54 result(s) for eu summit deal in Articles
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Visegrád Summit Calls For A Fence On The Macedonian Border
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses German Chancellor Merkel of “moral imperialism” for opposing the ‘sealing off’ of the Schengen zone to migrants. The leading left-wing daily suggests that leaders of The Visegrád countries are unlikely to support the German Chancellor’s proposals at the EU summit on migration on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...
Hungary’s PM: Role Of National Parliaments Must Be Reconsidered
- 11 Jan 2016 8:05 AM
- current affairs
After talks in Budapest on Thursday with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that both leaders want a strong Europe. At their joint press conference, Mr. Orbán spoke about Hungarians working in Britain, pointing out that it is important that they should not be subject to any discrimination. At the same time he stressed that Hungary is open to all ...
Hungary Offers Additional HUF 1bn For Fight Against Climate Change
- 8 Dec 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has offered to contribute an additional 1 billion forints (USD 3.47m) for international climate management and the success of the Paris climate summit on top of the 1 billion forints previously offered for the Green climate fund operating under a United Nations framework agreement, a development ministry official said.
EU Asks Hungary To Receive 1,100 Asylum Seekers
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be required to take in a total of 1,134 asylum seekers over the next two years under the latest European Commission proposal for dealing with the rise in refugees arriving at EU borders and coastlines. As the plan, released on Wednesday, envisages resettling 60,000 migrants, Hungary would be host to about 2% of the total.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Fragile Peace Is Better Than War
- 13 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A fragile peace is better than war, the prime minister said in an interview to public radio, commenting on the Minsk agreement concerning the Ukraine crisis. There is hope for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine but the situation is still fragile and “we are facing a real war”. Viktor Orbán insisted that he was on the side of peace which is in all Hungarians’ interest.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
EU 'Finally Comes Round To Hungarian Point Of View’
- 9 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the European Union have “finally come round” to the point of view that the Hungarian government has always maintained, namely that the bloc’s external borders must be sealed and the Schengen agreement upheld, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, told a news conference.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Visegrád Summit Calls For A Fence On The Macedonian Border
- 17 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator accuses German Chancellor Merkel of “moral imperialism” for opposing the ‘sealing off’ of the Schengen zone to migrants. The leading left-wing daily suggests that leaders of The Visegrád countries are unlikely to support the German Chancellor’s proposals at the EU summit on migration on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...
Hungary’s PM: Role Of National Parliaments Must Be Reconsidered
- 11 Jan 2016 8:05 AM
- current affairs
After talks in Budapest on Thursday with Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that both leaders want a strong Europe. At their joint press conference, Mr. Orbán spoke about Hungarians working in Britain, pointing out that it is important that they should not be subject to any discrimination. At the same time he stressed that Hungary is open to all ...
Hungary Offers Additional HUF 1bn For Fight Against Climate Change
- 8 Dec 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has offered to contribute an additional 1 billion forints (USD 3.47m) for international climate management and the success of the Paris climate summit on top of the 1 billion forints previously offered for the Green climate fund operating under a United Nations framework agreement, a development ministry official said.
EU Asks Hungary To Receive 1,100 Asylum Seekers
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary would be required to take in a total of 1,134 asylum seekers over the next two years under the latest European Commission proposal for dealing with the rise in refugees arriving at EU borders and coastlines. As the plan, released on Wednesday, envisages resettling 60,000 migrants, Hungary would be host to about 2% of the total.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Fragile Peace Is Better Than War
- 13 Feb 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A fragile peace is better than war, the prime minister said in an interview to public radio, commenting on the Minsk agreement concerning the Ukraine crisis. There is hope for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine but the situation is still fragile and “we are facing a real war”. Viktor Orbán insisted that he was on the side of peace which is in all Hungarians’ interest.