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Golgotha Painting Covered In Hungary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Golgotha, the 19th-century painting by Mihály Munkácsy has been covered over at the Déri Museum in Debrecen, as its owner Imre Pákh has banned its further public display. Pákh brought the picture to Hungary for display along with the other parts of Munkácsy’s Christ trilogy, but the government declared the painting a protected artwork that cannot be exported after he rejected its purchase offer ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Hungarian Ministry Rejects Opposition Complaints Over Milan World Expo
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ministry of human resources rejected the accusations of two opposition parties made in connection with its organisation of events at the Milan World Expo. The article published by news portal Index contains “several lies” including the charges that the ministry had not met obligations for publishing data or that it would not be able to “account for its spending”, the ministry said. It is also ...
Migrant Minors Allowed To Stay In Hungary Even If Asylum Rejected
- 12 Aug 2015 3:58 AM
- current affairs
Around 7,000 migrant minors without accompanying adults have been registered in Hungary this year, and even if they fail to meet the criteria for asylum they will not be expelled, daily Magyar Hírlap said. The immigration office told the paper that end-June figures showed there were 6,529 refugee children without accompanying adults. They are placed in child protection institutions and a guardian ...
Hungarian Christian Democrat: Europe Unable To Tackle Migration Problem
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union leaders have shown themselves incapable of tackling migration issues, the “challenge of the century”, Péter Harrach, group leader of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told a press conference. Harrach rejected the “liberal and radical” position under which immigrants should be provided “unlimited” entry. He advocated an approach of “two-way responsibility”: the persecuted should be ...
Hungry Children In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Their refrigerators are mostly empty, but impoverished parents cook for their children every day in Rozsály and Tisztabercel, where the local government did not apply to the Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) for funds with which to provide hot meals to children during the summer break. The program would help hungry children, like the ones pictured here, but the local leaders were afraid that ...
Hungarian Government Publishes List Of Safe Countries
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The government has prepared a list of safe countries of origin and safe third countries that includes the Western Balkans where most illegal immigrants arrive from. The list of countries deemed as safe under the asylum law includes all EU member states and four candidates for EU membership, namely Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The fifth candidate, Turkey, does not feature on the list.
Hungary’s PM Accepted Tax Chief Resigning For Personal Reasons
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accepted the resignation of tax authority (NAV) chief Ildikó Vida due to her family and personal reasons, András Giró-Szász, state secretary for government communications, said. Vida first offered her resignation amid the unfounded US accusations late last year, but at that time the prime minister rejected it, Giró-Szász said.
Golgotha Painting Covered In Hungary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Golgotha, the 19th-century painting by Mihály Munkácsy has been covered over at the Déri Museum in Debrecen, as its owner Imre Pákh has banned its further public display. Pákh brought the picture to Hungary for display along with the other parts of Munkácsy’s Christ trilogy, but the government declared the painting a protected artwork that cannot be exported after he rejected its purchase offer ...
Hungary Rejects French Foreign Minister’s “Accusations”
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government rejects any “ignoble accusations” such as recently made by Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, a state secretary at the Hungarian foreign ministry told a press conference. Levente Magyar spoke after talks with the ambassador or France, who had been summoned to the ministry over his minister’s criticism of Hungary for building a fence along its southern border ...
Mayor: Shelter For Refugees In Budapest Temporary
- 1 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest does not intend to accommodate migrants in the long term and the shelter being offered is temporary only, the city’s mayor told MTI. The city’s management rejects any “cheap, political attempts” to suggest that the city is acting against the interests of its residents, István Tarlós said, commenting on a demonstration organised by the radical nationalist Jobbik party on Monday.
Hungarian Ministry Rejects Opposition Complaints Over Milan World Expo
- 26 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The ministry of human resources rejected the accusations of two opposition parties made in connection with its organisation of events at the Milan World Expo. The article published by news portal Index contains “several lies” including the charges that the ministry had not met obligations for publishing data or that it would not be able to “account for its spending”, the ministry said. It is also ...
Migrant Minors Allowed To Stay In Hungary Even If Asylum Rejected
- 12 Aug 2015 3:58 AM
- current affairs
Around 7,000 migrant minors without accompanying adults have been registered in Hungary this year, and even if they fail to meet the criteria for asylum they will not be expelled, daily Magyar Hírlap said. The immigration office told the paper that end-June figures showed there were 6,529 refugee children without accompanying adults. They are placed in child protection institutions and a guardian ...
Hungarian Christian Democrat: Europe Unable To Tackle Migration Problem
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union leaders have shown themselves incapable of tackling migration issues, the “challenge of the century”, Péter Harrach, group leader of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, told a press conference. Harrach rejected the “liberal and radical” position under which immigrants should be provided “unlimited” entry. He advocated an approach of “two-way responsibility”: the persecuted should be ...
Hungry Children In Hungary
- 6 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Their refrigerators are mostly empty, but impoverished parents cook for their children every day in Rozsály and Tisztabercel, where the local government did not apply to the Ministry of Human Resources (Emmi) for funds with which to provide hot meals to children during the summer break. The program would help hungry children, like the ones pictured here, but the local leaders were afraid that ...
Hungarian Government Publishes List Of Safe Countries
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- travel
The government has prepared a list of safe countries of origin and safe third countries that includes the Western Balkans where most illegal immigrants arrive from. The list of countries deemed as safe under the asylum law includes all EU member states and four candidates for EU membership, namely Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. The fifth candidate, Turkey, does not feature on the list.
Hungary’s PM Accepted Tax Chief Resigning For Personal Reasons
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has accepted the resignation of tax authority (NAV) chief Ildikó Vida due to her family and personal reasons, András Giró-Szász, state secretary for government communications, said. Vida first offered her resignation amid the unfounded US accusations late last year, but at that time the prime minister rejected it, Giró-Szász said.