260 result(s) for troops
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Anti-IS Fight Estimated To Cost Hungary HUF 20bn In 1st Year
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State terrorist organisation would cost 20 billion forints (EUR 66m) during the first year of the mission, the foreign minister said. Hungary has received the formal request for contribution from the United States, Péter Szijjártó told parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
U.S. Urges Hungary To Join Military Alliance Against ISIS
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has received a formal request from the United States to increase its contribution to the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State, the foreign minister told commercial TV2. The Islamic State poses a direct threat to Europe’s security and it has carried out a harsh attack against its values Hungary highly respects, Péter Szijjártó told the programme.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Putin’s Visit To Hungary
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists accuse PM Orbán of assisting Russian President Putin in his geopolitical tricks. A pro-government pundit contends that Hungary, like Europe, needs to maintain good relations with Russia for pragmatic reasons.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
NATO Plans Rapid Reaction Force In Hungary
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO is mulling establishing a permanent military presence in Hungary as part of a “spearhead” rapid reaction force along the organisation’s eastern frontier, German weekly Frankfurter Allegemeine Sonntagszeitung said. NATO will first establish the Force Integration Units in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, with Hungary to follow later, the paper said.
Hungary’s Defence Minister Outlines 2015 Tasks
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Major Hungarian defence tasks this year include introducing a career model in the armed forces and continuing the modernisation of military hardware with a special focus on purchasing a new helicopter fleet, the defence minister said.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Anti-IS Fight Estimated To Cost Hungary HUF 20bn In 1st Year
- 18 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State terrorist organisation would cost 20 billion forints (EUR 66m) during the first year of the mission, the foreign minister said. Hungary has received the formal request for contribution from the United States, Péter Szijjártó told parliament’s foreign affairs committee.
U.S. Urges Hungary To Join Military Alliance Against ISIS
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has received a formal request from the United States to increase its contribution to the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State, the foreign minister told commercial TV2. The Islamic State poses a direct threat to Europe’s security and it has carried out a harsh attack against its values Hungary highly respects, Péter Szijjártó told the programme.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
British, Hungarian Foreign Ministers Urge Observing Terms Of Minsk Agreement
- 27 Feb 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond and his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó urged all sides in Ukraine to fully observe the terms of the Minsk agreement. After talks with Hammond on Friday, Szijjártó told a joint press conference that they had discussed ways to improve the European Union’s competitiveness, energy security, immigration, the Ukraine crisis and the fight against the Islamic ...
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions To Putin’s Visit To Hungary
- 19 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal columnists accuse PM Orbán of assisting Russian President Putin in his geopolitical tricks. A pro-government pundit contends that Hungary, like Europe, needs to maintain good relations with Russia for pragmatic reasons.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
NATO Plans Rapid Reaction Force In Hungary
- 2 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
NATO is mulling establishing a permanent military presence in Hungary as part of a “spearhead” rapid reaction force along the organisation’s eastern frontier, German weekly Frankfurter Allegemeine Sonntagszeitung said. NATO will first establish the Force Integration Units in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Bulgaria, with Hungary to follow later, the paper said.
Hungary’s Defence Minister Outlines 2015 Tasks
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Major Hungarian defence tasks this year include introducing a career model in the armed forces and continuing the modernisation of military hardware with a special focus on purchasing a new helicopter fleet, the defence minister said.