486 result(s) for eu officials
PM’s Press Office Refuses To Confirm Orbán Meeting With Theresa May
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Press Office on Wednesday refused to confirm a planned meeting between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and British counterpart Theresa May reported by Brussels news portal Politico. “We currently have nothing to be announced in connection with foreign visits”, head of the PM’s Press Office Bertalan Havasi told MTI. Politico said on Tuesday that May is scheduled to meet Orbán in ...
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Opposition Condemns ‘Harassment’ Of Antigovt Protestors At Oct. 23 Celebrations
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have slammed what they called “harassment” of anti-government protestors by participants at Sunday’s state celebrations commemorating Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Economy Minister Holds Talks During Annual Meetings Of World Bank, IMF
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian economy minister met the heads of several international financial institutions as well as representatives of investor groups on the occasion of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on Saturday, his ministry said.
Interior Minister: Hungary, US Cooperation In Internal Security Excellent
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Cooperation in internal security affairs between Hungary and the United States is “excellent”, Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, said late on Monday in Washington, DC, after talks with Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security. The two officials signed an agreement on cooperation between the United States and Hungary on combatting terrorism as part of the minister’s two-day visit.
Referendum Vote Officially Declared Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) officially declared Hungary’s migrant quota referendum invalid, as the number of valid votes cast did not reach the 50% -plus-one threshold. NVI chief Ilona Pálffy said after 98.82% of the votes had been counted that the number of valid votes was 3.2 million.
Amnesty’s Claims On Treatment Of Migrants In Hungary ‘Unfounded’
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International’s claims about the treatment of migrants in Hungary are completely unfounded, the interior ministry state secretary said. Károly Kontrát was asked to comment about Amnesty’s critical remarks at a press conference held on a different subject.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
PM’s Press Office Refuses To Confirm Orbán Meeting With Theresa May
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Prime Minister’s Press Office on Wednesday refused to confirm a planned meeting between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and British counterpart Theresa May reported by Brussels news portal Politico. “We currently have nothing to be announced in connection with foreign visits”, head of the PM’s Press Office Bertalan Havasi told MTI. Politico said on Tuesday that May is scheduled to meet Orbán in ...
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Opposition Condemns ‘Harassment’ Of Antigovt Protestors At Oct. 23 Celebrations
- 25 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have slammed what they called “harassment” of anti-government protestors by participants at Sunday’s state celebrations commemorating Hungary’s 1956 anti-Soviet uprising.
Lázár To Propose Tighter Rules On Spending Public Funds
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Government office chief János Lázár on Tuesday said he would propose tightening the rules on spending public funds. The stricter rules will aim to make the evaluation of public tenders more transparent, Lázár told a weekly government press briefing.
Economy Minister Holds Talks During Annual Meetings Of World Bank, IMF
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian economy minister met the heads of several international financial institutions as well as representatives of investor groups on the occasion of the annual meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund in Washington, DC, on Saturday, his ministry said.
Interior Minister: Hungary, US Cooperation In Internal Security Excellent
- 5 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Cooperation in internal security affairs between Hungary and the United States is “excellent”, Sándor Pintér, Hungary’s interior minister, said late on Monday in Washington, DC, after talks with Jeh Johnson, Secretary of Homeland Security. The two officials signed an agreement on cooperation between the United States and Hungary on combatting terrorism as part of the minister’s two-day visit.
Referendum Vote Officially Declared Invalid
- 3 Oct 2016 9:02 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Office (NVI) officially declared Hungary’s migrant quota referendum invalid, as the number of valid votes cast did not reach the 50% -plus-one threshold. NVI chief Ilona Pálffy said after 98.82% of the votes had been counted that the number of valid votes was 3.2 million.
Amnesty’s Claims On Treatment Of Migrants In Hungary ‘Unfounded’
- 28 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International’s claims about the treatment of migrants in Hungary are completely unfounded, the interior ministry state secretary said. Károly Kontrát was asked to comment about Amnesty’s critical remarks at a press conference held on a different subject.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.