114 result(s) for govt official in Current Affairs
Roma Doing Better In Hungary But More Needs To Be Done, Says Govt Official
- 9 Dec 2016 5:47 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has notched up major improvements in schooling and meals for Roma children as well as on the job market, the state secretary for social inclusion at the ministry of human resources said on Thursday after a meeting of European Union ministers in charge of employment, social affairs, health and consumer protection in Brussels.
Govt Office Chief: Former Head Of Quaestor Brokerage ‘Common Criminal’
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-mired brokerage Quaestor in preliminary detention awaiting trial “is nothing other than a common criminal”, János Lázár, the government office chief, said in reply to a question at a weekly news briefing.
Govt Sets Up New European Diplomatic Posts To Handle Brexit, Migration
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has set up new diplomatic posts to handle tasks in connection with Britain’s exit from the European Union as well as migration and asylum-related tasks, government resolutions published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny show.
Official: Rejection Of EU Quotas Brings New Obligations For Govt
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The result of last Sunday’s referendum, in which more than 3 million people rejected European Union migrant quotas, has established new obligations for the Hungarian government both at home and abroad, a government official said.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Hungarian Govt Official Slams EU Migration Proposals
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission “keeps pushing forced settlement” of migrants on EU member states, a state secretary of the prime minister’s office said in reaction to a new package of European proposals presented on Wednesday. The package, announced by Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos earlier in the day, is aimed at a common resettlement framework “to ensure orderly and safe pathways to Europe for ...
Govt: Brussels Refuses To Help Hungary On Migrants Where It Counts
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has rejected Hungary’s plea for financial assistance for an orphanage which caters to child migrants, a government official told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap newspaper. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary at the ministry of human resources, told the paper that Brussels “speaks of solidarity in vain” when it comes to actually contributing humanitarian aid.
Hungarian Govt Office Chief Lázár Still Lukewarm On EU
- 8 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Meanwhile, asked to comment on the possibility of a Hunxit after Brexit, government office chief János Lázár said he could only underline his personal view that he could not “wholeheartedly” support Hungary remaining in the EU. He said he was pessimistic about the possibility of renewing the current EU institutional system and he said Europe should not be confused with the European Commission or ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Says Wrong To Pressurise British Govt On EU Exit Talks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said it was “not right” to put pressure on the UK government to begin talks on its exit from the European Union. “It is up to the Britons to decide when they file their request to leave the EU,” he said after talks with his counterparts from other three Visegrad countries, Germany and France in Prague.
Roma Doing Better In Hungary But More Needs To Be Done, Says Govt Official
- 9 Dec 2016 5:47 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has notched up major improvements in schooling and meals for Roma children as well as on the job market, the state secretary for social inclusion at the ministry of human resources said on Thursday after a meeting of European Union ministers in charge of employment, social affairs, health and consumer protection in Brussels.
Govt Office Chief: Former Head Of Quaestor Brokerage ‘Common Criminal’
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-mired brokerage Quaestor in preliminary detention awaiting trial “is nothing other than a common criminal”, János Lázár, the government office chief, said in reply to a question at a weekly news briefing.
Govt Sets Up New European Diplomatic Posts To Handle Brexit, Migration
- 21 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has set up new diplomatic posts to handle tasks in connection with Britain’s exit from the European Union as well as migration and asylum-related tasks, government resolutions published in the latest issue of the official gazette Magyar Közlöny show.
Official: Rejection Of EU Quotas Brings New Obligations For Govt
- 7 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The result of last Sunday’s referendum, in which more than 3 million people rejected European Union migrant quotas, has established new obligations for the Hungarian government both at home and abroad, a government official said.
Govt Referendum Campaign Costs Over Euro 36.5 Million?
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is spending at least 11.3 billion forints (EUR 36.5m) on the EU quota referendum campaign this year, four times what the ruling Fidesz party spent on its general election campaign in 2014, the opposition Socialists said on Thursday.
Hungarian Govt Official Slams EU Migration Proposals
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission “keeps pushing forced settlement” of migrants on EU member states, a state secretary of the prime minister’s office said in reaction to a new package of European proposals presented on Wednesday. The package, announced by Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos earlier in the day, is aimed at a common resettlement framework “to ensure orderly and safe pathways to Europe for ...
Govt: Brussels Refuses To Help Hungary On Migrants Where It Counts
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has rejected Hungary’s plea for financial assistance for an orphanage which caters to child migrants, a government official told Monday’s Magyar Hírlap newspaper. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary at the ministry of human resources, told the paper that Brussels “speaks of solidarity in vain” when it comes to actually contributing humanitarian aid.
Hungarian Govt Office Chief Lázár Still Lukewarm On EU
- 8 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Meanwhile, asked to comment on the possibility of a Hunxit after Brexit, government office chief János Lázár said he could only underline his personal view that he could not “wholeheartedly” support Hungary remaining in the EU. He said he was pessimistic about the possibility of renewing the current EU institutional system and he said Europe should not be confused with the European Commission or ...
Hungarian Foreign Minister Says Wrong To Pressurise British Govt On EU Exit Talks
- 28 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said it was “not right” to put pressure on the UK government to begin talks on its exit from the European Union. “It is up to the Britons to decide when they file their request to leave the EU,” he said after talks with his counterparts from other three Visegrad countries, Germany and France in Prague.