303 result(s) for special measures
COE: Hungary Needs To Do More To Fight Discrimination Against Roma
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most national minority representatives have reported an overall favourable situation in Hungary but there are several issues that need to be resolved, such as systemic discrimination and inequality in all fields of life suffered by the Roma, the Council of Europe (CoE) advisory committee on the framework convention for the protection of national minorities said in its latest report.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.
Nat Sec CTTEE: Turkey Situation Could Worsen Migrant Crisis
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Turkey could worsen Europe’s migration crisis, the head and deputy head of parliament’s national security committee said after a committee session. The state of domestic politics in Turkey has changed, and there is a serious threat that it could ignite a migration wave through the Balkan route similar to the wave seen last year, Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s head, said.
Brexit Interview With Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 Jul 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Q1. What does the Leave vote mean for expats rights to live, work, retire, collect a pension, in EU countries such as Hungary?
Survey Shows Hungarians Open To Refugees, Reject Economic Migrants
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two-thirds of Hungarians would be willing to take in genuine refugees but most reject economic migrants according to a recent survey prepared by the Migration Research Institute and made available to MTI. According to the survey prepared between May 17 and June 4 by interviewing 2,000 people, the majority of Hungarians believe that the current wave of migrants is mostly made up of economic ...
New Counter-Terrorism Centre, Special Set Of Tasks
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Under the bill approved by parliament to set up a Counter-terrorism Information and Criminal Analysis Centre (TIBEK), the rules of data handling by the institution will not be the same as in the case of other national security services. For instance, TIBEK will not be authorised to secretly collect data.
Parties Divided On Counter-Terrorism Constitutional Amendment Proposal
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties were divided on a constitutional amendment proposal aimed at managing terrorist threats after a debate on the bill in parliament’s defence and national security committees. The leftist opposition argued that the amendment is unnecessary while the radical nationalist Jobbik chose to withhold judgment on it for the time being.
Gilbert Ash Secures £2m Budapest Embassy Project
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Belfast based construction business Gilbert-Ash Fit-Out has been appointed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to complete a significant refurbishment project for the British Embassy in Budapest, in a contract worth £2m.
The project, which will begin in July 2016, will see the company working in its 40th country with the FCO.
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...
COE: Hungary Needs To Do More To Fight Discrimination Against Roma
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Most national minority representatives have reported an overall favourable situation in Hungary but there are several issues that need to be resolved, such as systemic discrimination and inequality in all fields of life suffered by the Roma, the Council of Europe (CoE) advisory committee on the framework convention for the protection of national minorities said in its latest report.
Union: New School Year ‘Won’t Be Smooth’
- 1 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The head of the PSZ teachers’ trade union has warned that the new school year “will not be smooth”. Piroska Galló said government communications suggesting all the right conditions were in place for schools to start the year successfully were misleading.
Nat Sec CTTEE: Turkey Situation Could Worsen Migrant Crisis
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The current situation in Turkey could worsen Europe’s migration crisis, the head and deputy head of parliament’s national security committee said after a committee session. The state of domestic politics in Turkey has changed, and there is a serious threat that it could ignite a migration wave through the Balkan route similar to the wave seen last year, Zsolt Molnár, the committee’s head, said.
Brexit Interview With Iain Lindsay OBE, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 21 Jul 2016 1:00 AM
- community & culture
Q1. What does the Leave vote mean for expats rights to live, work, retire, collect a pension, in EU countries such as Hungary?
Survey Shows Hungarians Open To Refugees, Reject Economic Migrants
- 13 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two-thirds of Hungarians would be willing to take in genuine refugees but most reject economic migrants according to a recent survey prepared by the Migration Research Institute and made available to MTI. According to the survey prepared between May 17 and June 4 by interviewing 2,000 people, the majority of Hungarians believe that the current wave of migrants is mostly made up of economic ...
New Counter-Terrorism Centre, Special Set Of Tasks
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Under the bill approved by parliament to set up a Counter-terrorism Information and Criminal Analysis Centre (TIBEK), the rules of data handling by the institution will not be the same as in the case of other national security services. For instance, TIBEK will not be authorised to secretly collect data.
Parties Divided On Counter-Terrorism Constitutional Amendment Proposal
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties were divided on a constitutional amendment proposal aimed at managing terrorist threats after a debate on the bill in parliament’s defence and national security committees. The leftist opposition argued that the amendment is unnecessary while the radical nationalist Jobbik chose to withhold judgment on it for the time being.
Gilbert Ash Secures £2m Budapest Embassy Project
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Belfast based construction business Gilbert-Ash Fit-Out has been appointed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to complete a significant refurbishment project for the British Embassy in Budapest, in a contract worth £2m.
The project, which will begin in July 2016, will see the company working in its 40th country with the FCO.
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...