175 result(s) for libe committee in Articles
Official: EP Continues To ‘Force Migrant Redistribution’
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tuesday’s plenary session of the European Parliament showed that Brussels insists on a quota system for refugees without an upper limit of asylum seekers to be resettled per country; Hungary refuses to comply with such a plan, the parliamentary state secretary at the cabinet office said.
Opposition Parties Insist Residency Bonds Were Open To Abuse
- 3 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a meeting on Tuesday of a shadow committee examining Hungary’s residency bond scheme, opposition politicians said the scheme had been open to abuse and had presented the opportunity to launder money.
Hungary Stopping Migration, Not Organising It
- 28 Apr 2017 7:14 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the government office chief, touched on the topic of illegal migration, noting that Hungary and the EU had decided to set up a working group to review Hungary’s tightened asylum laws. Hungary’s stance is to “stop migration rather than organise it”, he said.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Hungary Fulfils All Its Intl Obligations
- 6 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fulfils all of its international obligations, the justice minister said in Röszke, a border town with Serbia. Speaking to reporters after inspecting the process of how migrants are provided legal assistance in the local transit zone, László Trócsányi said Hungary rejects the “attacks” it had received from Brussels for its handling of asylum-seekers and migrants, arguing that they were ...
Olaf: Officials Cited Before Committee
- 28 Feb 2017 5:20 AM
- current affairs
Former senior officials of Budapest are expected to appear before parliament’s economic committee on Tuesday in connection with the metro 4 construction project, “the largest corruption scandal of all time”, ruling Fidesz said.
Fidesz: Those Named In OLAF Report Should Clear Themselves In Parliament
- 15 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Those affected by the European antifraud office OLAF report about an the alleged fraud case concerning the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line should turn up at the Wednesday session of Parliament’s economic committee to demonstrate that they have nothing to hide, ruling Fidesz said.
Official: EP Continues To ‘Force Migrant Redistribution’
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tuesday’s plenary session of the European Parliament showed that Brussels insists on a quota system for refugees without an upper limit of asylum seekers to be resettled per country; Hungary refuses to comply with such a plan, the parliamentary state secretary at the cabinet office said.
Opposition Parties Insist Residency Bonds Were Open To Abuse
- 3 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a meeting on Tuesday of a shadow committee examining Hungary’s residency bond scheme, opposition politicians said the scheme had been open to abuse and had presented the opportunity to launder money.
Hungary Stopping Migration, Not Organising It
- 28 Apr 2017 7:14 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the government office chief, touched on the topic of illegal migration, noting that Hungary and the EU had decided to set up a working group to review Hungary’s tightened asylum laws. Hungary’s stance is to “stop migration rather than organise it”, he said.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Fidesz Approves Fast-Track Vote For Lex CEU
- 4 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly voted Monday to fast-track a vote on the government’s controversial bill on higher education, also known as Lex CEU. In a 115-49 vote, the assembly approved a request for an emergency parliamentary procedure, and will vote on the bill before noon on Tuesday. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured above) voted in favor of the expedited procedure.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Hungary Fulfils All Its Intl Obligations
- 6 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fulfils all of its international obligations, the justice minister said in Röszke, a border town with Serbia. Speaking to reporters after inspecting the process of how migrants are provided legal assistance in the local transit zone, László Trócsányi said Hungary rejects the “attacks” it had received from Brussels for its handling of asylum-seekers and migrants, arguing that they were ...
Olaf: Officials Cited Before Committee
- 28 Feb 2017 5:20 AM
- current affairs
Former senior officials of Budapest are expected to appear before parliament’s economic committee on Tuesday in connection with the metro 4 construction project, “the largest corruption scandal of all time”, ruling Fidesz said.
Fidesz: Those Named In OLAF Report Should Clear Themselves In Parliament
- 15 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Those affected by the European antifraud office OLAF report about an the alleged fraud case concerning the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line should turn up at the Wednesday session of Parliament’s economic committee to demonstrate that they have nothing to hide, ruling Fidesz said.