234 result(s) for foreign funding
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...
Szijjártó: Threats To Suspend EU Funds For Hungary “Dishonest”
- 8 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that it was “extremely hypocritical and dishonest” of certain “western politicians” to be making threats to suspend European Union funds for Hungary “while the country is trying to find a solution to one of the union’s biggest challenges”. The minister said the concept of open borders within Europe does not equate to “unlimited rights to cross borders ...
Balkan Countries To Attend EU Migration Conference In Budapest
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey will receive invitations to attend a conference on illegal migration to be held in Hungary in the autumn, the Hungarian foreign minister said. Representatives of European Union member states and institutions will attend alongside the seven non-EU countries, Péter Szijjártó said after holding bilateral ...
European Commission Gives Green Light To Austria-Hungary Cross-Border Cooperation
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to a cross-border cooperation programme between Hungary and Austria worth 30 billion forints (EUR 95m). The commission Interreg funds will cover 78 million euros. The commission’s statement cites Corina Cretu, commissioner for regional policies, as saying that the Austrian-Hungarian border is invested in symbolic significance.
Szijjártó: IT Services Hungary To Add 400 Jobs
- 8 Jun 2015 5:00 AM
- tech
Service centre operator IT Services Hungary will make at least 400 new hires in Hungary this year, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. IT Services Hungary, a member of T-Systems, owned by Deutsche Telekom, employs more than 4,000 people in four cities in Hungary.
Hungary, Austria Eyeing EUR 162m Railway Upgrade
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary and Austria are looking into possibilities of developing the railway network between their countries by tapping funding from “the Juncker package”, an official of the foreign ministry said. If the 162 million euro development plan cannot be financed from President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker’s 315 billion euro investment plan, alternative funding sources must be found, ...
AI Report Notes “Smear Campaign” Against Hungary NGOs
- 26 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International said the Hungarian government had run a “smear campaign” against NGOs for alleged funding irregularities and that discrimination against the Roma was apparent in the country.
President Putin’s Budapest Visit Could Be Of Crucial Importance
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest on 17 February could be of crucial importance in terms of Hungary’s energy security, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told MTI.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungarian Government Declares State Of Crisis Due To Mass Migration
- 15 Sep 2015 4:58 AM
- current affairs
The Government has declared a state of crisis due to mass migration in the counties of Bács-Kiskun and Csongrád, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács announced on Tuesday in Szeged. The Government Spokesperson said that the state of crisis will remain in force for as long as necessary. He stressed that it is in the best interests of everyone – including genuine refugees – that illegal migration ...
Szijjártó: Threats To Suspend EU Funds For Hungary “Dishonest”
- 8 Sep 2015 4:20 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has said that it was “extremely hypocritical and dishonest” of certain “western politicians” to be making threats to suspend European Union funds for Hungary “while the country is trying to find a solution to one of the union’s biggest challenges”. The minister said the concept of open borders within Europe does not equate to “unlimited rights to cross borders ...
Balkan Countries To Attend EU Migration Conference In Budapest
- 8 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Turkey will receive invitations to attend a conference on illegal migration to be held in Hungary in the autumn, the Hungarian foreign minister said. Representatives of European Union member states and institutions will attend alongside the seven non-EU countries, Péter Szijjártó said after holding bilateral ...
European Commission Gives Green Light To Austria-Hungary Cross-Border Cooperation
- 6 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission (EC) has given the green light to a cross-border cooperation programme between Hungary and Austria worth 30 billion forints (EUR 95m). The commission Interreg funds will cover 78 million euros. The commission’s statement cites Corina Cretu, commissioner for regional policies, as saying that the Austrian-Hungarian border is invested in symbolic significance.
Szijjártó: IT Services Hungary To Add 400 Jobs
- 8 Jun 2015 5:00 AM
- tech
Service centre operator IT Services Hungary will make at least 400 new hires in Hungary this year, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. IT Services Hungary, a member of T-Systems, owned by Deutsche Telekom, employs more than 4,000 people in four cities in Hungary.
Hungary, Austria Eyeing EUR 162m Railway Upgrade
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
Hungary and Austria are looking into possibilities of developing the railway network between their countries by tapping funding from “the Juncker package”, an official of the foreign ministry said. If the 162 million euro development plan cannot be financed from President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker’s 315 billion euro investment plan, alternative funding sources must be found, ...
AI Report Notes “Smear Campaign” Against Hungary NGOs
- 26 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International said the Hungarian government had run a “smear campaign” against NGOs for alleged funding irregularities and that discrimination against the Roma was apparent in the country.
President Putin’s Budapest Visit Could Be Of Crucial Importance
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Budapest on 17 February could be of crucial importance in terms of Hungary’s energy security, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told MTI.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]