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Hungary’s Muslim communities condemn terror attacks
Budapest (MTI) – The series of attacks was an act of terrorism for which there is no explanation, the Church of Muslims in Hungary told MTI in the wake of the Paris terror attacks. The attacks were not related to…
Football as part of the curriculum?
Zoltán Balog, the Minister of Human Capacities, submitted a modification proposal which would make football part of the primary and elementary curriculum as a compulsory sport. Origo.hu writes that they noticed the document which is only a draft now, but…
Paris attacks – Hungarian parties express solidarity
Budapest, November 14 (MTI) – Hungary’s political parties have strongly condemned Friday’s terror attacks and expressed solidarity with the French nation. The grief and fear of Paris are shared by all Europeans today, the governing Fidesz party said in a…
Jobbik sees land issue as Orban’s failure
Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban has suffered a defeat in connection with the sale of state-owned land and blamed Jobbik for “his erroneous land policy”, the radical nationalist Jobbik said on Friday. Jobbik responded to a statement by…
Protecting external borders expression of European solidarity, says government official
Berlin (MTI) – Protection of the European Union’s external borders is an expression of solidarity, a government official said on Friday at the 25th assembly of the Hungarian-German Forum held in Berlin. Gergely Prohle, deputy state secretary for European affairs,…
E-identity cards to be introduced in January 2016
New, electronic identity cards that meet EU requirements can be requested from January 2016 – announced the Central Office for Administrative and Electronic Public Services (KEKKH), writes magyaridok.hu. Several services will connect to the e-card, such as ePass, eID, and…
Government commisioner to propose VAT cut on internet services to 18%
Budapest (MTI) – The government commissioner in charge of public consultations on internet use has proposed reducing VAT on internet services to 18 percent and developing free Wi-Fi access in all towns and villages in the country, the commissioner Tamás…
SURVEY – Majority of Hungarians oppose quota system
Budapest (MTI) – The majority of Hungarians do not agree with the European Union’s quota system designed to distribute migrants among member states, according to a survey carried out earlier this month by think-tank Szazadveg. Fully 65 percent of Szazadveg’s…
MOL to focus more on diversifying its business in future, says Hernadi
Budapest (MTI) – MOL’s new butadiene plant in Tiszaujvaros, in eastern Hungary, and the synthetic rubber plant under construction are part of a plan to diversify the company’s products and expand its retail operations in the region, MOL chairman-CEO Zsolt…
Migrant flow should be stopped on Greece-Turkey border, says government spokesman
Budapest (MTI) – Stopping the flow of illegal migrants on the Greek-Turkish border would be in everybody’s interest, government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs told commercial television channel TV2 on Friday. The 300 border patrol and police officers the Visegrad Four (V4)…