183 result(s) for un high commissioner
Company With Fidesz Ties Signs €20 Million Contract For Operating ‘Smart’ Border Fence
- 12 Nov 2018 8:24 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A company owned by a man with close ties to the governing Fidesz party is going to be paid 6.5 billion Hungarian forints (€20.2 million at today’s exchange rate) in total from taxpayer funds in the next five years in return for operating and maintaining the so-called ‘smart fence’ on the country’s southern border.
EU Conference On ‘Smart Villages’ Held In Gödöllő
- 9 Oct 2018 7:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
A European Union conference on smart villages was held in Gödöllő, near Budapest. The initiative is about getting small towns and villages to tap the latest advances in technology and thereby improve the quality of residents’ day-today lives.
Local Opinion: State Audit Office Strongly Criticizes Hungarian Hospitals
- 10 Aug 2018 10:43 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- health & wellness
As the head of the State Audit Office accuses hospitals of wasteful and corrupt practices, commentators on Right and Left wonder if the government will have the courage to reform the inefficient and less than transparent health care management system.
Szijjártó: Hungary 'Ready To Fight' UN Human Rights Chief On Migration Issue
- 11 Mar 2018 9:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared a fight against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungarian migration policy, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in response to Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein reiterating his “racist and xenophobe” charge against the Hungarian premier.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Hungarian FM Calls On UN High Commissioner To Resign
- 27 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein to resign after the high commissioner accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of xenophobia and racism during a speech at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
“Brussels Wants To Put The Soros Plan Into High Gear,” Says Fidesz VP Szilárd Németh
- 29 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz vice-president Szilárd Németh held a press conference Thursday to announce that never before has a national consultation been as important as it is now. Magyar Nemzet summarized the main takeaways of Németh’s talking points.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
EU Commissioner Jourová To Visit Hungary
- 14 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourová will visit Hungary later this year as part of infringement proceedings launched against Hungary in 2016 regarding desegregation in schools and an unjustified mass declaration of Roma children as disabled.
Company With Fidesz Ties Signs €20 Million Contract For Operating ‘Smart’ Border Fence
- 12 Nov 2018 8:24 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A company owned by a man with close ties to the governing Fidesz party is going to be paid 6.5 billion Hungarian forints (€20.2 million at today’s exchange rate) in total from taxpayer funds in the next five years in return for operating and maintaining the so-called ‘smart fence’ on the country’s southern border.
EU Conference On ‘Smart Villages’ Held In Gödöllő
- 9 Oct 2018 7:41 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
A European Union conference on smart villages was held in Gödöllő, near Budapest. The initiative is about getting small towns and villages to tap the latest advances in technology and thereby improve the quality of residents’ day-today lives.
Local Opinion: State Audit Office Strongly Criticizes Hungarian Hospitals
- 10 Aug 2018 10:43 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- health & wellness
As the head of the State Audit Office accuses hospitals of wasteful and corrupt practices, commentators on Right and Left wonder if the government will have the courage to reform the inefficient and less than transparent health care management system.
Szijjártó: Hungary 'Ready To Fight' UN Human Rights Chief On Migration Issue
- 11 Mar 2018 9:03 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has declared a fight against Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Hungarian migration policy, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in response to Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein reiterating his “racist and xenophobe” charge against the Hungarian premier.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Hungarian FM Calls On UN High Commissioner To Resign
- 27 Feb 2018 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó has called on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR) Zeid bin Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein to resign after the high commissioner accused Prime Minister Viktor Orbán of xenophobia and racism during a speech at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
“Brussels Wants To Put The Soros Plan Into High Gear,” Says Fidesz VP Szilárd Németh
- 29 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz vice-president Szilárd Németh held a press conference Thursday to announce that never before has a national consultation been as important as it is now. Magyar Nemzet summarized the main takeaways of Németh’s talking points.
UNHCR Chief Says Hungary’s Transit Zones Are Really Just Detention Centers
- 14 Sep 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s transit zones are really just detention centers, said UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi after wrapping up a two day visit to Hungary. Mr. Grandi met with both Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Interior Minister Sándor Pintér, urging them to consider the importance of European solidarity and to take part in the EU program to relocate asylum-seekers ...
EU Commissioner Jourová To Visit Hungary
- 14 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
EU Justice Commissioner Vera Jourová will visit Hungary later this year as part of infringement proceedings launched against Hungary in 2016 regarding desegregation in schools and an unjustified mass declaration of Roma children as disabled.