494 result(s) for budapest council in Current Affairs
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
“We’re Giving Budapest A Future”: Mayor of Budapest Launches Re-Election Campaign
- 12 Feb 2024 6:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who also leads a leftist opposition party, launched his re-election campaign on Saturday, declaring that he stood for a more European, greener city which stood for greater solidary, values which were associated with a republican form of governance.
Budapest Mayor's Refusal to Pay City's Taxes 'Unprecedented', Says Hungarian FM
- 22 Jan 2024 9:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Finance Minister Mihály Varga, in an interview with the online edition of business daily Világgazdaság, said it was “unprecedented” that while Budapest residents and businesses meet their tax obligations, the city’s mayor “ignores them”.
Relations at High Point Between Hungary & Slovakia, Says Orbán
- 17 Jan 2024 9:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary-Slovakia relations are at a high point as one backs the other in the European Union in economic and energy-security terms, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Slovak counterpart Robert Fico in Budapest.
Watch: Hungarian & Turkish Leaders Exchange Extravagant Gifts in Budapest
- 19 Dec 2023 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Video below shows Erdogan was given a horse by Orban during his visit to Budapest. The Hungarian PM got a Turkish made electric car from Erdogan.
Far-Right Party to Field Mayoral Candidates in Budapest: Will It Endanger Position of Opposition in Capital?
- 18 Dec 2023 11:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Mi Hazánk on Saturday said it will field a mayoral candidate in every district of Budapest in next year’s local council elections.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System
- 5 Dec 2023 5:16 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital.
Momentum to Support Re-Nomination of Budapest Mayor in 2024 Municipal Elections
- 1 Dec 2023 7:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition Momentum will support the re-nomination of Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for the post in the 2024 municipal elections, the party’s leader said on Thursday.
Western Ambassadors Put Pressure on Hungary to Ratify Sweden’s NATO Membership
- 15 Feb 2024 5:30 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator compares the US ambassador to erstwhile Soviet oppressors because of his presence at Mondays’ extraordinary session of Parliament which was convened at the initiative of the opposition to vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO but boycotted by the governing majority. A liberal author dismisses such comparison as absurd.
“We’re Giving Budapest A Future”: Mayor of Budapest Launches Re-Election Campaign
- 12 Feb 2024 6:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who also leads a leftist opposition party, launched his re-election campaign on Saturday, declaring that he stood for a more European, greener city which stood for greater solidary, values which were associated with a republican form of governance.
Budapest Mayor's Refusal to Pay City's Taxes 'Unprecedented', Says Hungarian FM
- 22 Jan 2024 9:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Finance Minister Mihály Varga, in an interview with the online edition of business daily Világgazdaság, said it was “unprecedented” that while Budapest residents and businesses meet their tax obligations, the city’s mayor “ignores them”.
Relations at High Point Between Hungary & Slovakia, Says Orbán
- 17 Jan 2024 9:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary-Slovakia relations are at a high point as one backs the other in the European Union in economic and energy-security terms, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Slovak counterpart Robert Fico in Budapest.
Watch: Hungarian & Turkish Leaders Exchange Extravagant Gifts in Budapest
- 19 Dec 2023 6:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Video below shows Erdogan was given a horse by Orban during his visit to Budapest. The Hungarian PM got a Turkish made electric car from Erdogan.
Far-Right Party to Field Mayoral Candidates in Budapest: Will It Endanger Position of Opposition in Capital?
- 18 Dec 2023 11:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Mi Hazánk on Saturday said it will field a mayoral candidate in every district of Budapest in next year’s local council elections.
Hungarian Opinion: Electoral Tinkering & the Opposition
- 18 Dec 2023 10:25 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Critics of the government accuse it of unscrupulously manipulating electoral rules, while pro-government columnists dismiss such arguments as unsubstantiated and pitiful.
Hungarian Opinion: Parliament to Change the Budapest Electoral System
- 5 Dec 2023 5:16 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning commentators accuse Fidesz of using far-right Mi Hazánk to change the electoral rules in Budapest in order to make it more difficult for the liberal Mayor to run the capital.
Momentum to Support Re-Nomination of Budapest Mayor in 2024 Municipal Elections
- 1 Dec 2023 7:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition Momentum will support the re-nomination of Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony for the post in the 2024 municipal elections, the party’s leader said on Thursday.