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Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Xpat Opinion: A Cautionary Tale For Hungarian Art Collectors
- 18 Jun 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s artwork regulatory agency has declared that Golgota, one of three large paintings depicting the trial and death of Christ by the famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy on loan to Hungary, may not leave the country. The problem is that the painting is privately owned by a US citizen who agreed to lend it to Hungary on the condition that, should the government wish to purchase it, the ...
Hungary, Egypt Look To Boost Economic Ties
- 15 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- business
Economic relations between Hungary and Egypt demonstrate strong growth potential, foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said. Hungary sees Egypt as a strategic partner of prime importance, Magyar said at a joint press conference with Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Naglaa El Ahwany, held after a meeting of the Hungarian- Egyptian Joint Economic Committee in Budapest.
Hungarian Nat Roma Org Must Take Political Responsibility If Graft Allegations Proven
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Allegations of graft connected with the National Roma Self-Government must be cleared up and the organisation headed by Flórián Farkas must take political responsibility if it transpires that its people “stole, cheated or lied,” the government office chief said at a regular government press conference.
Hungarain Socialist Leader: Politics Based On Hate “Dead End”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the 10th congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s leader, József Tóbiás, called the politics of hate a dead end. A migration policy based on “internal solidarity” and “shared responsibility” in the EU would lead to a good outcome, he insisted. The Socialists have a common belief that all men are created equal, and no one should be excluded on ...
Hungarian Pilot In Stable Condition After Gripen Emergency Landing
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pilot who ejected during emergency landing from a Gripen fighter on Wednesday morning is in a stable condition in a Kecskemét hospital, the deputy chief of staff said. Zoltán Orosz told a press conference that initial inspections have shown that the JAS-39 C Gripen fighter can be repaired. Soon after taking off from the Kecskemét airbase, in southern Hungary, after 9am, the highly experienced ...
Hungarian Political Activists Deface Government Billboards
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian political activists across the country spent much of the weekend defacing or removing controversial billboards on “immigration and terrorism” erected at the national government’s behest last week. The activity is so widespread that undercover police have been ordered to keep watch on the xenophobic billboards.
Hungary Has “Growing Reputation In Brussels”
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The reputation of Hungary’s government in European Union circles is “constantly growing”, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said after talks with a vice president of the European Commission. At a press conference held jointly with Valdis Dombrovskis, commissioner for the euro and social dialogue, Varga said that although there were disputes ongoing between Hungary and the EU, these issues mostly ...
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.
Lawmakers Debate Migration Rules, Fence Along Hungarian Border
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers started a debate in parliament over an amendment filed by the government to tighten rules on granting refugee status in Hungary. The bill, submitted by three senior Fidesz officials, motioned to declare some countries “safe” in terms of immigration and declare that asylum-seekers arriving to Hungary from those transit countries should be denied refugee status.
Xpat Opinion: A Cautionary Tale For Hungarian Art Collectors
- 18 Jun 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s artwork regulatory agency has declared that Golgota, one of three large paintings depicting the trial and death of Christ by the famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy on loan to Hungary, may not leave the country. The problem is that the painting is privately owned by a US citizen who agreed to lend it to Hungary on the condition that, should the government wish to purchase it, the ...
Hungary, Egypt Look To Boost Economic Ties
- 15 Jun 2015 9:02 AM
- business
Economic relations between Hungary and Egypt demonstrate strong growth potential, foreign ministry state secretary Levente Magyar said. Hungary sees Egypt as a strategic partner of prime importance, Magyar said at a joint press conference with Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation Naglaa El Ahwany, held after a meeting of the Hungarian- Egyptian Joint Economic Committee in Budapest.
Hungarian Nat Roma Org Must Take Political Responsibility If Graft Allegations Proven
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Allegations of graft connected with the National Roma Self-Government must be cleared up and the organisation headed by Flórián Farkas must take political responsibility if it transpires that its people “stole, cheated or lied,” the government office chief said at a regular government press conference.
Hungarain Socialist Leader: Politics Based On Hate “Dead End”
- 15 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Addressing the 10th congress of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s leader, József Tóbiás, called the politics of hate a dead end. A migration policy based on “internal solidarity” and “shared responsibility” in the EU would lead to a good outcome, he insisted. The Socialists have a common belief that all men are created equal, and no one should be excluded on ...
Hungarian Pilot In Stable Condition After Gripen Emergency Landing
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pilot who ejected during emergency landing from a Gripen fighter on Wednesday morning is in a stable condition in a Kecskemét hospital, the deputy chief of staff said. Zoltán Orosz told a press conference that initial inspections have shown that the JAS-39 C Gripen fighter can be repaired. Soon after taking off from the Kecskemét airbase, in southern Hungary, after 9am, the highly experienced ...
Hungarian Political Activists Deface Government Billboards
- 9 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian political activists across the country spent much of the weekend defacing or removing controversial billboards on “immigration and terrorism” erected at the national government’s behest last week. The activity is so widespread that undercover police have been ordered to keep watch on the xenophobic billboards.
Hungary Has “Growing Reputation In Brussels”
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The reputation of Hungary’s government in European Union circles is “constantly growing”, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said after talks with a vice president of the European Commission. At a press conference held jointly with Valdis Dombrovskis, commissioner for the euro and social dialogue, Varga said that although there were disputes ongoing between Hungary and the EU, these issues mostly ...
Lázár: Migrants Rejected By EU Have No Place In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum-seekers returned to Hungary from other European Union states “cannot stay” in the country, János Lázár, the minister heading the cabinet, said at his regular Thursday press conference. “We are working to expel them,” Lázár said, answering a question concerning migrants who entered Hungary and went on to other EU countries before being rejected by them and sent back to Hungary.