147 result(s) for municipality in Current Affairs
A Hungarian Micro-Party Calls For Boycott On Jobbik
- 16 Aug 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on Hungary’s “democratic” opposition not to cooperate with opposition Jobbik Party, which the Liberals see as “gravely anti-democratic and racist”. Liberal executive Ádám Sermer told a press conference on Tuesday that Jobbik would not want to lose its far-right voters, and has helped establish the Power and Determination movement, a radical force close to Jobbik, to ...
Contaminated Water Claims Baseless
- 11 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Several media outlets have reported that the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a warning to American tourists about the consumption of tap water in Hungary. However, the director of Alföldvíz Attila Rung claims there is nothing wrong with the water in Hungary, its quality is checked constantly in accredited laboratories and it is perfectly safe.
Photo Article: PM Orbán Aims To Develop State That People Trust
- 6 Mar 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims to develop a state that people trust and that helps the success of the people and businesses, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday at the opening of an administrative center in Szigetszentmiklós, south of Budapest.
Court Fines Man Vandalising Opposition Signature Drive’s Booth
- 15 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has fined a rowdy man 150,000 forints (EUR 487) for vandalising a stall at which signatures were collected to support a referendum on Budapest’s Olympic plans.
Bodies Of Victims Of Verona Bus Tragedy Are Expected To Return To Budapest On Friday
- 1 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The bodies of the victims of the Verona bus tragedy are expected to be returned home to Budapest on Friday”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik Mayor’s Stunt To Ban The Burqa And “Homosexual Propaganda”
- 1 Dec 2016 8:19 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a Jobbik mayor’s anti-burqa and anti-gay decree as a mere stunt, and likens his small municipality to a lunatic asylum. His pro-government counterpart thinks Jobbik voters may be left puzzled and clueless about the party’s ideological direction.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Rainbow-Colored School Fence Subject Of Controversy In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Pomáz, a small town near the capital Budapest, have complained about the new fence of a local school because it reminds them of the rainbow colors of the Pride movement, supporting the rights of LGBTI communities.
Hungary Contributes Water, Food, Experts To Macedonia Flood Relief Efforts
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian embassy in Skopje has offered 1,000 litres of bottled water to the capital’s floodhit Gazi Baba municipality.
A Hungarian Micro-Party Calls For Boycott On Jobbik
- 16 Aug 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on Hungary’s “democratic” opposition not to cooperate with opposition Jobbik Party, which the Liberals see as “gravely anti-democratic and racist”. Liberal executive Ádám Sermer told a press conference on Tuesday that Jobbik would not want to lose its far-right voters, and has helped establish the Power and Determination movement, a radical force close to Jobbik, to ...
Contaminated Water Claims Baseless
- 11 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Several media outlets have reported that the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a warning to American tourists about the consumption of tap water in Hungary. However, the director of Alföldvíz Attila Rung claims there is nothing wrong with the water in Hungary, its quality is checked constantly in accredited laboratories and it is perfectly safe.
Photo Article: PM Orbán Aims To Develop State That People Trust
- 6 Mar 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The government aims to develop a state that people trust and that helps the success of the people and businesses, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday at the opening of an administrative center in Szigetszentmiklós, south of Budapest.
Court Fines Man Vandalising Opposition Signature Drive’s Booth
- 15 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court has fined a rowdy man 150,000 forints (EUR 487) for vandalising a stall at which signatures were collected to support a referendum on Budapest’s Olympic plans.
Bodies Of Victims Of Verona Bus Tragedy Are Expected To Return To Budapest On Friday
- 1 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The bodies of the victims of the Verona bus tragedy are expected to be returned home to Budapest on Friday”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said at a press conference.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik Mayor’s Stunt To Ban The Burqa And “Homosexual Propaganda”
- 1 Dec 2016 8:19 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator dismisses a Jobbik mayor’s anti-burqa and anti-gay decree as a mere stunt, and likens his small municipality to a lunatic asylum. His pro-government counterpart thinks Jobbik voters may be left puzzled and clueless about the party’s ideological direction.
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Rainbow-Colored School Fence Subject Of Controversy In Hungary
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents of Pomáz, a small town near the capital Budapest, have complained about the new fence of a local school because it reminds them of the rainbow colors of the Pride movement, supporting the rights of LGBTI communities.
Hungary Contributes Water, Food, Experts To Macedonia Flood Relief Efforts
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent multiple types of aid to Macedonia to assist relief efforts in that country as it struggles to clean up after heavy floods unleashed by a severe storm last week, the foreign ministry said. The Hungarian embassy in Skopje has offered 1,000 litres of bottled water to the capital’s floodhit Gazi Baba municipality.