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Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Fidesz Party Leader Kósa To Challenge Refugee Quota At EU Court
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s new caucus leader Lajos Kósa spoke out against a compulsory refugee quota system envisaged by the EU, as “extremely harmful” yesterday and said Hungary may challenge the quota at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He told a press conference that the plan resettles 120,000 refugees, but 300,000 migrants have arrived this year.
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Former Hungarian Communist Party Official Biszku Pleads Innocent In New Trial
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, the interior minister in 1956, pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes when a new trial began on Friday. Biszku is accused of abetting the shooting of protesters by state security officials at Nyugati tér and in Salgótarján in December 1956, as well as failing to investigate a raid in 1957 and denying Communist crimes.
Stop Criticising Hungary! – Foreign Minister Tells Croatian PM
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó once again called on the Prime Minister of Croatia to “stop criticising Hungary and the Hungarian people” on Saturday, the Ministry said in a statement issued to Hungarian news agency MTI.
According to the information provided, in a statement to Serbian public television on Friday Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said Hungary is ...
Ministry Asks UN Reps To Understand Facts Before Judging Situation In Hungary
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry asks representatives of the United Nations to stop assessing the situation in Hungary based on "one-sided media coverage", the ministry said. Its statement came in response to criticism by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, High Commissioner for Human Rights, of the way the Hungarian government has handled the migrant crisis expressed in an interview with al-Jazeera published on ...
Hungarian Government Regards Quota System As Grossly Mistaken
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will initiate a parliamentary debate on the quota system in order to acquaint itself with the views of the parliamentary parties on the matter before deciding whether to contest the EU quota decision before a court, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at his press conference “Governmentinfo 24 – What does the Government do and why?” held jointly ...
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.
Hungarian Parliament Votes To Set Up Cabinet Office
- 13 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament has voted to establish a cabinet office as a separate ministry. The new ministry will be headed by Antal Rogán, former parliamentary group leader of the ruling Fidesz party. Rogán said earlier that the aim of the new ministry is to aid the work of the prime minister. The cabinet office will also manage the government’s communications. Parliament also amended the national ...
Hungary’s Former President Árpád Göncz Dies Aged 93
- 7 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Árpád Göncz, Hungary’s first postcommunist president who held office between 1990 and 2000, has died at the age of 93. Parliament observed a minute of silence, while the government paid tribute to Göncz in a statement of condolences, saying that as the first head of state of a free democratic Hungary, Göncz had “served his ten years in office to the best of his ability”.
Fidesz Party Leader Kósa To Challenge Refugee Quota At EU Court
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s new caucus leader Lajos Kósa spoke out against a compulsory refugee quota system envisaged by the EU, as “extremely harmful” yesterday and said Hungary may challenge the quota at the EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg. He told a press conference that the plan resettles 120,000 refugees, but 300,000 migrants have arrived this year.
Pro-Govt Poster Exhibition On Migration With Opposition Comments
- 6 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) has opened an open-air poster exhibition about opposition politicians’ remarks on migrants. The posters on display near MPs’ offices at Budapest’s Olimpia Park are aimed to contrast opposition statements with the “reality” about migrants, CÖF founder László Csizmadia said. Next to the photos and citations by Socialist, Democratic Coalition (DK) and ...
Former Hungarian Communist Party Official Biszku Pleads Innocent In New Trial
- 5 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, the interior minister in 1956, pleaded innocent to charges of war crimes when a new trial began on Friday. Biszku is accused of abetting the shooting of protesters by state security officials at Nyugati tér and in Salgótarján in December 1956, as well as failing to investigate a raid in 1957 and denying Communist crimes.
Stop Criticising Hungary! – Foreign Minister Tells Croatian PM
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó once again called on the Prime Minister of Croatia to “stop criticising Hungary and the Hungarian people” on Saturday, the Ministry said in a statement issued to Hungarian news agency MTI.
According to the information provided, in a statement to Serbian public television on Friday Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said Hungary is ...
Ministry Asks UN Reps To Understand Facts Before Judging Situation In Hungary
- 28 Sep 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Foreign Ministry asks representatives of the United Nations to stop assessing the situation in Hungary based on "one-sided media coverage", the ministry said. Its statement came in response to criticism by Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, High Commissioner for Human Rights, of the way the Hungarian government has handled the migrant crisis expressed in an interview with al-Jazeera published on ...
Hungarian Government Regards Quota System As Grossly Mistaken
- 25 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will initiate a parliamentary debate on the quota system in order to acquaint itself with the views of the parliamentary parties on the matter before deciding whether to contest the EU quota decision before a court, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office stated at his press conference “Governmentinfo 24 – What does the Government do and why?” held jointly ...
12-Hour Concert To Promote Fight Against Child Poverty In Budapest
- 24 Sep 2015 12:30 PM
- community & culture
A 12-hour concert in Budapest’s Sports Arena on Sept. 26, backed by a civil initiative, will be held to promote the fight against child poverty. At least 40,000 children in Hungary have no regular access to quality food, the statement said, calling on the government to prepare a new network of free meals for children to reduce this number.