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European Voluntary Service: Learn While You Help
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Volunteers do good in foreign countries
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
Public Outrage About UNICEF Hungary's 'Scandalous' Videos
- 12 May 2016 3:56 AM
- video
Hungarian unit of UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, recently launched a video campaign asking Hungarians to donate 1 per cent of their personal income tax to support measures against family violence and child abuse in Hungary. The videos used triggered harsh reactions, saying they are “extremist”, “misleading”, “harmful”, “anti-father”, and “anti-family”.
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.
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.
Socialists Disappointed With Govt’s Terrorist Threat Amendment
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party expressed disappointment with the government’s proposed constitutional amendment with regard to a cited risk of terrorist activities, which is up for discussion at a five-party meeting on Friday. The amendment is the same as an earlier proposal, which “provoked nationwide uproar”, lawmakers of the party said in a statement, and added that there was “no point” to ...
CIA Warns Of Possible Budapest Terrorist Attack
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A warning forwarded to Polish intelligence services by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) claimed that the Polish capital Warsaw, the German capital Berlin and Budapest could potentially be attacked by terrorists, the Hungarian state news agency MTI has reported, citing the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.
European Voluntary Service: Learn While You Help
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Volunteers do good in foreign countries
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
The European Voluntary Service offers young people the chance to engage in volunteer work in a foreign country on the continent. The 21-year-old Imke Langmann from Germany thought it sounded good. Her choice of venue: Budapest.
Public Outrage About UNICEF Hungary's 'Scandalous' Videos
- 12 May 2016 3:56 AM
- video
Hungarian unit of UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund, recently launched a video campaign asking Hungarians to donate 1 per cent of their personal income tax to support measures against family violence and child abuse in Hungary. The videos used triggered harsh reactions, saying they are “extremist”, “misleading”, “harmful”, “anti-father”, and “anti-family”.
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.
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.
Socialists Disappointed With Govt’s Terrorist Threat Amendment
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party expressed disappointment with the government’s proposed constitutional amendment with regard to a cited risk of terrorist activities, which is up for discussion at a five-party meeting on Friday. The amendment is the same as an earlier proposal, which “provoked nationwide uproar”, lawmakers of the party said in a statement, and added that there was “no point” to ...
CIA Warns Of Possible Budapest Terrorist Attack
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A warning forwarded to Polish intelligence services by the U. S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) claimed that the Polish capital Warsaw, the German capital Berlin and Budapest could potentially be attacked by terrorists, the Hungarian state news agency MTI has reported, citing the Polish newspaper Rzeczpospolita.
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.