741 result(s) for constitutional
Hungary’s Jobbik Protests Government Plans To Elect University Chancellors
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it would turn to the Constitutional Court in protest against the government’s planned amendment of the higher education law. Jobbik spokeswoman Duró Dóra told a press conference that the party firmly rejects the proposed system of chancellors appointed by the government, under which ruling Fidesz wants to “put its own party secretaries at the helm of ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary's President János Áder Signs Local Elections Act
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is asking the fundamental rights ombudsman to send the new local council election law to the Constitutional Court for a review after President János Áder signed it yesterday.
FH Sees Democracy Losing Ground In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decline of Hungarian governance in the past few years is the most shocking reminder that democratisation is neither complete nor irreversible in post-Communist Europe, US-based human rights group Freedom House writes in its latest annual study, Népszabadság reports.
Jobbik: Hungary’s Gov Biometric Sports Club ID Proposal “Orwellian”
- 12 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
A government proposal to amend the sports law and require biometric ID for entrance to high-security sports events is “Orwellian”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said.
Hungary’s Justice Minister Hopes Top Court’s Right To Budget Issues Will Be Restored
- 12 Jun 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trócsányi said he would look into possibility of changing the law to restore the Constitutional Court’s power to rule on budget and tax related issues. In an interview with weekly Heti Válasz, he expressed the hope that the regulation stripping the top court of this power would be “withdrawn sooner or later”.
Members Of The New Hungarian Government
- 10 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán , 51, trained as a lawyer, founder of Fidesz in 1988, lawmaker since 1990. Prime minister between 1998-2002 and 2010-2014.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Orbán’s New Government Sworn In
- 10 Jun 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder formally appointed the ministers of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's third government on Friday. Later, Parliament held a session at which Prime Minister Orbán addressed the new cabinet before their oath-taking ceremony.
Hungary’s Jobbik Protests Government Plans To Elect University Chancellors
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it would turn to the Constitutional Court in protest against the government’s planned amendment of the higher education law. Jobbik spokeswoman Duró Dóra told a press conference that the party firmly rejects the proposed system of chancellors appointed by the government, under which ruling Fidesz wants to “put its own party secretaries at the helm of ...
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary's President János Áder Signs Local Elections Act
- 18 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party is asking the fundamental rights ombudsman to send the new local council election law to the Constitutional Court for a review after President János Áder signed it yesterday.
FH Sees Democracy Losing Ground In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decline of Hungarian governance in the past few years is the most shocking reminder that democratisation is neither complete nor irreversible in post-Communist Europe, US-based human rights group Freedom House writes in its latest annual study, Népszabadság reports.
Jobbik: Hungary’s Gov Biometric Sports Club ID Proposal “Orwellian”
- 12 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
A government proposal to amend the sports law and require biometric ID for entrance to high-security sports events is “Orwellian”, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said.
Hungary’s Justice Minister Hopes Top Court’s Right To Budget Issues Will Be Restored
- 12 Jun 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trócsányi said he would look into possibility of changing the law to restore the Constitutional Court’s power to rule on budget and tax related issues. In an interview with weekly Heti Válasz, he expressed the hope that the regulation stripping the top court of this power would be “withdrawn sooner or later”.
Members Of The New Hungarian Government
- 10 Jun 2014 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Orbán , 51, trained as a lawyer, founder of Fidesz in 1988, lawmaker since 1990. Prime minister between 1998-2002 and 2010-2014.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Orbán’s New Government Sworn In
- 10 Jun 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder formally appointed the ministers of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's third government on Friday. Later, Parliament held a session at which Prime Minister Orbán addressed the new cabinet before their oath-taking ceremony.