353 result(s) for migrant policy
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
Foreign Minister Calls For End To Europe’s Migration Policy
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called for putting an end to the European Union’s “aggressive” migration policy, which he said was “against the will of Europeans”. “Brussels must be stopped,” Szijjártó said in an interview broadcast on public Kossuth Radio on Sunday morning. He insisted that Europe’s political leaders disregarded public opinion and acted against it, which, he suggested, ...
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Brexit Lesson: Politicians ‘Must Listen To Europe’s Citizens’
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important lesson of Brexit is that politicians must listen to the voice of European citizens and pay attention to people’s opinions, since it is not possible to govern against the people, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. In an interview to public radio, Rogán said that in the long term the most important question concerned what kind of European Union should follow the exit of the UK.
Gulyás: Brexit A Major Loss But Doesn’t Threaten EU, Hungary Economies
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Britain’s exit from the European Union is a major political loss but it does not put either Hungary or the EU’s economy under threat, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, said at the weekend. Hungary will continue to stand by its position that it does not want to live in a “United States of Europe” but rather in a Europe of nation states, Gulyás said.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Interpretation Of The Brexit Referendum
- 25 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of the stunning Brexit referendum outcome, pro-government papers wisely waited for word from the boss before they dared express any opinion on the subject. They didn’t have to wait long. At 8:00 a.m. Viktor Orbán began his regular fortnightly Friday morning interview on the state radio station.
Govt Spox: Hungary Not Responsible For Wave Of Migrants Last Autumn
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of migrants arriving in Europe last autumn soared after Germany’s announcement that they would all be received, so responsibility does not lie with Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in response to a recent report by German daily Bild claiming that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had misled the German and Austrian chancellors about the situation last autumn.
Orbán: Cultures Can Stand Side-By-Side
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We can live peacefully in proximity to the Muslim world but not mixed with it,” the prime minister said in connection with his recent official visit to Egypt. One who belongs to Christian civilisation must not be anti-Muslim, he told public radio. “We don’t want to take over Muslim rules and accommodate them in our lives ... we have our own principles for living; we respect theirs and expect ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: European Leaders Are Going Against The People
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders are going against the will of the people on the issue of migration and they should completely reconsider their policies, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio on Friday.
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
Foreign Minister Calls For End To Europe’s Migration Policy
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called for putting an end to the European Union’s “aggressive” migration policy, which he said was “against the will of Europeans”. “Brussels must be stopped,” Szijjártó said in an interview broadcast on public Kossuth Radio on Sunday morning. He insisted that Europe’s political leaders disregarded public opinion and acted against it, which, he suggested, ...
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Brexit Lesson: Politicians ‘Must Listen To Europe’s Citizens’
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important lesson of Brexit is that politicians must listen to the voice of European citizens and pay attention to people’s opinions, since it is not possible to govern against the people, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. In an interview to public radio, Rogán said that in the long term the most important question concerned what kind of European Union should follow the exit of the UK.
Gulyás: Brexit A Major Loss But Doesn’t Threaten EU, Hungary Economies
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Britain’s exit from the European Union is a major political loss but it does not put either Hungary or the EU’s economy under threat, Gergely Gulyás, deputy group leader of the ruling Fidesz party, said at the weekend. Hungary will continue to stand by its position that it does not want to live in a “United States of Europe” but rather in a Europe of nation states, Gulyás said.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Interpretation Of The Brexit Referendum
- 25 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the wake of the stunning Brexit referendum outcome, pro-government papers wisely waited for word from the boss before they dared express any opinion on the subject. They didn’t have to wait long. At 8:00 a.m. Viktor Orbán began his regular fortnightly Friday morning interview on the state radio station.
Govt Spox: Hungary Not Responsible For Wave Of Migrants Last Autumn
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of migrants arriving in Europe last autumn soared after Germany’s announcement that they would all be received, so responsibility does not lie with Hungary, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said in response to a recent report by German daily Bild claiming that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had misled the German and Austrian chancellors about the situation last autumn.
Orbán: Cultures Can Stand Side-By-Side
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“We can live peacefully in proximity to the Muslim world but not mixed with it,” the prime minister said in connection with his recent official visit to Egypt. One who belongs to Christian civilisation must not be anti-Muslim, he told public radio. “We don’t want to take over Muslim rules and accommodate them in our lives ... we have our own principles for living; we respect theirs and expect ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: European Leaders Are Going Against The People
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders are going against the will of the people on the issue of migration and they should completely reconsider their policies, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his regular interview to public radio on Friday.