100 result(s) for zsolt semjén in Current Affairs
The Half A Millionth Ethnic Hungarian Residing Abroad Took Their Citizenship Oath
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 500 thousandth ethnic Hungarians to reside abroad and have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the simplified naturalisation procedure took their citizenship oath today in the Parliament building in Budapest. Csaba Böjte and his mother, Julianna Böjte, took their oath in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Deputy Prime Minister responsible ...
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Scholarship Agreement Signed Between Hungary & Vietnam
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Vietnam have concluded an agreement on a scholarship programme in Budapest on Monday. The document was signed by Hungary's Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy.
Hungarian Ministers Pay Low Income Tax
- 7 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some cabinet ministers enjoy income tax payments below the flat 16% rate, Napi Gazdaság reports, citing data from the government website. The primary reason is the tax break granted to those with large families.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Government Accused Of Paralysis While PM Under Fire In Brussels
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The authorities were at least one day late in reacting to the exceptional snowstorm and a left-wing commentator thinks the reason was that PM Viktor Orbán was busy fending off growing discontent with Hungary’s constitutional amendments among European allies.
320,000 New Hungarian Citizens
- 7 Mar 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The government has granted Hungarian citizenship to over 320,000 residents of other countries under its simplified nationalisation procedures in the past two years, Népszabadság reports, citing an official summary. Over 360,000 applications for citizenship were submitted. Deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén said recently that only 1.5% of applications are rejected. The vast majority of those ...
Xpat Opinion: Banner War, Round Two: Szekler Flag Aflutter On Hungarian Parliament
- 18 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government journalist calls the Romanian response to Hungary’s innocent symbolic gesture aggressive and unreasonable. A left-wing daily on the other hand accuses the government of insensitivity to the delicate problems of beyond-border Hungarian minorities in Romania.
International Water Summit To Be Held In October In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén declared that the International Water Summit is to be held in October in Budapest, after participating in the summit of world leaders' from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago de Chile.
Xpat Opinion: Moral And Political Confusion In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2012 7:59 AM
- current affairs
"I decided to update three recent posts. On Saturday and Sunday I wrote about LMP’s decision not to begin negotiations with the “Together 2014″ group. Yesterday I reported on the latest plagiarism case involving Zsolt Semjén, chairman of the Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) and deputy to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
The Half A Millionth Ethnic Hungarian Residing Abroad Took Their Citizenship Oath
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 500 thousandth ethnic Hungarians to reside abroad and have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the simplified naturalisation procedure took their citizenship oath today in the Parliament building in Budapest. Csaba Böjte and his mother, Julianna Böjte, took their oath in the presence of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér and Deputy Prime Minister responsible ...
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Scholarship Agreement Signed Between Hungary & Vietnam
- 30 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary and Vietnam have concluded an agreement on a scholarship programme in Budapest on Monday. The document was signed by Hungary's Minister of State for Higher Education István Klinghammer and Vietnam's Deputy Minister of Education and Training Tran Quang Quy.
Hungarian Ministers Pay Low Income Tax
- 7 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some cabinet ministers enjoy income tax payments below the flat 16% rate, Napi Gazdaság reports, citing data from the government website. The primary reason is the tax break granted to those with large families.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Government Accused Of Paralysis While PM Under Fire In Brussels
- 18 Mar 2013 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The authorities were at least one day late in reacting to the exceptional snowstorm and a left-wing commentator thinks the reason was that PM Viktor Orbán was busy fending off growing discontent with Hungary’s constitutional amendments among European allies.
320,000 New Hungarian Citizens
- 7 Mar 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The government has granted Hungarian citizenship to over 320,000 residents of other countries under its simplified nationalisation procedures in the past two years, Népszabadság reports, citing an official summary. Over 360,000 applications for citizenship were submitted. Deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén said recently that only 1.5% of applications are rejected. The vast majority of those ...
Xpat Opinion: Banner War, Round Two: Szekler Flag Aflutter On Hungarian Parliament
- 18 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government journalist calls the Romanian response to Hungary’s innocent symbolic gesture aggressive and unreasonable. A left-wing daily on the other hand accuses the government of insensitivity to the delicate problems of beyond-border Hungarian minorities in Romania.
International Water Summit To Be Held In October In Budapest
- 29 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén declared that the International Water Summit is to be held in October in Budapest, after participating in the summit of world leaders' from the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) in Santiago de Chile.
Xpat Opinion: Moral And Political Confusion In Hungary
- 21 Nov 2012 7:59 AM
- current affairs
"I decided to update three recent posts. On Saturday and Sunday I wrote about LMP’s decision not to begin negotiations with the “Together 2014″ group. Yesterday I reported on the latest plagiarism case involving Zsolt Semjén, chairman of the Christian Democratic People’s Party (KDNP) and deputy to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.