664 result(s) for trade union
Hungary Welcomes Part Of The German Proposal
- 16 Sep 2015 4:14 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary welcomes the fact that the German recommendations for handling the European refugee crisis include two that the Hungarian Government also regards as our number one priorities”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI. Mr. Szijjártó was reacting to a four-point proposal by Sigmar Gabriel, which the German Vice Chancellor ...
Security Fence To Be Constructed Along Hungarian-Romanian Border
- 15 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Cabinet has come to a decision regarding preparations for the possible construction of a border security fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border ‘up to a rational distance’ from the Hungarian-Serbian-Romanian triple border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Tuesday in Budapest.
Foreign Affairs Minister: 'International Media Campaign Against Hungary'
- 10 Sep 2015 10:16 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong international media campaign underway against Hungary, and the planned quota system is a step in the wrong direction, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian daily Népszabadság. In an interview published in the Wednesday edition of the newspaper, Mr. Szijjártó said that at the recent meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Hungary’s name had been ...
Ministry: Hungary Keeps All EU Rules In Handling Migration
- 7 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary observes all rules and regulations of the European Union upon handling the current, “astoundingly massive” wave of migrants, and makes every possible effort to protect the Schengen border, Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. The ministry responded to a Sunday interview in which Christian Levrat, leader of the Swiss Social Democratic Party, proposed that Switzerland ...
Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Old Röszke-Horgos Border-Crossing Station In Hungary Re-Opened
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The old Röszke-Horgos border-crossing station has been re-opened. The two-by-two-lane border-crossing station on the No. 5 motorway is open to international passenger traffic, not including vehicles which are not allowed to use motorways, and coaches in August, every day between 7.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed at the inauguration ceremony ...
Proposal For Early Retirement For Hungarian Men “Irresponsible”
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Calls to allow men to retire after 40 years are “irresponsible”, the head of Hungary’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. Hungary’s biggest challenge in the past few years has been to maintain the budget balance, László Parragh told public television news channel M1, adding that lowering the retirement age would reduce tax revenues insupportably and erode the national pension fund.
Hungarian-Serbian River Border Crossing Opens In Szeged
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian-Serbian border crossing on the Tisza river has been inaugurated in Szeged, southern Hungary. Foreign ministry state secretary László Szabó said the government aims to improve infrastructure between Hungary and neighbouring countries. Szabó said there are a total of 100 border crossings in Hungary, sixteen of which have been established since 2010.
Budapest’s Ugliest Building To Finally Go Under The Hammer
- 17 Jul 2015 12:30 PM
- property
A half-complete building looking over the River Danube in Budapest’s District II, which has been dubbed one of the capital’s greatest eyesores, is to finally go under the hammer after fifteen years. The building, originally constructed as a hotel for members of the Communist-era National Council of Trade Unions (SZOT) in 1971, was demolished in the early 1990s.
Hungary Welcomes Part Of The German Proposal
- 16 Sep 2015 4:14 AM
- current affairs
“Hungary welcomes the fact that the German recommendations for handling the European refugee crisis include two that the Hungarian Government also regards as our number one priorities”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed in a statement to Hungarian news agency MTI. Mr. Szijjártó was reacting to a four-point proposal by Sigmar Gabriel, which the German Vice Chancellor ...
Security Fence To Be Constructed Along Hungarian-Romanian Border
- 15 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
“The Cabinet has come to a decision regarding preparations for the possible construction of a border security fence along the Hungarian-Romanian border ‘up to a rational distance’ from the Hungarian-Serbian-Romanian triple border”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó announced on Tuesday in Budapest.
Foreign Affairs Minister: 'International Media Campaign Against Hungary'
- 10 Sep 2015 10:16 AM
- current affairs
There is a strong international media campaign underway against Hungary, and the planned quota system is a step in the wrong direction, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told Hungarian daily Népszabadság. In an interview published in the Wednesday edition of the newspaper, Mr. Szijjártó said that at the recent meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Hungary’s name had been ...
Ministry: Hungary Keeps All EU Rules In Handling Migration
- 7 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary observes all rules and regulations of the European Union upon handling the current, “astoundingly massive” wave of migrants, and makes every possible effort to protect the Schengen border, Hungary’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said. The ministry responded to a Sunday interview in which Christian Levrat, leader of the Swiss Social Democratic Party, proposed that Switzerland ...
Inter-State Talks Regarding Belgrade-Budapest Railway Line Commenced
- 4 Sep 2015 9:18 AM
- getting around
Hungary has received the Chinese party’s financing offer relating to the Belgrade-Budapest railway line project, and negotiations on an inter-state agreement have also begun, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó told the correspondent of the Hungarian News Agency MTI in Beijing, after his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Vang Yi late Wednesday evening, local time.
Old Röszke-Horgos Border-Crossing Station In Hungary Re-Opened
- 10 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The old Röszke-Horgos border-crossing station has been re-opened. The two-by-two-lane border-crossing station on the No. 5 motorway is open to international passenger traffic, not including vehicles which are not allowed to use motorways, and coaches in August, every day between 7.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó stressed at the inauguration ceremony ...
Proposal For Early Retirement For Hungarian Men “Irresponsible”
- 5 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Calls to allow men to retire after 40 years are “irresponsible”, the head of Hungary’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry said. Hungary’s biggest challenge in the past few years has been to maintain the budget balance, László Parragh told public television news channel M1, adding that lowering the retirement age would reduce tax revenues insupportably and erode the national pension fund.
Hungarian-Serbian River Border Crossing Opens In Szeged
- 23 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- getting around
A Hungarian-Serbian border crossing on the Tisza river has been inaugurated in Szeged, southern Hungary. Foreign ministry state secretary László Szabó said the government aims to improve infrastructure between Hungary and neighbouring countries. Szabó said there are a total of 100 border crossings in Hungary, sixteen of which have been established since 2010.
Budapest’s Ugliest Building To Finally Go Under The Hammer
- 17 Jul 2015 12:30 PM
- property
A half-complete building looking over the River Danube in Budapest’s District II, which has been dubbed one of the capital’s greatest eyesores, is to finally go under the hammer after fifteen years. The building, originally constructed as a hotel for members of the Communist-era National Council of Trade Unions (SZOT) in 1971, was demolished in the early 1990s.