141 result(s) for businessman in Current Affairs
Jobbik Elects Gábor Vona As Prime Minister Candidate
- 12 Jun 2017 8:57 AM
- current affairs
The congress of radical nationalist Jobbik elected party leader Gábor Vona as prime minister candidate. Vona was backed by 97% of the delegates, spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said. Addressing the party’s 16th national congress in Budapest, Vona announced a programme for a safer, fairer and free Hungary. Vona pressed for an increase in wages in Hungary and cited his party’s wage union initiative, ...
Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Slovak Criminal Rohac For 90s Murders
- 22 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a life sentence for Slovak criminal Jozef Rohac for his role in the Budapest Aranykéz street bombing that claimed four lives in 1998 and the murder of Hungarian media mogul János Fenyő in the same year. The ruling cannot be appealed. Rohac was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the murders by the Budapest municipal court last March.
Dialogue Party Opposes Planned Closure Of Fót Orphanage
- 16 May 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-leader of the opposition Dialogue party called on the government on Monday to abandon plans to close the children’s home in Fót while placing minors in facilities in other cities with poorer conditions.
Ruling Party’s Group Leader Kósa: Fidesz Wants Stricter Rules On Political Party Ads
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will submit a bill this week on preventing political groupings from benefiting from secret party support thanks to billboard owners who allow party advertising at below market rates, the ruling party’s group leader said.
News Portal Index.hu Sold To Foundation Linked To Simicska
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska could potentially have gained direct influence in internet news portal Index.hu, as his nephew is on the board of directors of the outlet’s new owner, public news channel M1 said on Thursday. The transfer of the operations of Index to the For Hungarian Development Foundation was announced by lawyer László Bodolai, the foundation’s curator, on the website on Thursday.
Local Opinion: President Signs Higher Education Act Amendments
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After President Áder ordered the promulgation of the amended Act on Higher Education, political polarisation has reached new levels in the Hungarian press.
PM's Advisor Habony Could Acquire Radio Station
- 11 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime ministerial advisor Árpád Habony and his business associates have been working for some time on acquiring Sláger FM, Hungary’s most popular radio station, Magyar Nemzet has learned from several sources.
Defence CTTEE Approves Tightenining Asylum Rules, Extending State Of Emergency
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved a draft amendment that would ban asylum-seekers from entering Hungary and so the EU until their case has been ruled on, Lajos Kósa, the head of the committee said on Wednesday.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.
Jobbik Elects Gábor Vona As Prime Minister Candidate
- 12 Jun 2017 8:57 AM
- current affairs
The congress of radical nationalist Jobbik elected party leader Gábor Vona as prime minister candidate. Vona was backed by 97% of the delegates, spokesman Ádám Mirkóczki said. Addressing the party’s 16th national congress in Budapest, Vona announced a programme for a safer, fairer and free Hungary. Vona pressed for an increase in wages in Hungary and cited his party’s wage union initiative, ...
Appeals Court Upholds Life Sentence Of Slovak Criminal Rohac For 90s Murders
- 22 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a life sentence for Slovak criminal Jozef Rohac for his role in the Budapest Aranykéz street bombing that claimed four lives in 1998 and the murder of Hungarian media mogul János Fenyő in the same year. The ruling cannot be appealed. Rohac was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the murders by the Budapest municipal court last March.
Dialogue Party Opposes Planned Closure Of Fót Orphanage
- 16 May 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-leader of the opposition Dialogue party called on the government on Monday to abandon plans to close the children’s home in Fót while placing minors in facilities in other cities with poorer conditions.
Ruling Party’s Group Leader Kósa: Fidesz Wants Stricter Rules On Political Party Ads
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will submit a bill this week on preventing political groupings from benefiting from secret party support thanks to billboard owners who allow party advertising at below market rates, the ruling party’s group leader said.
News Portal Index.hu Sold To Foundation Linked To Simicska
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Businessman Lajos Simicska could potentially have gained direct influence in internet news portal Index.hu, as his nephew is on the board of directors of the outlet’s new owner, public news channel M1 said on Thursday. The transfer of the operations of Index to the For Hungarian Development Foundation was announced by lawyer László Bodolai, the foundation’s curator, on the website on Thursday.
Local Opinion: President Signs Higher Education Act Amendments
- 12 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
After President Áder ordered the promulgation of the amended Act on Higher Education, political polarisation has reached new levels in the Hungarian press.
PM's Advisor Habony Could Acquire Radio Station
- 11 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime ministerial advisor Árpád Habony and his business associates have been working for some time on acquiring Sláger FM, Hungary’s most popular radio station, Magyar Nemzet has learned from several sources.
Defence CTTEE Approves Tightenining Asylum Rules, Extending State Of Emergency
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved a draft amendment that would ban asylum-seekers from entering Hungary and so the EU until their case has been ruled on, Lajos Kósa, the head of the committee said on Wednesday.
The American Alt-Right’s Hungarian Love Affair
- 16 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was the first European leader to publicly endorse Donald Trump in July. And Hungary is perhaps the only country to have a former employee of its own Ministry of Defense — Sebastian Gorka — receive a high-ranking post within the Trump administration.