29 result(s) for shifts in Current Affairs
Trade Association: Prices Could Rise Due To Planned Legislation
- 20 Mar 2017 5:58 AM
- current affairs
The government’s new legislation proposal regarding trade will hold back development and could result in rising retail prices for certain products, the Hungarian Trade Association (OKSZ) said. Professional organisations were not consulted during the preparation of the proposal which obstructs the implementation of modern organisational methods and infringes upon the rights of consumers and the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Skipped EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On Trump
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As Foreign Minister Péter Szíjjártó demonstratively absented himself from the meeting where EU foreign ministers discussed the implications of Donald Trump’s presidency on Sunday, columnists across the political spectrum wonder if a more isolationist US would threaten European security.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Hungarian Police Asked To Give Back Overtime Pay
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police who worked extra hours on Hungary’s southern borders during the refugee crisis are being asked to return some of their overtime pay, Népszabadság reports. The work was performed in September and October, most often in 16-hour shifts. The explanation is that the officers have been paid for more overtime than they actually worked.
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.
Hungarian Prisoners Make Supporting Structures For Border Fence
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Inmates of Pálhalma National Prison are preparing the supporting structures of the border fence, a local ruling party politician said. The various work phases were presented at the galvanizing plant of DAK Steel Structure Ltd. on the perimeters of Dunaújváros Steelworks.
Construction Of Fence On Hungarian Border Starts Today
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of a 175km fence begins at 12 locations on the Serbian border at 6 a.m. Monday, following preparatory work last week, local news website delmagyar.hu reported on Sunday. Soldiers will take part in the construction along with 318 registered jobless who will be employed as public works staff in two shifts.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
New Hungarian Ambassador To US Calls For Strengthening Dialogue
- 13 Feb 2015 2:10 AM
- current affairs
All areas of Hungarian-US relations should be dealt with by strengthening dialogue, Hungary’s new ambassador to the US said in an interview prior to her departure to Washington, DC. Réka Szemerkényi said her professional experience in security policy would enable her to further strengthen this important area of cooperation.
Trade Association: Prices Could Rise Due To Planned Legislation
- 20 Mar 2017 5:58 AM
- current affairs
The government’s new legislation proposal regarding trade will hold back development and could result in rising retail prices for certain products, the Hungarian Trade Association (OKSZ) said. Professional organisations were not consulted during the preparation of the proposal which obstructs the implementation of modern organisational methods and infringes upon the rights of consumers and the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Skipped EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On Trump
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As Foreign Minister Péter Szíjjártó demonstratively absented himself from the meeting where EU foreign ministers discussed the implications of Donald Trump’s presidency on Sunday, columnists across the political spectrum wonder if a more isolationist US would threaten European security.
Xpat Opinion: Terrorism In Europe – A Clash Of Civilizations?
- 1 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative papers interpret the recent terror attacks as harbingers of a clash of civilizations in Europe. Left-wing commentators, on the other hand, fear that the civilizational war rhetoric is used by authoritarian governments to justify their methods.
Hungarian Police Asked To Give Back Overtime Pay
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Police who worked extra hours on Hungary’s southern borders during the refugee crisis are being asked to return some of their overtime pay, Népszabadság reports. The work was performed in September and October, most often in 16-hour shifts. The explanation is that the officers have been paid for more overtime than they actually worked.
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.
Hungarian Prisoners Make Supporting Structures For Border Fence
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Inmates of Pálhalma National Prison are preparing the supporting structures of the border fence, a local ruling party politician said. The various work phases were presented at the galvanizing plant of DAK Steel Structure Ltd. on the perimeters of Dunaújváros Steelworks.
Construction Of Fence On Hungarian Border Starts Today
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Construction of a 175km fence begins at 12 locations on the Serbian border at 6 a.m. Monday, following preparatory work last week, local news website delmagyar.hu reported on Sunday. Soldiers will take part in the construction along with 318 registered jobless who will be employed as public works staff in two shifts.
Meet Lajos Rig, Jobbik MP From Tapolca, Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Behind Jobbik there are expert politicians who know just what to do. . . . The platform of Jobbik was the same in 2010 and in 2014. . . . A year ago I wore gray socks. Now I wear black ones. My orientation and my thoughts are still the same." - Lajos Rig (Jobbik), winner of the Tapolca parliamentary by-election
New Hungarian Ambassador To US Calls For Strengthening Dialogue
- 13 Feb 2015 2:10 AM
- current affairs
All areas of Hungarian-US relations should be dealt with by strengthening dialogue, Hungary’s new ambassador to the US said in an interview prior to her departure to Washington, DC. Réka Szemerkényi said her professional experience in security policy would enable her to further strengthen this important area of cooperation.