18 result(s) for abusing power in Current Affairs
'State of Emergency' in Hungary Prolonged, Police Given New Powers Against Drug Users
- 30 Apr 2025 7:19 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday adopted a prohibition on producing, abusing, distributing or promoting drugs, with 143 votes in favour, 19 against and 13 abstentions.
March 15 Holiday Round-Up: 'There Will be a United States of Europe', Says DK MEP
- 17 Mar 2025 2:13 PM
- current affairs
A United States of Europe will come about, "but whether we Hungarians will be in it is a big question", Klara Dobrev, the MEP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told an event commemorating Hungary's 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight in Budapest.
Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany
- 14 Oct 2024 11:49 AM
- current affairs
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has fined Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsany over 14 million forints (EUR 34,900), the party said.
Updated: Opposition Outraged By President For Pardoning Man Convicted Of Abetting Paedophilia In Hungary
- 9 Feb 2024 7:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP has called on President Katalin Novak to revoke presidential clemency granted to a man convicted for coercing victims of paedophilia to withdraw testimonies.
“Brussels Wants to Re-Settle Migrants by Force in Hungary" Complains Orbán
- 12 Jun 2023 10:20 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has vehemently objected to a planned reform of the EU refugee affairs system that requires countries to pay a fee if they do not accept refugees.
PM Orbán Comments On Child Protection Law, Economic Recovery
- 19 Jul 2021 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his weekly public radio interview that sex education was a matter for parents and this, he added, was “confirmed by European documents”.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.
Opposition Accuses Hungarian Gov't Of Abusing Special Powers Related To Covid
- 16 Feb 2021 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition LMP on Monday accused the government of abusing its special powers to fight the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had taken away a significant amount of funding from local councils and had “launched a final attack on universities”.
Opposition LMP Accuses Hungarian Gov’t Of Abusing Powers With Coronavirus Law
- 2 Apr 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has “unexpectedly and to a significant extent” expanded its room for manoeuvre to the detriment of municipalities, “clearly abusing its powers” granted in Monday’s coronavirus law, opposition LMP said.
'State of Emergency' in Hungary Prolonged, Police Given New Powers Against Drug Users
- 30 Apr 2025 7:19 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday adopted a prohibition on producing, abusing, distributing or promoting drugs, with 143 votes in favour, 19 against and 13 abstentions.
March 15 Holiday Round-Up: 'There Will be a United States of Europe', Says DK MEP
- 17 Mar 2025 2:13 PM
- current affairs
A United States of Europe will come about, "but whether we Hungarians will be in it is a big question", Klara Dobrev, the MEP of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), told an event commemorating Hungary's 1848-49 revolution and freedom fight in Budapest.
Traitor Remarks Result in Fine of Over HUF 14 Million for Former PM Gyurcsany
- 14 Oct 2024 11:49 AM
- current affairs
Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has fined Democratic Coalition head Ferenc Gyurcsany over 14 million forints (EUR 34,900), the party said.
Updated: Opposition Outraged By President For Pardoning Man Convicted Of Abetting Paedophilia In Hungary
- 9 Feb 2024 7:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition LMP has called on President Katalin Novak to revoke presidential clemency granted to a man convicted for coercing victims of paedophilia to withdraw testimonies.
“Brussels Wants to Re-Settle Migrants by Force in Hungary" Complains Orbán
- 12 Jun 2023 10:20 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has vehemently objected to a planned reform of the EU refugee affairs system that requires countries to pay a fee if they do not accept refugees.
PM Orbán Comments On Child Protection Law, Economic Recovery
- 19 Jul 2021 9:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in his weekly public radio interview that sex education was a matter for parents and this, he added, was “confirmed by European documents”.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.
Opposition Accuses Hungarian Gov't Of Abusing Special Powers Related To Covid
- 16 Feb 2021 8:00 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition LMP on Monday accused the government of abusing its special powers to fight the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had taken away a significant amount of funding from local councils and had “launched a final attack on universities”.
Opposition LMP Accuses Hungarian Gov’t Of Abusing Powers With Coronavirus Law
- 2 Apr 2020 11:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has “unexpectedly and to a significant extent” expanded its room for manoeuvre to the detriment of municipalities, “clearly abusing its powers” granted in Monday’s coronavirus law, opposition LMP said.