485 result(s) for government spokesman
Free Public Access To Lake Balaton Shores Endangered By Govt Subsidy Cuts
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Free public access to the shores of Lake Balaton is likely to become a thing of the past now that the government has decided to reduce a state supplement to the local council tourism tax, the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) said.
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
Hungary Will Not Accept Returning Migrants
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not accept any migrants who have already crossed through the country once, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told an international press conference. Hungary has never violated the Dublin agreement or the Schengen agreement but fulfilled them both, Kovács said in Brussels.
Govt Spox: Hungary Not Responsible For Wave Of Migrants Last Autumn
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of migrants arriving in Europe last autumn soared after Germany’s announcement that they would all be received, so responsibility does not lie with Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in response to a recent report by German daily Bild claiming that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had misled the German and Austrian chancellors about the situation last autumn.
Hungary Receives Positive Feedback From IOC O 2024 Olympics Bid
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary received positive feedback on its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committeeʼs executive board at a meeting in Lausanne.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...
Govt Spox: Rejecting Quotas Doesn’t Mean ‘No’ To EU
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has dismissed “as nonsense” the idea that any rejection of the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quotas in a forthcoming Hungarian referendum would be a vote against the European Union. This charge is raised whenever Hungary criticises some aspects of the EU’s system and approach to certain issues, he said.
Opposition Lambast Parlt Approval Of Migrant Quota Referendum
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist opposition parties slammed parliament’s endorsement of a government-initiated referendum on the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme. Lawmakers approved the referendum earlier in the day with a large majority.
Opposition Calls On Orbán To Dismiss Matolcsy Over Financial Skullduggery
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Liberals and the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party called for the resignation of central bank governor György Matolcsy over recent financing matters surrounding the central bank. The Liberals urged opposition parties to join a legal proposal calling on the prime minister to dismiss Matolcsy over “a breach of the rule of avoiding monetary financing”.
Free Public Access To Lake Balaton Shores Endangered By Govt Subsidy Cuts
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Free public access to the shores of Lake Balaton is likely to become a thing of the past now that the government has decided to reduce a state supplement to the local council tourism tax, the opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) said.
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
Hungary Will Not Accept Returning Migrants
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not accept any migrants who have already crossed through the country once, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told an international press conference. Hungary has never violated the Dublin agreement or the Schengen agreement but fulfilled them both, Kovács said in Brussels.
Govt Spox: Hungary Not Responsible For Wave Of Migrants Last Autumn
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of migrants arriving in Europe last autumn soared after Germany’s announcement that they would all be received, so responsibility does not lie with Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in response to a recent report by German daily Bild claiming that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had misled the German and Austrian chancellors about the situation last autumn.
Hungary Receives Positive Feedback From IOC O 2024 Olympics Bid
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary received positive feedback on its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games from the International Olympic Committeeʼs executive board at a meeting in Lausanne.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...
Govt Spox: Rejecting Quotas Doesn’t Mean ‘No’ To EU
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has dismissed “as nonsense” the idea that any rejection of the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quotas in a forthcoming Hungarian referendum would be a vote against the European Union. This charge is raised whenever Hungary criticises some aspects of the EU’s system and approach to certain issues, he said.
Opposition Lambast Parlt Approval Of Migrant Quota Referendum
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist opposition parties slammed parliament’s endorsement of a government-initiated referendum on the European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme. Lawmakers approved the referendum earlier in the day with a large majority.
Opposition Calls On Orbán To Dismiss Matolcsy Over Financial Skullduggery
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Liberals and the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party called for the resignation of central bank governor György Matolcsy over recent financing matters surrounding the central bank. The Liberals urged opposition parties to join a legal proposal calling on the prime minister to dismiss Matolcsy over “a breach of the rule of avoiding monetary financing”.