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Deportation Of Rejected Asylum Seekers Should Be Managed At EU Level
- 8 May 2017 6:54 AM
- current affairs
The deportation of rejected asylum seekers is a major refugee policy challenge that should be coped with at the level of the European Union, László Trócsányi, Hungary’s justice minister, told an Austrian paper. In an interview published in Die Presse, he said that for various reasons expulsion from EU member states “is not possible” in most cases.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Orbán’s Cabinet: German Government ‘Taken In’ By Soros ‘Lies’
- 6 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government regrets that “lies” by Hungarian-born US financier George Soros can “even deceive” the German government, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told MTI on Wednesday, in response to German concerns expressed over Hungary’s recently amended higher education law.
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungarian-Philippine Cooperation To Enter New Phase, Says Foreign Minister In Philippines
- 27 Mar 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Cooperation between the Philippines and Hungary will enter a new phase with the reopening of Hungary’s embassy in Manila and the conclusion of several agreements, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Monday. Economic cooperation with the Philippines is “highly beneficial” as that country offers a market of 100 million people and excels with its annual growth rate of 6.8 percent ...
Government Urges Heineken To Resolve Trademark Dispute With Csíki Brewery Through Talks
- 27 Mar 2017 7:08 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government urges Heineken to resolve its trademark dispute with the ethnic Hungarian Csíki Brewery in Romania through talks, government office chief János Lázár said after visiting the brewery in Sansimion (Csíkszentsimon) in central Romania.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Hungary To Appeal Strasbourg Court’s Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum-Seekers
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will appeal a recent first-instance ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) fining the state for wrongly detaining and deporting two Bangladeshi asylum-seekers in 2015, the prime minister’s internal security advisor said on Saturday.
Tanti Loses Michelin Star, Gourmand Recognition Given To A Gastropub
- 10 Mar 2017 11:30 AM
- food & drink
Buda’s Tanti restaurant has been stripped of its Michelin star in the food guide’s latest edition, the first Hungarian eatery to lose the distinction after gaining it. Four other Budapest restaurants retained their Michelin-star status. Costes was the first to receive the award in 2010, followed by Onyx one year later, Borkonyha in 2014 and Costes Downtown in 2016.
Deportation Of Rejected Asylum Seekers Should Be Managed At EU Level
- 8 May 2017 6:54 AM
- current affairs
The deportation of rejected asylum seekers is a major refugee policy challenge that should be coped with at the level of the European Union, László Trócsányi, Hungary’s justice minister, told an Austrian paper. In an interview published in Die Presse, he said that for various reasons expulsion from EU member states “is not possible” in most cases.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Orbán’s Cabinet: German Government ‘Taken In’ By Soros ‘Lies’
- 6 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government regrets that “lies” by Hungarian-born US financier George Soros can “even deceive” the German government, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács told MTI on Wednesday, in response to German concerns expressed over Hungary’s recently amended higher education law.
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungarian-Philippine Cooperation To Enter New Phase, Says Foreign Minister In Philippines
- 27 Mar 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Cooperation between the Philippines and Hungary will enter a new phase with the reopening of Hungary’s embassy in Manila and the conclusion of several agreements, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign minister, said on Monday. Economic cooperation with the Philippines is “highly beneficial” as that country offers a market of 100 million people and excels with its annual growth rate of 6.8 percent ...
Government Urges Heineken To Resolve Trademark Dispute With Csíki Brewery Through Talks
- 27 Mar 2017 7:08 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government urges Heineken to resolve its trademark dispute with the ethnic Hungarian Csíki Brewery in Romania through talks, government office chief János Lázár said after visiting the brewery in Sansimion (Csíkszentsimon) in central Romania.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Hungary To Appeal Strasbourg Court’s Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum-Seekers
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will appeal a recent first-instance ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) fining the state for wrongly detaining and deporting two Bangladeshi asylum-seekers in 2015, the prime minister’s internal security advisor said on Saturday.
Tanti Loses Michelin Star, Gourmand Recognition Given To A Gastropub
- 10 Mar 2017 11:30 AM
- food & drink
Buda’s Tanti restaurant has been stripped of its Michelin star in the food guide’s latest edition, the first Hungarian eatery to lose the distinction after gaining it. Four other Budapest restaurants retained their Michelin-star status. Costes was the first to receive the award in 2010, followed by Onyx one year later, Borkonyha in 2014 and Costes Downtown in 2016.