563 result(s) for quota
Foreign Minister Calls For End To Europe’s Migration Policy
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called for putting an end to the European Union’s “aggressive” migration policy, which he said was “against the will of Europeans”. “Brussels must be stopped,” Szijjártó said in an interview broadcast on public Kossuth Radio on Sunday morning. He insisted that Europe’s political leaders disregarded public opinion and acted against it, which, he suggested, ...
Opposition Parties Accuse Govt Of Seeking Exit From EU
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the government office chief reveal that the government aims at steering Hungary out of the European Union, Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi said in a statement. The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said that the government would seek authorisation to quit the EU through Hungary’s quota referendum in the autumn.
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Xpat Opinion: 68ers Blamed For Brexit
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság contends that identifying the migrant crisis as the root cause of the Brexit vote is misleading. Magyar Idők disagrees.
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Xpat Opinion: Brexit In Hungarian Media: What Comes Next?
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the implications of Brexit for the EU, and try to guess what it all means for Hungary.
DK, Liberals Criticise Hungary’s PM Orbán Over ‘Anti-EU’ Remarks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should stop pursuing his “anti-EU” policies and cancel the government’s national referendum on mandatory migrant quotas to be held in the autumn, the opposition Democratic Coalition said. “With the referendum Hungary, too, may end up finding itself outside the EU,” a spokesman for the leftist party said.
Referendum Against Forced Settlement In Hungary To Be Held In Autumn
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In consequence of the decision of the Constitutional Court, a referendum will be held against the forced settlement of migrants in the autumn as all obstacles have now been removed from calling and organising the referendum, Bence Tuzson said.
Foreign Minister Calls For End To Europe’s Migration Policy
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called for putting an end to the European Union’s “aggressive” migration policy, which he said was “against the will of Europeans”. “Brussels must be stopped,” Szijjártó said in an interview broadcast on public Kossuth Radio on Sunday morning. He insisted that Europe’s political leaders disregarded public opinion and acted against it, which, he suggested, ...
Opposition Parties Accuse Govt Of Seeking Exit From EU
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the government office chief reveal that the government aims at steering Hungary out of the European Union, Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi said in a statement. The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) said that the government would seek authorisation to quit the EU through Hungary’s quota referendum in the autumn.
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Xpat Opinion: 68ers Blamed For Brexit
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság contends that identifying the migrant crisis as the root cause of the Brexit vote is misleading. Magyar Idők disagrees.
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Xpat Opinion: Brexit In Hungarian Media: What Comes Next?
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum assess the implications of Brexit for the EU, and try to guess what it all means for Hungary.
DK, Liberals Criticise Hungary’s PM Orbán Over ‘Anti-EU’ Remarks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should stop pursuing his “anti-EU” policies and cancel the government’s national referendum on mandatory migrant quotas to be held in the autumn, the opposition Democratic Coalition said. “With the referendum Hungary, too, may end up finding itself outside the EU,” a spokesman for the leftist party said.
Referendum Against Forced Settlement In Hungary To Be Held In Autumn
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In consequence of the decision of the Constitutional Court, a referendum will be held against the forced settlement of migrants in the autumn as all obstacles have now been removed from calling and organising the referendum, Bence Tuzson said.