18 result(s) for govt spox zoltán kovács
Govt Spox: Nation & Families In Focus
- 12 Apr 2018 8:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government plans to keep policies concerning the nation and families high on the agenda, Zoltán Kovács, the government spokesman, said.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Govt Spox Calls On Schulz To ‘Leave Hungary Out Of German Election Campaign’
- 15 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on remarks by Martin Schulz, the German SPD’s candidate to become Chancellor, who said he would recommend stripping Hungary of its EU subsidies because of its policy on migrants, the government spokesman called on Schulz to stop trying to mix Hungary up with the German election campaign.
Govt Spox Chastises NGOs, Says No Problem With CSOs
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no problem with the 60,000 or so civil society organisations (CSO) operating in Hungary but it does object to “socalled NGOs that try to prove they are real civil organisations”, the government spokesman said in an interview to the daily Magyar Hírlap.
Hungary Slowly Being Vindicated On Migration, Says Govt Spox
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s positions on stopping illegal migration to the European Union are being vindicated step by step, the government spokesman told MTI by phone from the informal EU summit in Malta.
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.
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.
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 ...
Govt Spox: Nation & Families In Focus
- 12 Apr 2018 8:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government plans to keep policies concerning the nation and families high on the agenda, Zoltán Kovács, the government spokesman, said.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Govt Spox Calls On Schulz To ‘Leave Hungary Out Of German Election Campaign’
- 15 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on remarks by Martin Schulz, the German SPD’s candidate to become Chancellor, who said he would recommend stripping Hungary of its EU subsidies because of its policy on migrants, the government spokesman called on Schulz to stop trying to mix Hungary up with the German election campaign.
Govt Spox Chastises NGOs, Says No Problem With CSOs
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no problem with the 60,000 or so civil society organisations (CSO) operating in Hungary but it does object to “socalled NGOs that try to prove they are real civil organisations”, the government spokesman said in an interview to the daily Magyar Hírlap.
Hungary Slowly Being Vindicated On Migration, Says Govt Spox
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s positions on stopping illegal migration to the European Union are being vindicated step by step, the government spokesman told MTI by phone from the informal EU summit in Malta.
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.
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.
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 ...