148 result(s) for emergency bill
Hungary Tops Up Police Funding To Make More Hires
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has mandated the reallocation of 55.8 billion forints (EUR 180m) in this year’s budget to finance 3,000 new hires by the police, a resolution published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows.
Lifesaving Programme On Public Transport In Budapest
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
On the occasion of European Restart a Heart Day (16th of October), two vehicles of BKK’s Traffic Incident Investigation Unit were equipped with defibrillators, the lifesaving equipment used to deactivate the unwanted fibrillation of the heart muscle by electric shock.
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
New Hospital Planned For 11th District
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government will build an 800-1,000 bed “super hospital” on Etele tér in Budapest’s 11th District as part of a wider reorganisation of the city’s health care institutions, health state secretary Zoltán Ónodi-Szûcs confirmed on M1 channel and Kossuth Rádió Tuesday morning.
Constitution Amended To Create ‘State Of Terror Emergency’
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government can suspend civil rights and property rights and assume other powers if two-thirds of Parliament agrees that a “state of terror emergency” exists, under a Constitutional amendment passed today. The amendment allows the government to mobilize the army and public administration for up to 15 days, even without parliamentary approval.
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 ...
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.
Hungary Tops Up Police Funding To Make More Hires
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has mandated the reallocation of 55.8 billion forints (EUR 180m) in this year’s budget to finance 3,000 new hires by the police, a resolution published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny shows.
Lifesaving Programme On Public Transport In Budapest
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
On the occasion of European Restart a Heart Day (16th of October), two vehicles of BKK’s Traffic Incident Investigation Unit were equipped with defibrillators, the lifesaving equipment used to deactivate the unwanted fibrillation of the heart muscle by electric shock.
World Humanitarian Day, 19 August
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Currently some 130 million people are in humanitarian need: distressed civilian populations, families, and refugees stricken by natural or man-made disaster or armed conflict. Children are missing out on school, and the injured and sick lack medical treatment. Countless aid workers risk their lives every day for those in need. World Humanitarian Day on 19 August is dedicated to raising awareness ...
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
New Hospital Planned For 11th District
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government will build an 800-1,000 bed “super hospital” on Etele tér in Budapest’s 11th District as part of a wider reorganisation of the city’s health care institutions, health state secretary Zoltán Ónodi-Szûcs confirmed on M1 channel and Kossuth Rádió Tuesday morning.
Constitution Amended To Create ‘State Of Terror Emergency’
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government can suspend civil rights and property rights and assume other powers if two-thirds of Parliament agrees that a “state of terror emergency” exists, under a Constitutional amendment passed today. The amendment allows the government to mobilize the army and public administration for up to 15 days, even without parliamentary approval.
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 ...
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.