167 result(s) for local councils
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Hungary In Talks With Brussels On More Than HUF 600BN Of Funding
- 8 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary is still in talks with the European Commission on more than 600 billion forints (EUR 1.92bn) in European Union funding for the 2007- 2013 period, state secretary Péter Benő Banai said. A Monday release by the economy ministry showed Hungary’s cash-flowbased budget deficit, excluding local councils, reached 970.7 billion forints at the end of November or 108.8% of the full-year target.
Mandatory For Hungarian Local Councils To Provide Meals For Children In School Holidays From 2016
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will propose to parliament that local councils should be obliged to provide free meals for needy children during all school holidays from Jan. 1, a state secretary of the human resources ministry announced. Károly Czibere said that the government will fully reimburse municipalities and 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) in 2016 will be made available.
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.
Lazar: Euratom Clears Paks Upgrade Contracts
- 11 Sep 2015 11:02 AM
- business
The Euratom Supply Agency has reviewed contracts for the Paks nuclear reactor development project and determined they are fully in line with the EU legal framework, government office chief Janos Lazar said on Thursday. Euratom informed the government on September 7 that the contracts for the Paks development comply with all technical, energy policy and environmental protection requirements, Lazar ...
Refugee Camps In Hungary To Receive National Security Institution Status
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Refugee camps in Hungary are to receive national security institution status under a government decree currently being prepared, daily Napi Gazdaság said. Under the related decree, local councils will not be permitted to hinder the setting up of migrant reception centres and the construction of the border fence, the paper said. Several sections of the government decree on city development and ...
Hungarian Minister Calls For Stronger Int Cooperation In Media
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a need for stronger and more direct international cooperation in the media, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told public radio, commenting on talks with Britain’s culture, media and sport minister John Whittingdale. They discussed a draft European Commission directive on protecting children’s rights and human rights by enforcing the regulations in the “country of origin” where the ...
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Hungary In Talks With Brussels On More Than HUF 600BN Of Funding
- 8 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Hungary is still in talks with the European Commission on more than 600 billion forints (EUR 1.92bn) in European Union funding for the 2007- 2013 period, state secretary Péter Benő Banai said. A Monday release by the economy ministry showed Hungary’s cash-flowbased budget deficit, excluding local councils, reached 970.7 billion forints at the end of November or 108.8% of the full-year target.
Mandatory For Hungarian Local Councils To Provide Meals For Children In School Holidays From 2016
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will propose to parliament that local councils should be obliged to provide free meals for needy children during all school holidays from Jan. 1, a state secretary of the human resources ministry announced. Károly Czibere said that the government will fully reimburse municipalities and 4.5 billion forints (EUR 14.4m) in 2016 will be made available.
Nearly 1,000 EU - Financed Development Projects Delayed
- 4 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
A total of 962 development projects co-financed by the European Union are currently delayed, business daily Világgazdaság reported. Citing cabinet office information, the paper said that at the end of the third quarter the state sector and local councils were 150 billion forints (EUR 480m) behind schedule in taking up EU monies.
Lazar: Euratom Clears Paks Upgrade Contracts
- 11 Sep 2015 11:02 AM
- business
The Euratom Supply Agency has reviewed contracts for the Paks nuclear reactor development project and determined they are fully in line with the EU legal framework, government office chief Janos Lazar said on Thursday. Euratom informed the government on September 7 that the contracts for the Paks development comply with all technical, energy policy and environmental protection requirements, Lazar ...
Refugee Camps In Hungary To Receive National Security Institution Status
- 17 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Refugee camps in Hungary are to receive national security institution status under a government decree currently being prepared, daily Napi Gazdaság said. Under the related decree, local councils will not be permitted to hinder the setting up of migrant reception centres and the construction of the border fence, the paper said. Several sections of the government decree on city development and ...
Hungarian Minister Calls For Stronger Int Cooperation In Media
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
There is a need for stronger and more direct international cooperation in the media, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told public radio, commenting on talks with Britain’s culture, media and sport minister John Whittingdale. They discussed a draft European Commission directive on protecting children’s rights and human rights by enforcing the regulations in the “country of origin” where the ...
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.