854 result(s) for govt
Jobbik Calls Hungarian Govt Plans For Border Police “Bluff”
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to set up border police units to prevent illegal migrants from entering Hungary are not even sufficient to be called “displacement activity” and can only be interpreted as “bluff”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Party spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said that instead of setting up teams within the existing police force to work along the southern borders, a dedicated ...
Socialists: Hungarian Govt Wants To Push Migrants Further West
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is trying to push the wave of migrants further to the west by building a fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border, the opposition Socialists said. The party’s Zala County deputy leader Balázs Góra told a press conference that this is why the government plans to build new reception centres in Baranya and Zala counties, in western Hungary. He said it was odd that the announcement to ...
LMP: Hungarian Govt Should Take Emigration Issue Seriously
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should take the outflow of the Hungarian workforce seriously, Bernadett Szél, co-leader of green LMP, told a press conference. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has a “justified fear” of emigrants since they “hold a mirror to the government’s failed economic policy, which is based on meagre wages”, she said.
Hungarian Govt To Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement With Unilever
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Unilever Hungary Trading company in line with a decision published in the latest issue of official gazette Magyar Közlöny. The foreign minister is expected to arrange the signing of the agreement with Unilever, a large investor in Hungary. Since 2012, the government has signed partnership agreements with 61 companies investing in ...
DK Calls On Govt To Abandon 2024 Budapest Summer Olympics Bid
- 24 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demands that the government should stop preparations for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and wasteful spending on related “pointless” infrastructure projects, the party spokesman said, making reference to a recent impact study. The study concludes that Budapest is unsuitable for hosting the Games for which the city would need to spend ...
Hungarian Govt “Ready To Face” EC Probes
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is ready to face European Commission probes into Hungary’s supermarket oversight fee and health-care contribution payable by tobacco companies, government office chief János Lázár said. He insisted that the Spar supermarket chain and tobacco maker Philip Morris had filed complaints against Hungary in Brussels, and the government is ready to “argue its case”.
Hungarian Govt Insists On Sunday Shop Closure
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government will insist on rules which prevent work on Sundays, the government spokesman told public TV. Zoltán Kovács responded to recent press reports that an outlet of the Hungarian supermarket chain CBA near Lake Balaton had arranged with the local council to be declared a market, allowing opening for business on Sundays.
Hungary’s Opposition “Lies” Justify Govt Information Campaign
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Both the domestic and the international environment justify the government’s information campaign on the success of Hungary’s reforms, the government spokesman told public television M1. Zoltán Kovács suggested that the planned campaign was designed to counterbalance “sheer lies” by the opposition parties painting a dismal image of the country as “a terrible place where life is painful”.
Hungarian Govt To Launch Information Campaign On Reforms
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to launch an information campaign to make clear that Hungarian reforms are working well and that Hungary has benefitted from having chosen its own path in 2010, the government spokesman told a press conference. Zoltán Kovács said the aim of the campaign, starting in the next few days and lasting until the end of September, is to highlight family and tax policy reforms, ...
Jobbik Calls Hungarian Govt Plans For Border Police “Bluff”
- 19 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to set up border police units to prevent illegal migrants from entering Hungary are not even sufficient to be called “displacement activity” and can only be interpreted as “bluff”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Party spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said that instead of setting up teams within the existing police force to work along the southern borders, a dedicated ...
Socialists: Hungarian Govt Wants To Push Migrants Further West
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is trying to push the wave of migrants further to the west by building a fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border, the opposition Socialists said. The party’s Zala County deputy leader Balázs Góra told a press conference that this is why the government plans to build new reception centres in Baranya and Zala counties, in western Hungary. He said it was odd that the announcement to ...
LMP: Hungarian Govt Should Take Emigration Issue Seriously
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should take the outflow of the Hungarian workforce seriously, Bernadett Szél, co-leader of green LMP, told a press conference. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has a “justified fear” of emigrants since they “hold a mirror to the government’s failed economic policy, which is based on meagre wages”, she said.
Hungarian Govt To Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement With Unilever
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is to sign a strategic cooperation agreement with Unilever Hungary Trading company in line with a decision published in the latest issue of official gazette Magyar Közlöny. The foreign minister is expected to arrange the signing of the agreement with Unilever, a large investor in Hungary. Since 2012, the government has signed partnership agreements with 61 companies investing in ...
DK Calls On Govt To Abandon 2024 Budapest Summer Olympics Bid
- 24 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demands that the government should stop preparations for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics and wasteful spending on related “pointless” infrastructure projects, the party spokesman said, making reference to a recent impact study. The study concludes that Budapest is unsuitable for hosting the Games for which the city would need to spend ...
Hungarian Govt “Ready To Face” EC Probes
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The government is ready to face European Commission probes into Hungary’s supermarket oversight fee and health-care contribution payable by tobacco companies, government office chief János Lázár said. He insisted that the Spar supermarket chain and tobacco maker Philip Morris had filed complaints against Hungary in Brussels, and the government is ready to “argue its case”.
Hungarian Govt Insists On Sunday Shop Closure
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The government will insist on rules which prevent work on Sundays, the government spokesman told public TV. Zoltán Kovács responded to recent press reports that an outlet of the Hungarian supermarket chain CBA near Lake Balaton had arranged with the local council to be declared a market, allowing opening for business on Sundays.
Hungary’s Opposition “Lies” Justify Govt Information Campaign
- 10 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Both the domestic and the international environment justify the government’s information campaign on the success of Hungary’s reforms, the government spokesman told public television M1. Zoltán Kovács suggested that the planned campaign was designed to counterbalance “sheer lies” by the opposition parties painting a dismal image of the country as “a terrible place where life is painful”.
Hungarian Govt To Launch Information Campaign On Reforms
- 9 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to launch an information campaign to make clear that Hungarian reforms are working well and that Hungary has benefitted from having chosen its own path in 2010, the government spokesman told a press conference. Zoltán Kovács said the aim of the campaign, starting in the next few days and lasting until the end of September, is to highlight family and tax policy reforms, ...