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Demjan Appoints CEU BS Alumna Borbala Czako To Chair Euro 1 Million Migration Fund
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Demján Group, owned by one of Hungary’s most prominent businessman Sándor Demján, has donated one million euros to establish a migration fund. This fund will support improving conditions for refugee children currently in Hungary or on the borders of the country. It will be used to buy food, clothing, finance domestic travel, healthcare and to produce information material and assist civilians and ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Xpat Opinion: Migration Still Overshadows All Other Issues In Hungary
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leading commentators throughout the media still concentrate their wits on the migrant issue. Hungarians rarely shows such an intense interest in public affairs as they do towards migration at present.
Ónodi-Szűcs New State Secretary For Health In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2015 5:36 AM
- health & wellness
Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs will be the new state secretary for health, the head of the ministry of human resources that controls the health portfolio told a news conference. Ónodi-Szűcs, until now the head of the state health services centre (AEEK), said that his primary aim is to serve the interests of the public rather than the sector’s institutions. “We want people to feel that their problems are ...
Fidesz Hopeful Of A Breakthrough In Altus Case
- 13 Oct 2015 5:31 AM
- current affairs
A European parliamentary committee will on Thursday consider a case involving a European Commission contract with Altus, a company owned by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, ruling Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch said. The committee on budgetary control will handle the “scandalous” case, Deutsch told a press conference, adding that this in itself was a sign of a potential breakthrough.
Foreigners Prevented From Purchasing Farmland In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The government’s programme of selling off state-owned land to farmers is aimed at preventing foreign nationals from acquiring farmland in the country, János Lázár, head of the government office, told a regular government briefing. Lázár said it was important to ensure that Hungarian farmers have the opportunity to buy state-owned land.
Hungarian Media Stokes Fear Of Migrants
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There “must be” dormant Islamic fundamentalist cells in Hungary which could be preparing an attack, security policy expert Georg Spöttle told Magyar Idõk. Asserting that thousands of potential terrorists have proceeded through Hungary toward the West, he said everyone should keep their eyes open and pay more attention to abandoned bags at train stations.
Hungary’s President Outlines Tasks Needed To Tackle Migrant Crisis
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and his Croatian counterpart, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, agreed that the migrant crisis is a humanitarian, criminal and security issue, and outlined the short, medium and long-term tasks required for handling it. The Hungarian president said short-term tasks in managing the crisis must include border protection, ensuring checks of all migrants entering any EU member state and ...
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...
Demjan Appoints CEU BS Alumna Borbala Czako To Chair Euro 1 Million Migration Fund
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- specials
Demján Group, owned by one of Hungary’s most prominent businessman Sándor Demján, has donated one million euros to establish a migration fund. This fund will support improving conditions for refugee children currently in Hungary or on the borders of the country. It will be used to buy food, clothing, finance domestic travel, healthcare and to produce information material and assist civilians and ...
US Freedom Of Religion Report Gives Mixed Assessment Of Hungary
- 15 Oct 2015 4:30 AM
- current affairs
The US Department of State’s latest report on religious freedom issued on Wednesday established that Hungary’s constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion. The report, however, made critical remarks on the deregistration of religious groups and other issues. It said that the constitution provides for freedom of religion, separates church and state, and stipulates that religious communities ...
Xpat Opinion: Migration Still Overshadows All Other Issues In Hungary
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leading commentators throughout the media still concentrate their wits on the migrant issue. Hungarians rarely shows such an intense interest in public affairs as they do towards migration at present.
Ónodi-Szűcs New State Secretary For Health In Hungary
- 13 Oct 2015 5:36 AM
- health & wellness
Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs will be the new state secretary for health, the head of the ministry of human resources that controls the health portfolio told a news conference. Ónodi-Szűcs, until now the head of the state health services centre (AEEK), said that his primary aim is to serve the interests of the public rather than the sector’s institutions. “We want people to feel that their problems are ...
Fidesz Hopeful Of A Breakthrough In Altus Case
- 13 Oct 2015 5:31 AM
- current affairs
A European parliamentary committee will on Thursday consider a case involving a European Commission contract with Altus, a company owned by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, ruling Fidesz MEP Tamás Deutsch said. The committee on budgetary control will handle the “scandalous” case, Deutsch told a press conference, adding that this in itself was a sign of a potential breakthrough.
Foreigners Prevented From Purchasing Farmland In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- property
The government’s programme of selling off state-owned land to farmers is aimed at preventing foreign nationals from acquiring farmland in the country, János Lázár, head of the government office, told a regular government briefing. Lázár said it was important to ensure that Hungarian farmers have the opportunity to buy state-owned land.
Hungarian Media Stokes Fear Of Migrants
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There “must be” dormant Islamic fundamentalist cells in Hungary which could be preparing an attack, security policy expert Georg Spöttle told Magyar Idõk. Asserting that thousands of potential terrorists have proceeded through Hungary toward the West, he said everyone should keep their eyes open and pay more attention to abandoned bags at train stations.
Hungary’s President Outlines Tasks Needed To Tackle Migrant Crisis
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and his Croatian counterpart, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, agreed that the migrant crisis is a humanitarian, criminal and security issue, and outlined the short, medium and long-term tasks required for handling it. The Hungarian president said short-term tasks in managing the crisis must include border protection, ensuring checks of all migrants entering any EU member state and ...
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...