330 result(s) for migration issues
Hungary’s PM Orbán: 2018 To Be Year Of Mass Debates
- 4 Jan 2018 12:02 AM
- current affairs
The year 2018 will be an important one for Europe, “the year of great debates”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a press conference after a meeting with Mateusz Morawiecki, his Polish counterpart. Orbán noted that 2018 would be the last full calendar year ahead of the next European parliamentary election.
Hungary To Solve Demographic Problems By Strengthening Families Instead Of Migration
- 22 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is dedicated to solving demographic problems by strengthening families instead of promoting and organising migration, the head of parliament’s welfare committee told a meeting of Visegrád Group family policy parliamentary committees on Thursday.
Hungary’s Government Agrees With Tusk’s View That Mandatory Quota Divisive, Ineffective
- 15 Dec 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government agrees with European Council President Donald Tusk that the European Union’s mandatory quota for refugees is “a divisive and ineffective way to handle the migration crisis”, the Hungarian government office chief said at his weekly press conference on Thursday.
2017 ‘Record Year’ For Hungarian Diplomacy
- 14 Dec 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
In his report to parliament’s foreign affairs committee, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó described 2017 as a “record year” for Hungarian diplomacy, noting that Hungary had been visited by the prime ministers of Israel and China as well as the Egyptian president. Further, the leaders of 16 countries were in Hungary at the same time for last month’s CEE-China summit, he added.
Soros: Refugee Issue Common Problem For Europe
- 11 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government concentrates on power and its own financial interests rather than the public good, George Soros said in an article published by the daily Népszava on Friday.
NGOs Say Hungary’s Govt Trampling Rights
- 8 Dec 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the LIBE hearing, representatives of Hungarian rights groups criticised Hungary’s government for restricting fundamental rights. Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, told LIBE that the government had systematically weakened its system of checks and balances, putting the fundamental values of the EU at risk.
Fidesz Proposes Resolution Rejecting Mandatory Migration Quota
- 28 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz is to submit a draft resolution rejecting the European Parliament’s (EP) recent decision which imposes a mandatory migrant relocation scheme without an upper limit on all EU member states, the party’s parliamentary group leader said.
Government Official Holds Talks With Bulgarian EU Officials
- 23 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s state secretary for European affairs on Wednesday discussed issues concerning the European Union with officials of Bulgaria, the country next in line for the bloc’s rotating presidency. Speaking after his talks, Szabolcs Takács said he and his partners — led by Lilyana Pavlova, Bulgaria’s minister in charge of the EU presidency — had discussed the country’s priorities for the presidency.
Pope Meets Hungarian Bishops
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- community & culture
Pope Francis received members of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the Vatican on Monday. At their meeting with the pontiff, the bishops discussed topical issues of Hungary’s Catholic Church and society, Bishop András Veres said after the two-hour talks.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: 2018 To Be Year Of Mass Debates
- 4 Jan 2018 12:02 AM
- current affairs
The year 2018 will be an important one for Europe, “the year of great debates”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a press conference after a meeting with Mateusz Morawiecki, his Polish counterpart. Orbán noted that 2018 would be the last full calendar year ahead of the next European parliamentary election.
Hungary To Solve Demographic Problems By Strengthening Families Instead Of Migration
- 22 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is dedicated to solving demographic problems by strengthening families instead of promoting and organising migration, the head of parliament’s welfare committee told a meeting of Visegrád Group family policy parliamentary committees on Thursday.
Hungary’s Government Agrees With Tusk’s View That Mandatory Quota Divisive, Ineffective
- 15 Dec 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government agrees with European Council President Donald Tusk that the European Union’s mandatory quota for refugees is “a divisive and ineffective way to handle the migration crisis”, the Hungarian government office chief said at his weekly press conference on Thursday.
2017 ‘Record Year’ For Hungarian Diplomacy
- 14 Dec 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
In his report to parliament’s foreign affairs committee, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó described 2017 as a “record year” for Hungarian diplomacy, noting that Hungary had been visited by the prime ministers of Israel and China as well as the Egyptian president. Further, the leaders of 16 countries were in Hungary at the same time for last month’s CEE-China summit, he added.
Soros: Refugee Issue Common Problem For Europe
- 11 Dec 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government concentrates on power and its own financial interests rather than the public good, George Soros said in an article published by the daily Népszava on Friday.
NGOs Say Hungary’s Govt Trampling Rights
- 8 Dec 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the LIBE hearing, representatives of Hungarian rights groups criticised Hungary’s government for restricting fundamental rights. Márta Pardavi, co-chair of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, told LIBE that the government had systematically weakened its system of checks and balances, putting the fundamental values of the EU at risk.
Fidesz Proposes Resolution Rejecting Mandatory Migration Quota
- 28 Nov 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz is to submit a draft resolution rejecting the European Parliament’s (EP) recent decision which imposes a mandatory migrant relocation scheme without an upper limit on all EU member states, the party’s parliamentary group leader said.
Government Official Holds Talks With Bulgarian EU Officials
- 23 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s state secretary for European affairs on Wednesday discussed issues concerning the European Union with officials of Bulgaria, the country next in line for the bloc’s rotating presidency. Speaking after his talks, Szabolcs Takács said he and his partners — led by Lilyana Pavlova, Bulgaria’s minister in charge of the EU presidency — had discussed the country’s priorities for the presidency.
Pope Meets Hungarian Bishops
- 21 Nov 2017 7:56 AM
- community & culture
Pope Francis received members of the Hungarian Catholic Bishops’ Conference in the Vatican on Monday. At their meeting with the pontiff, the bishops discussed topical issues of Hungary’s Catholic Church and society, Bishop András Veres said after the two-hour talks.