498 result(s) for government spokesman
"Bloomberg Article Paints Skewed Picture Of Hungary"
- 7 Jun 2018 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In a letter addressed to the editor of the website of Bloomberg news agency in response to a recent article on the Hungarian government’s policies, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács (pictured on top) said the article painted a “skewed picture of today’s Hungary”.
Fidesz Hits Back At COE Commissioner’s Call To Scrap ‘Stop Soros’ Bill
- 4 Jun 2018 12:20 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz has hit back at Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic’s call for the Hungarian government to withdraw its “Stop Soros” package of bills that would criminalise the organisation of illegal migration, saying that US financier George Soros “has associates everywhere”.
Opposition Demands Higher Wages For Teachers
- 4 Jun 2018 10:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP and Párbeszéd parties on Sunday demanded big salary increases for teachers. LMP spokesman Máté Kanász-Nagy, speaking at a press conference marking national teachers’ day, proposed that career models should offer teachers “salaries equal to those of the government’s state secretaries”.
EC Expects Explanation For Alleged Passport Fraud
- 25 May 2018 11:33 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission expects an explanation from Hungarian authorities regarding alleged Hungarian passport fraud cases reports direkt36.hu.
Local Opinion: PM In Conflict With Supreme Court
- 9 May 2018 9:06 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After the Prime Minister’s spokesman has sharply criticised a ruling by the Supreme Court to scrap over 4000 postal votes, which resulted in the loss of one Fidesz mandate, a pro-government columnist urges the state to react.
New Hungarian Government Members Announced
- 2 May 2018 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has informed senior officials of the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties about the composition of the new government entering office after the inaugural session of parliament in the weeks to come, the prime minister’s spokesman said.
Govt Spox: Democracy Is Not Dying In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2018 2:46 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“For Hungarians, it’s Hungary first”, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in a letter to the editor of The Washington Post on Monday, in response to an opinion blog published in the paper in early April criticising the state of democracy in Hungary.
Video: OSF Considering Quitting Budapest - Awaiting ‘Stop Soros’ Law Outcome
- 23 Apr 2018 8:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
US financier George Soros’s Open Society Foundations will hold off their decision on whether or not to leave Hungary until the government’s planned law on NGOs is passed, an OSF spokesman told Reuters.
Fidesz Calls On Govt To Take Tough Stance At ECtHR Hearing
- 19 Apr 2018 7:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties have called on the government to adopt a tough stance on border protection at Wednesday’s hearing before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers who were detained and then deported from Hungary in 2015.
"Bloomberg Article Paints Skewed Picture Of Hungary"
- 7 Jun 2018 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
In a letter addressed to the editor of the website of Bloomberg news agency in response to a recent article on the Hungarian government’s policies, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács (pictured on top) said the article painted a “skewed picture of today’s Hungary”.
Fidesz Hits Back At COE Commissioner’s Call To Scrap ‘Stop Soros’ Bill
- 4 Jun 2018 12:20 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz has hit back at Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic’s call for the Hungarian government to withdraw its “Stop Soros” package of bills that would criminalise the organisation of illegal migration, saying that US financier George Soros “has associates everywhere”.
Opposition Demands Higher Wages For Teachers
- 4 Jun 2018 10:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP and Párbeszéd parties on Sunday demanded big salary increases for teachers. LMP spokesman Máté Kanász-Nagy, speaking at a press conference marking national teachers’ day, proposed that career models should offer teachers “salaries equal to those of the government’s state secretaries”.
EC Expects Explanation For Alleged Passport Fraud
- 25 May 2018 11:33 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission expects an explanation from Hungarian authorities regarding alleged Hungarian passport fraud cases reports direkt36.hu.
Local Opinion: PM In Conflict With Supreme Court
- 9 May 2018 9:06 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After the Prime Minister’s spokesman has sharply criticised a ruling by the Supreme Court to scrap over 4000 postal votes, which resulted in the loss of one Fidesz mandate, a pro-government columnist urges the state to react.
New Hungarian Government Members Announced
- 2 May 2018 7:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has informed senior officials of the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties about the composition of the new government entering office after the inaugural session of parliament in the weeks to come, the prime minister’s spokesman said.
Govt Spox: Democracy Is Not Dying In Hungary
- 25 Apr 2018 2:46 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
“For Hungarians, it’s Hungary first”, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in a letter to the editor of The Washington Post on Monday, in response to an opinion blog published in the paper in early April criticising the state of democracy in Hungary.
Video: OSF Considering Quitting Budapest - Awaiting ‘Stop Soros’ Law Outcome
- 23 Apr 2018 8:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
US financier George Soros’s Open Society Foundations will hold off their decision on whether or not to leave Hungary until the government’s planned law on NGOs is passed, an OSF spokesman told Reuters.
Fidesz Calls On Govt To Take Tough Stance At ECtHR Hearing
- 19 Apr 2018 7:40 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties have called on the government to adopt a tough stance on border protection at Wednesday’s hearing before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers who were detained and then deported from Hungary in 2015.