58 result(s) for guardian in Current Affairs
COE Report: Hungarian Measures Raise Serious Concerns
- 20 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faced enormous challenges after the massive arrivals of migrants and refugees during 2015 and 2016 but several measures taken to respond to the situation raise serious concerns about the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants and refugees, a report by the Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General’s Special Representative on migration and refugees Tomáš Boček said.
Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to extend by six months the current state of emergency in Hungary in connection with “the crisis caused by mass migration”, the government spokesman said.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán’s Post-2019 EU Agenda
- 3 Aug 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
One week after the Prime Minister said Hungary and her East European allies will have a crucial job to accomplish within the European Union after Brexit, two leading analysts express diametrically opposing views on Hungary’ future within the EU.
PM Orbán: EU Member States At Odds Over Migrant Redistribution
- 23 Jun 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
European Union member states disagree on how migrants should be distributed across the continent, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Hungarian reporters ahead of a two-day EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. Western European member states want to “get rid of the migrants they unjustifiably let in” by distributing them among countries, such as Hungary, that protected themselves and refused to let in ...
Brain Bar Budapest, 1 - 3 June
- 1 Jun 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Our festival kicks off where others throw in the towel. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.
Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Report Says Pro-Trump Propaganda Came From Hungary
- 22 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Far-right British activist and millionaire Jim Dowson has reportedly confirmed that his “Patriotic News Agency” and other networks that spread pro-Trump propaganda have their bases in Hungary and Serbia, according to a Monday report by the U.K.ʼs Guardian.
Opinion: One Of Donald Trump’s First Victims May Be The Hungarian NGOs
- 11 Jan 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An article appeared today in The Guardian predicting a new crackdown on Hungarian NGOs. The timing is no coincidence. Viktor Orbán’s illiberal government has been emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, who will not raise his voice in defense of critics of the Hungarian government in the name of democracy.
PM’s Advisor: Security More Important Than Solidarity In Migration Situation
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, in response to a statement by President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public television channel M1 that it is not solidarity but security that is of utmost importance.
COE Report: Hungarian Measures Raise Serious Concerns
- 20 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Hungary faced enormous challenges after the massive arrivals of migrants and refugees during 2015 and 2016 but several measures taken to respond to the situation raise serious concerns about the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms of migrants and refugees, a report by the Council of Europe (CoE) Secretary-General’s Special Representative on migration and refugees Tomáš Boček said.
Govt Extends State Of Emergency Due To Migration Crisis
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided to extend by six months the current state of emergency in Hungary in connection with “the crisis caused by mass migration”, the government spokesman said.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán’s Post-2019 EU Agenda
- 3 Aug 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
One week after the Prime Minister said Hungary and her East European allies will have a crucial job to accomplish within the European Union after Brexit, two leading analysts express diametrically opposing views on Hungary’ future within the EU.
PM Orbán: EU Member States At Odds Over Migrant Redistribution
- 23 Jun 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
European Union member states disagree on how migrants should be distributed across the continent, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told Hungarian reporters ahead of a two-day EU summit in Brussels on Thursday. Western European member states want to “get rid of the migrants they unjustifiably let in” by distributing them among countries, such as Hungary, that protected themselves and refused to let in ...
Brain Bar Budapest, 1 - 3 June
- 1 Jun 2017 9:50 AM
- current affairs
Brain Bar Budapest is where the challengers and trendsetters from across the world give us a glimpse of what’s to come. Our festival kicks off where others throw in the towel. Philosophers take on disrupters. Technologists clash with ethicists. All interspersed with music and performance with unique and unpredictable slants on what the future holds.
Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Report Says Pro-Trump Propaganda Came From Hungary
- 22 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Far-right British activist and millionaire Jim Dowson has reportedly confirmed that his “Patriotic News Agency” and other networks that spread pro-Trump propaganda have their bases in Hungary and Serbia, according to a Monday report by the U.K.ʼs Guardian.
Opinion: One Of Donald Trump’s First Victims May Be The Hungarian NGOs
- 11 Jan 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An article appeared today in The Guardian predicting a new crackdown on Hungarian NGOs. The timing is no coincidence. Viktor Orbán’s illiberal government has been emboldened by the election of Donald Trump, who will not raise his voice in defense of critics of the Hungarian government in the name of democracy.
PM’s Advisor: Security More Important Than Solidarity In Migration Situation
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On Tuesday, in response to a statement by President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, György Bakondi, Chief Security Advisor to the Prime Minister told public television channel M1 that it is not solidarity but security that is of utmost importance.