353 result(s) for security risk
Lázár Voices Approval For Recent Hungarian TEK Arrests
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK is supposed to focus due attention to any extraordinary development, and did “nothing objectionable” when it apprehended six people last weekend, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Concerning the arrests, made under suspicion of terrorist activities, Lázár said that under such circumstances TEK must guarantee security and “it would ...
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
Hungarian Nat Security CTTEE Concludes Meeting On Századvég Case With Conflict Of Opinion
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee concluded a discussion about the case of Századvég, a think tank accused of handling state secrets, with a conflict in the opinions of party representatives. The case was put on the committee’s agenda by its chairman, Socialist lawmaker Zsolt Molnár, last week. Molnár then said that the committee sought a briefing concerning who among the think tank’s ...
Hungarian Business Leaders Continue To Press For Country Strategy
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian European Business Council (HEBC), a body of business leaders established by the European Round Table of Industrialists, continued to press for the creation of a tangible country strategy in an annual report released on Monday. The Council said such a strategy was necessary to make Hungary’s competitiveness sustainable.
US Ambassador To Hungary: Strong Europe In America’s Interest
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States needs Europe to be strong and the same is true the other way round, the US ambassador to Hungary said in Budapest. Colleen Bell told a Hungarian Atlantic Council conference that it is in America’s interest that Europe should be successful. Among current challenges facing NATO, she highlighted the Ukraine crisis which she said had developed as a result of “Russian military ...
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...
Hungary’s President Outlines Tasks Needed To Tackle Migrant Crisis
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and his Croatian counterpart, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, agreed that the migrant crisis is a humanitarian, criminal and security issue, and outlined the short, medium and long-term tasks required for handling it. The Hungarian president said short-term tasks in managing the crisis must include border protection, ensuring checks of all migrants entering any EU member state and ...
Hungarian Government Regards Quota System As Grossly Mistaken
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will initiate a parliamentary debate on the quota system in order to acquaint itself with the views of the parliamentary parties on the matter before deciding whether to contest the EU quota decision before a court, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at his press conference “Governmentinfo 24 – What does the Government do and why?” held jointly ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.
Lázár Voices Approval For Recent Hungarian TEK Arrests
- 27 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s counter-terrorism force TEK is supposed to focus due attention to any extraordinary development, and did “nothing objectionable” when it apprehended six people last weekend, government office chief János Lázár told a press conference. Concerning the arrests, made under suspicion of terrorist activities, Lázár said that under such circumstances TEK must guarantee security and “it would ...
Hungary’s Top Soldier Sees Indirect Connection Between Migration And Terrorism
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the Paris terror attack, the Hungarian Defense Force introduced serious measures to protect its bases and foreign missions as well. Meanwhile, military policemen have started patrolling Budapest’s main transportation hubs.
Hungarian Nat Security CTTEE Concludes Meeting On Századvég Case With Conflict Of Opinion
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee concluded a discussion about the case of Századvég, a think tank accused of handling state secrets, with a conflict in the opinions of party representatives. The case was put on the committee’s agenda by its chairman, Socialist lawmaker Zsolt Molnár, last week. Molnár then said that the committee sought a briefing concerning who among the think tank’s ...
Hungarian Business Leaders Continue To Press For Country Strategy
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian European Business Council (HEBC), a body of business leaders established by the European Round Table of Industrialists, continued to press for the creation of a tangible country strategy in an annual report released on Monday. The Council said such a strategy was necessary to make Hungary’s competitiveness sustainable.
US Ambassador To Hungary: Strong Europe In America’s Interest
- 14 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States needs Europe to be strong and the same is true the other way round, the US ambassador to Hungary said in Budapest. Colleen Bell told a Hungarian Atlantic Council conference that it is in America’s interest that Europe should be successful. Among current challenges facing NATO, she highlighted the Ukraine crisis which she said had developed as a result of “Russian military ...
NATO To Set Up Command Centre In Hungary
- 9 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO will set up new command centres in Hungary and Slovakia, Secretary- General Jens Stoltenberg said at a defence ministers’ meeting in Brussels. The new offices will be set up to complement the six existing command centres in eastern Europe, he said. The radical nationalist Jobbik party condemned “the government’s offer” to NATO to set up a command centre in Székesfehérvár, in central Hungary, ...
Hungary’s President Outlines Tasks Needed To Tackle Migrant Crisis
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder and his Croatian counterpart, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, agreed that the migrant crisis is a humanitarian, criminal and security issue, and outlined the short, medium and long-term tasks required for handling it. The Hungarian president said short-term tasks in managing the crisis must include border protection, ensuring checks of all migrants entering any EU member state and ...
Hungarian Government Regards Quota System As Grossly Mistaken
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will initiate a parliamentary debate on the quota system in order to acquaint itself with the views of the parliamentary parties on the matter before deciding whether to contest the EU quota decision before a court, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at his press conference “Governmentinfo 24 – What does the Government do and why?” held jointly ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Border Regime Threatens Asylum Seekers
- 21 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Press Release: Hungary’s new border regime denies access to asylum and exposes vulnerable people to violence and prosecution, Human Rights Watch said today. Thousands of asylum seekers and migrants have been trapped in Serbia as a result of the de facto closure of the Hungarian border since September 15, 2015, when a new border regime came into force and a border fence was completed.