75 result(s) for govt spokesman
DK Slams Hungarian Govt For ‘Curbing Transparency’
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By planning new rules for billboard advertising and limiting information on tax rebates, the government is clamping down further the public’s right to information, following “the liquidation of [the daily] Népszabadság”, the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Hungarian Govt, Opposition Discuss EU Future
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed the future of the European Union and Hungary’s place in it at a conference, with all sides agreeing that the EU could serve as a positive force as long as Hungary is able to enforce its interests within it. State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that the EU in its current state was pointless, but added that the bloc should confront its demographic ...
Opposition DK Condemns Govt Referendum Posters
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s migration referendum posters “are Nazispirited hate speech”, the opposition Democratic Coalition party said. Government messages on billboard posters throughout the country include: “Brussels wants to relocate a city’s worth of illegal migrants to Hungary” and “The Paris attack was committed by migrants”.
Opposition DK Condemns Govt Referendum Posters
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s migration referendum posters are “Nazi-spirited hate speech”, the opposition Democratic Coalition party said. Government messages on billboard posters throughout the country include: “Brussels wants to relocate a city’s worth of illegal migrants to Hungary” and “The Paris attack was committed by migrants”.
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 ...
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.
DK Slams Hungarian Govt For ‘Curbing Transparency’
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By planning new rules for billboard advertising and limiting information on tax rebates, the government is clamping down further the public’s right to information, following “the liquidation of [the daily] Népszabadság”, the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Hungarian Govt, Opposition Discuss EU Future
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed the future of the European Union and Hungary’s place in it at a conference, with all sides agreeing that the EU could serve as a positive force as long as Hungary is able to enforce its interests within it. State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that the EU in its current state was pointless, but added that the bloc should confront its demographic ...
Opposition DK Condemns Govt Referendum Posters
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s migration referendum posters “are Nazispirited hate speech”, the opposition Democratic Coalition party said. Government messages on billboard posters throughout the country include: “Brussels wants to relocate a city’s worth of illegal migrants to Hungary” and “The Paris attack was committed by migrants”.
Opposition DK Condemns Govt Referendum Posters
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s migration referendum posters are “Nazi-spirited hate speech”, the opposition Democratic Coalition party said. Government messages on billboard posters throughout the country include: “Brussels wants to relocate a city’s worth of illegal migrants to Hungary” and “The Paris attack was committed by migrants”.
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 ...
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.