132 result(s) for hungarian armed forces in Current Affairs
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Lázár On Wind Power, Rail Network Investments, Armed Forces
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government does not agree with the stance of President János Áder on the issue of wind power generation, and this is why it will resubmit the law that Áder sent back with minor modifications to parliament, government office chief János Lazar told a weekly government briefing.
Govt To Equip Military Police With Electroshock Weapons
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government plans to equip military police with electroshock weapons as part of legal amendments affecting the army, the daily Magyar Nemzet said. T
Simicskó: Citizens Can Contribute To Hungary’s Defences On Oct. 2
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens will have a chance to contribute to their country’s defences on October 2 when they vote in the migrant quota referendum, Defence Minister István Simicskó told public Kossuth Rádió. Hungary’s defence rests on three pillars: the Hungarian Armed Forces, international military cooperation and citizens’ willingness to make sacrifices, Simicskó said. Hungarians can now feel that ...
Hungarian PM Orbán: Migration Must Be Halted Completely
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration is not something that should be slowed down, “as Brussels would like to do,” but halted completely, the prime minister said in his Tusnád speech. “We must stop with a fence those who enter illegally and lock them up in prison; no friendlier form of protection exists,” Viktor Orbán said.
Interior, Defence Ministers Meet Austrian Counter Parts
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The interior and defence ministers of Hungary and Austria met at Röszke, in southern Hungary, on Thursday, to discuss cooperation against illegal migration. The meeting focused on ways Austria could contribute to border control in southern Hungary, Hungarian interior minister Sandor Pinter told a press conference after the talks.
Hungary Opening Defence Attaché Offices In 4 European Capitals
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will open a defence attaché office in Zagreb later this year and in Bratislava, Prague and Skopje in 2017 as a way of boosting its military diplomacy, the defence minister announced. Addressing an annual meeting of defence attachés in Budapest, István Simicskó said Europe’s security environment had changed considerably in recent years.
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Lázár On Wind Power, Rail Network Investments, Armed Forces
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government does not agree with the stance of President János Áder on the issue of wind power generation, and this is why it will resubmit the law that Áder sent back with minor modifications to parliament, government office chief János Lazar told a weekly government briefing.
Govt To Equip Military Police With Electroshock Weapons
- 13 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government plans to equip military police with electroshock weapons as part of legal amendments affecting the army, the daily Magyar Nemzet said. T
Simicskó: Citizens Can Contribute To Hungary’s Defences On Oct. 2
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens will have a chance to contribute to their country’s defences on October 2 when they vote in the migrant quota referendum, Defence Minister István Simicskó told public Kossuth Rádió. Hungary’s defence rests on three pillars: the Hungarian Armed Forces, international military cooperation and citizens’ willingness to make sacrifices, Simicskó said. Hungarians can now feel that ...
Hungarian PM Orbán: Migration Must Be Halted Completely
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration is not something that should be slowed down, “as Brussels would like to do,” but halted completely, the prime minister said in his Tusnád speech. “We must stop with a fence those who enter illegally and lock them up in prison; no friendlier form of protection exists,” Viktor Orbán said.
Interior, Defence Ministers Meet Austrian Counter Parts
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The interior and defence ministers of Hungary and Austria met at Röszke, in southern Hungary, on Thursday, to discuss cooperation against illegal migration. The meeting focused on ways Austria could contribute to border control in southern Hungary, Hungarian interior minister Sandor Pinter told a press conference after the talks.
Hungary Opening Defence Attaché Offices In 4 European Capitals
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will open a defence attaché office in Zagreb later this year and in Bratislava, Prague and Skopje in 2017 as a way of boosting its military diplomacy, the defence minister announced. Addressing an annual meeting of defence attachés in Budapest, István Simicskó said Europe’s security environment had changed considerably in recent years.