648 result(s) for sanction
Cabinet To Examine Further Tightening Sanctions Against Illegal Taxis
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday will consider the option of introducing further sanctions against illegal taxi services, and it will also examine whether the taxi payment system should be electronically connected to the tax office, the National Development Ministry said on Tuesday, reacting to news of a demonstration held in Budapest by taxi drivers against Uber.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
Xpat Opinion: The Balance Of Two Years In Government
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst thinks Hungary has deviated from its strategic goal of catching up with the most advanced countries, while a pro-government pundit sees the past two years as a succession of positive developments in the economy.
In Élet és Irodalom, economist Éva Várhegyi claims that despite the transfer of substantial EU funds to Hungary every year, the distance in terms of per capita GDP ...
Lázár: Referendum On EU Migrant Quota Scheme “Decisive”
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of the European Commission’s recent package of proposals on reforming the EU’s refugee laws, the national referendum initiated in Hungary on the mandatory migrant relocation quota system will be “decisive”, the government office chief told a regular government news briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Dies At 94
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a liberal columnist remember the Communist hardliner, who was found guilty of involvement in war crimes. Former Communist leader Béla Biszku, who received a suspended sentence for involvement in war crimes passed away last Friday.
'Who Will Make America Great (Again)?', Hosted by International Diplomatic Student Association, 16 March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Consequences of the outcome of the U.S. presidential elections on the current world order. The International Diplomatic Student Association would like to invite you to its second public event in the spring semester of 2016 which will be a panel discussion focusing on the biggest question of the upcoming U.S. presidential election: Who will make America great ’again’?
Govt To Introduce New Sanction On Illegal Taxi Services
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The government is introducing a new sanction against illegal providers of taxi services, the development ministry said. As of March 11, parties found to be providing dispatcher services without a permit may be fined 300,000 forints (EUR 971), the ministry told MTI.
Szijjártó: Migration Pressure To Further Increase
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pressure posed by migration will further increase this year as circumstances triggering it will turn graver, the Hungarian foreign minister said in an interview published by Austrian daily Kurier. Hungary’s main objective in this situation is to prevent illegal migration and to secure its borders, Péter Szijjártó told the paper.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Visit To Moscow
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s meeting with Russian President Putin, left-wing analysts suspect that Putin wants to use Hungarian support to lift EU sanctions. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, think that PM Orbán pursued pragmatic Hungarian interests in Moscow.
Cabinet To Examine Further Tightening Sanctions Against Illegal Taxis
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The cabinet at its meeting on Wednesday will consider the option of introducing further sanctions against illegal taxi services, and it will also examine whether the taxi payment system should be electronically connected to the tax office, the National Development Ministry said on Tuesday, reacting to news of a demonstration held in Budapest by taxi drivers against Uber.
Hungary To Contribute Troops To NATO Mission In Baltic States
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has agreed to contribute a company of soldiers to NATO’s mission in the Baltic states in 2017, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said. Under the agreement, the Visegrad Four (V4) grouping of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and the Czech Republic will rotate their countries’ military presence in the region every three months. Each country will supply some 150 soldiers, Szijjártó, attending a ...
Xpat Opinion: The Balance Of Two Years In Government
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal analyst thinks Hungary has deviated from its strategic goal of catching up with the most advanced countries, while a pro-government pundit sees the past two years as a succession of positive developments in the economy.
In Élet és Irodalom, economist Éva Várhegyi claims that despite the transfer of substantial EU funds to Hungary every year, the distance in terms of per capita GDP ...
Lázár: Referendum On EU Migrant Quota Scheme “Decisive”
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In light of the European Commission’s recent package of proposals on reforming the EU’s refugee laws, the national referendum initiated in Hungary on the mandatory migrant relocation quota system will be “decisive”, the government office chief told a regular government news briefing.
Xpat Opinion: Béla Biszku Dies At 94
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative and a liberal columnist remember the Communist hardliner, who was found guilty of involvement in war crimes. Former Communist leader Béla Biszku, who received a suspended sentence for involvement in war crimes passed away last Friday.
'Who Will Make America Great (Again)?', Hosted by International Diplomatic Student Association, 16 March
- 16 Mar 2016 8:10 AM
- community & culture
Consequences of the outcome of the U.S. presidential elections on the current world order. The International Diplomatic Student Association would like to invite you to its second public event in the spring semester of 2016 which will be a panel discussion focusing on the biggest question of the upcoming U.S. presidential election: Who will make America great ’again’?
Govt To Introduce New Sanction On Illegal Taxi Services
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The government is introducing a new sanction against illegal providers of taxi services, the development ministry said. As of March 11, parties found to be providing dispatcher services without a permit may be fined 300,000 forints (EUR 971), the ministry told MTI.
Szijjártó: Migration Pressure To Further Increase
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pressure posed by migration will further increase this year as circumstances triggering it will turn graver, the Hungarian foreign minister said in an interview published by Austrian daily Kurier. Hungary’s main objective in this situation is to prevent illegal migration and to secure its borders, Péter Szijjártó told the paper.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán’s Visit To Moscow
- 19 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on PM Orbán’s meeting with Russian President Putin, left-wing analysts suspect that Putin wants to use Hungarian support to lift EU sanctions. Pro-government columnists, on the other hand, think that PM Orbán pursued pragmatic Hungarian interests in Moscow.