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Orbán’s Cabinet Submits Amendment To Higher Education Law
- 16 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted an amendment to Hungary’s higher education law, aimed at extending the deadline for foreign universities to meet the law’s criteria, enacted in spring, by one year. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told a press conference on Friday that despite “all pressure lacking any legal foundations” the government upholds its position that “Hungarian laws apply to all, even to ...
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Visits Hungary
- 13 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Lebanon plays a key role in Hungary’s foreign policy, as the country is crucial to the stability of the Middle East, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with his Lebanese counterpart on Wednesday.
Govt Official Welcomes ECTHR Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum Cases
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to accept the government’s appeal concerning the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers, a justice ministry official said. The court originally ruled their detainment in autumn 2015 and subsequent return to Serbia unlawful.
Visegrad Group Foreign Ministers & British Finance Minister Hold Talks In Budapest
- 15 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Britain and the European Union must negotiate as comprehensive and broad free-trade deal as possible so that economic, trade and investment cooperation remains free of obstacles, the foreign affairs and trade minister said after meeting his Visegrad Group counterparts and British Finance Minister Philip Hammond in Budapest on Thursday.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Renovation Of Metro Line 3’s Northern Section To Last One Year, Says Budapest Mayor
- 11 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- getting around
The renovation work on the northern section of Budapest’s third metro line is set to start in November and is expected to last one year, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday.
Századvég: 72 % Of Hungarians Think The Government Should Fight On In Quota Case
- 8 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
According to government-tied think-tank Századvég, 72 percent of Hungarians think the country should continue its fight against accepting asylum-seekers, despite a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that upholds Hungary’s responsibility to comply with the European Union quota system, reports nepszava.hu.
EU Threatens Legal Action Against Hungary For Refusing To Take In Migrants
- 7 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship has threatened to implement the final step in the infringement procedures under way against member states refusing to take in migrants unless they change their position.
Kúria Upholds Election CTTEE Decision Green-Lighting Referendum Bid
- 6 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Kúria has upheld a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB) approving a referendum bid on the question of whether longer statutes of limitations should apply in the case of corruption crimes.
Orbán’s Cabinet Submits Amendment To Higher Education Law
- 16 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has submitted an amendment to Hungary’s higher education law, aimed at extending the deadline for foreign universities to meet the law’s criteria, enacted in spring, by one year. Justice Minister László Trócsányi told a press conference on Friday that despite “all pressure lacking any legal foundations” the government upholds its position that “Hungarian laws apply to all, even to ...
Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Visits Hungary
- 13 Oct 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Lebanon plays a key role in Hungary’s foreign policy, as the country is crucial to the stability of the Middle East, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said after talks with his Lebanese counterpart on Wednesday.
Govt Official Welcomes ECTHR Ruling On Bangladeshi Asylum Cases
- 21 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
Hungary welcomes the decision by the European Court of Human Rights to accept the government’s appeal concerning the case of two Bangladeshi asylum seekers, a justice ministry official said. The court originally ruled their detainment in autumn 2015 and subsequent return to Serbia unlawful.
Visegrad Group Foreign Ministers & British Finance Minister Hold Talks In Budapest
- 15 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Britain and the European Union must negotiate as comprehensive and broad free-trade deal as possible so that economic, trade and investment cooperation remains free of obstacles, the foreign affairs and trade minister said after meeting his Visegrad Group counterparts and British Finance Minister Philip Hammond in Budapest on Thursday.
Govt Spox: NYT Editors ‘Still Don’t Get It’ On Migrant Crisis
- 13 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Government spokesman Zoltán Kovács has hit back at New York Times, which criticised Hungary for its migration policy in a weekend editorial, saying they “really still don’t get it”. In a blog entry on the spokesman’s official website posted on Monday, Kovács said the government of Viktor Orbán had “built a fence on the southern border of Hungary because it’s an external border of the European ...
Renovation Of Metro Line 3’s Northern Section To Last One Year, Says Budapest Mayor
- 11 Sep 2017 8:48 AM
- getting around
The renovation work on the northern section of Budapest’s third metro line is set to start in November and is expected to last one year, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Friday.
Századvég: 72 % Of Hungarians Think The Government Should Fight On In Quota Case
- 8 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
According to government-tied think-tank Századvég, 72 percent of Hungarians think the country should continue its fight against accepting asylum-seekers, despite a ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that upholds Hungary’s responsibility to comply with the European Union quota system, reports nepszava.hu.
EU Threatens Legal Action Against Hungary For Refusing To Take In Migrants
- 7 Sep 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
The European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship has threatened to implement the final step in the infringement procedures under way against member states refusing to take in migrants unless they change their position.
Kúria Upholds Election CTTEE Decision Green-Lighting Referendum Bid
- 6 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Kúria has upheld a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB) approving a referendum bid on the question of whether longer statutes of limitations should apply in the case of corruption crimes.