102 result(s) for government information centre in Current Affairs
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over Hungary’s National Bank Recruitment
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist criticizes the National Bank for hiring former counterespionage officers. A pro-government economist, on the other hand, alleges that its critics want to take revenge on the National Bank for cutting into the profit of financial speculators.
Government Spokesperson: The Decision Of The British People Must Be Respected
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Whatever the people of Britain decide at the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, that decision must be respected”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program.
New Counter-Terrorism Centre, Special Set Of Tasks
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Under the bill approved by parliament to set up a Counter-terrorism Information and Criminal Analysis Centre (TIBEK), the rules of data handling by the institution will not be the same as in the case of other national security services. For instance, TIBEK will not be authorised to secretly collect data.
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.
Socialists Say Govt’s Anti -Terror Bill ‘PR Governing’
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The package of counter terrorismrelated constitutional amendments announced by the government is nothing more than a case of “PR governing”, the leader of the Socialist Party said. József Tóbiás said that there was no need for the government to amend the constitution over the increased threat of terrorism, arguing that the laws currently in place are sufficient to guarantee public security.
TEK Chief: No Direct Terror Threat To Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 8:31 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not face any direct terrorist threat, János Hajdu, the head of the counter-terrorism centre (TEK), told public news channel M1. “TEK has not uncovered any information that would lead it to believe that the Hungarian people are under direct threat from possible terror plots,” Hajdu said, adding, however, that the country is under the same indirect threat as the rest of Europe.
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...
Xpat Opinion: Dispute Over Hungary’s National Bank Recruitment
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A conservative columnist criticizes the National Bank for hiring former counterespionage officers. A pro-government economist, on the other hand, alleges that its critics want to take revenge on the National Bank for cutting into the profit of financial speculators.
Government Spokesperson: The Decision Of The British People Must Be Respected
- 27 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“Whatever the people of Britain decide at the referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union, that decision must be respected”, Government Spokesperson Zoltán Kovács said on Hungarian M1 television’s Thursday evening current affairs program.
New Counter-Terrorism Centre, Special Set Of Tasks
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Under the bill approved by parliament to set up a Counter-terrorism Information and Criminal Analysis Centre (TIBEK), the rules of data handling by the institution will not be the same as in the case of other national security services. For instance, TIBEK will not be authorised to secretly collect data.
Govt To Set Up Counterterrorism Information Centre
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government decided to set up a counter-terrorism information centre as part of its package of antiterrorism measures which also include constitutional amendments, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, said. The agency will be tasked with supporting Hungary’s security services and police by assessing and analysing incoming intelligence and drawing attention to potential terror plots.
Socialists Say Govt’s Anti -Terror Bill ‘PR Governing’
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The package of counter terrorismrelated constitutional amendments announced by the government is nothing more than a case of “PR governing”, the leader of the Socialist Party said. József Tóbiás said that there was no need for the government to amend the constitution over the increased threat of terrorism, arguing that the laws currently in place are sufficient to guarantee public security.
TEK Chief: No Direct Terror Threat To Hungary
- 19 Nov 2015 8:31 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not face any direct terrorist threat, János Hajdu, the head of the counter-terrorism centre (TEK), told public news channel M1. “TEK has not uncovered any information that would lead it to believe that the Hungarian people are under direct threat from possible terror plots,” Hajdu said, adding, however, that the country is under the same indirect threat as the rest of Europe.
Vona Says No Accident Hungarian Jobbik MEP Spy Case Dragging On
- 27 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It is someone’s interest that the case involving a Jobbik MEP accused of spying should drag on as long as possible, the radical nationalist party’s leader, Gábor Vona, told public television M1. If Béla Kovács, the MEP in question, is guilty of the charge then he would receive his punishment. But if he is not, then the ruling Fidesz party should apologise to him, he added.
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
News Channel Took Orders From Hungarian Gov’t
- 8 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government communication officials told HírTV on a weekly basis which politicians could be interviewed and what the topics should be before the channel’s owner Lajos Simicska broke with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in February, according to deputy director Péter Tarr. In an interview with media website Kreatív, Tarr said there was an unwritten rule that Jobbik was banned from HírTV and that few ...