1,129 result(s) for constitution
Media Outrage Puts Hungary's Fidesz On Back Foot
- 30 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz defended its media law as European politicians and newspapers attacked the new legislation. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said the European Commission should take urgent action against the law and questioned Hungary’s fitness to lead the EU.
Ex Hungarian PM Calls For Constitution Referendum
- 16 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
“People should force a referendum, so as to be able to accept the new Constitution or reject it,” former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány declared Wednesday. The new document could be a Fidesz Constitution at best, but not the Constitution of the nation, he told a conference on the rule of law, arranged by the Táncsics Mihály Foundation.
Hungarian Survey Shows Corruption Thriving
- 10 Dec 2010 11:01 AM
- current affairs
"More than three quarters of Hungarians, 76%, believe that corruption has increased in the last three years, according to the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International (TI) yesterday, the UN’s Anti-Corruption Day.
“Tolerance Without Boundaries” In Győr With British Ambassador To Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"On 3 December Greg Dorey visited Győr to consult with town leaders, visit one of the country’s largest editorial office, meet the rector of the university and to open the Rotary Club’s charity event in the name of tolerance without boundaries.
Hungarian Unions Protest Against Government Measures
- 6 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Over 3,000 people turned out for a protest against the government’s methods and actions organised by trade unions outside the Academy of Sciences on Saturday morning.
Constitution Pro-Life, Anti-Gay Marriage In Hungary
- 2 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Human life will be protected from conception and marriage will be defined as heterosexual co-existence in the new Constitution, according to the specimen The Principles of Regulating the Constitution of Hungary. Hungary would continue to be a republic and a democracy governed by the rule of law.
Hungarian Weeklies Protest New Media Bill
- 2 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Weeklies Élet és Irodalom (Life and Literature) and Magyar Narancs (Hungarian Orange) appear with blank front pages in protest at the new media bill this week, while 168 Óra (Hours) and Népszava also expressed their displeasure regarding the bill that Népszabadság says sets out to rule the entire domestic press.
Xpat Report: Universal Children’s Day In Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
The Annual Report of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights on the activities in year 2009 interlaced with a Summary of the Children’s Rights Project 2008-2010 was displayed at the Parliamentary Commissioners’ Office in Budapest recently.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...
Media Outrage Puts Hungary's Fidesz On Back Foot
- 30 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Fidesz defended its media law as European politicians and newspapers attacked the new legislation. Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn said the European Commission should take urgent action against the law and questioned Hungary’s fitness to lead the EU.
Ex Hungarian PM Calls For Constitution Referendum
- 16 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
“People should force a referendum, so as to be able to accept the new Constitution or reject it,” former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány declared Wednesday. The new document could be a Fidesz Constitution at best, but not the Constitution of the nation, he told a conference on the rule of law, arranged by the Táncsics Mihály Foundation.
Hungarian Survey Shows Corruption Thriving
- 10 Dec 2010 11:01 AM
- current affairs
"More than three quarters of Hungarians, 76%, believe that corruption has increased in the last three years, according to the Global Corruption Barometer published by Transparency International (TI) yesterday, the UN’s Anti-Corruption Day.
“Tolerance Without Boundaries” In Győr With British Ambassador To Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- community & culture
"On 3 December Greg Dorey visited Győr to consult with town leaders, visit one of the country’s largest editorial office, meet the rector of the university and to open the Rotary Club’s charity event in the name of tolerance without boundaries.
Hungarian Unions Protest Against Government Measures
- 6 Dec 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Over 3,000 people turned out for a protest against the government’s methods and actions organised by trade unions outside the Academy of Sciences on Saturday morning.
Constitution Pro-Life, Anti-Gay Marriage In Hungary
- 2 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Human life will be protected from conception and marriage will be defined as heterosexual co-existence in the new Constitution, according to the specimen The Principles of Regulating the Constitution of Hungary. Hungary would continue to be a republic and a democracy governed by the rule of law.
Hungarian Weeklies Protest New Media Bill
- 2 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"Weeklies Élet és Irodalom (Life and Literature) and Magyar Narancs (Hungarian Orange) appear with blank front pages in protest at the new media bill this week, while 168 Óra (Hours) and Népszava also expressed their displeasure regarding the bill that Népszabadság says sets out to rule the entire domestic press.
Xpat Report: Universal Children’s Day In Hungary
- 1 Dec 2010 8:35 AM
- community & culture
The Annual Report of the Hungarian Parliamentary Commissioner for Civil Rights on the activities in year 2009 interlaced with a Summary of the Children’s Rights Project 2008-2010 was displayed at the Parliamentary Commissioners’ Office in Budapest recently.
Hungary Prepares For Adulthood In The European Union
- 29 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"In January 2011 Hungary will assume the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Its six-month term will be an interesting period for Hungary and the EU alike. Hungary will coordinate the Council’s vast bureaucratic and decision-making apparatus while not being able to rely on any significant wealth of accumulated knowledge about some of its workings due to the novelty of the Lisbon ...