497 result(s) for government spokesman
Hungarian Gov’t Preparing Anti-Immigrant Ad Campaign
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Billboards now being prepared for a government campaign to promote the national consultation on migrants declare “If you come to Hungary, you cannot take Hungarian jobs,” news website Index reports. The posters advertise the “national consultation on immigrants and terrorism”.
Hungarian National Consultation On Migrants Can Be Filled Online
- 1 Jun 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The national consultation on the issues of migrants and terrorism will be available online for Hungarian citizens to fill out, the government spokesman, Zoltán Kovács, said. The government is also launching an information campaign setting out the cabinet’s basic position on the matter, including its standpoint that arrivals to Hungary must respect the cultural values and laws of the country and ...
New Danube Bridge Needed For Paks Upgrade In Hungary
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Talks with nearby localities involved in the Paks nuclear upgrade project have shown that there is a need for a new Danube bridge linked to the Paks project, the government spokesman said. Many people from the 41 towns and villages near Paks in central Hungary will be working at the nuclear plant and need the bridge to save them time on commuting, Zoltán Kovács told public news channel M1.
Death Penalty Issue Triggers Controversy In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-ruling Christian Democrats do not support the idea of restoring the death penalty in Hungary, Bence Rétvári, the party’s deputy leader, said. The Christian Democrats welcomed that the criminal code had been made stricter over the past five years, including the introduction of the “three strikes” law and would support further tightening, he said.
Consultation On Migration In Hungary To Include 12 Questions
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Among the questions in the national consultation on immigration and terrorism, citizens will be asked whether or not illegal border-crossers should be detained for a period longer than 24 hours, despite the European Union prohibiting such a measure, and whether immigrants who are proven to be taking advantage of European regulations should be immediately expelled and whether they should be ...
Hungarian Opposition Demands Release Of EC’s Funding Report
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties LMP, Együtt and the Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP) demanded that the government should release the EC’s related report to the public without delay. Erzsébet Schmuck, a lawmaker for LMP, said the party had repeatedly stated concern of suspected corruption surrounding the public procurement system and the selection process of projects.
Jobbik’s By-Election Victory Shocks Hungarian Leftist Parties
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik’s winning Sunday’s by-election in the Tapolca constituency indicates that voters want a different government, however, their victory is a “warning sign”, Ágnes Vadai, deputy head of the Democratic Coalition, said. Viktor Szigetvári, co-leader of the Együtt party, said his party is “not happy” just to see that ruling Fidesz’s policy “has failed”, because “the democratic ...
Opposition Demands Names In Quaestor Case
- 2 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the chief public prosecutor and the central bank governor to name politicians who invested funds in the bankrupt brokerage firm Quaestor. DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy - pictured - insisted that politicians of ruling Fidesz and government members may have eased Quaestor into investments and received a commission in return.
Option Of Tax Office Preparing Tax Returns Increasingly Popular
- 19 Mar 2015 3:00 AM
- business
The option to ask the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) to prepare personal income tax returns is increasingly popular, daily Magyar Nemzet said. As many as 317,000 people requested it last year, up from 290,000 in 2013 and 231,000 in 2012, the paper said, citing NAV figures.
Hungarian Gov’t Preparing Anti-Immigrant Ad Campaign
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Billboards now being prepared for a government campaign to promote the national consultation on migrants declare “If you come to Hungary, you cannot take Hungarian jobs,” news website Index reports. The posters advertise the “national consultation on immigrants and terrorism”.
Hungarian National Consultation On Migrants Can Be Filled Online
- 1 Jun 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The national consultation on the issues of migrants and terrorism will be available online for Hungarian citizens to fill out, the government spokesman, Zoltán Kovács, said. The government is also launching an information campaign setting out the cabinet’s basic position on the matter, including its standpoint that arrivals to Hungary must respect the cultural values and laws of the country and ...
New Danube Bridge Needed For Paks Upgrade In Hungary
- 18 May 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
Talks with nearby localities involved in the Paks nuclear upgrade project have shown that there is a need for a new Danube bridge linked to the Paks project, the government spokesman said. Many people from the 41 towns and villages near Paks in central Hungary will be working at the nuclear plant and need the bridge to save them time on commuting, Zoltán Kovács told public news channel M1.
Death Penalty Issue Triggers Controversy In Hungary
- 4 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-ruling Christian Democrats do not support the idea of restoring the death penalty in Hungary, Bence Rétvári, the party’s deputy leader, said. The Christian Democrats welcomed that the criminal code had been made stricter over the past five years, including the introduction of the “three strikes” law and would support further tightening, he said.
Consultation On Migration In Hungary To Include 12 Questions
- 27 Apr 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Among the questions in the national consultation on immigration and terrorism, citizens will be asked whether or not illegal border-crossers should be detained for a period longer than 24 hours, despite the European Union prohibiting such a measure, and whether immigrants who are proven to be taking advantage of European regulations should be immediately expelled and whether they should be ...
Hungarian Opposition Demands Release Of EC’s Funding Report
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties LMP, Együtt and the Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP) demanded that the government should release the EC’s related report to the public without delay. Erzsébet Schmuck, a lawmaker for LMP, said the party had repeatedly stated concern of suspected corruption surrounding the public procurement system and the selection process of projects.
Jobbik’s By-Election Victory Shocks Hungarian Leftist Parties
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik’s winning Sunday’s by-election in the Tapolca constituency indicates that voters want a different government, however, their victory is a “warning sign”, Ágnes Vadai, deputy head of the Democratic Coalition, said. Viktor Szigetvári, co-leader of the Együtt party, said his party is “not happy” just to see that ruling Fidesz’s policy “has failed”, because “the democratic ...
Opposition Demands Names In Quaestor Case
- 2 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the chief public prosecutor and the central bank governor to name politicians who invested funds in the bankrupt brokerage firm Quaestor. DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy - pictured - insisted that politicians of ruling Fidesz and government members may have eased Quaestor into investments and received a commission in return.
Option Of Tax Office Preparing Tax Returns Increasingly Popular
- 19 Mar 2015 3:00 AM
- business
The option to ask the Tax and Customs Office (NAV) to prepare personal income tax returns is increasingly popular, daily Magyar Nemzet said. As many as 317,000 people requested it last year, up from 290,000 in 2013 and 231,000 in 2012, the paper said, citing NAV figures.