448 result(s) for reform in Current Affairs
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Press In Central Europe ‘Freer ’ Than In West
- 11 Jan 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Recent events have made it clear that the press has greater freedom in central Europe than in western Europe, Hungary’s foreign minister said. Péter Szijjártó reacted to comments from Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström made at a defence conference in Sweden on Sunday in which she referred to Hungary and Poland as countries that have introduced reforms which restrict the freedom of ...
Hungarian Armed Forces Planned To Be Deployable In Case Of Terrorist Threat
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The defence minister will put forward a proposal next week on allowing the mobilisation and, if need be, the deployment of the armed forces inside the country in case of a terrorist threat, daily Magyar Idők said. István Simicskó will present the proposal for discussion by the five parliamentary parties next Tuesday. To effect the proposed changes, the country’s constitution will have to be ...
Xpat Opinion: “Whoever Says That There Is No Poverty In Hungary Is Lying”
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Can I state my opinion? Will you write it down? Really? Then write this down: Who says that there is no poverty in Hungary is lying.”
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
V4 Premiers, Including Hungary's PM Give Cameron A Hearing
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime ministers of the Visegrád Four countries had a separate meeting in Brussels yesterday prior to the EU summit and were joined by British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss his proposals for EU reform. Cameron would like to restrict welfare payments to immigrants from other EU countries. However, the Visegrád Four leaders rejected that, saying it amounts to a restriction on freedom ...
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 ...
Official Meets Leaders Of US West Coast Jewish Organisations
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Senior government official Szabolcs Takács met leaders of prominent Jewish organisations and institutions and representatives of Hungarian organisations in the west coast of the United States. Takács, state secretary at the prime minister’s office, told MTI that he had held talks in Los Angeles with the leaders of Bais Naftoli Orthodox Congregation, the USC Shoah Foundation, the American Jewish ...
Hungary Offers Additional HUF 1bn For Fight Against Climate Change
- 8 Dec 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has offered to contribute an additional 1 billion forints (USD 3.47m) for international climate management and the success of the Paris climate summit on top of the 1 billion forints previously offered for the Green climate fund operating under a United Nations framework agreement, a development ministry official said.
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 ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Press In Central Europe ‘Freer ’ Than In West
- 11 Jan 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Recent events have made it clear that the press has greater freedom in central Europe than in western Europe, Hungary’s foreign minister said. Péter Szijjártó reacted to comments from Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström made at a defence conference in Sweden on Sunday in which she referred to Hungary and Poland as countries that have introduced reforms which restrict the freedom of ...
Hungarian Armed Forces Planned To Be Deployable In Case Of Terrorist Threat
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The defence minister will put forward a proposal next week on allowing the mobilisation and, if need be, the deployment of the armed forces inside the country in case of a terrorist threat, daily Magyar Idők said. István Simicskó will present the proposal for discussion by the five parliamentary parties next Tuesday. To effect the proposed changes, the country’s constitution will have to be ...
Xpat Opinion: “Whoever Says That There Is No Poverty In Hungary Is Lying”
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Can I state my opinion? Will you write it down? Really? Then write this down: Who says that there is no poverty in Hungary is lying.”
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Translation of “She survived cancer three times but Hungary has sentenced her to slowly starve” (“Háromszor legyőzte a rákot, de Magyarország lassú éhhalálra ítéli”) appearing in online daily nepszabadsag.hu on January 1st.
Hungarian State To Grant HUF 10 Million Aid To Couples Agreeing To Have Three Children
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The State will grant HUF 10 million non-repayable aid for the purchase of new homes to young couples who agree to have three children within ten years, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office announced at the press conference Governmentinfo 35 which he held jointly with Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács.
V4 Premiers, Including Hungary's PM Give Cameron A Hearing
- 18 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime ministers of the Visegrád Four countries had a separate meeting in Brussels yesterday prior to the EU summit and were joined by British Prime Minister David Cameron to discuss his proposals for EU reform. Cameron would like to restrict welfare payments to immigrants from other EU countries. However, the Visegrád Four leaders rejected that, saying it amounts to a restriction on freedom ...
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 ...
Official Meets Leaders Of US West Coast Jewish Organisations
- 10 Dec 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Senior government official Szabolcs Takács met leaders of prominent Jewish organisations and institutions and representatives of Hungarian organisations in the west coast of the United States. Takács, state secretary at the prime minister’s office, told MTI that he had held talks in Los Angeles with the leaders of Bais Naftoli Orthodox Congregation, the USC Shoah Foundation, the American Jewish ...
Hungary Offers Additional HUF 1bn For Fight Against Climate Change
- 8 Dec 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has offered to contribute an additional 1 billion forints (USD 3.47m) for international climate management and the success of the Paris climate summit on top of the 1 billion forints previously offered for the Green climate fund operating under a United Nations framework agreement, a development ministry official said.
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 ...