1,319 result(s) for hungarian authorities
Luxembourg Court: Hungary Should Not Have Put Gay Nigerian Asylum Seeker Through Psychology Test
- 26 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The sexual orientation of asylum seekers must not be ascertained through psychological examinations, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a Thursday ruling, after a complaint by a Nigerian national whose asylum request had been turned down by Hungarian authorities.
Govt Announces “Stop Soros” Law Package
- 24 Jan 2018 4:23 AM
- current affairs
The government has adopted a draft package under which “promoters of illegal migration” would be required to share data with the authorities, and would have to pay a 25% tax on donations from abroad, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér announced on Wednesday.
Szijjártó: Hungary Has Not Accepted Any Migrants
- 22 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has not accepted and will not take in any migrants, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview to Saturday’s issue of daily Magyar Hírlap, emphasising the difference between accepting refugees based on the Geneva Refugee Convention and illegal mass immigration.
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Viktor Orbán: ‘Stop Soros’ Laws To Open New Chapter
- 22 Jan 2018 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s “Stop Soros” migration proposals will “create a new situation” in which “all, including George Soros can decide if they stop or continue organising and supporting illegal migration”, the prime minister told public Kossuth Radio on Friday morning.
Local Opinion: New OLAF Complaint Against Hungary
- 18 Jan 2018 7:46 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist accuses the opposition of using corruption allegations to veil their own misdeeds, after they urged the publication of a report by the anti-fraud office of the European Union which found irregularities in a project worth 40 million Euros.
Furniture Manufacturing Group Ada To Expand Its Hungarian Production Capacity
- 15 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
“Austrian-owned furniture manufacturing group Ada is expanding its Hungarian production capacity with an investment of 5.2 billion forints (EUR 16.8 million), towards which the Hungarian Government is providing one billion forints in non-returnable funding, 20 percent of the total cost of the project”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced.
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Update: Chain Bridge May Be Closed For Two Years
- 10 Jan 2018 6:12 AM
- getting around
Renovations on Budapest’s Chain Bridge (Lánchíd) and the adjacent castle district tunnel in Buda may begin as early as this year, according to a statement from BKK, the organization charged with running and maintaining the Hungarian capital’s public transportation and infrastructure.
Luxembourg Court: Hungary Should Not Have Put Gay Nigerian Asylum Seeker Through Psychology Test
- 26 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The sexual orientation of asylum seekers must not be ascertained through psychological examinations, the Court of Justice of the European Union said in a Thursday ruling, after a complaint by a Nigerian national whose asylum request had been turned down by Hungarian authorities.
Govt Announces “Stop Soros” Law Package
- 24 Jan 2018 4:23 AM
- current affairs
The government has adopted a draft package under which “promoters of illegal migration” would be required to share data with the authorities, and would have to pay a 25% tax on donations from abroad, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér announced on Wednesday.
Szijjártó: Hungary Has Not Accepted Any Migrants
- 22 Jan 2018 7:59 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has not accepted and will not take in any migrants, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview to Saturday’s issue of daily Magyar Hírlap, emphasising the difference between accepting refugees based on the Geneva Refugee Convention and illegal mass immigration.
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Viktor Orbán: ‘Stop Soros’ Laws To Open New Chapter
- 22 Jan 2018 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s “Stop Soros” migration proposals will “create a new situation” in which “all, including George Soros can decide if they stop or continue organising and supporting illegal migration”, the prime minister told public Kossuth Radio on Friday morning.
Local Opinion: New OLAF Complaint Against Hungary
- 18 Jan 2018 7:46 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist accuses the opposition of using corruption allegations to veil their own misdeeds, after they urged the publication of a report by the anti-fraud office of the European Union which found irregularities in a project worth 40 million Euros.
Furniture Manufacturing Group Ada To Expand Its Hungarian Production Capacity
- 15 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
“Austrian-owned furniture manufacturing group Ada is expanding its Hungarian production capacity with an investment of 5.2 billion forints (EUR 16.8 million), towards which the Hungarian Government is providing one billion forints in non-returnable funding, 20 percent of the total cost of the project”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced.
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Update: Chain Bridge May Be Closed For Two Years
- 10 Jan 2018 6:12 AM
- getting around
Renovations on Budapest’s Chain Bridge (Lánchíd) and the adjacent castle district tunnel in Buda may begin as early as this year, according to a statement from BKK, the organization charged with running and maintaining the Hungarian capital’s public transportation and infrastructure.