854 result(s) for european council
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
Szijjártó: EU Must Speed Up Enlargement
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must speed up enlargement in order to overcome its problems, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with Albanian EU integration minister Klajda Gjosha. Integrating the western Balkans would strengthen the bloc, he said. The current challenges faced by the EU should not be used as an excuse to turn inward, Szijjártó said.
Political Parties Comment On Constitutional Amendment Vote
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Tuesday’s vote, Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said “for Fidesz, it is not the protection of the country that’s important, but the loot.” Head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee Zsolt Németh (Fidesz) said that the government would continue its fight against binding settlement quotas and the next important forum for this will be a December meeting of the European Council.
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Zsolnay Family Lends Name To Pécs
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three members of the Zsolnay family, whose predecessors established one of Hungary’s oldest and most famous porcelain makers, have agreed to allow the city council of Pécs, in south-west Hungary, to use the Zsolnay trademark for cultural, tourism, catering and other business purposes.
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
Szijjártó In London: Foreign Investments In Hungary Are ‘Safe’
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Foreign companies and investors are “totally safe” in Hungary, which is a “very investor-friendly and open country”, Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in an interview to American business television network CNBC on Wednesday, as part of his visit to London.
Szijjártó: EU - Canada Free Trade Deal ‘Uncertain’
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
It continues to be uncertain if the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada could be signed next week as planned, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting of foreign and trade ministers of the EU, Péter Szijjártó said that several countries had voiced doubt about the agreement.
Orbán: Govt Seeks Economic Agreements To Boost Competitiveness
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- business
The government wants to create agreements with economic players in the interest of competitiveness, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio. Hungary is a private economy, so the government can only improve competitiveness in agreement with economic players, Orbán said.
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
Szijjártó: EU Must Speed Up Enlargement
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must speed up enlargement in order to overcome its problems, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with Albanian EU integration minister Klajda Gjosha. Integrating the western Balkans would strengthen the bloc, he said. The current challenges faced by the EU should not be used as an excuse to turn inward, Szijjártó said.
Political Parties Comment On Constitutional Amendment Vote
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Tuesday’s vote, Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said “for Fidesz, it is not the protection of the country that’s important, but the loot.” Head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee Zsolt Németh (Fidesz) said that the government would continue its fight against binding settlement quotas and the next important forum for this will be a December meeting of the European Council.
Hungary Elected To Serve Three-Year Term On UN Human Rights Council
- 3 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A vote during the General Assembly of the United Nations last week elected 14 countries to the Human Rights Council, the UN body responsible for promoting and protecting all human rights around the globe. Those elected were Brazil, China, Croatia, Cuba, Egypt, Hungary, Iraq, Japan, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tunisia, United Kingdom and the United States. All will serve three-year terms ...
Zsolnay Family Lends Name To Pécs
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three members of the Zsolnay family, whose predecessors established one of Hungary’s oldest and most famous porcelain makers, have agreed to allow the city council of Pécs, in south-west Hungary, to use the Zsolnay trademark for cultural, tourism, catering and other business purposes.
Trócsányi: European Court To End Cases Against Hungary On Crowded Prisons
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights is ready to end procedures against Hungary in connection with the overcrowdedness of prisons, after the Hungarian Parliament passed a law which leaves room for appeal at a national level, Justice Minister László Trócsányi said, after meeting with Thorbjorn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg.
Szijjártó In London: Foreign Investments In Hungary Are ‘Safe’
- 20 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Foreign companies and investors are “totally safe” in Hungary, which is a “very investor-friendly and open country”, Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign affairs and trade, said in an interview to American business television network CNBC on Wednesday, as part of his visit to London.
Szijjártó: EU - Canada Free Trade Deal ‘Uncertain’
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- business
It continues to be uncertain if the free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada could be signed next week as planned, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Tuesday. Speaking after a meeting of foreign and trade ministers of the EU, Péter Szijjártó said that several countries had voiced doubt about the agreement.
Orbán: Govt Seeks Economic Agreements To Boost Competitiveness
- 14 Oct 2016 9:04 AM
- business
The government wants to create agreements with economic players in the interest of competitiveness, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio. Hungary is a private economy, so the government can only improve competitiveness in agreement with economic players, Orbán said.