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Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
Socialists Say Govt’s Anti -Terror Bill ‘PR Governing’
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The package of counter terrorismrelated constitutional amendments announced by the government is nothing more than a case of “PR governing”, the leader of the Socialist Party said. József Tóbiás said that there was no need for the government to amend the constitution over the increased threat of terrorism, arguing that the laws currently in place are sufficient to guarantee public security.
Munapest Conference, ELTE, 22 - 26 March
- 24 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
MUNAPEST, the sole university-level MUN conference of Hungary, is taking place this week in the beautiful and historic building of the Faculty of Law of ELTE University. The simulation conference is hosted by the International Diplomatic Student Association.
Court Rules For Transfer Of Hungarians Arrested In Prostitution Sting To France
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court ruled for the pre-trial detention and transfer to French authorities of ten out of the 12 Hungarian nationals suspected of trafficking Hungarian women to work as prostitutes in France. The French authorities put out a European arrest warrant for the 12 men who were taken into custody in Hungary on Monday in a raid coordinated with Hungarian police, the court said in a statement.
EU Court Rules Hungary Not At Fault For Returning Migrant To Serbia
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers may be returned to a non-EU country considered as a “safe country” without consent from another member state, the European Court of Justice said it ruled. Under the ruling, Hungary was not at fault for returning a Pakistani national to Serbia in August last year, after rejecting his asylum request.
Former MNB Governor Bod Sees Matolcsy Losing Self-Control
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“It would be hard to dispute that MNB governor György Matolcsy has lost his self-control,” former MNB governor Péter Ákos Bod said with regard to the bill on shielding the finances of the MNB’s foundations from public view.
Teachers’ Leader Signals Strike For End-March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A one-hour teachers’ strike may be held at the end of March unless the government apologises to the profession while at the same time sending a delegation to the talks capable of negotiating, István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of the teacher protest movement, said, addressing tens of thousands of demonstrators in Kossuth Square.
PM Orbán 15 March Address: Migration ‘Invasive’
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said in his March 15 address that mass migration is presented as a humanitarian issue, but its real nature is “invasive”. Viktor Orbán said discussions on migrant relocation would begin with talks on resettling “a couple of hundred or a thousand” people but this was sure to lead to the resettlement of tens or hundreds of thousands of migrants.
Hungary Committed To Zero Tolerance On Holocaust Denial
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is committed to a zero tolerance approach toward Holocaust denial and all forms of hate speech, the state secretary for European affairs said in Zagreb. Opening a conference and exhibition about the Jewish and Roma Holocaust, Szabolcs Takács said Hungary has acknowledged the role its then-ruling government had in the Holocaust.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
Socialists Say Govt’s Anti -Terror Bill ‘PR Governing’
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The package of counter terrorismrelated constitutional amendments announced by the government is nothing more than a case of “PR governing”, the leader of the Socialist Party said. József Tóbiás said that there was no need for the government to amend the constitution over the increased threat of terrorism, arguing that the laws currently in place are sufficient to guarantee public security.
Munapest Conference, ELTE, 22 - 26 March
- 24 Mar 2016 8:02 AM
- community & culture
MUNAPEST, the sole university-level MUN conference of Hungary, is taking place this week in the beautiful and historic building of the Faculty of Law of ELTE University. The simulation conference is hosted by the International Diplomatic Student Association.
Court Rules For Transfer Of Hungarians Arrested In Prostitution Sting To France
- 24 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court ruled for the pre-trial detention and transfer to French authorities of ten out of the 12 Hungarian nationals suspected of trafficking Hungarian women to work as prostitutes in France. The French authorities put out a European arrest warrant for the 12 men who were taken into custody in Hungary on Monday in a raid coordinated with Hungarian police, the court said in a statement.
EU Court Rules Hungary Not At Fault For Returning Migrant To Serbia
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers may be returned to a non-EU country considered as a “safe country” without consent from another member state, the European Court of Justice said it ruled. Under the ruling, Hungary was not at fault for returning a Pakistani national to Serbia in August last year, after rejecting his asylum request.
Former MNB Governor Bod Sees Matolcsy Losing Self-Control
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“It would be hard to dispute that MNB governor György Matolcsy has lost his self-control,” former MNB governor Péter Ákos Bod said with regard to the bill on shielding the finances of the MNB’s foundations from public view.
Teachers’ Leader Signals Strike For End-March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A one-hour teachers’ strike may be held at the end of March unless the government apologises to the profession while at the same time sending a delegation to the talks capable of negotiating, István Pukli, a headmaster who has become the symbolic leader of the teacher protest movement, said, addressing tens of thousands of demonstrators in Kossuth Square.
PM Orbán 15 March Address: Migration ‘Invasive’
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said in his March 15 address that mass migration is presented as a humanitarian issue, but its real nature is “invasive”. Viktor Orbán said discussions on migrant relocation would begin with talks on resettling “a couple of hundred or a thousand” people but this was sure to lead to the resettlement of tens or hundreds of thousands of migrants.
Hungary Committed To Zero Tolerance On Holocaust Denial
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is committed to a zero tolerance approach toward Holocaust denial and all forms of hate speech, the state secretary for European affairs said in Zagreb. Opening a conference and exhibition about the Jewish and Roma Holocaust, Szabolcs Takács said Hungary has acknowledged the role its then-ruling government had in the Holocaust.