796 result(s) for zoltán balog
MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
1956 Memorial Committee Formed In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A committee formed to organise commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Uprising next year held its inaugural meeting at the House of Terror Museum. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told the committee that the government had desecrated the occasion in 2006, and that this must be made up for.
Budapest To Host Intl Forum On Europe Demographics
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest will host a three-day international forum on Europe’s population decline, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog said. Representatives from 18 countries will attend the forum, which is set to start on November 5 and will be opened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Several European ministers and politicians are scheduled to address the forum.
Hungarian Police Round Up Over 7,000 Illegal Migrants On Tues
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 7,081 migrants were rounded up on Tuesday for entering Hungary’s border illegally, the national police force said on its website. Criminal proceedings were filed against one person for counterfeiting public documents but no further details were revealed. Deputy spokesman of the national police headquarters Kristóf Gál told public news channel M1 that the vast majority of migrants had ...
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Hungarian Minister Balog: Political Decisions Must Respect Will Of People
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Significant political decisions must always take into account the will of the people and respect minority opinions, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told a conference on Hungarian- German relations marking the 25th anniversary of Germany’s reunification. Balog said that in order to prevent the construction of even more fences in Europe, the continent must protect its borders.
Feedback From German Companies Important For Hungary
- 30 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Feedback from German companies plays an important role in Hungary’s economic policy, the economy minister, Mihály Varga told a conference on Germany’s reunification and added that trust was a basic element in political-economic relations between Hungary and Germany in the past 25 years. The conference was organised by Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung, the Antall József Knowledge Centre and the Andrássy ...
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.
MP Vandalised Soviet Memorial In Budapest
- 1 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prosecutors have ordered an investigation into the damaging of the Soviet memorial on Szabadság tér on October 23 by Jobbik MP Elõd Novák, state news channel M1 reported. Novák had attempted to remove the hammer and sickle from the monument after holding a press conference on the square. When police stopped him, Novák began to attack the plinth of the memorial with a hammer and chisel.
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
1956 Memorial Committee Formed In Hungary
- 12 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A committee formed to organise commemorations of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Uprising next year held its inaugural meeting at the House of Terror Museum. Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told the committee that the government had desecrated the occasion in 2006, and that this must be made up for.
Budapest To Host Intl Forum On Europe Demographics
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest will host a three-day international forum on Europe’s population decline, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog said. Representatives from 18 countries will attend the forum, which is set to start on November 5 and will be opened by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Several European ministers and politicians are scheduled to address the forum.
Hungarian Police Round Up Over 7,000 Illegal Migrants On Tues
- 15 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 7,081 migrants were rounded up on Tuesday for entering Hungary’s border illegally, the national police force said on its website. Criminal proceedings were filed against one person for counterfeiting public documents but no further details were revealed. Deputy spokesman of the national police headquarters Kristóf Gál told public news channel M1 that the vast majority of migrants had ...
WOMEX Honours & Preserves Multi-Ethnic Heritage Of Budapest
- 1 Oct 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
Featured prominently on the World Heritage Site List of UNESCO, Budapest is the fifth most visited capital of Europe (Euromonitor International) and the cultural hub of "CEE" - Central Eastern Europe. The majestic Danube splits the city into Buda and Pest and hosts one of the biggest festivals on the international touring circuit, Sziget (meaning 'island' in Hungarian), every year in August.
Hungarian Minister Balog: Political Decisions Must Respect Will Of People
- 30 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Significant political decisions must always take into account the will of the people and respect minority opinions, Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog told a conference on Hungarian- German relations marking the 25th anniversary of Germany’s reunification. Balog said that in order to prevent the construction of even more fences in Europe, the continent must protect its borders.
Feedback From German Companies Important For Hungary
- 30 Sep 2015 4:00 AM
- business
Feedback from German companies plays an important role in Hungary’s economic policy, the economy minister, Mihály Varga told a conference on Germany’s reunification and added that trust was a basic element in political-economic relations between Hungary and Germany in the past 25 years. The conference was organised by Konrad Adenauer-Stiftung, the Antall József Knowledge Centre and the Andrássy ...
New Integrated SOS Children’s Village Opens In Orosháza
- 29 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Hungarian Government’s childcare policy is focused on providing children with families, Minister of Human Capacities Zoltán Balog said on Monday at the official opening of the new SOS Children’s Village in Orosháza. The village was moved there from its previous location in Battonya.