78 result(s) for govt spokesman
Govt Spokesman: Sealing Hungary’s Southern Borders Success
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spokesman said sealing Hungary’s southern borders has been a successful move and the government has fulfilled its aim to protect the Hungarian border, the Hungarian people and the European Union’s border. Illegal border crossing by migrants has practically stopped but the authorities are continually monitoring the situation and will react if any changes make this necessary, Zoltán ...
Govt Spox: Postponing Border Protection Decision “Sends Wrong Message”
- 17 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Europe is not sustainable and it would be in everybody’s interest to stop the wave of migrants at the Greek-Turkish border, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Postponing the decision on the protection of external borders “sends the wrong message”—not only to those coming from Syria, but also to Africa because it shows the EU is unable to effectively protect its ...
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
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 ...
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 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 On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...
Govt Spokesman: Sealing Hungary’s Southern Borders Success
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spokesman said sealing Hungary’s southern borders has been a successful move and the government has fulfilled its aim to protect the Hungarian border, the Hungarian people and the European Union’s border. Illegal border crossing by migrants has practically stopped but the authorities are continually monitoring the situation and will react if any changes make this necessary, Zoltán ...
Govt Spox: Postponing Border Protection Decision “Sends Wrong Message”
- 17 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Europe is not sustainable and it would be in everybody’s interest to stop the wave of migrants at the Greek-Turkish border, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Postponing the decision on the protection of external borders “sends the wrong message”—not only to those coming from Syria, but also to Africa because it shows the EU is unable to effectively protect its ...
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
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 ...
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 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 On Govt To Withdraw Planned Tax On Solar Panels
- 13 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to withdraw solar panels from an environmental product fee, saying that the tax would be “yet another nail in the coffin” of Hungary’s economic and energy independence. Lawmaker Lajos Kepli said that the government had made needless “luxury investments” and pursued a reckless economic policy, and such taxes were desperate measures ...