501 result(s) for civil group
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
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.
Govt Spox Chastises NGOs, Says No Problem With CSOs
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no problem with the 60,000 or so civil society organisations (CSO) operating in Hungary but it does object to “socalled NGOs that try to prove they are real civil organisations”, the government spokesman said in an interview to the daily Magyar Hírlap.
Satirical Party Stages Mock-Protest In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The satirical Kétfarkú Kutya (Two-tailed Dog) party staged a “March of Peace for the government and Russia... and against everything else” in central Budapest on Saturday. Participants in the demo walked across the Inner City behind a banner of the Russian national colours that read “We will not be a colony” in Hungarian and Russian.
Fidesz: Soros Has Built ‘Alternative Opposition’ In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 3:42 AM
- current affairs
Billionaire George Soros has “pumped” 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.8m) into his “agencies” in Hungary to “create a new, alternative opposition organisation to keep the legitimate Hungarian government under attack”, Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Saturday.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Government So Far Receives Over 140,000 Responses To Nationwide Survey
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
So far, over 140,000 voters have returned their answers by mail or online to the government’s “national consultation” questionnaires, Bence Tuzson, state secretary in charge of government communications, told public news television M1. He reiterated that the survey was designed to ensure public support for the government’s efforts “to protect the utility cuts programme” as well as “to stop ...
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Funding For NGOs Has Grown By Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros
- 13 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Since 2010, annual funding for civil organisations has increased from 140 billion forints (EUR 450m) to 202 billion and associated red tape has been cut, the daily Magyar Idők said on Wednesday, citing a government official. Quoting human resources ministry deputy state secretary for ethnic and civil society relations Attila Fülöp, the paper drew a distinction between “real civil organisations” ...
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
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.
Govt Spox Chastises NGOs, Says No Problem With CSOs
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has no problem with the 60,000 or so civil society organisations (CSO) operating in Hungary but it does object to “socalled NGOs that try to prove they are real civil organisations”, the government spokesman said in an interview to the daily Magyar Hírlap.
Satirical Party Stages Mock-Protest In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The satirical Kétfarkú Kutya (Two-tailed Dog) party staged a “March of Peace for the government and Russia... and against everything else” in central Budapest on Saturday. Participants in the demo walked across the Inner City behind a banner of the Russian national colours that read “We will not be a colony” in Hungarian and Russian.
Fidesz: Soros Has Built ‘Alternative Opposition’ In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 3:42 AM
- current affairs
Billionaire George Soros has “pumped” 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.8m) into his “agencies” in Hungary to “create a new, alternative opposition organisation to keep the legitimate Hungarian government under attack”, Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Saturday.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Government So Far Receives Over 140,000 Responses To Nationwide Survey
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
So far, over 140,000 voters have returned their answers by mail or online to the government’s “national consultation” questionnaires, Bence Tuzson, state secretary in charge of government communications, told public news television M1. He reiterated that the survey was designed to ensure public support for the government’s efforts “to protect the utility cuts programme” as well as “to stop ...
“We Will Not Be Silent!” Demonstration Draws Thousands Of Young Protesters
- 18 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Szabadság (Freedom) square hosted a novel demonstration of sorts Saturday evening. Starting at 5:30 pm and lasting until 10 pm, the “We will not remain silent!” protest featured musical performances by a variety of musicians and DJs, as well as speeches by notable artists and activists. As many as 10,000 people mostly in their twenties and thirties attended.
Funding For NGOs Has Grown By Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros
- 13 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Since 2010, annual funding for civil organisations has increased from 140 billion forints (EUR 450m) to 202 billion and associated red tape has been cut, the daily Magyar Idők said on Wednesday, citing a government official. Quoting human resources ministry deputy state secretary for ethnic and civil society relations Attila Fülöp, the paper drew a distinction between “real civil organisations” ...