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British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...
Parliamentary Committee Set To Discuss Changes To Ad Tax
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has initiated a meeting of Parliament’s economy committee to discuss the possibility of modifying the tax on advertising. Lázár asked the committee’s chairman, Antal Rogán, to call a meeting of the body next week to debate modifications to the tax.
Veszprém By-Election: Governing Parties Loose Two-Thirds Majority In Parliament
- 23 Feb 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Governing parties have lost their two-thirds majority in Parliament after a by-election held in the Veszprém constituency in western Hungary on Sunday was won by an independent candidate backed by left-wing parties.
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry To Help Tóásó Return Home
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, has instructed Hungary’s ambassador accredited to Bolivia to help Előd Tóásó return home, the ministry said. Its statement welcomed the imminent release of Tóásó, a Hungarian Romanian citizen held in prison on terrorism charges
Hoax Announced: Counter-Terrorism Chief Denies Terrorist Plot In Budapest
- 21 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The leader of Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) has denied information published earlier in the Hungarian press suggesting that Taliban militants were planning an attack in Budapest in 2012.
Rights Orgs Warn Of Distortion Of Immigration Issue In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee and five civil organisations have warned of the dangers of "intentionally distorting" information on immigration ahead a parliamentary day of debate devoted to the topic. In an open letter sent to MTI, they said “the government practice” of using immigrants "to generate fear and create scapegoats" is dangerous.
Conflict In E Ukraine “Likely To Claim Ethnic Hungarian Victims”
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is feared there will be ethnic Hungarian victims in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, a Hungarian official said. A military unit dispatched from western Ukraine, where there is a large Hungarian minority, has been surrounded in the area of Debaltseve, the head of Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Zsolt Németh said in Lodz in a panel discussion of the 8th Europe-Ukraine ...
Hungary Considering Military Participation In War Against ISIS
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is considering military participation in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), Zsolt Németh, head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said after taking part in the 7th Europe-Ukraine Forum in Poland.
Foreign Minister: Putin’s Upcoming Visit To Budapest Could Be Crucial
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest could be crucial from the point of view of maintaining secure energy supplies to Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign affairs and trade, said. Russia will remain a key player in ensuring central Europe’s energy supply so it is “inconceivable for us not to consult with it regularly,” he said.
British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...
Parliamentary Committee Set To Discuss Changes To Ad Tax
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has initiated a meeting of Parliament’s economy committee to discuss the possibility of modifying the tax on advertising. Lázár asked the committee’s chairman, Antal Rogán, to call a meeting of the body next week to debate modifications to the tax.
Veszprém By-Election: Governing Parties Loose Two-Thirds Majority In Parliament
- 23 Feb 2015 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Governing parties have lost their two-thirds majority in Parliament after a by-election held in the Veszprém constituency in western Hungary on Sunday was won by an independent candidate backed by left-wing parties.
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry To Help Tóásó Return Home
- 23 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, has instructed Hungary’s ambassador accredited to Bolivia to help Előd Tóásó return home, the ministry said. Its statement welcomed the imminent release of Tóásó, a Hungarian Romanian citizen held in prison on terrorism charges
Hoax Announced: Counter-Terrorism Chief Denies Terrorist Plot In Budapest
- 21 Feb 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The leader of Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Centre (TEK) has denied information published earlier in the Hungarian press suggesting that Taliban militants were planning an attack in Budapest in 2012.
Rights Orgs Warn Of Distortion Of Immigration Issue In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Helsinki Committee and five civil organisations have warned of the dangers of "intentionally distorting" information on immigration ahead a parliamentary day of debate devoted to the topic. In an open letter sent to MTI, they said “the government practice” of using immigrants "to generate fear and create scapegoats" is dangerous.
Conflict In E Ukraine “Likely To Claim Ethnic Hungarian Victims”
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is feared there will be ethnic Hungarian victims in the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine, a Hungarian official said. A military unit dispatched from western Ukraine, where there is a large Hungarian minority, has been surrounded in the area of Debaltseve, the head of Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee Zsolt Németh said in Lodz in a panel discussion of the 8th Europe-Ukraine ...
Hungary Considering Military Participation In War Against ISIS
- 18 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is considering military participation in the fight against the Islamic State (ISIS), Zsolt Németh, head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, said after taking part in the 7th Europe-Ukraine Forum in Poland.
Foreign Minister: Putin’s Upcoming Visit To Budapest Could Be Crucial
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest could be crucial from the point of view of maintaining secure energy supplies to Hungary, Péter Szijjártó, minister of foreign affairs and trade, said. Russia will remain a key player in ensuring central Europe’s energy supply so it is “inconceivable for us not to consult with it regularly,” he said.