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EU Court Dismisses Hungary, Slovakia Migrant Case
- 6 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice today dismissed a case launched by Hungary and Slovakia challenging the legality of the EU’s migrant resettlement scheme. “The court dismisses the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers,” the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.
DK Spox Accuses Fidesz Of Stoking Tensions Ahead Of Elections
- 5 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) accused Fidesz of attempting to foment political unrest by raising the prospect of street turbulence ahead of next year’s general election in a bid to retain power.
NGO Law Goes Before Constitutional Court But Decision Only Expected Next May
- 4 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
A formal legal complaint has been drafted against a controversial law on NGOs by lawyers with the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Twenty-three civil organizations affected by the legislation will submit the complaint to the Constitutional Court for review.
Fidesz: 2018 A Choice Between ‘Orbán Or Dismantling Fence’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Next year’s general election will come down to a choice between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or the dismantling of Hungary’s border fence, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications chief said.
Gyurcsány Urges Voters To ‘Choose Europe Over Orbán’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), urged participants in his party’s campaign opener over the weekend to “choose Europe over [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán” in next year’s election.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
City Looks Into Friend Of Prime Minister Contracts
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest city council will investigate how it happened that ESMA, a company owned by István Garancsi, a friend of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, used electric poles in Budapest as advertising poles without paying a fee or obtaining a permit in the past two years.
Opposition Calls On Budapest Mayor To Call Local Referendum On Római Levee
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly should call a local referendum on the location of the levee on the north Danube embankment, Csaba Horváth, a Socialist representative in the assembly told the press on Wednesday ahead of an assembly meeting.
EU Court Dismisses Hungary, Slovakia Migrant Case
- 6 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice today dismissed a case launched by Hungary and Slovakia challenging the legality of the EU’s migrant resettlement scheme. “The court dismisses the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers,” the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.
DK Spox Accuses Fidesz Of Stoking Tensions Ahead Of Elections
- 5 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The spokesman of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) accused Fidesz of attempting to foment political unrest by raising the prospect of street turbulence ahead of next year’s general election in a bid to retain power.
NGO Law Goes Before Constitutional Court But Decision Only Expected Next May
- 4 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
A formal legal complaint has been drafted against a controversial law on NGOs by lawyers with the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Twenty-three civil organizations affected by the legislation will submit the complaint to the Constitutional Court for review.
Fidesz: 2018 A Choice Between ‘Orbán Or Dismantling Fence’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
Next year’s general election will come down to a choice between Prime Minister Viktor Orbán or the dismantling of Hungary’s border fence, the ruling Fidesz party’s communications chief said.
Gyurcsány Urges Voters To ‘Choose Europe Over Orbán’
- 4 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, head of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), urged participants in his party’s campaign opener over the weekend to “choose Europe over [Prime Minister Viktor] Orbán” in next year’s election.
Áder Calls For Inter-Govt Body To Tackle Water Crisis
- 1 Sep 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has proposed setting up an international body of scientists under the aegis of the United Nations to tackle an impending shortage of drinking water. Addressing a World Water Week conference in Stockholm, the Hungarian president said that “the world has now understood the impact of climate change but not of the water crisis”.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
City Looks Into Friend Of Prime Minister Contracts
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest city council will investigate how it happened that ESMA, a company owned by István Garancsi, a friend of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, used electric poles in Budapest as advertising poles without paying a fee or obtaining a permit in the past two years.
Opposition Calls On Budapest Mayor To Call Local Referendum On Római Levee
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest assembly should call a local referendum on the location of the levee on the north Danube embankment, Csaba Horváth, a Socialist representative in the assembly told the press on Wednesday ahead of an assembly meeting.