117 result(s) for government spokesman zoltán kovács
Xpat Opinion: Lázár’s Words Fuel Huxit Debate In Hungary
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on ambiguous statements by top government officials following the Brexit referendum, left-liberal commentators wonder if Viktor Orbán’s government wants Hungary to leave the European Union. Magyar Nemzet suggests that such declarations were only meant to promote a high turnout at the quota-referendum, due to be held in the autumn.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán To British Voters: Do Not Leave
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As PM Orbán publishes an ad in the Daily Mail arguing against the Brexit option, the leading left-wing daily accuses the government of cynicism. A government politician, on the other hand, believes that despite the disputes with Brussels, the Hungarian government never became anti-EU.
Hungarian Government's Daily Mail Ad Costs Ft 21 mn
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has placed a Ft 21 million advertisement in the pro-exit conservative newspaper Daily Mail on Monday with the words: “The decision is yours, but I would like you to know that Hungary is proud to stand with you as a member of the European Union.”
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.
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.
Spox: Hungary’s Reputation In Foreign Press Slips Last Year
- 26 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s reputation worsened in the international press last year, which was a calculated consequence of the migrant crisis, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told a press conference, citing a report by the Nézőpont Institute.
Hungarian Govt Spox: Strict Laws Prevent Foreigners Buying Farmland
- 18 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Hungarian laws are very strict in preventing that foreigners should buy Hungarian farmland, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Farmland auctions will continue in February, according to a Thursday announcement by government office chief János Lázár. He said only about a dozen foreigners could buy land under the scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Lázár’s Words Fuel Huxit Debate In Hungary
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on ambiguous statements by top government officials following the Brexit referendum, left-liberal commentators wonder if Viktor Orbán’s government wants Hungary to leave the European Union. Magyar Nemzet suggests that such declarations were only meant to promote a high turnout at the quota-referendum, due to be held in the autumn.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán To British Voters: Do Not Leave
- 23 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As PM Orbán publishes an ad in the Daily Mail arguing against the Brexit option, the leading left-wing daily accuses the government of cynicism. A government politician, on the other hand, believes that despite the disputes with Brussels, the Hungarian government never became anti-EU.
Hungarian Government's Daily Mail Ad Costs Ft 21 mn
- 21 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has placed a Ft 21 million advertisement in the pro-exit conservative newspaper Daily Mail on Monday with the words: “The decision is yours, but I would like you to know that Hungary is proud to stand with you as a member of the European Union.”
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.
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.
Spox: Hungary’s Reputation In Foreign Press Slips Last Year
- 26 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s reputation worsened in the international press last year, which was a calculated consequence of the migrant crisis, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told a press conference, citing a report by the Nézőpont Institute.
Hungarian Govt Spox: Strict Laws Prevent Foreigners Buying Farmland
- 18 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Hungarian laws are very strict in preventing that foreigners should buy Hungarian farmland, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Farmland auctions will continue in February, according to a Thursday announcement by government office chief János Lázár. He said only about a dozen foreigners could buy land under the scheme.