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Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
Orbán: Invasions Of Hungary Brought Suffering
- 20 Jan 2016 2:48 AM
- current affairs
Every invasion of Hungary, whether it was from the west or the east, led to suffering, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said addressing a church commemoration in Budaörs, outside Budapest, to remember Hungary’s ethnic Germans who were expelled from the country after the second world war. Orbán said 20th-century history shows that whenever Hungary lost its independence, the state robbed and cast away ...
Hungarian Govt To Set Up National Building Society
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning a National Home Building Society modelled on British building societies, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. Stable economic growth and a low budget deficit over the past few years have given leeway for the government to launch a homebuilding scheme.
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
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’s PM Orbán, Cameron Discuss Range Of Issues
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Vikor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, told a joint press conference that he and his British counterpart, David Cameron, shared the view that the role of national parliaments in the European Union should be reconsidered and that countries outside the euro zone should get equal treatment in EU institutions. Orbán also assured Cameron that Hungary, as a NATO partner, is committed to further taking ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Rétvári: EC Failed To Grant Hungary Aid To Help Migrant Children
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary did not receive any emergency aid from the European Commission to support unaccompanied migrant children who entered the country last year, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, said that the EC’s reasoning for not sending aid was that the need to provide care to thousands of children is not considered an emergency.
Orbán: Invasions Of Hungary Brought Suffering
- 20 Jan 2016 2:48 AM
- current affairs
Every invasion of Hungary, whether it was from the west or the east, led to suffering, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said addressing a church commemoration in Budaörs, outside Budapest, to remember Hungary’s ethnic Germans who were expelled from the country after the second world war. Orbán said 20th-century history shows that whenever Hungary lost its independence, the state robbed and cast away ...
Hungarian Govt To Set Up National Building Society
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning a National Home Building Society modelled on British building societies, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. Stable economic growth and a low budget deficit over the past few years have given leeway for the government to launch a homebuilding scheme.
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
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’s PM Orbán, Cameron Discuss Range Of Issues
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Vikor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, told a joint press conference that he and his British counterpart, David Cameron, shared the view that the role of national parliaments in the European Union should be reconsidered and that countries outside the euro zone should get equal treatment in EU institutions. Orbán also assured Cameron that Hungary, as a NATO partner, is committed to further taking ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...