in a statement released on its website.
Govt Launches New Round Of Quality Testing Of Food Products
- 31 May 2017 8:50 AM
- health & wellness
A new investigation into possible double standards regarding the quality of 30-35 products on the Hungarian and western European markets will cover beers, soft drinks, ice creams, grill products, sauces and salad dressings, a farm ministry official responsible for food safety 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.
Double Standards Also Traceable In Case Of “Summer Products”
- 11 Aug 2017 8:36 AM
- shopping
The comparative analysis of typical summer products has been closed. Also on this occasion, the survey ordered by Minister of Agriculture Sándor Fazekas sought to find an answer to the question as to whether food chain products marketed under the same brand names on the local and Western European markets are of the same quality.
Orbán: Hungarian Interests ‘Guiding Star’
- 24 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called Hungarian interests a “guiding star” for his government’s foreign policy, in a Q and A at the “Tusványos” summer university.
V4 Authorises Fico To Discuss Double Food Standards With EU
- 20 Jul 2017 1:00 AM
- shopping
Prime ministers of the Visegrad Group countries have given authorisation to Slovak PM Robert Fico to discuss with European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker next Thursday complaints concerning inferior quality food products distributed by western companies in the region.
US State Dept Expresses Concern Over Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department expressed concern over legislation Hungary’s parliament recently adopted on foreign-funded NGOs, in a statement released on its website.
Govt Launches New Round Of Quality Testing Of Food Products
- 31 May 2017 8:50 AM
- health & wellness
A new investigation into possible double standards regarding the quality of 30-35 products on the Hungarian and western European markets will cover beers, soft drinks, ice creams, grill products, sauces and salad dressings, a farm ministry official responsible for food safety said.