1,333 result(s) for coalition
Hungary’s Jobbik “Breaks Taboo”
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital, a think-tank, said Jobbik’s biggest success on Sunday was a critical mass no longer sees the party as extremist. The taboos associated with the party that had kept previously undecided voters away from Jobbik have been broken, the thinktank said.
Hungarian Leftist Parties To Stage Anti-Govt Demo
- 10 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition will hold a demonstration of “victims” of the past five years of the Fidesz-led government in central Budapest on Saturday. Socialist board member Károly Beke said that the last government cycle had left in its wake “broken tobacconists, farmers stripped of their land and people deprived of their private pension savings, as well as stranded Quaestor investors”.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Commissioner Advocates Integration For Roma Minority In Hungary
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The “only way” forward for Hungary’s Roma minority is to close the gap with mainstream society, Flórián Farkas, the prime minister’s commissioner, told a celebration marking International Roma Day. István Hegedűs, the president of the national Roma self-government (ORÖ), said in his address that preserving Roma culture was key for their integration, which he called a “historic opportunity and ...
Ministry Condemns Vandalism At Budapest Holocaust Photo Exhibition
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The human resources ministry has strongly condemned the damaging of images displayed at an openair Holocaust exhibition in central Budapest, calling the vandalism “shocking and appalling”. “The perpetrators desecrated not only Holocaust survivors, but the entire Jewish community, the whole of the Hungarian nation, all decent Hungarians by their mindless, vandal act,” the ministry said.
Hungarian Govt In “Deep Shock” About Terrorist Attack In Kenya
- 3 Apr 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects all forms of violence and terrorism, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said referring to Thursday’s terrorist attack in Kenya, which claimed 147 lives. Earlier, the foreign ministry learnt with “deep shock” about the attack at Garissa University, and expressed Hungary’s sympathy with families of the victims. The university was attacked by the al-Shabaab Islamic militia early ...
Roma Employment Scheme To Continue After Audit
- 3 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An audit of the Roma “Bridge” employment scheme has revealed irregularities but there is nothing to stop it from continuing, the ministry for human resources said. The ministry said that the audit of the National Roma Council (ORÖ) scheme covered 150 items, including 12 public procurements. Irregularities were suspected in two cases, one involving furniture purchases and another involving the use ...
Hungary's President Asked Not To Sign Broker Age Asset -Seizure Law
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked President János Áder to withhold his signature from the law on seizing the assets of brokerages to compensate the victims of brokerage scandals because the law exempts Quaestor’s banking division. Deputy chairman of parliament’s legislative committee, Gergely Bárándy, told a joint press conference held with deputy Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth that ...
Stable Fidesz Lead In Hungary
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party Fidesz maintained its strong lead in March with 29% of all voters behind it while radical nationalist Jobbik had the backing of 16%, according to the Nézőpont Institute. The Socialists registered 7% among all voters, while the Democratic Coalition was favoured by 6%.
Hungary’s Jobbik “Breaks Taboo”
- 14 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political Capital, a think-tank, said Jobbik’s biggest success on Sunday was a critical mass no longer sees the party as extremist. The taboos associated with the party that had kept previously undecided voters away from Jobbik have been broken, the thinktank said.
Hungarian Leftist Parties To Stage Anti-Govt Demo
- 10 Apr 2015 12:00 PM
- current affairs
Parties of the leftist opposition will hold a demonstration of “victims” of the past five years of the Fidesz-led government in central Budapest on Saturday. Socialist board member Károly Beke said that the last government cycle had left in its wake “broken tobacconists, farmers stripped of their land and people deprived of their private pension savings, as well as stranded Quaestor investors”.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister Supports Anti-IS Mission Proposal
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament should approve the government’s proposal on the country’s participation in the international coalition fighting against the Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation, the foreign minister said.Joining the international mission is a duty for Hungary as the country belongs to the western community, Péter Szijjártó told a press conference after a closed session of parliament’s ...
Commissioner Advocates Integration For Roma Minority In Hungary
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The “only way” forward for Hungary’s Roma minority is to close the gap with mainstream society, Flórián Farkas, the prime minister’s commissioner, told a celebration marking International Roma Day. István Hegedűs, the president of the national Roma self-government (ORÖ), said in his address that preserving Roma culture was key for their integration, which he called a “historic opportunity and ...
Ministry Condemns Vandalism At Budapest Holocaust Photo Exhibition
- 7 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- community & culture
The human resources ministry has strongly condemned the damaging of images displayed at an openair Holocaust exhibition in central Budapest, calling the vandalism “shocking and appalling”. “The perpetrators desecrated not only Holocaust survivors, but the entire Jewish community, the whole of the Hungarian nation, all decent Hungarians by their mindless, vandal act,” the ministry said.
Hungarian Govt In “Deep Shock” About Terrorist Attack In Kenya
- 3 Apr 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The government rejects all forms of violence and terrorism, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said referring to Thursday’s terrorist attack in Kenya, which claimed 147 lives. Earlier, the foreign ministry learnt with “deep shock” about the attack at Garissa University, and expressed Hungary’s sympathy with families of the victims. The university was attacked by the al-Shabaab Islamic militia early ...
Roma Employment Scheme To Continue After Audit
- 3 Apr 2015 1:00 AM
- current affairs
An audit of the Roma “Bridge” employment scheme has revealed irregularities but there is nothing to stop it from continuing, the ministry for human resources said. The ministry said that the audit of the National Roma Council (ORÖ) scheme covered 150 items, including 12 public procurements. Irregularities were suspected in two cases, one involving furniture purchases and another involving the use ...
Hungary's President Asked Not To Sign Broker Age Asset -Seizure Law
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked President János Áder to withhold his signature from the law on seizing the assets of brokerages to compensate the victims of brokerage scandals because the law exempts Quaestor’s banking division. Deputy chairman of parliament’s legislative committee, Gergely Bárándy, told a joint press conference held with deputy Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth that ...
Stable Fidesz Lead In Hungary
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ruling party Fidesz maintained its strong lead in March with 29% of all voters behind it while radical nationalist Jobbik had the backing of 16%, according to the Nézőpont Institute. The Socialists registered 7% among all voters, while the Democratic Coalition was favoured by 6%.