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Hungary’s PM: Corruption Of Any Kind Not Tolerated
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
No corruption of any kind is tolerated, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament in response to a question by radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona. Orbán said it was inadvisable for Hungarian politicians or parliament to assume the job of the prosecutor’s office and the police. Referring to the case of Victor Ponta, who was forced to step down after outcry over graft, Orbán said, “I ...
Hungarian National Security CTTEE Head Calls For European Counter -Terrorism Force
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in need of an integrated intelligence and counter-terrorism unit, as the current level of cooperation among law enforcement agencies and secret services is inadequate, the head of parliament’s national security committee said. Europe needs to act immediately to significantly improve the flow of information among its intelligence agencies, Zsolt Molnár told journalists after the ...
Hungary Puts Forward Reasons For Objection To Mandatory Quotas
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has put forward ten reasons for the abolishment of migrant resettlement quotas, the justice minister said. László Trócsányi noted that Hungary had submitted its objections to the EU quotas at the European Court on Thursday. He noted that parliament had approved a law obliging Hungary to take action against the quota system. In a 25- page document, the justice ministry advanced ten ...
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.
Hungarian Planned Bomb In Romania
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian authorities have arrested a Hungarian far-right activist suspected of planning to detonate an explosive device during a march in Targu Secuiesc to mark Romania’s national day on Tuesday. István Beke, a member of the irredentist 64 Counties Youth Movement, was caught along with an associate with the help of the Romanian intelligence service SRI. Materials for making explosives were found ...
Hungarian Govt Office Chief: Illegal Migration, Terrorism ‘Go Hand In Hand’
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government believes that illegal migration and terrorism are inseparable and go “hand in hand”, government office chief János Lázár said. The threat of terrorism is growing in Europe, Lázár told his regular weekly press conference. Hungary will take the position to the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels on Sunday that it is ready to cooperate intensively in protecting Europe “in this war ...
Video Article: British Islamists Extradited By Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Terrorist Centre will today hand over to the British authorities at Budapest’s airport the two men recently caught by Hungarian police while travelling without identification papers on a train bound for Romania. The two, Simon Jonathan Keeler and Trevor Brooks, have been forbidden from leaving the UK without notifying authorities since 2009, following their convictions for supporting ...
Sziget 2016 Special Tickets Available Today, Interview With 'Island of Freedom' Founder
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for Sziget 2016 are now on sale, with special offers available for the first 24 hours. We've got the details from the super-man who founded one of Europe’s most popular cultural events. Also below you can now watch the best bits from Sziget this year - which XpatLoop.com asked founder Károly Gerendai about, amongst other related topics including his future. As you may know, he's one of ...
Region’s Olympic Committees Support Budapest Bid To Host 2024 Games
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The Olympic committees of 16 countries in central and southern Europe expressed their support for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games at general meeting of the European Olympic Committee in Prague on Saturday. The Olympic committees of Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, ...
Hungary’s PM: Corruption Of Any Kind Not Tolerated
- 16 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
No corruption of any kind is tolerated, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told parliament in response to a question by radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona. Orbán said it was inadvisable for Hungarian politicians or parliament to assume the job of the prosecutor’s office and the police. Referring to the case of Victor Ponta, who was forced to step down after outcry over graft, Orbán said, “I ...
Hungarian National Security CTTEE Head Calls For European Counter -Terrorism Force
- 10 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe is in need of an integrated intelligence and counter-terrorism unit, as the current level of cooperation among law enforcement agencies and secret services is inadequate, the head of parliament’s national security committee said. Europe needs to act immediately to significantly improve the flow of information among its intelligence agencies, Zsolt Molnár told journalists after the ...
Hungary Puts Forward Reasons For Objection To Mandatory Quotas
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has put forward ten reasons for the abolishment of migrant resettlement quotas, the justice minister said. László Trócsányi noted that Hungary had submitted its objections to the EU quotas at the European Court on Thursday. He noted that parliament had approved a law obliging Hungary to take action against the quota system. In a 25- page document, the justice ministry advanced ten ...
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.
Hungarian Planned Bomb In Romania
- 2 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Romanian authorities have arrested a Hungarian far-right activist suspected of planning to detonate an explosive device during a march in Targu Secuiesc to mark Romania’s national day on Tuesday. István Beke, a member of the irredentist 64 Counties Youth Movement, was caught along with an associate with the help of the Romanian intelligence service SRI. Materials for making explosives were found ...
Hungarian Govt Office Chief: Illegal Migration, Terrorism ‘Go Hand In Hand’
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government believes that illegal migration and terrorism are inseparable and go “hand in hand”, government office chief János Lázár said. The threat of terrorism is growing in Europe, Lázár told his regular weekly press conference. Hungary will take the position to the EU-Turkey summit in Brussels on Sunday that it is ready to cooperate intensively in protecting Europe “in this war ...
Video Article: British Islamists Extradited By Hungary
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Anti-Terrorist Centre will today hand over to the British authorities at Budapest’s airport the two men recently caught by Hungarian police while travelling without identification papers on a train bound for Romania. The two, Simon Jonathan Keeler and Trevor Brooks, have been forbidden from leaving the UK without notifying authorities since 2009, following their convictions for supporting ...
Sziget 2016 Special Tickets Available Today, Interview With 'Island of Freedom' Founder
- 24 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Tickets for Sziget 2016 are now on sale, with special offers available for the first 24 hours. We've got the details from the super-man who founded one of Europe’s most popular cultural events. Also below you can now watch the best bits from Sziget this year - which XpatLoop.com asked founder Károly Gerendai about, amongst other related topics including his future. As you may know, he's one of ...
Region’s Olympic Committees Support Budapest Bid To Host 2024 Games
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The Olympic committees of 16 countries in central and southern Europe expressed their support for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games at general meeting of the European Olympic Committee in Prague on Saturday. The Olympic committees of Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, ...