264 result(s) for fence off
Socialists Nominate Botka As PM Candidate
- 30 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists officially elected László Botka, the current Mayor of Szeged, as their prime ministerial candidate at their party congress, the party’s chairman announced on Saturday. Botka, who ran for the nomination unopposed, received 280 delegate votes from a total possible 292, Gyula Molnár said. In his address to the party congress, Molnár said next year’s general election was ...
Government Office Chief: No Plans To Withdraw Higher-Ed Law
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nobody in the government has proposed withdrawing the contested higher-education law, János Lázár, the government office chief told a weekly news briefing. The EP resolution broaches the issue of the Central European University, he noted, adding that the government’s position is that everyone should be equal under the law and should abide by it.
BCCH Volunteer Day, Budapest, 20 May
- 17 May 2017 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Press release: As most of you probably know by now, we have teamed up with the Social and Guardianship Bureau (Szociális és Gyámhivatal) to organise a Volunteer Day through which we would like to help children living in Méhkas Lakásotthon (address: 1202 Budapest, Lőcse u. 27. ).
Government Office Chief: Stated, Sovereignty At Stake
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief, János Lázár, said what is at stake in the current lawsuit concerning migrant quotas before the European Court of Justice is the right to determine who lives in the country and who stays. If this is taken away from parliament, the government and the people, then the very basis of Hungarian statehood and sovereignty would be endangered, he told a weekly government news ...
Government: Hungary Not Changing Immigration Rules
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has no intention of changing the country’s immigration rules, the Government Information Centre said on Wednesday. In its statement the centre noted that the Hungarian government had been conducting regular talks with European Commission officials on Hungary’s immigration rules.
PM Press Chief: Govt Ready To Work With EC On All Open Legal Questions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of European People’s Party (EPP) leaders in Brussels that Hungary’s government is ready to cooperate with the European Commission on all unresolved legal questions, the head of the PM’s Press Office said.
Fidesz Condemns Vandalisation Of Terror House Museum
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party said it firmly condemns the act of throwing paint at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening. The Wall of Heroes installed along the museum’s façade commemorates people who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
Second Fence To Be Built Along Hungary-Serbia Border
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to build a “secondary line of defence” along Hungary’s fence on its southern border with Serbia, János Lázár, government office chief told his weekly press briefing. Lázár argued that a “significant number” of illegal migrants could arrive in Hungary in 2017.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
Socialists Nominate Botka As PM Candidate
- 30 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists officially elected László Botka, the current Mayor of Szeged, as their prime ministerial candidate at their party congress, the party’s chairman announced on Saturday. Botka, who ran for the nomination unopposed, received 280 delegate votes from a total possible 292, Gyula Molnár said. In his address to the party congress, Molnár said next year’s general election was ...
Government Office Chief: No Plans To Withdraw Higher-Ed Law
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nobody in the government has proposed withdrawing the contested higher-education law, János Lázár, the government office chief told a weekly news briefing. The EP resolution broaches the issue of the Central European University, he noted, adding that the government’s position is that everyone should be equal under the law and should abide by it.
BCCH Volunteer Day, Budapest, 20 May
- 17 May 2017 11:00 AM
- community & culture
Press release: As most of you probably know by now, we have teamed up with the Social and Guardianship Bureau (Szociális és Gyámhivatal) to organise a Volunteer Day through which we would like to help children living in Méhkas Lakásotthon (address: 1202 Budapest, Lőcse u. 27. ).
Government Office Chief: Stated, Sovereignty At Stake
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief, János Lázár, said what is at stake in the current lawsuit concerning migrant quotas before the European Court of Justice is the right to determine who lives in the country and who stays. If this is taken away from parliament, the government and the people, then the very basis of Hungarian statehood and sovereignty would be endangered, he told a weekly government news ...
Government: Hungary Not Changing Immigration Rules
- 4 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has no intention of changing the country’s immigration rules, the Government Information Centre said on Wednesday. In its statement the centre noted that the Hungarian government had been conducting regular talks with European Commission officials on Hungary’s immigration rules.
PM Press Chief: Govt Ready To Work With EC On All Open Legal Questions
- 2 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of European People’s Party (EPP) leaders in Brussels that Hungary’s government is ready to cooperate with the European Commission on all unresolved legal questions, the head of the PM’s Press Office said.
Fidesz Condemns Vandalisation Of Terror House Museum
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party said it firmly condemns the act of throwing paint at the House of Terror Museum on Thursday evening. The Wall of Heroes installed along the museum’s façade commemorates people who sacrificed their lives for freedom.
Second Fence To Be Built Along Hungary-Serbia Border
- 24 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to build a “secondary line of defence” along Hungary’s fence on its southern border with Serbia, János Lázár, government office chief told his weekly press briefing. Lázár argued that a “significant number” of illegal migrants could arrive in Hungary in 2017.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.