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Orbán: Hungary’s Education Policy Remains Open To Foreigners Despite Migrant Crisis
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s education policy will remain open despite the migrant crisis and “we continue to welcome international students”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding the government will expand the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship scheme. Orbán told a reception for Stipendium Hungaricum recipients that they have all arrived in Hungary in a regulated way, they abide by the country’s laws and ...
Együtt Calls On Viktor Orbán To “Behave Like A Responsible Leader”
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“With such politics you are creating a divided Hungary that is sliding towards the east. While it might be in Fidesz’s momentary interest to fight this domestic political battle with Jobbik, it is contrary to the national interests of the Hungarians. . . . An isolated Hungary that is pointlessly at odds with Germany can only be weak and left behind.” – Viktor Szigetvári, Chairman, Együtt
Opposition DK, PM Parties Savage Budapest Várkert Bazár Restoration
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Shoddy construction and nepotism are the main features of the statebacked project to restore the royal garden pavilions at the foot of Castle Hill in Budapest, according to opposition parties that slammed the project. The neo-Renaissance Várkert Bazár, designed by iconic Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl in 1883, was closed off in 1984 and remained in an appalling state of repair until a project to ...
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.
Hungary’s PM: West On The Wane
- 2 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The era of western dominance in the global economy and the military as well as the “export of democracy” is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Budapest. The West is continually losing its influence and “we are right in the middle” of a global reshuffle of power, economy and politics, Orbán said. The focus of the global economy is shifting to ...
Lázár Voices Approval For Recent Hungarian TEK Arrests
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK is supposed to focus due attention to any extraordinary development, and did “nothing objectionable” when it apprehended six people last weekend, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Concerning the arrests, made under suspicion of terrorist activities, Lázár said that under such circumstances TEK must guarantee security and “it would ...
Socialist Leader: Only Left Capable Of Restoring Democratic Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although European Union institutions can sometimes block some of the government’s measures, only Hungary’s Left is capable of restoring the democratic rule of law, Socialist leader József Tóbiás said. “Replacing the regime of [Prime Minister] Viktor Orbán is our job and responsibility,” Tóbiás said at a conference organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Táncsics Foundation. Over the ...
Orbán: Hungary’s Education Policy Remains Open To Foreigners Despite Migrant Crisis
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s education policy will remain open despite the migrant crisis and “we continue to welcome international students”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, adding the government will expand the Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship scheme. Orbán told a reception for Stipendium Hungaricum recipients that they have all arrived in Hungary in a regulated way, they abide by the country’s laws and ...
Együtt Calls On Viktor Orbán To “Behave Like A Responsible Leader”
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“With such politics you are creating a divided Hungary that is sliding towards the east. While it might be in Fidesz’s momentary interest to fight this domestic political battle with Jobbik, it is contrary to the national interests of the Hungarians. . . . An isolated Hungary that is pointlessly at odds with Germany can only be weak and left behind.” – Viktor Szigetvári, Chairman, Együtt
Opposition DK, PM Parties Savage Budapest Várkert Bazár Restoration
- 9 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- property
Shoddy construction and nepotism are the main features of the statebacked project to restore the royal garden pavilions at the foot of Castle Hill in Budapest, according to opposition parties that slammed the project. The neo-Renaissance Várkert Bazár, designed by iconic Hungarian architect Miklós Ybl in 1883, was closed off in 1984 and remained in an appalling state of repair until a project to ...
US Congressmen Protest Against Hungary’s Hóman Monument
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Leaders of the Unites States Congress bipartisan task force against anti- Semitism have voiced protest against Hungary’s plans to erect a monument to Horthy-era minister Bálint Hóman, the New York-based Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported. In a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the body expressed “deep concern” about the monument, planned to be put up in central Hungary’s Székesfehérvár ...
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.
Hungary’s PM: West On The Wane
- 2 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The era of western dominance in the global economy and the military as well as the “export of democracy” is over, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a meeting of the Hungarian Diaspora Council in Budapest. The West is continually losing its influence and “we are right in the middle” of a global reshuffle of power, economy and politics, Orbán said. The focus of the global economy is shifting to ...
Lázár Voices Approval For Recent Hungarian TEK Arrests
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK is supposed to focus due attention to any extraordinary development, and did “nothing objectionable” when it apprehended six people last weekend, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Concerning the arrests, made under suspicion of terrorist activities, Lázár said that under such circumstances TEK must guarantee security and “it would ...
Socialist Leader: Only Left Capable Of Restoring Democratic Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Although European Union institutions can sometimes block some of the government’s measures, only Hungary’s Left is capable of restoring the democratic rule of law, Socialist leader József Tóbiás said. “Replacing the regime of [Prime Minister] Viktor Orbán is our job and responsibility,” Tóbiás said at a conference organised by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation and the Táncsics Foundation. Over the ...