229 result(s) for protection efforts
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
Felling Of Trees In Budapest City Park Halted
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Dialogue for Hungary party will file a formal accusation of abuse of office over the unannounced felling of trees in the City Park last week by city landscaping company Fõkért.
State Institution Paying Over The Odds For IT Services
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
A state educational institution with a history of procurement at astronomical prices shows no sign of improvement with its latest acquisition of IT services. As our investigation found, not only is the agency paying well above market prices to handpicked vendors, but it managed to select suppliers that formally do not even provide the services in question.
Hungary’s Tax Collectors To Knock On More Doors
- 16 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) is stepping up its efforts to collect back taxes, daily Magyar Idők said. NAV will send more of its staff to collect in person than earlier, deputy state secretary for excise tax matters Tamás Molnár told the paper.
Europe Divided Over Migration, But Hungary Stands Firm
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an interview published 29 December 2015, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said that Europe is divided and uncertain about migration, but Hungary takes firm positions on key issues. Together with Slovakia, Hungary has legally challenged the EU’s mandatory migrant quota plans at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg, he said.
Hungarian Police Sent To Patrol Macedonian-Greek Border
- 4 Jan 2016 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent off 31 police officers to take up patrol duties on the Macedonian- Greek border for a one month. The officers were given a send-off by János Balogh, commander of Hungary’s operational police force. Referring to Macedonia’s recently-built border fence aimed at stemming the flow of illegal entrants, the commander told the officers that although they would be serving in a new ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Eastern Partnership, Protection Of External Borders Priorities
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union needs to pay increased focus on its neighbours because instability in partner countries could pose a significant hazard for Europe, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said during a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels. Protection of the external borders of the community is a shared cause, he said, and urged a “much firmer” stance. Concerning the Eastern Partnership ...
Kövér: Education Key In Preventing Assimilation Of Hungarian Diaspora
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One of the key factors in halting the assimilation of Hungarian communities around the world and helping them to retain their identity is an education system which fosters ties with their motherland, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said. Speaking to public media in the run-up to Hungarian Diaspora Day, which is marked on November 15, Kövér said Hungary’s neighbouring countries with a ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s PM Orbán Meets Helmut Kohl
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators disagree on the outcome of PM Orbán’s visit to former Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Was their endorsement of Mrs. Merkel’s policies just lip service, to mitigate the impact of their misgivings over the way the migration crisis has been handled?
Felling Of Trees In Budapest City Park Halted
- 21 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Dialogue for Hungary party will file a formal accusation of abuse of office over the unannounced felling of trees in the City Park last week by city landscaping company Fõkért.
State Institution Paying Over The Odds For IT Services
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
A state educational institution with a history of procurement at astronomical prices shows no sign of improvement with its latest acquisition of IT services. As our investigation found, not only is the agency paying well above market prices to handpicked vendors, but it managed to select suppliers that formally do not even provide the services in question.
Hungary’s Tax Collectors To Knock On More Doors
- 16 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Tax and Customs Authority (NAV) is stepping up its efforts to collect back taxes, daily Magyar Idők said. NAV will send more of its staff to collect in person than earlier, deputy state secretary for excise tax matters Tamás Molnár told the paper.
Europe Divided Over Migration, But Hungary Stands Firm
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In an interview published 29 December 2015, Minister of Justice László Trócsányi said that Europe is divided and uncertain about migration, but Hungary takes firm positions on key issues. Together with Slovakia, Hungary has legally challenged the EU’s mandatory migrant quota plans at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg, he said.
Hungarian Police Sent To Patrol Macedonian-Greek Border
- 4 Jan 2016 3:30 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent off 31 police officers to take up patrol duties on the Macedonian- Greek border for a one month. The officers were given a send-off by János Balogh, commander of Hungary’s operational police force. Referring to Macedonia’s recently-built border fence aimed at stemming the flow of illegal entrants, the commander told the officers that although they would be serving in a new ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Eastern Partnership, Protection Of External Borders Priorities
- 15 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union needs to pay increased focus on its neighbours because instability in partner countries could pose a significant hazard for Europe, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said during a meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels. Protection of the external borders of the community is a shared cause, he said, and urged a “much firmer” stance. Concerning the Eastern Partnership ...
Kövér: Education Key In Preventing Assimilation Of Hungarian Diaspora
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
One of the key factors in halting the assimilation of Hungarian communities around the world and helping them to retain their identity is an education system which fosters ties with their motherland, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said. Speaking to public media in the run-up to Hungarian Diaspora Day, which is marked on November 15, Kövér said Hungary’s neighbouring countries with a ...
Video: US Ambassador To Hungary's “We Will Build a Stronger Bridge” Speech
- 31 Oct 2015 8:01 AM
- current affairs
US Ambassador Colleen Bell recently made numerous positive public remarks about Hungary, and also spoke of her country’s concerns - about corruption, a decline of freedom of the press, and xenophobic characterisations of refugees – during her speech on Wednesday 28 October at the Corvinus University in Budapest.
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...
She said Hungary was not a place where journalists were jailed or tortured, ...