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Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Xpat Opinion: PM & Opposition Parties Discuss Migration Quotas
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Orbán convenes a meeting of the floor leaders of all Parliamentary factions to discuss Hungary’s response to the migrant quotas imposed by the European Union on EU member countries, against the resistance of the Visegrad Four, a left-wing analyst thinks it was a mistake on the part of opposition leaders to accept the invitation without preconditions.
Szijjártó: Govt Asks For Parlt Support Against Migrant Quotas
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the group leaders of five parliamentary parties to discuss the country’s approach to the European Union’s decision to introduce mandatory migrant quotas. Speaking after the meeting, the foreign minister told journalists that most lawmakers “support the notion that Hungary’s national sovereignty must be protected.” Péter Szijjártó said that Orbán had instructed the ...
Hungarian Govt Allocates HUF 200 M To Charities Supporting Migrants
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has recently decided to allocate 200 million forints (EUR 645,000) to three charity organisations helping migrants in Hungary, the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz said. Earlier in the day, civil group Migration Aid protested remarks by the prime minister, who said in Parliament that civil groups helping migrants had received significant financial support from the government.
Hungarian Left-Liberal Opposition Against Migration Related Amendments Tabled To Parliament
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal opposition parties protested against a package of legal amendments tabled in parliament on government handling of mass migration. Lawmakers began a twoday debate of the bills on Thursday. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) called the amendments “inhumane and vile” as well as unconstitutional. PM lawmaker Tímea Szabó said the amendments would not offer any genuine solution to the migrant ...
Hungarian Minister: Tighter EU Rules On Detention Lead To More Asylumseekers
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union regulations often pose obstacles to effective responses to the current big waves of immigration, Gergely Gulyás, deputy head of ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group, said. For example, the EU’s insistence on Hungary tightening the rules on holding refugees in detention brought about a rise in the number of asylum-seekers, Gulyás said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Hungary’s Left Promotes Immigrant Interests
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist parties continue to promote the interests of immigrants rather than those of Hungarians, the ruling Fidesz party said. The Fidesz parliamentary group said that “while Hungary and Europe are being overrun with illegal migrants”, the left was still “clowning around and filing complaints” instead of doing “meaningful and responsible work”.
Helsinki: Most Migrants In Hungary Fleeing War, Dictatorship
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of migrants coming to Hungary are not driven by economic reasons but are fleeing countries stricken by war or ruled by dictatorship, the co-head of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee human rights organisation said. Most of the migrants registered in Hungary over the past several weeks have come here from countries like Afghanistan or Syria, where they cannot be returned due to the ...
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Xpat Opinion: PM & Opposition Parties Discuss Migration Quotas
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Orbán convenes a meeting of the floor leaders of all Parliamentary factions to discuss Hungary’s response to the migrant quotas imposed by the European Union on EU member countries, against the resistance of the Visegrad Four, a left-wing analyst thinks it was a mistake on the part of opposition leaders to accept the invitation without preconditions.
Szijjártó: Govt Asks For Parlt Support Against Migrant Quotas
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met the group leaders of five parliamentary parties to discuss the country’s approach to the European Union’s decision to introduce mandatory migrant quotas. Speaking after the meeting, the foreign minister told journalists that most lawmakers “support the notion that Hungary’s national sovereignty must be protected.” Péter Szijjártó said that Orbán had instructed the ...
Hungarian Govt Allocates HUF 200 M To Charities Supporting Migrants
- 22 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has recently decided to allocate 200 million forints (EUR 645,000) to three charity organisations helping migrants in Hungary, the parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz said. Earlier in the day, civil group Migration Aid protested remarks by the prime minister, who said in Parliament that civil groups helping migrants had received significant financial support from the government.
Hungarian Left-Liberal Opposition Against Migration Related Amendments Tabled To Parliament
- 4 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-liberal opposition parties protested against a package of legal amendments tabled in parliament on government handling of mass migration. Lawmakers began a twoday debate of the bills on Thursday. Dialogue for Hungary (PM) called the amendments “inhumane and vile” as well as unconstitutional. PM lawmaker Tímea Szabó said the amendments would not offer any genuine solution to the migrant ...
Hungarian Minister: Tighter EU Rules On Detention Lead To More Asylumseekers
- 13 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union regulations often pose obstacles to effective responses to the current big waves of immigration, Gergely Gulyás, deputy head of ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group, said. For example, the EU’s insistence on Hungary tightening the rules on holding refugees in detention brought about a rise in the number of asylum-seekers, Gulyás said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Hungary’s Left Promotes Immigrant Interests
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist parties continue to promote the interests of immigrants rather than those of Hungarians, the ruling Fidesz party said. The Fidesz parliamentary group said that “while Hungary and Europe are being overrun with illegal migrants”, the left was still “clowning around and filing complaints” instead of doing “meaningful and responsible work”.
Helsinki: Most Migrants In Hungary Fleeing War, Dictatorship
- 13 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of migrants coming to Hungary are not driven by economic reasons but are fleeing countries stricken by war or ruled by dictatorship, the co-head of the Hungarian Helsinki Committee human rights organisation said. Most of the migrants registered in Hungary over the past several weeks have come here from countries like Afghanistan or Syria, where they cannot be returned due to the ...