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Szijjártó: Hungary’s Religious Minorities Safe
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met representatives of Jewish organisations in New York and assured his negotiating partners that “no national or religious minorities need to be afraid in Hungary”. Following his talks on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly session, Szijjártó told MTI that “Hungary is a Christian state and it has a Christian Democrat government”, adding that Christianity and ...
Hungarian Govt, Opposition Discuss EU Future
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed the future of the European Union and Hungary’s place in it at a conference, with all sides agreeing that the EU could serve as a positive force as long as Hungary is able to enforce its interests within it. State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that the EU in its current state was pointless, but added that the bloc should confront its demographic ...
Gross Wage Growth Continues To Slow In July
- 21 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The average monthly wage in Hungary rose by an annual 5.1% to 256,900 forints (EUR 835) in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Wage growth slowed for the third month in a row after peaking this year at 6.5% in March and April. Net wages rose at a faster clip during the period, climbing 6.7% to 170,800 forints (EUR 578) on the back of a one percentage point reduction in the ...
Simicskó: Citizens Can Contribute To Hungary’s Defences On Oct. 2
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens will have a chance to contribute to their country’s defences on October 2 when they vote in the migrant quota referendum, Defence Minister István Simicskó told public Kossuth Rádió. Hungary’s defence rests on three pillars: the Hungarian Armed Forces, international military cooperation and citizens’ willingness to make sacrifices, Simicskó said. Hungarians can now feel that ...
Official: Brussels Afraid Of Hungary Referendum
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union is afraid of Hungary’s October 2 referendum on migrant quotas and spares no effort to thwart it, Csaba Dömötör, state secretary at the prime minister’s cabinet office, said.
US Ambassador On 9/11: Fight Against Terrorism Unrelenting
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, addressing a commemoration held ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, pledged unrelenting commitment to preventing terrorist acts that claim the lives of innocent people in the world. Addressing an event at the Central Museum for Disaster Management in Budapest, Bell spoke of the necessity of remembering the heroes of the September 11 terrorist attack who ...
Truck Ferry Opens In Esztergom
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Ft 1.1 billion truck ferry project connecting Esztergom with Sturovo in Slovakia has been complete. The bridge which was rebuilt in 2001 is unable to carry heavy trucks. Both governments are working to realise similar projects in the coming years, economic diplomacy state secretary of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry Levente Magyar said at the opening ceremony.
Balog: Office Against Persecution Of Christians To Coordinate Humanitarian Schemes
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has set up a deputy state secretariat in the Ministry of Human Resources to combat the persecution of Christians around the world and to coordinate humanitarian schemes, the minister said. One-third of the world’s population is Christian, the most persecuted religious group, Zoltan Balog told public news channel M1 and public radio Kossuth.
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...
Szijjártó: Hungary’s Religious Minorities Safe
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó met representatives of Jewish organisations in New York and assured his negotiating partners that “no national or religious minorities need to be afraid in Hungary”. Following his talks on the sidelines of a UN General Assembly session, Szijjártó told MTI that “Hungary is a Christian state and it has a Christian Democrat government”, adding that Christianity and ...
Hungarian Govt, Opposition Discuss EU Future
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed the future of the European Union and Hungary’s place in it at a conference, with all sides agreeing that the EU could serve as a positive force as long as Hungary is able to enforce its interests within it. State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that the EU in its current state was pointless, but added that the bloc should confront its demographic ...
Gross Wage Growth Continues To Slow In July
- 21 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The average monthly wage in Hungary rose by an annual 5.1% to 256,900 forints (EUR 835) in July, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reported. Wage growth slowed for the third month in a row after peaking this year at 6.5% in March and April. Net wages rose at a faster clip during the period, climbing 6.7% to 170,800 forints (EUR 578) on the back of a one percentage point reduction in the ...
Simicskó: Citizens Can Contribute To Hungary’s Defences On Oct. 2
- 19 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian citizens will have a chance to contribute to their country’s defences on October 2 when they vote in the migrant quota referendum, Defence Minister István Simicskó told public Kossuth Rádió. Hungary’s defence rests on three pillars: the Hungarian Armed Forces, international military cooperation and citizens’ willingness to make sacrifices, Simicskó said. Hungarians can now feel that ...
Official: Brussels Afraid Of Hungary Referendum
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union is afraid of Hungary’s October 2 referendum on migrant quotas and spares no effort to thwart it, Csaba Dömötör, state secretary at the prime minister’s cabinet office, said.
US Ambassador On 9/11: Fight Against Terrorism Unrelenting
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Colleen Bell, the US ambassador to Hungary, addressing a commemoration held ahead of the anniversary of 9/11, pledged unrelenting commitment to preventing terrorist acts that claim the lives of innocent people in the world. Addressing an event at the Central Museum for Disaster Management in Budapest, Bell spoke of the necessity of remembering the heroes of the September 11 terrorist attack who ...
Truck Ferry Opens In Esztergom
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Ft 1.1 billion truck ferry project connecting Esztergom with Sturovo in Slovakia has been complete. The bridge which was rebuilt in 2001 is unable to carry heavy trucks. Both governments are working to realise similar projects in the coming years, economic diplomacy state secretary of the Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry Levente Magyar said at the opening ceremony.
Balog: Office Against Persecution Of Christians To Coordinate Humanitarian Schemes
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has set up a deputy state secretariat in the Ministry of Human Resources to combat the persecution of Christians around the world and to coordinate humanitarian schemes, the minister said. One-third of the world’s population is Christian, the most persecuted religious group, Zoltan Balog told public news channel M1 and public radio Kossuth.
Politicians Discuss Hungary’s EU Membership, Agree To Remain
- 8 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politicians discussed issues concerning Hungary’s European Union membership at an economic conference on Wednesday, but none of the participants advocated an actual exit from the union as such. The conference entitled “Does the Hungarian economy have a future outside the European Union?” included a five-party debate, where state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said on behalf of the government that ...