176 result(s) for eu infringement procedure
Hungary Summons Canadian Ambassador Over Remarks On Higher Education Law
- 5 May 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has summoned the Canadian ambassador over a statement she issued in connection with recent legislation tightening regulations on foreign universities in Hungary and its perceived impact on Budapest’s Central European University (CEU).
EPP Spox: Hungary Govt Wants To Comply With EC Conditions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that his government wants to comply fully with the European Commission’s conditions related to amendments to the higher education act, a spokesman for the European People’s Party (EPP), among whose ranks governing Fidesz stands, said in Brussels on Saturday.
PM Press Chief: Govt Ready To Work With EC On All Open Legal Questions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of European People’s Party (EPP) leaders in Brussels that Hungary’s government is ready to cooperate with the European Commission on all unresolved legal questions, the head of the PM’s Press Office said.
Orbán: Security Of Hungarians Guaranteed For Long Term
- 2 May 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The double fence on Hungary’s southern border will guarantee the security of Hungarians for a long time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday. The 155-kilometre long fortified fence which is being inaugurated today is up to the job of “keeping out any kind of mass of people”, Orbán said.
EC Steps Up Two Infringement Procedures Against Hungary
- 28 Apr 2017 7:08 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday said it stepped up two infringement procedures against Hungary. The EC sent a reasoned opinion, the second step in an infringement procedure, to the Hungarian government concerning equal treatment of men and women in employment and on maternity leave.
Orbán: Accusations Of Aim To Close Down CEU ‘Unfounded’
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Accusations levelled at the Hungarian government that recent amendments to Hungary’s higher education law tightening rules on the operations of foreign universities in the country are aimed at closing down Budapest’s Central European University are “unfounded”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate in Brussels.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
CEU Refutes Orban’s Remarks At EP
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central European University (CEU) has refuted remarks that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made at Wednesday’s European Parliament plenary session. CEU said in a statement that Orbán had claimed, referring to a letter written by CEU President-Rector Michael Ignatieff to the students and teachers, that Ignatieff is not worried that CEU, operating in Budapest, may be closed down.
Deputy Rector Says CEU Might Leave
- 27 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is more likely than previously that the CEU will relocate from Hungary, deputy rector Zsolt Enyedi told RTL Klub television on Wednesday. “If the question is whether in its present form with these projects, departments and all these research projects CEU can remain in Budapest, I see less than a 50% chance,” Enyedi remarked.
Hungary Summons Canadian Ambassador Over Remarks On Higher Education Law
- 5 May 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s foreign ministry has summoned the Canadian ambassador over a statement she issued in connection with recent legislation tightening regulations on foreign universities in Hungary and its perceived impact on Budapest’s Central European University (CEU).
EPP Spox: Hungary Govt Wants To Comply With EC Conditions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has stated that his government wants to comply fully with the European Commission’s conditions related to amendments to the higher education act, a spokesman for the European People’s Party (EPP), among whose ranks governing Fidesz stands, said in Brussels on Saturday.
PM Press Chief: Govt Ready To Work With EC On All Open Legal Questions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of European People’s Party (EPP) leaders in Brussels that Hungary’s government is ready to cooperate with the European Commission on all unresolved legal questions, the head of the PM’s Press Office said.
Orbán: Security Of Hungarians Guaranteed For Long Term
- 2 May 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The double fence on Hungary’s southern border will guarantee the security of Hungarians for a long time, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday. The 155-kilometre long fortified fence which is being inaugurated today is up to the job of “keeping out any kind of mass of people”, Orbán said.
EC Steps Up Two Infringement Procedures Against Hungary
- 28 Apr 2017 7:08 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday said it stepped up two infringement procedures against Hungary. The EC sent a reasoned opinion, the second step in an infringement procedure, to the Hungarian government concerning equal treatment of men and women in employment and on maternity leave.
Orbán: Accusations Of Aim To Close Down CEU ‘Unfounded’
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Accusations levelled at the Hungarian government that recent amendments to Hungary’s higher education law tightening rules on the operations of foreign universities in the country are aimed at closing down Budapest’s Central European University are “unfounded”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate in Brussels.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
CEU Refutes Orban’s Remarks At EP
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central European University (CEU) has refuted remarks that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán made at Wednesday’s European Parliament plenary session. CEU said in a statement that Orbán had claimed, referring to a letter written by CEU President-Rector Michael Ignatieff to the students and teachers, that Ignatieff is not worried that CEU, operating in Budapest, may be closed down.
Deputy Rector Says CEU Might Leave
- 27 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It is more likely than previously that the CEU will relocate from Hungary, deputy rector Zsolt Enyedi told RTL Klub television on Wednesday. “If the question is whether in its present form with these projects, departments and all these research projects CEU can remain in Budapest, I see less than a 50% chance,” Enyedi remarked.