581 result(s) for entry to hungary
Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungarian Protesters Demand Dismissal Of Top Tax Officials
- 13 Nov 2014 11:30 AM
- current affairs
A large crowd of protesters gathered in front of tax authority NAV headquarters in Budapest’s 7th district on Sunday evening, demanding the removal of NAV leaders, including tax chief Ildikó Vida, who was recently banned from the US on corruption charges. Gábor Vágó, a former deputy of the green LMP party, said the entry ban by the United States of Hungarian officials was “the biggest scandal of ...
US Embassy Budapest Refuses To Tell Tax Office Chief Reason Of Ban
- 11 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the tax office NAV visited the US embassy on Monday morning to ask why she had been banned from visiting the US but she got no answer, commercial news channel HírTV said. Ildikó Vida visited the embassy with her legal representative Barnabás Futó without previous arrangements to learn about the evidence for corruption allegations.
Németh: Hungary’s Foreign Affairs Staff Not Impacted
- 10 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
No foreign affairs official has been affected by the United States’ entry ban, the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee said today. Zsolt Németh, speaking after a meeting of the political parties and Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said the US had a “legal obligation” to support Hungary’s authorities in their fight against corruption.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Hungary’s E - PM: Chief Prosecutor “Accomplice To Corrupt Govt”
- 6 Nov 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The chief public prosecutor is "assisting as an accomplice" to the "corrupt government" of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán when it sits idle instead of investigating the US entry ban, the party’s co-chair, Viktor Szigetvári, told a press conference.
Hungary’s PM Orbán On South Stream, US Ban, Sunday Work
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Discussing the South Stream gas network, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s energy security required that “what the Germans can do Hungarians should be able to do as well”. Germans had built the Nord Stream and they turned Ukraine as a potential source of danger “off”, as no gas for Germany can get stuck there. Hungarians, too, want the same thing, Orbán said.
Xpat Opinion: Escalation In Hungarian-US Diplomatic Skirmishes
- 17 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the Hungarian government reveals an aide memoire by the US Embassy’s document on corruption, a conservative columnist accuses the US of trying to pressure the Hungarian government in defense of American business interest. Left-wing commentators accuse the Hungarian government of closing its eyes over institutional corruption.
No Substantive Info In US Embassy Budapest Docs, Says Govt Official
- 14 Nov 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
There is no substantive information in the document that an employee of the United States embassy handed over to the Hungarian foreign ministry concerning the US entry ban, a government official said. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomacy at the foreign ministry, told a news conference that the twopage document received last week containing “supposed evidence for the entry ban” ...
Hungary’s PM: Orbán: US Entry Ban “Chaotic”
- 14 Nov 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue around the United States’ entry ban is losing its graveness and “the whole thing is becoming more and more chaotic”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public Kossuth Rádió on Friday. Referring to a document the government had received from the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán said it was but “a scrap of paper” with no stamp or signature, containing an “unstructured collection of accusations ...
Hungarian Protesters Demand Dismissal Of Top Tax Officials
- 13 Nov 2014 11:30 AM
- current affairs
A large crowd of protesters gathered in front of tax authority NAV headquarters in Budapest’s 7th district on Sunday evening, demanding the removal of NAV leaders, including tax chief Ildikó Vida, who was recently banned from the US on corruption charges. Gábor Vágó, a former deputy of the green LMP party, said the entry ban by the United States of Hungarian officials was “the biggest scandal of ...
US Embassy Budapest Refuses To Tell Tax Office Chief Reason Of Ban
- 11 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the tax office NAV visited the US embassy on Monday morning to ask why she had been banned from visiting the US but she got no answer, commercial news channel HírTV said. Ildikó Vida visited the embassy with her legal representative Barnabás Futó without previous arrangements to learn about the evidence for corruption allegations.
Németh: Hungary’s Foreign Affairs Staff Not Impacted
- 10 Nov 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
No foreign affairs official has been affected by the United States’ entry ban, the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee said today. Zsolt Németh, speaking after a meeting of the political parties and Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said the US had a “legal obligation” to support Hungary’s authorities in their fight against corruption.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Hungary’s E - PM: Chief Prosecutor “Accomplice To Corrupt Govt”
- 6 Nov 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The chief public prosecutor is "assisting as an accomplice" to the "corrupt government" of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán when it sits idle instead of investigating the US entry ban, the party’s co-chair, Viktor Szigetvári, told a press conference.
Hungary’s PM Orbán On South Stream, US Ban, Sunday Work
- 5 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Discussing the South Stream gas network, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said Hungary’s energy security required that “what the Germans can do Hungarians should be able to do as well”. Germans had built the Nord Stream and they turned Ukraine as a potential source of danger “off”, as no gas for Germany can get stuck there. Hungarians, too, want the same thing, Orbán said.