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Government Office Chief: No Plans To Withdraw Higher-Ed Law
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nobody in the government has proposed withdrawing the contested higher-education law, János Lázár, the government office chief told a weekly news briefing. The EP resolution broaches the issue of the Central European University, he noted, adding that the government’s position is that everyone should be equal under the law and should abide by it.
Foreign Minister Met Netanyahu
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó was scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon. Szijjártó told MTI by phone that the agenda of their meeting includes settling details of a visit by Netanyahu to Hungary on July 18- 19.
Stock Exchange Palace To Be Revived
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- property
Reconstruction work on the former Stock Exchange Palace on Szabadság Square in the Fifth District will begin next year from an investment of €38 million and the first tenants will occupy the prestigious building by 2020, international property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle announced on Thursday.
Hungary To Increase Military Spending In 2018
- 18 May 2017 9:52 AM
- finance
Pro-government print daily Magyar Idők (Hungarian Times) reports that military-related spending is to increase HUF 73.6 billion in 2018 to HUF 428 billion, or 1.05 percent of GDP. This is an increase of 21 percent.
Budgetary Spending On Sports Has Grown 250 Percent Since 2010
- 18 May 2017 9:50 AM
- sport
The state budget for 2018 shows the government plans to spend HUF 237 billion on sports, reports 24.hu. That’s up from HUF 66.8 billion in 2010, a 254 percent increase since the Orbán government took office.
In Unprecedented Vote On Hungary, European Parliament Calls For Triggering Article 7
- 18 May 2017 9:46 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a resolution calling for sanctions against Hungary over rule-of-law concerns, in a move unprecedented in the European Union’s history.
Ambassadorial Series Lecture: "Update From Indonesia", 24 May
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Speaker: H.E. Ms. Wening Esthyprobo Fatandari, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Hungary Péter Balázs on Wednesday 24 May from 2 3 pm.
Info Provided By Former PM On Alleged Russian Blackmailing Of Orbán ‘Classified Data’
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Information provided by opposition Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány about the alleged Russian blackmailing of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is being handled as classified data at Gyurcsány’s request, the head of parliament’s national security committee said on Wednesday.
Upgrade Of Voluntary Reserves System Under Way In Hungary
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade of the Hungarian army’s volunteer reserves system is under way to meet the goal of tripling the number of such troops over the next nine years, a senior army official said on Thursday.
Government Office Chief: No Plans To Withdraw Higher-Ed Law
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nobody in the government has proposed withdrawing the contested higher-education law, János Lázár, the government office chief told a weekly news briefing. The EP resolution broaches the issue of the Central European University, he noted, adding that the government’s position is that everyone should be equal under the law and should abide by it.
Foreign Minister Met Netanyahu
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó was scheduled to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday afternoon. Szijjártó told MTI by phone that the agenda of their meeting includes settling details of a visit by Netanyahu to Hungary on July 18- 19.
Stock Exchange Palace To Be Revived
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- property
Reconstruction work on the former Stock Exchange Palace on Szabadság Square in the Fifth District will begin next year from an investment of €38 million and the first tenants will occupy the prestigious building by 2020, international property consultancy Jones Lang LaSalle announced on Thursday.
Hungary To Increase Military Spending In 2018
- 18 May 2017 9:52 AM
- finance
Pro-government print daily Magyar Idők (Hungarian Times) reports that military-related spending is to increase HUF 73.6 billion in 2018 to HUF 428 billion, or 1.05 percent of GDP. This is an increase of 21 percent.
Budgetary Spending On Sports Has Grown 250 Percent Since 2010
- 18 May 2017 9:50 AM
- sport
The state budget for 2018 shows the government plans to spend HUF 237 billion on sports, reports 24.hu. That’s up from HUF 66.8 billion in 2010, a 254 percent increase since the Orbán government took office.
In Unprecedented Vote On Hungary, European Parliament Calls For Triggering Article 7
- 18 May 2017 9:46 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament approved on Wednesday a resolution calling for sanctions against Hungary over rule-of-law concerns, in a move unprecedented in the European Union’s history.
Ambassadorial Series Lecture: "Update From Indonesia", 24 May
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Speaker: H.E. Ms. Wening Esthyprobo Fatandari, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to Hungary Péter Balázs on Wednesday 24 May from 2 3 pm.
Info Provided By Former PM On Alleged Russian Blackmailing Of Orbán ‘Classified Data’
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Information provided by opposition Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány about the alleged Russian blackmailing of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is being handled as classified data at Gyurcsány’s request, the head of parliament’s national security committee said on Wednesday.
Upgrade Of Voluntary Reserves System Under Way In Hungary
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The upgrade of the Hungarian army’s volunteer reserves system is under way to meet the goal of tripling the number of such troops over the next nine years, a senior army official said on Thursday.