2,101 result(s) for measures
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Hungary Takes Threat Of Terrorism Seriously, Says Orbán In Washington
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government takes the threat of terrorism seriously and has addressed the issue appropriately, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Hungarian public media in Washington, DC on Friday. orbánThe prime minister is in the US capital for the fourth Nuclear Security Summit.
Govt IT Network Attacked From Foreign Servers
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Hungarian government’s information technology network was repeatedly attacked from foreign servers over the past 24 hours but the attacks have been thwarted, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The attacks were in several waves and in the range of thousands.
Hungarian Army Fully Prepared To Protect Border
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian army is prepared to dispatch more than 6,000 troops to protect the country’s border should the migrant situation so require, the chief of staff said. There are currently about 2,000 law enforcement officers and soldiers patrolling Hungary’s southern borders, Tibor Benkő said after visiting the region over the weekend.
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 ...
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Hungary Takes Threat Of Terrorism Seriously, Says Orbán In Washington
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government takes the threat of terrorism seriously and has addressed the issue appropriately, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Hungarian public media in Washington, DC on Friday. orbánThe prime minister is in the US capital for the fourth Nuclear Security Summit.
Govt IT Network Attacked From Foreign Servers
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Hungarian government’s information technology network was repeatedly attacked from foreign servers over the past 24 hours but the attacks have been thwarted, the interior ministry said on Saturday. The attacks were in several waves and in the range of thousands.
Hungarian Army Fully Prepared To Protect Border
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian army is prepared to dispatch more than 6,000 troops to protect the country’s border should the migrant situation so require, the chief of staff said. There are currently about 2,000 law enforcement officers and soldiers patrolling Hungary’s southern borders, Tibor Benkő said after visiting the region over the weekend.
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 ...
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.
Xpat Opinion: Prime Minister Dusts Off Anti-Terror Bill
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal commentators accuse the government of exploiting the Brussels terror attacks for power and propaganda benefits.