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Local Opinion: Hungary’s Economy Growing Faster Than Expected
- 22 May 2017 8:28 AM
- finance
A pro-government commentator interprets the 4.1 GDP growth in the first quarter of 2017 as a vindication of the government’s economic vision. A left-wing columnist objects that the Hungarian economy’s competitiveness has declined.
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.
Budgetary Spending On Sports Has Grown 250 Percent Since 2010
- 18 May 2017 9:50 AM
- sport
The state budget for 2018 shows the government plans to spend HUF 237 billion on sports, reports 24.hu. That’s up from HUF 66.8 billion in 2010, a 254 percent increase since the Orbán government took office.
Hungary Ready To Undergo EP Assessment, Says Government Office Chief
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new law on higher education meets European norms, therefore Hungary is ready to undergo all assessments, government office chief János Lázár said on Wednesday in response to the European Parliament vote to propose invoking Article 7 against Hungary.
Official: EP Continues To ‘Force Migrant Redistribution’
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tuesday’s plenary session of the European Parliament showed that Brussels insists on a quota system for refugees without an upper limit of asylum seekers to be resettled per country; Hungary refuses to comply with such a plan, the parliamentary state secretary at the cabinet office said.
Local Opinion: EU Fines Hungary For Irregular Tendering Under Socialist-Liberal Government
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the European Commission withdraws billions of Forints from Hungary because of irregular tendering between 2003 and 2009, a pro-government commentator accuses the former Socialist-Liberal government of corruption.
PM Orbán & President Erdogan Discuss Bilateral Relations In Beijing
- 16 May 2017 10:22 AM
- current affairs
Speaking from the Chinese capital, Bertalan Havasi, head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has told Hungarian news agency MTI that “The main agenda point in the meeting between Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was a review of the state of Hungarian-Turkish bilateral relations”.
Hungary Must Repay HUF 18 bn To EC In Connection With EMIR Irregularities
- 15 May 2017 9:15 AM
- finance
The Hungarian government must repay 18 billion forints (EUR 58m) to the European Commission as a result of irregular public procurements connected to the implementation of the Uniform Monitoring and Information System (EMIR), the government information centre said on Sunday.
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 ...
Local Opinion: Hungary’s Economy Growing Faster Than Expected
- 22 May 2017 8:28 AM
- finance
A pro-government commentator interprets the 4.1 GDP growth in the first quarter of 2017 as a vindication of the government’s economic vision. A left-wing columnist objects that the Hungarian economy’s competitiveness has declined.
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.
Budgetary Spending On Sports Has Grown 250 Percent Since 2010
- 18 May 2017 9:50 AM
- sport
The state budget for 2018 shows the government plans to spend HUF 237 billion on sports, reports 24.hu. That’s up from HUF 66.8 billion in 2010, a 254 percent increase since the Orbán government took office.
Hungary Ready To Undergo EP Assessment, Says Government Office Chief
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new law on higher education meets European norms, therefore Hungary is ready to undergo all assessments, government office chief János Lázár said on Wednesday in response to the European Parliament vote to propose invoking Article 7 against Hungary.
Official: EP Continues To ‘Force Migrant Redistribution’
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tuesday’s plenary session of the European Parliament showed that Brussels insists on a quota system for refugees without an upper limit of asylum seekers to be resettled per country; Hungary refuses to comply with such a plan, the parliamentary state secretary at the cabinet office said.
Local Opinion: EU Fines Hungary For Irregular Tendering Under Socialist-Liberal Government
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the European Commission withdraws billions of Forints from Hungary because of irregular tendering between 2003 and 2009, a pro-government commentator accuses the former Socialist-Liberal government of corruption.
PM Orbán & President Erdogan Discuss Bilateral Relations In Beijing
- 16 May 2017 10:22 AM
- current affairs
Speaking from the Chinese capital, Bertalan Havasi, head of the Press Office of the Prime Minister, has told Hungarian news agency MTI that “The main agenda point in the meeting between Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was a review of the state of Hungarian-Turkish bilateral relations”.
Hungary Must Repay HUF 18 bn To EC In Connection With EMIR Irregularities
- 15 May 2017 9:15 AM
- finance
The Hungarian government must repay 18 billion forints (EUR 58m) to the European Commission as a result of irregular public procurements connected to the implementation of the Uniform Monitoring and Information System (EMIR), the government information centre said on Sunday.
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 ...