215 result(s) for eu membership in Current Affairs
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
Hungary’s Quota Referendum To Encourage Other Countries
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming referendum on migrant quotas could encourage other countries with a similar foreign policy position, House Speaker László Kövér said in an interview published in weekly Heti Válasz on Thursday. Concerning the outcome of the referendum, Kövér said “it would be difficult to conceive that the European Union should in a political sense neglect the opinion of a member country’s ...
Hungary, New Zealand ‘Linked By Fight Against Terrorism’
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and New Zealand are tightly bound by the fight against terrorism, Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said after talks with his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully. Forcing back the Islamic State terrorist organisation is a common interest as “we Europeans are well aware that the more ISIS is pressed back, the lighter the immigration pressure on the continent,” Szijjártó said ...
DK: Migrant Quota Referendum Irrelevant To EC
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The outcome of the Oct 2 referendum in Hungary about the European Union’s migrant quotas is irrelevant to the European Commission and will not overwrite the government’s obligations to the EU, MEP Péter Niedermüller, of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said on Thursday.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
LMP Co-Leader, EU Commissioner Debate Future Of Hungary, EU At Ecopolis Summer Academy
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél and European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics discussed the future of Hungary and the EU at a panel discussion at the fourth Ecopolis Summer Academy in Felsőtárkány, in northern Hungary. In their debate held at the event on Saturday evening, the topic of Hungary’s exit from the European Union was also addressed.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
Official: Hungary Has No Alternative To European Integration
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s regional and economic interests are just some of the many reasons why Hungary has no alternative to European integration, Zsolt Németh, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said.
Hungarian PM Orbán: Migration Must Be Halted Completely
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration is not something that should be slowed down, “as Brussels would like to do,” but halted completely, the prime minister said in his Tusnád speech. “We must stop with a fence those who enter illegally and lock them up in prison; no friendlier form of protection exists,” Viktor Orbán said.
Áder: Hungarians Should Be Proud
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Speaking at a state celebration marking Hungary’s St Stephen’s Day national holiday, President János Áder said that Hungarians should be proud of their nation and celebrate their achievements, inventions and resourcefulness. At the inauguration of military officers held in front of Parliament, he said, “It is a people of revolutionary heroes, both famous and anonymous, the persecuted, the ...
Hungary’s Quota Referendum To Encourage Other Countries
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming referendum on migrant quotas could encourage other countries with a similar foreign policy position, House Speaker László Kövér said in an interview published in weekly Heti Válasz on Thursday. Concerning the outcome of the referendum, Kövér said “it would be difficult to conceive that the European Union should in a political sense neglect the opinion of a member country’s ...
Hungary, New Zealand ‘Linked By Fight Against Terrorism’
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and New Zealand are tightly bound by the fight against terrorism, Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said after talks with his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully. Forcing back the Islamic State terrorist organisation is a common interest as “we Europeans are well aware that the more ISIS is pressed back, the lighter the immigration pressure on the continent,” Szijjártó said ...
DK: Migrant Quota Referendum Irrelevant To EC
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The outcome of the Oct 2 referendum in Hungary about the European Union’s migrant quotas is irrelevant to the European Commission and will not overwrite the government’s obligations to the EU, MEP Péter Niedermüller, of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said on Thursday.
Socialists Launching Referendum Campaign On Sept 1
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to launch its campaign for Hungary’s migrant quota referendum on September 1, party leader Gyula Molnár said. In the campaign, the party will urge voters to abstain from voting on Oct. 2, Molnár said in Nyíregyháza, in north-eastern Hungary.
LMP Co-Leader, EU Commissioner Debate Future Of Hungary, EU At Ecopolis Summer Academy
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél and European Commissioner Tibor Navracsics discussed the future of Hungary and the EU at a panel discussion at the fourth Ecopolis Summer Academy in Felsőtárkány, in northern Hungary. In their debate held at the event on Saturday evening, the topic of Hungary’s exit from the European Union was also addressed.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
Official: Hungary Has No Alternative To European Integration
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s regional and economic interests are just some of the many reasons why Hungary has no alternative to European integration, Zsolt Németh, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said.
Hungarian PM Orbán: Migration Must Be Halted Completely
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration is not something that should be slowed down, “as Brussels would like to do,” but halted completely, the prime minister said in his Tusnád speech. “We must stop with a fence those who enter illegally and lock them up in prison; no friendlier form of protection exists,” Viktor Orbán said.