89 result(s) for campaign financing
Hungary's Top Court Rejects Referendum On Paks
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday upheld decisions by the National Election Committee and the Kúria in declaring that no referendum can be held on the €10 billion loan agreement with Russia for financing the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
TI Says Hungarian Parliamentary Parties Overspent During Campaign
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Calculations by civil organisations show that the parties that got into parliament have spent a total of 3.5 billion forints (EUR 11.4m) more during the election campaign then allowed by law, legal director at Transparency International Hungary Miklós Ligeti said on Monday.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Hungarian Parliamentary Election 2014: 1559 Candidates To Contest 106 Seats On April 6
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
When the Hungarian parliamentary election 2014 is held on 6 April, voters will have an average of 15 candidates per electoral district to choose from. In Baranya county’s fourth electoral district 29 different candidates will be on the ballot. Up for grabs are 106 out of a total of 199 seats in parliament.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Hungarian Gov’t Spent Ft 800mn On Ad Campaign
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spent Ft 800 million last year on its Hungary is Doing Better campaign, deputy prime Minister Tibor Navracsics revealed in reply to a written question from Jobbik MP and spokeswoman Dóra Duró.
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Hungary's Top Court Rejects Referendum On Paks
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday upheld decisions by the National Election Committee and the Kúria in declaring that no referendum can be held on the €10 billion loan agreement with Russia for financing the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
TI Says Hungarian Parliamentary Parties Overspent During Campaign
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Calculations by civil organisations show that the parties that got into parliament have spent a total of 3.5 billion forints (EUR 11.4m) more during the election campaign then allowed by law, legal director at Transparency International Hungary Miklós Ligeti said on Monday.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Hungarian Parliamentary Election 2014: 1559 Candidates To Contest 106 Seats On April 6
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
When the Hungarian parliamentary election 2014 is held on 6 April, voters will have an average of 15 candidates per electoral district to choose from. In Baranya county’s fourth electoral district 29 different candidates will be on the ballot. Up for grabs are 106 out of a total of 199 seats in parliament.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Hungarian Gov’t Spent Ft 800mn On Ad Campaign
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government spent Ft 800 million last year on its Hungary is Doing Better campaign, deputy prime Minister Tibor Navracsics revealed in reply to a written question from Jobbik MP and spokeswoman Dóra Duró.
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.