116 result(s) for farmer in Current Affairs
Taiwan Also Bans Hungarian Poultry
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The food safety authority Nébih has ordered all poultry farmers to keep their livestock in covered areas, preferably closed on all sides, in response to the outbreak of a new bird flu epidemic.
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.
Hungarian Government To Divide Economy, Strategy Into Two Cabinets
- 8 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to organise its work around two government cabinets: an economic and a strategic cabinet in future, government office chief János Lázár said at his regular weekly press conference. Both cabinets will be headed by a minister and they will have both decision-making powers and preparatory tasks. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will assign them the relevant policy areas, Lázár ...
EC Sues Hungary Over Land Law
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sued Hungary at the European Court of Justice due to the government’s failure to comply with the EU law on the free movement of capital, it was announced on Thursday. Hungary passed a law in December 2013 terminating existing 20-year land lease contracts within five months with no compensation payable. These contracts were terminated on May 1, 2014.
LMP Files Complaint About Market Hall
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has filed a complaint on suspicion of budget fraud in connection with the renovation of the market hall on Hold utca in Budapest’s Fifth District. MP Benedek R. Sallai said the market hall received Ft 200 million from a farm support fund, but the market is home to “one counter only half used by farmers and some expensive restaurants”.
Xpat Opinion: Russian FM Lavrov’s Visit To Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes Mr Lavrov came to Budapest as part of a Russian endeavour to divide the European Union and NATO, while his pro-government counterpart argues that Hungary has a vested interest in developing trade with Russia.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Accused Of Corruption
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Transparency International’s recent Corruption Perception Index and the selling of state-owned farmland, both a left-wing and a conservative columnist accuse the government of corruption.
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
Taiwan Also Bans Hungarian Poultry
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The food safety authority Nébih has ordered all poultry farmers to keep their livestock in covered areas, preferably closed on all sides, in response to the outbreak of a new bird flu epidemic.
FAO Hungarian Office: Ten Steps Towards Sustainability
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our planet is heating up. Glaciers are melting, sea levels are rising, and extreme weather events like droughts, cyclones and floods are becoming more common. All of these events have two things in common: 1) they have the worst effect on the world’s poorest people, many of whom work as farmers, and make it harder for them to grow food, and 2) they threaten the global goal to end hunger by 2030.
Hungarian Government To Divide Economy, Strategy Into Two Cabinets
- 8 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to organise its work around two government cabinets: an economic and a strategic cabinet in future, government office chief János Lázár said at his regular weekly press conference. Both cabinets will be headed by a minister and they will have both decision-making powers and preparatory tasks. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will assign them the relevant policy areas, Lázár ...
EC Sues Hungary Over Land Law
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has sued Hungary at the European Court of Justice due to the government’s failure to comply with the EU law on the free movement of capital, it was announced on Thursday. Hungary passed a law in December 2013 terminating existing 20-year land lease contracts within five months with no compensation payable. These contracts were terminated on May 1, 2014.
LMP Files Complaint About Market Hall
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has filed a complaint on suspicion of budget fraud in connection with the renovation of the market hall on Hold utca in Budapest’s Fifth District. MP Benedek R. Sallai said the market hall received Ft 200 million from a farm support fund, but the market is home to “one counter only half used by farmers and some expensive restaurants”.
Xpat Opinion: Russian FM Lavrov’s Visit To Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator believes Mr Lavrov came to Budapest as part of a Russian endeavour to divide the European Union and NATO, while his pro-government counterpart argues that Hungary has a vested interest in developing trade with Russia.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Accused Of Corruption
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Transparency International’s recent Corruption Perception Index and the selling of state-owned farmland, both a left-wing and a conservative columnist accuse the government of corruption.
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.