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Hungarian Govt Must Tackle “Balkan Transit Route”
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungary-Serbia border has become a “Balkan transit route” to which the government must respond, Szilárd Németh, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party said. Illegal migrant traffic across the Hungarian- Serbian border is the highest of any European Union border, he told a press conference. Hungary received more than 50,000 illegal entrants this year by the end of May, compared with 47,000 ...
Hungary Applies Zero Tolerance To Anti-Semitism, Says Official In US
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government applies zero tolerance and takes a categorical stand against all manifestations of anti- Semitism, the deputy state secretary in charge of European affairs said in Washington D.C. A performance by the Glass House Orchestra and the world-famous Muzsikás folk band at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, held on the sidelines of a Jewish festival dedicated to the victims of ...
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Eurostat: EU Receives 185,000 Asylum Seekers In Q1
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union received 185,000 first time asylum seekers during the first three months of 2015, a report released by Eurostat shows. Germany was the top destination for asylum seekers, with 73,100 people filing for refugee status, Eurostat said. Hungary registered the second highest number of applicants totaling 32,800.
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Mensa International Elects 2nd Hungarian To Serve In Senior Post
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mensa International has elected another Hungarian expert to a top position at the largest and oldest society of people with a high IQ, the organisation’s Hungarian chapter said. Kristóf Kovács will work as supervisory psychologist from July 1 next to another Hungarian, Bibiána Balányi, who was elected Mensa International’s president over the weekend, said Mensa HungarIQa.
Nézőpont Survey Finds Orbán Best, Gyurcsány Worst PM In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán has been the best, while Ferenc Gyurcsány the worst prime minister of Hungary in the past 25 years, according to respondents in a recent survey. Pollster Nézőpont has published results of its survey, conducted over the phone in early June, on its website, and said that Orbán, the incumbent premier, was selected by 33% of the respondents as the best head of government.
Hungarian Govt Must Tackle “Balkan Transit Route”
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungary-Serbia border has become a “Balkan transit route” to which the government must respond, Szilárd Németh, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party said. Illegal migrant traffic across the Hungarian- Serbian border is the highest of any European Union border, he told a press conference. Hungary received more than 50,000 illegal entrants this year by the end of May, compared with 47,000 ...
Hungary Applies Zero Tolerance To Anti-Semitism, Says Official In US
- 20 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government applies zero tolerance and takes a categorical stand against all manifestations of anti- Semitism, the deputy state secretary in charge of European affairs said in Washington D.C. A performance by the Glass House Orchestra and the world-famous Muzsikás folk band at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue, held on the sidelines of a Jewish festival dedicated to the victims of ...
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Bokros: Hungary Needs Immigrants
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary needs immigrants, Lajos Bokros, leader of the non-parliamentary party Modern Hungary Movement, said at a demonstration against the government’s immigration policy held in front of Parliament. “Taking in economic immigrants is a national interest, as they help create jobs and pay taxes … provided there is good governance,” Bokros told some 150 protesters, adding that immigrants needed to ...
Eurostat: EU Receives 185,000 Asylum Seekers In Q1
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union received 185,000 first time asylum seekers during the first three months of 2015, a report released by Eurostat shows. Germany was the top destination for asylum seekers, with 73,100 people filing for refugee status, Eurostat said. Hungary registered the second highest number of applicants totaling 32,800.
Conductor Plans Sunday Sing-Along In Budapest
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Conductor Ádám Fischer has invited the public to join him for a sing-along on Sunday at the Szabadság tér memorial to the victims of German occupation. The conductor said he considers it very important “to raise our voice together” for Europe. Fischer will conduct participants in singing the French, German, Slovak and Hungarian national anthems, as well as Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of ...
Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Mensa International Elects 2nd Hungarian To Serve In Senior Post
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Mensa International has elected another Hungarian expert to a top position at the largest and oldest society of people with a high IQ, the organisation’s Hungarian chapter said. Kristóf Kovács will work as supervisory psychologist from July 1 next to another Hungarian, Bibiána Balányi, who was elected Mensa International’s president over the weekend, said Mensa HungarIQa.
Nézőpont Survey Finds Orbán Best, Gyurcsány Worst PM In Hungary
- 18 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán has been the best, while Ferenc Gyurcsány the worst prime minister of Hungary in the past 25 years, according to respondents in a recent survey. Pollster Nézőpont has published results of its survey, conducted over the phone in early June, on its website, and said that Orbán, the incumbent premier, was selected by 33% of the respondents as the best head of government.