706 result(s) for mandatory
One Million Hungarians Sign Fidesz Initiative Against Migrant Quotas
- 2 Dec 2015 8:30 AM
- current affairs
So far, over one million people have signed ruling Fidesz’s protest against the European Union’s mandatory migrant quotas, the Fidesz group leader said. Lajos Kósa voiced his party’s commitment to going on with the signature drive unless the EU drops the quota system. He insisted that the quota system, now aimed at distributing nearly one million illegal immigrants already in Europe, is ...
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
Hungary’s PM: Attack On Paris Attack On Europe
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has been attacked and “we are also in danger,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament. Orbán cited President François Hollande as saying the Paris attacks were “an act of war”. France is a member of the EU so the community was also attacked in Paris. “This is our business, too. “What happened in Paris last Friday can happen elsewhere in Europe. “We are not safe either,” ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Paris Massacre In Hungarian Media
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing columnists believe that the Paris terrorist attacks struck a lethal blow to liberal, pro-migration ideology. Liberal and left-wing pundits, on the other hand, caution against fomenting anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments and accuse the Right of playing into the hands of terrorist organizations.
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.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Migration Mini-Summit
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a comment on the EU mini-summit on migration held in Brussels on Sunday, the leading online news site contends that the leaked road plan may indicate that EU member states have finally realized the importance of coordinating their policies.
Hungary "Must Be Protected" Against EU Migrant Quota Scheme
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has shown that it is indeed possible to stop the modern-day mass migration, but now a new danger looms; namely, the quota system against which Hungary must protect itself, the foreign minister told parliament. Péter Szijjártó said that the influx of migrants on its southern flank has abated but a new migration wave could hit the country from the west, and Hungary must protect itself from ...
Szijjártó: V4 Agree To Help Patrol Hungary’s Border
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrád Four countries have agreed that the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland will help patrol Hungary’s southern border, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, said in Luxembourg on the sidelines of a conference on migration and the western Balkans route. He argued that the migrant crisis is a global problem in need of a global solution and he criticised “several European leaders” who only ...
Szijjártó: Govt Asks For Parlt Support Against Migrant Quotas
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the group leaders of five parliamentary parties to discuss the country’s approach to the European Union’s decision to introduce mandatory migrant quotas. Speaking after the meeting, the foreign minister told journalists that most lawmakers “support the notion that Hungary’s national sovereignty must be protected.” Péter Szijjártó said that Orbán had instructed the ...
One Million Hungarians Sign Fidesz Initiative Against Migrant Quotas
- 2 Dec 2015 8:30 AM
- current affairs
So far, over one million people have signed ruling Fidesz’s protest against the European Union’s mandatory migrant quotas, the Fidesz group leader said. Lajos Kósa voiced his party’s commitment to going on with the signature drive unless the EU drops the quota system. He insisted that the quota system, now aimed at distributing nearly one million illegal immigrants already in Europe, is ...
Quotas Would Put Unacceptable Burden On Welfare System , Says Hungarian State Secretary
- 26 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union’s mandatory migrant quota scheme would put an unacceptable burden on Hungary’s welfare, education and health-care systems, the human resources state secretary said. The migrant relocation scheme, if implemented, would be unlawful, dangerous and would go against Hungary’s interests, Bence Rétvári said.
Hungary’s PM: Attack On Paris Attack On Europe
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has been attacked and “we are also in danger,” Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament. Orbán cited President François Hollande as saying the Paris attacks were “an act of war”. France is a member of the EU so the community was also attacked in Paris. “This is our business, too. “What happened in Paris last Friday can happen elsewhere in Europe. “We are not safe either,” ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Paris Massacre In Hungarian Media
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing columnists believe that the Paris terrorist attacks struck a lethal blow to liberal, pro-migration ideology. Liberal and left-wing pundits, on the other hand, caution against fomenting anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant sentiments and accuse the Right of playing into the hands of terrorist organizations.
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.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Migration Mini-Summit
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a comment on the EU mini-summit on migration held in Brussels on Sunday, the leading online news site contends that the leaked road plan may indicate that EU member states have finally realized the importance of coordinating their policies.
Hungary "Must Be Protected" Against EU Migrant Quota Scheme
- 19 Oct 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has shown that it is indeed possible to stop the modern-day mass migration, but now a new danger looms; namely, the quota system against which Hungary must protect itself, the foreign minister told parliament. Péter Szijjártó said that the influx of migrants on its southern flank has abated but a new migration wave could hit the country from the west, and Hungary must protect itself from ...
Szijjártó: V4 Agree To Help Patrol Hungary’s Border
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Visegrád Four countries have agreed that the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland will help patrol Hungary’s southern border, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó, said in Luxembourg on the sidelines of a conference on migration and the western Balkans route. He argued that the migrant crisis is a global problem in need of a global solution and he criticised “several European leaders” who only ...
Szijjártó: Govt Asks For Parlt Support Against Migrant Quotas
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the group leaders of five parliamentary parties to discuss the country’s approach to the European Union’s decision to introduce mandatory migrant quotas. Speaking after the meeting, the foreign minister told journalists that most lawmakers “support the notion that Hungary’s national sovereignty must be protected.” Péter Szijjártó said that Orbán had instructed the ...