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Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.
PM Orbán: Demographic Policies Key To Curing Labour Shortages
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demographic and family policies are the key to tackling Hungary’s labour shortages, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. The country is in need of more children and stronger families because if more children are born, more people can join the workforce, Orbán told public radio.
Xpat Opinion: Olympic Culture War In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
In their overall assessment of the Rio Olympic Games, Hungarian pundits interpret the performance of Hungarian athletes and the importance of sports in highly ideological and overly politicized terms.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Has Audience With Pope, Meets Christian Leaders
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had an audience with Pope Francis in the framework of an annual meeting of Catholic lawmakers, the PM’s press chief said. Orbán is participating at the annual conference of the International Catholic Legislators Network in Frascati, outside of Rome, said Bertalan Havasi.
Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Orbán Reaffirms Stance On Trump
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the topic of comments Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently made about the US presidential race, Brazilian daily Folha de S. Paulo noted that the Hungarian prime minister had said that out of the two major candidates’ foreign policy plans, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s plan was better for the EU.
Szijjártó: Europe, Hungary Need Turkey To Be Stable
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe and Hungary have a clear interest in Turkish stability, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Ankara on Tuesday. Turkey must remain a stable country otherwise migration pressure on Europe could grow “dramatically” along the Balkan route, impacting Hungary with similar repercussions as last year’s migration crisis, Péter Szijjártó said.
Hungary’s PM: EU Leaders Should Say ‘No’ To Quota Scheme
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European leaders should make a decision to say no to the European Union’s mandatory migrant redistribution scheme, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. In his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio, Orbán referred to the quota plan as the “flawed migration policy of Brussels bureaucrats”. European leaders should prohibit this scheme from being implemented, but the problem is that not every ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Calls For Setting Up Joint European Army
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán called for setting up a common European army. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a Visegrad Four (V4) summit in Warsaw, Orbán outlined a set of proposals in connection with the future of the European Union’s security policy, economic policy, institutional system, and common policies. He said security should be made a priority within the bloc.
PM Orbán: Demographic Policies Key To Curing Labour Shortages
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Demographic and family policies are the key to tackling Hungary’s labour shortages, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. The country is in need of more children and stronger families because if more children are born, more people can join the workforce, Orbán told public radio.
Xpat Opinion: Olympic Culture War In Hungary
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
In their overall assessment of the Rio Olympic Games, Hungarian pundits interpret the performance of Hungarian athletes and the importance of sports in highly ideological and overly politicized terms.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Has Audience With Pope, Meets Christian Leaders
- 29 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had an audience with Pope Francis in the framework of an annual meeting of Catholic lawmakers, the PM’s press chief said. Orbán is participating at the annual conference of the International Catholic Legislators Network in Frascati, outside of Rome, said Bertalan Havasi.
Lázár: Quota Referendum ‘Historic’
- 26 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Oct. 2 referendum on the EU’s migrant quota measures will be “historic”, government office chief János Lázár said. Voters are expected to make a clear choice and thereby strengthen the government’s hand in its political dispute with the European Commission, he said at a regular weekly press briefing.
US Holocaust Memorial Museum Urges Rescinding Bayer’s State Award
- 25 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Holocaust Memorial Museum of Washington, DC, condemned Hungary granting a state award to journalist Zsolt Bayer and called for rescinding the award. The USHMM said the award is intended to recognize individuals who demonstrate excellence in service to the country and “the promotion of universal human values”.
Orbán Reaffirms Stance On Trump
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On the topic of comments Prime Minister Viktor Orbán recently made about the US presidential race, Brazilian daily Folha de S. Paulo noted that the Hungarian prime minister had said that out of the two major candidates’ foreign policy plans, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s plan was better for the EU.
Szijjártó: Europe, Hungary Need Turkey To Be Stable
- 24 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe and Hungary have a clear interest in Turkish stability, the Hungarian foreign minister said in Ankara on Tuesday. Turkey must remain a stable country otherwise migration pressure on Europe could grow “dramatically” along the Balkan route, impacting Hungary with similar repercussions as last year’s migration crisis, Péter Szijjártó said.