498 result(s) for hungarian justice minister
Foreign Minister Urges Support For Countries Looking After Refugees
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign minister called for more support for Middle Eastern countries looking after refugees, in an interview with CNN aired on Wednesday. Péter Szijjártó said the international community should provide financial aid to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and the Kurdish region of Iraq so those countries can help the “millions” of refugees stranded there. He said deciding who should be allowed ...
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...
Gyurcsány Wins Legal Case Against PM Orbán
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus Zrt., Ferenc Gyurcsány's company, sued Viktor Orbán because in May 2015 Orbán claimed that Altus is a bogus company created for the sole purpose of generating revenue from the European Union to finance Gyurcsány's party, the Democratic Coalition - Hungarian Spectrum reported. Orbán has to openly express his regret for ever having made such a statement.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
No Claims Of Responsibility For DoS Attack Against Hungarian Govt
- 7 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- tech
So far no one has claimed responsibility for the weekend distributed denial of service attacks on the government’s computer system, which either disabled or partially affected several government websites, the interior ministry said. The main victims of the DoS attacks were the websites for the Office for Administration and Justice, the government’s main kormany.hu portal and the ministry of ...
Minister Of State: No More Time To Waste
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“There is no more time to waste, decision-making shall be accelerated”, said Minister of State Barna Berke prior to the extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) in Brussels on 24 March. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, the Netherlands presidency has convened an extraordinary meeting of ministers for justice and security and representatives of the ...
Hungarian Govt Sends Response To EC On Criticism Of Asylum Law
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice ministry has sent a response to the European Commission in connection with an administrative letter concerning Hungary’s asylum regulations, daily Magyar Hírlap said, citing unnamed ministry sources. The EC has requested information from the government on four issues.
Hungarian Govt Outraged No One Accountable For Red Sludge Disaster
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government finds it outrageous that nobody has been made accountable in such a serious case as the red sludge disaster, which also claimed 10 lives”, Minister of State for Government Communication Bence Tuzson said on M1 Hungarian Television in reaction to the ruling by the Veszprém Court of Justice to acquit those charged with causing the disaster.
Foreign Minister Urges Support For Countries Looking After Refugees
- 13 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian foreign minister called for more support for Middle Eastern countries looking after refugees, in an interview with CNN aired on Wednesday. Péter Szijjártó said the international community should provide financial aid to Jordan, Turkey, Lebanon and the Kurdish region of Iraq so those countries can help the “millions” of refugees stranded there. He said deciding who should be allowed ...
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...
Gyurcsány Wins Legal Case Against PM Orbán
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus Zrt., Ferenc Gyurcsány's company, sued Viktor Orbán because in May 2015 Orbán claimed that Altus is a bogus company created for the sole purpose of generating revenue from the European Union to finance Gyurcsány's party, the Democratic Coalition - Hungarian Spectrum reported. Orbán has to openly express his regret for ever having made such a statement.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
No Claims Of Responsibility For DoS Attack Against Hungarian Govt
- 7 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- tech
So far no one has claimed responsibility for the weekend distributed denial of service attacks on the government’s computer system, which either disabled or partially affected several government websites, the interior ministry said. The main victims of the DoS attacks were the websites for the Office for Administration and Justice, the government’s main kormany.hu portal and the ministry of ...
Minister Of State: No More Time To Waste
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“There is no more time to waste, decision-making shall be accelerated”, said Minister of State Barna Berke prior to the extraordinary meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) in Brussels on 24 March. In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Brussels, the Netherlands presidency has convened an extraordinary meeting of ministers for justice and security and representatives of the ...
Hungarian Govt Sends Response To EC On Criticism Of Asylum Law
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The justice ministry has sent a response to the European Commission in connection with an administrative letter concerning Hungary’s asylum regulations, daily Magyar Hírlap said, citing unnamed ministry sources. The EC has requested information from the government on four issues.
Hungarian Govt Outraged No One Accountable For Red Sludge Disaster
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Government finds it outrageous that nobody has been made accountable in such a serious case as the red sludge disaster, which also claimed 10 lives”, Minister of State for Government Communication Bence Tuzson said on M1 Hungarian Television in reaction to the ruling by the Veszprém Court of Justice to acquit those charged with causing the disaster.