503 result(s) for gulyás gergely
Public Support In Hungary For Anti-Quota Initiative ‘Unprecedented’
- 4 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s signature drive to thwart the European Union’s mandatory migrant quotas has been met with unprecedented public support, Gergely Gulyás, deputy leader of ruling Fidesz and head of parliament’s legislative committee, said in an interview published in daily Magyar Hírlap. Gulyás said he saw it as a sign of “unprecedented unity” that “every fifth voter signed the initiative”.
Biszku Receives Suspended Prison Term For Complicity In War Crimes In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Communist-era party functionary Béla Biszku received a suspended prison sentence for complicity in war crimes. The Municipal Court of Budapest, however, exonerated him of the charges of ordering the shooting of a total of 49 anti-communist protesters in December 1956 and the beating of academics in March 1957.
Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Hungarian MPs Welcome US Steps To Restore Int’l Trust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian lawmakers attended an international intelligence and security forum organised in Washington, DC, and welcomed the steps taken by the United States to rebuild trust with the international community after revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs. The lawmakers said after the forum, attended by some 100 representatives from 22 countries, that although ...
A Street In Budapest Has Been Named After Ángel Sanz-Briz, The Angel Of Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The street named after the Spanish saviour Ángel Sanz-Briz has been inaugurated in Budapest. As a diplomat, Sanz-Briz also known as the Angel of Budapest, saved more than 5000 Jews during the Second world War.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Election Law Reform “Not On The Agenda”
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most critical points of Hungary’s election system “have passed the tests”, and therefore reform of the election law is currently not on the agenda, Gergely Gulyás, head of parliament’s legislative committee, said. Though there is no need for “comprehensive” reform, it is worth looking into a possible restructuring of the laws on campaign financing and the registration of Hungarian voters ...
András Giró-Szász Resigns As Govt Communications Chief
- 2 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
András Giró-Szász (pictured on the left) has handed in his resignation as state secretary for government communications at the prime minister’s office. Giró-Szász noted at Thursday’s government press briefing that a new ministry will be set up to manage government communications, and he had declined an offer by the ministry’s incoming head, Antal Rogán, to take the post of state secretary for ...
Hungary’s Parliamentary Speaker: Migration Crisis Could Mean End Of “Political Correctness”
- 24 Sep 2015 3:50 AM
- current affairs
The migration crisis could put an end to “political correctness” when western European citizens realise that promises made by their political leaders cannot be kept, Gergely Gulyás, the deputy parliamentary speaker, said in an interview to the daily Magyar Idők. Europe must protect its own interests or else the entire continent will eternally weaken, Gulyás said. Political leaders elected in the ...
Public Support In Hungary For Anti-Quota Initiative ‘Unprecedented’
- 4 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s signature drive to thwart the European Union’s mandatory migrant quotas has been met with unprecedented public support, Gergely Gulyás, deputy leader of ruling Fidesz and head of parliament’s legislative committee, said in an interview published in daily Magyar Hírlap. Gulyás said he saw it as a sign of “unprecedented unity” that “every fifth voter signed the initiative”.
Biszku Receives Suspended Prison Term For Complicity In War Crimes In Hungary
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Communist-era party functionary Béla Biszku received a suspended prison sentence for complicity in war crimes. The Municipal Court of Budapest, however, exonerated him of the charges of ordering the shooting of a total of 49 anti-communist protesters in December 1956 and the beating of academics in March 1957.
Masses Of Mourners At Budapest French Institute
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds of people gathered together early in the evening on Saturday outside the French Institute in Budapest, at the commemoration held in tribute to the victims of the Friday attacks in Paris. Minister of Justice László Trócsányi reiterated that it was less than a year ago when he attended a similar commemoration here, in January, after the attack on the French satirical weekly magazine ...
Hungarian MPs Welcome US Steps To Restore Int’l Trust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian lawmakers attended an international intelligence and security forum organised in Washington, DC, and welcomed the steps taken by the United States to rebuild trust with the international community after revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs. The lawmakers said after the forum, attended by some 100 representatives from 22 countries, that although ...
A Street In Budapest Has Been Named After Ángel Sanz-Briz, The Angel Of Budapest
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- getting around
The street named after the Spanish saviour Ángel Sanz-Briz has been inaugurated in Budapest. As a diplomat, Sanz-Briz also known as the Angel of Budapest, saved more than 5000 Jews during the Second world War.
Budapest Road Named After Spanish Diplomat Who Saved Jews During Holocaust
- 19 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A road in Aquincum, in the third district of Budapest, was named at a ceremony after Angel Sanz Briz, a Spanish diplomat who saved the lives of Jews during the Holocaust. Addressing the ceremony, Gergely Gulyás, deputy speaker of parliament, noted that the diplomat saved over 5,000 Hungarians. As such, he was the embodiment of the Spanish saying “Do good, regardless of whom you do it to,” Gulyás ...
Election Law Reform “Not On The Agenda”
- 16 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most critical points of Hungary’s election system “have passed the tests”, and therefore reform of the election law is currently not on the agenda, Gergely Gulyás, head of parliament’s legislative committee, said. Though there is no need for “comprehensive” reform, it is worth looking into a possible restructuring of the laws on campaign financing and the registration of Hungarian voters ...
András Giró-Szász Resigns As Govt Communications Chief
- 2 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
András Giró-Szász (pictured on the left) has handed in his resignation as state secretary for government communications at the prime minister’s office. Giró-Szász noted at Thursday’s government press briefing that a new ministry will be set up to manage government communications, and he had declined an offer by the ministry’s incoming head, Antal Rogán, to take the post of state secretary for ...
Hungary’s Parliamentary Speaker: Migration Crisis Could Mean End Of “Political Correctness”
- 24 Sep 2015 3:50 AM
- current affairs
The migration crisis could put an end to “political correctness” when western European citizens realise that promises made by their political leaders cannot be kept, Gergely Gulyás, the deputy parliamentary speaker, said in an interview to the daily Magyar Idők. Europe must protect its own interests or else the entire continent will eternally weaken, Gulyás said. Political leaders elected in the ...