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Most Hungarians Would Handle Migration At National Level
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Seventy-five percent of Hungarians think that migration should be tackled by member states rather than at European Union level, according to a recent survey conducted by think-tank Századvég. Fully, 83% of respondents said they had heard about the system proposed by the EU which would allocate a quota for the number of asylum-seekers to be received by each member state, the survey showed.
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
Csepreghy: EC Insists Selection Of Altus For Contract “Clean ”
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is trying to "explain away" the 1.5 billion forint (EUR 5m) contract awarded to former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus, insisting the selection process was “clean”, government official Nándor Csepreghy said. In its response to a letter addressed to EC Director-General Walter Deffaa, the Commission “tried to prove that the criteria used in selecting Altus was ...
Immigration & Death Penalty: EU Parliament Holds Debate On "Situation In Hungary"
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe should remain a continent of Europeans and Hungary a country of Hungarians, PM Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate. Addressing the Tuesday debate in Strasbourg on the situation in Hungary, Orbán insisted that the EU treaties in effect should be revised.
Hungary & More EU States Oppose Refugee Quotas
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twelve EU members have indicated that they will not accept the European Commission proposal to distribute refugees among the EU states in a quota system. French President Francois Hollande said immigration quotas are out of the question, as economic migrants cannot remain in Europe.
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.
Most Hungarians Would Handle Migration At National Level
- 28 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Seventy-five percent of Hungarians think that migration should be tackled by member states rather than at European Union level, according to a recent survey conducted by think-tank Századvég. Fully, 83% of respondents said they had heard about the system proposed by the EU which would allocate a quota for the number of asylum-seekers to be received by each member state, the survey showed.
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
Csepreghy: EC Insists Selection Of Altus For Contract “Clean ”
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is trying to "explain away" the 1.5 billion forint (EUR 5m) contract awarded to former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus, insisting the selection process was “clean”, government official Nándor Csepreghy said. In its response to a letter addressed to EC Director-General Walter Deffaa, the Commission “tried to prove that the criteria used in selecting Altus was ...
Immigration & Death Penalty: EU Parliament Holds Debate On "Situation In Hungary"
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe should remain a continent of Europeans and Hungary a country of Hungarians, PM Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate. Addressing the Tuesday debate in Strasbourg on the situation in Hungary, Orbán insisted that the EU treaties in effect should be revised.
Hungary & More EU States Oppose Refugee Quotas
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Twelve EU members have indicated that they will not accept the European Commission proposal to distribute refugees among the EU states in a quota system. French President Francois Hollande said immigration quotas are out of the question, as economic migrants cannot remain in Europe.
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
Budapest’s Refurbished Music Academy Wins Cultural Heritage Award
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The Franz Liszt Music Academy of Budapest has received the Europa Nostra Award in the conservation of cultural heritage category. The two-year renovation of the building was completed in fall 2013. We carry an interview with András Batta, rector of the Academy between 2004 and 2013, who was the unflagging powerhouse of that ambitious project.