220 result(s) for councils
Socialists: Electoral Law Amendment Serves Fidesz Interests
- 18 Jul 2018 8:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The amendment of the electoral law serves the interests of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats rather than those of the country, the opposition Socialists said.
Gov't Approves Changes To Bills On Tax, Privacy, Assembly
- 13 Jul 2018 9:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Parliament’s legislative committee has approved amendments to bills governing tax, the right to privacy, public assembly, and election rules.
Fidesz Proposes Constitutional Ban On Homelessness
- 13 Jun 2018 9:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party said it wants the government to consider inserting a provision into the current round of changes to the constitution that would create the legal conditions for banning people from living in public spaces given that everyone without a home is guaranteed shelter.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Ministry Confirms HUF 871.9 Bn Deficit At End-March
- 24 Apr 2018 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget, excluding local councils, ran an 871.9 billion forint (EUR 2.8bn) deficit at the end of March, the economy ministry confirmed.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Even Most Fidesz Voters Don’t Believe Soros Is Responsible For Illegal Immigration
- 25 Feb 2018 8:34 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
59 percent of respondents do not believe that NGOs are setting up “immigration organizing offices” to execute the “Soros-plan”, according to a recent poll conducted by Policy Agenda at the request of news site zoom.hu.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Survey: Fewer Hungarians Earn Minimum Wage
- 11 Jan 2018 8:50 AM
- business
Fewer Hungarians are working for minimum wage, daily Magyar Idők said on Thursday. About 303,000 labourers in Hungary earn the unskilled minimum wage, gross 138,000 forints (EUR 446) a month, Imre Palkovics, the head of the Labour Councils, told the paper, citing economy ministry data.
Socialists: Electoral Law Amendment Serves Fidesz Interests
- 18 Jul 2018 8:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The amendment of the electoral law serves the interests of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats rather than those of the country, the opposition Socialists said.
Gov't Approves Changes To Bills On Tax, Privacy, Assembly
- 13 Jul 2018 9:55 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Parliament’s legislative committee has approved amendments to bills governing tax, the right to privacy, public assembly, and election rules.
Fidesz Proposes Constitutional Ban On Homelessness
- 13 Jun 2018 9:02 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party said it wants the government to consider inserting a provision into the current round of changes to the constitution that would create the legal conditions for banning people from living in public spaces given that everyone without a home is guaranteed shelter.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Ministry Confirms HUF 871.9 Bn Deficit At End-March
- 24 Apr 2018 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget, excluding local councils, ran an 871.9 billion forint (EUR 2.8bn) deficit at the end of March, the economy ministry confirmed.
Xpat Opinion: U.N. Commissioner For Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein On Viktor Orbán
- 7 Mar 2018 3:16 PM
- current affairs
You may recall that Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in his keynote address at the 37th session of the Human Rights Council, called Viktor Orbán a xenophobe and a racist because the Hungarian prime minister declared earlier that “we do not want our color … to be mixed in the others.”
Even Most Fidesz Voters Don’t Believe Soros Is Responsible For Illegal Immigration
- 25 Feb 2018 8:34 AM
- http://budapestbeacon.com/
- current affairs
59 percent of respondents do not believe that NGOs are setting up “immigration organizing offices” to execute the “Soros-plan”, according to a recent poll conducted by Policy Agenda at the request of news site zoom.hu.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Survey: Fewer Hungarians Earn Minimum Wage
- 11 Jan 2018 8:50 AM
- business
Fewer Hungarians are working for minimum wage, daily Magyar Idők said on Thursday. About 303,000 labourers in Hungary earn the unskilled minimum wage, gross 138,000 forints (EUR 446) a month, Imre Palkovics, the head of the Labour Councils, told the paper, citing economy ministry data.