852 result(s) for remarks
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Slams Austria Chancellor For “False” Remarks
- 23 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann “continues to make false statements” about Hungary, the Hungarian foreign minister said. Referring to an interview with Faymann published in the daily Österreich, Péter Szijjártó insisted that “just because it is repeated, a lie will not come true”. In the interview he gave last week, Faymann said that on September 4 Hungary had forwarded thousands of ...
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Rejects Luxembourg Counterpart’s Criticism
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Union should enforce Europe’s regulations rather than criticise those that already do so, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday. Referring to remarks by Jean Asselborn, the foreign minister of Luxembourg, the rotating president of the EU, Szijjarto said, “Hungary is one of the few countries in Europe that promote all EU rules concerning migration.”
Xpat Opinion: Demographic Lull In Hungary Continues
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the birth rate in Hungary continues to fall, despite government measures to encourage procreation, commentators cautiously wonder if some degree of immigration may prove unavoidable in the foreseeable future.
Xpat Opinion: Bill On Hungarian Undercover Agents Criticised
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent conservative commentators reject out of hand the idea that media enterprises could be compelled to employ secret service agents. The bill containing such a passage on ‘content providers’ is part of a 34 page package tabled by the Minister of Home Affairs in Parliament last week.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
Xpat Opinion: George Soros Blamed In Hungarian Media For Migrant Influx
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit lambasts the Hungarian American multibillionaire philanthropist whom PM Viktor Orbán named as a possible factor behind the current flow of migrants through the Balkans. A liberal weekly accuses those pushing anti-Soros rhetoric of groundless fear-mongering.
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: October 23rd - A Dull Anniversary In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2015 12:35 AM
- current affairs
The political rallies organised on 23rd October, the anniversary of the 1956 revolution were attended by very few people, for the first time since such meetings were allowed in 1989. Commentators analyse the context – dwelling on the most disparate factors, from the weakness of the Left to the migration crisis.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Slams Austria Chancellor For “False” Remarks
- 23 Nov 2015 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s Federal Chancellor Werner Faymann “continues to make false statements” about Hungary, the Hungarian foreign minister said. Referring to an interview with Faymann published in the daily Österreich, Péter Szijjártó insisted that “just because it is repeated, a lie will not come true”. In the interview he gave last week, Faymann said that on September 4 Hungary had forwarded thousands of ...
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Rejects Luxembourg Counterpart’s Criticism
- 10 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The president of the European Union should enforce Europe’s regulations rather than criticise those that already do so, Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said on Monday. Referring to remarks by Jean Asselborn, the foreign minister of Luxembourg, the rotating president of the EU, Szijjarto said, “Hungary is one of the few countries in Europe that promote all EU rules concerning migration.”
Xpat Opinion: Demographic Lull In Hungary Continues
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As the birth rate in Hungary continues to fall, despite government measures to encourage procreation, commentators cautiously wonder if some degree of immigration may prove unavoidable in the foreseeable future.
Xpat Opinion: Bill On Hungarian Undercover Agents Criticised
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent conservative commentators reject out of hand the idea that media enterprises could be compelled to employ secret service agents. The bill containing such a passage on ‘content providers’ is part of a 34 page package tabled by the Minister of Home Affairs in Parliament last week.
Xpat Opinion: US Ambassador Criticizes Hungary
- 6 Nov 2015 12:45 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s concerns about the state of affairs in Hungary, pro-government columnists are in no doubt that the US wants to pressurize Hungary into submission. Left-wing pundits, on the other hand, criticize the Hungarian government’s response and expect further US-Hungarian diplomatic skirmishes.
Xpat Opinion: George Soros Blamed In Hungarian Media For Migrant Influx
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government pundit lambasts the Hungarian American multibillionaire philanthropist whom PM Viktor Orbán named as a possible factor behind the current flow of migrants through the Balkans. A liberal weekly accuses those pushing anti-Soros rhetoric of groundless fear-mongering.
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: October 23rd - A Dull Anniversary In Hungary
- 29 Oct 2015 12:35 AM
- current affairs
The political rallies organised on 23rd October, the anniversary of the 1956 revolution were attended by very few people, for the first time since such meetings were allowed in 1989. Commentators analyse the context – dwelling on the most disparate factors, from the weakness of the Left to the migration crisis.