135 result(s) for foreign affairs committee in Current Affairs
Hungarian House Speaker Holds Talks With US Congressmen In Budapest
- 12 Mar 2018 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary and the United States have a vested interest in developing bilateral relations along common values and promoting a better understanding between the two countries, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said after talks with a US Congress delegation in Budapest on Friday.
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Parliamant Committee To Meet Over Romanian PM Remarks
- 16 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee convened for Tuesday 3pm a special session over Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose’s "inacceptable and inexcusable" remarks, ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group said.
Opinion: The European Parliament Rapporteur On Hungary Pays A Visit To Budapest
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian right-wing press is buzzing with indignation. Judith Sargentini, a Greens/EFA member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, arrived in Hungary yesterday as part of her work as rapporteur for the parliament’s investigation into whether Hungary is in breach of the values of the European Union.
Govt Officials Hold Talks With Author Of Libe Report On Hungary Rule Of Law
- 10 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Government officials on Tuesday held talks with Green MEP Judith Sargentini, the author of the report being prepared by the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, a foreign ministry official said.
2017 ‘Record Year’ For Hungarian Diplomacy
- 14 Dec 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
In his report to parliament’s foreign affairs committee, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó described 2017 as a “record year” for Hungarian diplomacy, noting that Hungary had been visited by the prime ministers of Israel and China as well as the Egyptian president. Further, the leaders of 16 countries were in Hungary at the same time for last month’s CEE-China summit, he added.
Local Opinion: Brussels Sues Hungary On Three Counts
- 11 Dec 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
As the European Commission presses three infringement procedures against Hungary, a pro-government commentator accuses it of applying double standards and of violating Hungary’s sovereignty.
Chief Security Advisor: There Is No Question Of Migration Coming To A Stop
- 1 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi, there is no question of migration coming to a stop, because although the number of people arriving in Europe from war zones in Syria and Iraq is decreasing, more are arriving from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa.
Hungarian House Speaker Holds Talks With US Congressmen In Budapest
- 12 Mar 2018 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary and the United States have a vested interest in developing bilateral relations along common values and promoting a better understanding between the two countries, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said after talks with a US Congress delegation in Budapest on Friday.
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Parliamant Committee To Meet Over Romanian PM Remarks
- 16 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
The head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee convened for Tuesday 3pm a special session over Romanian Prime Minister Mihai Tudose’s "inacceptable and inexcusable" remarks, ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group said.
Opinion: The European Parliament Rapporteur On Hungary Pays A Visit To Budapest
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian right-wing press is buzzing with indignation. Judith Sargentini, a Greens/EFA member of the European Parliament from the Netherlands, arrived in Hungary yesterday as part of her work as rapporteur for the parliament’s investigation into whether Hungary is in breach of the values of the European Union.
Govt Officials Hold Talks With Author Of Libe Report On Hungary Rule Of Law
- 10 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- current affairs
Government officials on Tuesday held talks with Green MEP Judith Sargentini, the author of the report being prepared by the European Parliament’s civil liberties committee on the state of the rule of law in Hungary, a foreign ministry official said.
2017 ‘Record Year’ For Hungarian Diplomacy
- 14 Dec 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
In his report to parliament’s foreign affairs committee, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó described 2017 as a “record year” for Hungarian diplomacy, noting that Hungary had been visited by the prime ministers of Israel and China as well as the Egyptian president. Further, the leaders of 16 countries were in Hungary at the same time for last month’s CEE-China summit, he added.
Local Opinion: Brussels Sues Hungary On Three Counts
- 11 Dec 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
As the European Commission presses three infringement procedures against Hungary, a pro-government commentator accuses it of applying double standards and of violating Hungary’s sovereignty.
Chief Security Advisor: There Is No Question Of Migration Coming To A Stop
- 1 Dec 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
According to Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister György Bakondi, there is no question of migration coming to a stop, because although the number of people arriving in Europe from war zones in Syria and Iraq is decreasing, more are arriving from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sub-Saharan Africa.