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Official: Brussels Wants To Ratchet Up Tensions
- 14 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It appears that Brussels is intent on ratcheting up tensions with Hungary and is uninterested in finding a solution to differences between the European Commission and the country, a justice ministry official said in an interview published by news site Origo on Saturday.
DK Criticises Government Plans To Change Rules Of Appointing Judges
- 1 Aug 2017 10:28 AM
- current affairs
Recent government plans under which “it would be easier for government officials to become judges” are another step in “dismantling democracy” in Hungary, the spokesman of the leftist Democratic Coalition told a press conference on Monday.
PM Comments On Topical Issues At ‘Tusványos’ Summer University
- 24 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Referring to his government’s earlier position that economic problems should be addressed through promoting childbirth rather than using immigrants, Orbán said that Hungarian families should have on average 2.1 children to make the country “biologically sustainable”.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Must Regain ‘Independence From Soros Empire’
- 24 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must regain its “independence from the empire” of US billionaire George Soros, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) summer university, in central Romania, on Saturday.
Szijjártó: Europe Facing Unmatched Terrorist Threat
- 20 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is facing the biggest terrorist threat of all time, so clear communication and resolute action are needed to protect Europeans, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said during a break in the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. Recent events have demonstrated that earlier methods for integration have failed and there are huge tensions in European societies, he said.
Schulz Criticises Orbán Over EU Funds
- 15 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
German Social Democrat candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz has lashed out at Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, saying it is unacceptable for a country to take EU funds while resisting its policy in other areas.
Orbán: Border Fence Will Stand As Long As I Am PM
- 13 Jun 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised that the border fence along Hungary’s southern border would stand as long as he is the prime minister. Addressing parliament, Orbán said that as long as Fidesz and the Christian Democrats governed Hungary, the government will not yield to Brussels’ “blackmails” and will refuse to accept mandatory migrant quotas.
Government Office Chief: Critics Of Public Survey ‘Do Not Understand Democracy’
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Office Chief said that critics of the government’s “national consultation” failed to understand the essence of democracy; the public survey is about fully effectuating democracy. It is right for the government to ask people their opinion regarding various important issues, and this applies to the period between elections, too, Lázár said.
Orbán’s Speech At Plenary Session Of The European Parliament
- 27 Apr 2017 10:04 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government’s dedication to the European Union is “unquestionable” but in many respects, the government is dissatisfied with the operations of the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a plenary session of the European Parliament on Wednesday.
Official: Brussels Wants To Ratchet Up Tensions
- 14 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
It appears that Brussels is intent on ratcheting up tensions with Hungary and is uninterested in finding a solution to differences between the European Commission and the country, a justice ministry official said in an interview published by news site Origo on Saturday.
DK Criticises Government Plans To Change Rules Of Appointing Judges
- 1 Aug 2017 10:28 AM
- current affairs
Recent government plans under which “it would be easier for government officials to become judges” are another step in “dismantling democracy” in Hungary, the spokesman of the leftist Democratic Coalition told a press conference on Monday.
PM Comments On Topical Issues At ‘Tusványos’ Summer University
- 24 Jul 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Referring to his government’s earlier position that economic problems should be addressed through promoting childbirth rather than using immigrants, Orbán said that Hungarian families should have on average 2.1 children to make the country “biologically sustainable”.
Viktor Orbán: Europe Must Regain ‘Independence From Soros Empire’
- 24 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must regain its “independence from the empire” of US billionaire George Soros, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) summer university, in central Romania, on Saturday.
Szijjártó: Europe Facing Unmatched Terrorist Threat
- 20 Jun 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is facing the biggest terrorist threat of all time, so clear communication and resolute action are needed to protect Europeans, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said during a break in the meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. Recent events have demonstrated that earlier methods for integration have failed and there are huge tensions in European societies, he said.
Schulz Criticises Orbán Over EU Funds
- 15 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
German Social Democrat candidate for chancellor Martin Schulz has lashed out at Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, saying it is unacceptable for a country to take EU funds while resisting its policy in other areas.
Orbán: Border Fence Will Stand As Long As I Am PM
- 13 Jun 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has promised that the border fence along Hungary’s southern border would stand as long as he is the prime minister. Addressing parliament, Orbán said that as long as Fidesz and the Christian Democrats governed Hungary, the government will not yield to Brussels’ “blackmails” and will refuse to accept mandatory migrant quotas.
Government Office Chief: Critics Of Public Survey ‘Do Not Understand Democracy’
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Office Chief said that critics of the government’s “national consultation” failed to understand the essence of democracy; the public survey is about fully effectuating democracy. It is right for the government to ask people their opinion regarding various important issues, and this applies to the period between elections, too, Lázár said.
Orbán’s Speech At Plenary Session Of The European Parliament
- 27 Apr 2017 10:04 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government’s dedication to the European Union is “unquestionable” but in many respects, the government is dissatisfied with the operations of the EU, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a plenary session of the European Parliament on Wednesday.