360 result(s) for minister of defence
Families Of Perished Explosives Experts To Receive Over HUF 10M
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The families of the four military explosives experts who were killed when a post-WW2 Soviet bomb exploded on a former bombing range in eastern Hungary on Friday are expected to receive one-off payments of over 10 million forints (EUR 31,560) each in addition to other compensation, daily Magyar Idők reports.
Bomb Disposal Squad Killed In Action
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Four bomb disposal experts died and another sustained severe injuries when a World War II bomb exploded in the Hortobágy National Park on Friday. The four were attempting to defuse two 250kg bombs on a military shooting range near Nádudvar when one of them went off for unknown reasons.
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
2017 Budget Bill Targets Deficit Of HUF 1,166.4 BN
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s budget is expected to run a cash-flow-based deficit of 1,166.4 billion forints (EUR 3.7bn) next year, well above the 761.6 billion gap targeted for 2016. The 2017 budget bill targets revenue of 17,374.9 billion forints and expenditures of 18,541.3 billion.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
‘No Obstacle’ To Counter-Terrorism Action Plan
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost all obstacles barring approval of the government’s counterterrorism action plan have been overcome, a government official said after five-party talks on the package. An expert consultation will be held on the package on Wednesday and the government plans to submit it next week, meaning parliament can discuss it from April 25, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said.
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.
Families Of Perished Explosives Experts To Receive Over HUF 10M
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The families of the four military explosives experts who were killed when a post-WW2 Soviet bomb exploded on a former bombing range in eastern Hungary on Friday are expected to receive one-off payments of over 10 million forints (EUR 31,560) each in addition to other compensation, daily Magyar Idők reports.
Bomb Disposal Squad Killed In Action
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Four bomb disposal experts died and another sustained severe injuries when a World War II bomb exploded in the Hortobágy National Park on Friday. The four were attempting to defuse two 250kg bombs on a military shooting range near Nádudvar when one of them went off for unknown reasons.
Hungary Marks Heroes’ Day
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ceremonies were held throughout the country on Sunday to commemorate all Hungarian soldiers who died for their homeland. Addressing a commemorative event in Vámosújfalu in north-eastern Hungary, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said the Hungarian heroes who sacrificed their lives over the past millennium did it not just to defend Hungary but all of Europe.
2017 Budget Bill Targets Deficit Of HUF 1,166.4 BN
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s budget is expected to run a cash-flow-based deficit of 1,166.4 billion forints (EUR 3.7bn) next year, well above the 761.6 billion gap targeted for 2016. The 2017 budget bill targets revenue of 17,374.9 billion forints and expenditures of 18,541.3 billion.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
‘No Obstacle’ To Counter-Terrorism Action Plan
- 13 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Almost all obstacles barring approval of the government’s counterterrorism action plan have been overcome, a government official said after five-party talks on the package. An expert consultation will be held on the package on Wednesday and the government plans to submit it next week, meaning parliament can discuss it from April 25, interior ministry state secretary Károly Kontrát said.
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.