1,477 result(s) for migration
Top Court Ruled That EU Law Cannot Supplant Sovereignty
- 2 Dec 2016 5:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that when Hungary entered the European Union it undertook to practise EU laws in certain areas, but at the same time Brussels cannot violate the country’s sovereignty and it cannot harm its constitutional identity, government office chief János Lázár said in connection with migration policy.
Hungary’s Position Not Weakened In Brussels
- 1 Dec 2016 8:20 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s position in Brussels has not weakened as a result of the invalid referendum on European Union migrant quotas and the failed constitutional amendment, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor Navracsics said in an interview with daily Magyar Idők.
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
Village Bans Mosques, Homosexuality
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The wearing of burkas, chador and burkini, the construction of mosques and anything else that fails to consider the male and female relationship as the basis for a family is banned in Ásotthalom at the proposal of Jobbik mayor László Toroczkai.
Orbán: US Election Outcome Could ‘Change Things For The Better’
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the outcome of the US presidential election presents an opportunity to “change things for the better”. Speaking at a press conference in Niš, in southern Serbia, on the occasion of a joint cabinet meeting between Hungary and Serbia, Orbán said that “things will improve” under the incoming administration.
Govt Sets Up New European Diplomatic Posts To Handle Brexit, Migration
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has set up new diplomatic posts to handle tasks in connection with Britain’s exit from the European Union as well as migration and asylum-related tasks, government resolutions published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny show.
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
Foreign Minister: Hungary Protecting EU Borders With Own Funds
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Contrary to the statements made by the Italian Prime Minister, the Hungarian Government did not construct a fence on the border out of EU money; the people of Hungary are protecting the border of the European Union out of their own money”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
Top Court Ruled That EU Law Cannot Supplant Sovereignty
- 2 Dec 2016 5:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that when Hungary entered the European Union it undertook to practise EU laws in certain areas, but at the same time Brussels cannot violate the country’s sovereignty and it cannot harm its constitutional identity, government office chief János Lázár said in connection with migration policy.
Hungary’s Position Not Weakened In Brussels
- 1 Dec 2016 8:20 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s position in Brussels has not weakened as a result of the invalid referendum on European Union migrant quotas and the failed constitutional amendment, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Tibor Navracsics said in an interview with daily Magyar Idők.
Central Europe Can Become Engine Of European Growth
- 30 Nov 2016 7:34 AM
- business
Budapest and Warsaw are in agreement that central Europe can become the engine of European growth, Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of foreign affairs and trade, said after meeting his Polish counterpart Witold Waszczykowski. He said they had both agreed that Visegrad Group cooperation should be intensified, given changes taking place around the world, such as in US foreign policy and Brexit.
Village Bans Mosques, Homosexuality
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The wearing of burkas, chador and burkini, the construction of mosques and anything else that fails to consider the male and female relationship as the basis for a family is banned in Ásotthalom at the proposal of Jobbik mayor László Toroczkai.
Orbán: US Election Outcome Could ‘Change Things For The Better’
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the outcome of the US presidential election presents an opportunity to “change things for the better”. Speaking at a press conference in Niš, in southern Serbia, on the occasion of a joint cabinet meeting between Hungary and Serbia, Orbán said that “things will improve” under the incoming administration.
Govt Sets Up New European Diplomatic Posts To Handle Brexit, Migration
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has set up new diplomatic posts to handle tasks in connection with Britain’s exit from the European Union as well as migration and asylum-related tasks, government resolutions published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny show.
Government Office Chief: Fierce EU Debate Expected Over Migrant Quotas
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár has said European Union member states were likely to have a fierce debate over whether the bloc should adopt a mandatory migrant quota scheme or a more flexible one proposed by EU President Slovakia recently. Hungary rejects the mandatory scheme proposed by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Lázár noted at a weekly government press briefing.
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
Foreign Minister: Hungary Protecting EU Borders With Own Funds
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Contrary to the statements made by the Italian Prime Minister, the Hungarian Government did not construct a fence on the border out of EU money; the people of Hungary are protecting the border of the European Union out of their own money”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.