4,471 result(s) for new parliament
Hungarian Armed Forces Planned To Be Deployable In Case Of Terrorist Threat
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The defence minister will put forward a proposal next week on allowing the mobilisation and, if need be, the deployment of the armed forces inside the country in case of a terrorist threat, daily Magyar Idők said. István Simicskó will present the proposal for discussion by the five parliamentary parties next Tuesday. To effect the proposed changes, the country’s constitution will have to be ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Court Fines Man For Holocaust Denial In N Hungary
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A local court has fined a man for posting a comment denying the Holocaust in public, a court spokesman said. The man, a resident of Dömös, in northern Hungary, posted a comment on a community site last August in response to an article written by Slomó Köves, chief rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), on the Holocaust, Ferenc Szabó, of the Tatabánya court, told MTI. In his ...
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
David Cameron To Arrive On A Working Visit In Budapest
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay an official visit to Budapest, and will hold talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. According to the current plans, Mr. Orbán will receive Mr. Cameron in Parliament. Following their discussion, a joint press conference will be held in the Delegation Room of the Parliament.
British Prime Minister David Cameron To Visit Budapest On Thursday
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay a working visit to Budapest on Thursday and hold talks with Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, the head of the prime minister’s press office said. The schedule of the visit is still being prepared but Orbán is expected to meet Cameron in Parliament, followed by a joint press conference, Bertalan Havasi said.
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.
Xpat Opinion: Meet Hungary’s Deputy PM, KDNP Chairman Zsolt Semjén
- 5 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
(KDNP Chairman) Zsolt Semjén says 2015 was maybe the most successful year for Hungary’s national politics. The deputy prime mister told this to Kossuth Radio’s “Without borders” (“Határok nélkül”) program.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...
Hungarian Armed Forces Planned To Be Deployable In Case Of Terrorist Threat
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The defence minister will put forward a proposal next week on allowing the mobilisation and, if need be, the deployment of the armed forces inside the country in case of a terrorist threat, daily Magyar Idők said. István Simicskó will present the proposal for discussion by the five parliamentary parties next Tuesday. To effect the proposed changes, the country’s constitution will have to be ...
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Court Fines Man For Holocaust Denial In N Hungary
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A local court has fined a man for posting a comment denying the Holocaust in public, a court spokesman said. The man, a resident of Dömös, in northern Hungary, posted a comment on a community site last August in response to an article written by Slomó Köves, chief rabbi of the Unified Hungarian Jewish Congregation (EMIH), on the Holocaust, Ferenc Szabó, of the Tatabánya court, told MTI. In his ...
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
David Cameron To Arrive On A Working Visit In Budapest
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
On Thursday, British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay an official visit to Budapest, and will hold talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. According to the current plans, Mr. Orbán will receive Mr. Cameron in Parliament. Following their discussion, a joint press conference will be held in the Delegation Room of the Parliament.
British Prime Minister David Cameron To Visit Budapest On Thursday
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
British Prime Minister David Cameron will pay a working visit to Budapest on Thursday and hold talks with Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, the head of the prime minister’s press office said. The schedule of the visit is still being prepared but Orbán is expected to meet Cameron in Parliament, followed by a joint press conference, Bertalan Havasi said.
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.
Xpat Opinion: Meet Hungary’s Deputy PM, KDNP Chairman Zsolt Semjén
- 5 Jan 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
(KDNP Chairman) Zsolt Semjén says 2015 was maybe the most successful year for Hungary’s national politics. The deputy prime mister told this to Kossuth Radio’s “Without borders” (“Határok nélkül”) program.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
In his assessment of the year and the situation, he said that the national political program which the government initiated five years ago works “without bumps’”.
Jobbik Urges Parlt Response To ‘Unlawful’ Actions Against Szeklerland Hungarians
- 4 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has urged parliament to respond to what it says are “anti-Hungarian” and “unlawful” actions against Szeklerland Hungarians by Romanian authorities. Gábor Vona, the party’s leader, said he has requested that parliament’s foreign affairs and national cohesion committees hear at a joint session the Romanian ambassador in connection with “a series of anti- ...