419 result(s) for fight against is
COE: Hungary Needs To Do More To Fight Discrimination Against Roma
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most national minority representatives have reported an overall favourable situation in Hungary but there are several issues that need to be resolved, such as systemic discrimination and inequality in all fields of life suffered by the Roma, the Council of Europe (CoE) advisory committee on the framework convention for the protection of national minorities said in its latest report.
Orbán Marks September 11 Terrorist Attacks On US
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued a statement to “commemorate innocent victims and heroes of disaster management” on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. “We must reinforce our commitment to fighting terrorism”, Orbán said in the document, and warned that “terror has now arrived in Europe ... and is spreading at an unprecedented rate on the continent ...
Budapest Mayor Visits Montreal To Prepare Twinning
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós visited Montreal as part of a Hungarian Week organised there. Tarlós prepared plans with the local mayor Denis Coderre to sign a twinning agreement between their cities next year. The mayors attended the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in Montreal for the 1956 anti-Soviet Hungarian revolution and freedom fight.
Szijjártó: Europe, Hungary Need Turkey To Be Stable
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe and Hungary have a clear interest in Turkish stability, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Ankara on Tuesday. Turkey must remain a stable country otherwise migration pressure on Europe could grow “dramatically” along the Balkan route, impacting Hungary with similar repercussions as last year’s migration crisis, Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary, New Zealand ‘Linked By Fight Against Terrorism’
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and New Zealand are tightly bound by the fight against terrorism, Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said after talks with his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully. Forcing back the Islamic State terrorist organisation is a common interest as “we Europeans are well aware that the more ISIS is pressed back, the lighter the immigration pressure on the continent,” Szijjártó said ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Media Taken Hostage By Government
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A large portion of the media is seeking to stay in the good graces of politics instead of serving those who consume media. As a consequence, media spins the news, certain issues or personalities are blacklisted, and it refrains from clashing opposing views and criticisms. Recently, the rightwing or middle-class media has become the hand maiden of politics. . . .
Two-Thirds View Hungarian Government As Corrupt
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is regarded by the general public as just as corrupt since November 2014 as the Socialists that governed the country up until 2010, a poll conducted jointly by HVG and Medián reveals. Two-thirds of the respondents stated that the financial abuses of the present cabinet are typical to a “great” or “very great” extent.
Hungary’s Parliament Sends Condolences Over Normandy Attack
- 28 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér has expressed condolences over Tuesday’s Normandy church attack in France. The Hungarian parliament extends its sympathies to the believers and family members mourning Father Jacques Hamel, Kövér wrote in a telegram addressed to the heads of the French National Assembly and the Senate.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Europe Must Be Protected
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Europe has proven to be defenceless in several respects, and accordingly the most important task is that Europe must be protected”, Péter Szijjártó said during a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels.
COE: Hungary Needs To Do More To Fight Discrimination Against Roma
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most national minority representatives have reported an overall favourable situation in Hungary but there are several issues that need to be resolved, such as systemic discrimination and inequality in all fields of life suffered by the Roma, the Council of Europe (CoE) advisory committee on the framework convention for the protection of national minorities said in its latest report.
Orbán Marks September 11 Terrorist Attacks On US
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has issued a statement to “commemorate innocent victims and heroes of disaster management” on the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, DC. “We must reinforce our commitment to fighting terrorism”, Orbán said in the document, and warned that “terror has now arrived in Europe ... and is spreading at an unprecedented rate on the continent ...
Budapest Mayor Visits Montreal To Prepare Twinning
- 9 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mayor of Budapest István Tarlós visited Montreal as part of a Hungarian Week organised there. Tarlós prepared plans with the local mayor Denis Coderre to sign a twinning agreement between their cities next year. The mayors attended the unveiling of a commemorative plaque in Montreal for the 1956 anti-Soviet Hungarian revolution and freedom fight.
Szijjártó: Europe, Hungary Need Turkey To Be Stable
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe and Hungary have a clear interest in Turkish stability, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Ankara on Tuesday. Turkey must remain a stable country otherwise migration pressure on Europe could grow “dramatically” along the Balkan route, impacting Hungary with similar repercussions as last year’s migration crisis, Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary, New Zealand ‘Linked By Fight Against Terrorism’
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and New Zealand are tightly bound by the fight against terrorism, Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, said after talks with his New Zealand counterpart, Murray McCully. Forcing back the Islamic State terrorist organisation is a common interest as “we Europeans are well aware that the more ISIS is pressed back, the lighter the immigration pressure on the continent,” Szijjártó said ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Media Taken Hostage By Government
- 16 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A large portion of the media is seeking to stay in the good graces of politics instead of serving those who consume media. As a consequence, media spins the news, certain issues or personalities are blacklisted, and it refrains from clashing opposing views and criticisms. Recently, the rightwing or middle-class media has become the hand maiden of politics. . . .
Two-Thirds View Hungarian Government As Corrupt
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is regarded by the general public as just as corrupt since November 2014 as the Socialists that governed the country up until 2010, a poll conducted jointly by HVG and Medián reveals. Two-thirds of the respondents stated that the financial abuses of the present cabinet are typical to a “great” or “very great” extent.
Hungary’s Parliament Sends Condolences Over Normandy Attack
- 28 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér has expressed condolences over Tuesday’s Normandy church attack in France. The Hungarian parliament extends its sympathies to the believers and family members mourning Father Jacques Hamel, Kövér wrote in a telegram addressed to the heads of the French National Assembly and the Senate.
Hungarian Foreign Minister: Europe Must Be Protected
- 20 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Europe has proven to be defenceless in several respects, and accordingly the most important task is that Europe must be protected”, Péter Szijjártó said during a meeting of EU Foreign Ministers in Brussels.