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Hungary 'Never Proud to be an Outlier in EU'', Say PM's Chief of Staff
- 28 Jun 2022 9:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's government aims to find allies and is never proud to be an outlier in "regrettable" debates in the European Union, the prime minister's chief of staff said.
But sometimes combatting Brussels necessary to thwart decisions that don’t take Hungary’s interests into consideration, Gergely Gulyás said in an interview with public media website hirado.hu.
"Sinful Decision”: Lift Ban on Building Wind Farms in Hungary, Demands Opposition
- 3 Jun 2022 10:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is calling on the government to lift the ban on building wind farms, arguing that wind power would be a vital component of Hungarian energy security.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary
- 27 May 2022 8:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Row Over Banning Oil Imports from Russia
- 24 May 2022 8:51 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning weeklies accuse the government of conniving with Moscow, by rejecting the proposed ban on importing Russian crude oil without significant compensation from the European Union. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, argue that Hungary’s position is dictated by plain common sense.
Unions in Hungary Against Restricting Teachers' Strike Rights
- 24 May 2022 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Five Hungarian trade union federations have protested against a bill seen as seeking to curb the rights of teachers to strike.
Novák Warns Against 'Hungarian National Arrogance' as She's Inaugurated President
- 16 May 2022 7:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Katalin Novák was inaugurated as Hungary’s new president in a ceremony in front of Parliament on Saturday. In her inaugural address, Novák underscored her responsibility to show the country what her homeland and compatriots meant to her and to express her views “on our shared life and place in the world”.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Opposition a Full Month After its Electoral Defeat
- 9 May 2022 6:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum suggest that the weaknesses which sealed the opposition’s fate during the elections have further deepened over the past weeks.
Opinion: Hungary to Veto European Ban on Russian Oil
- 7 May 2022 5:34 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As PM Viktor Orbán tells Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, that Hungary cannot accept ‘in its current form’ the Commission’s proposal to impose a ban on oil imports from Russia, the main government daily calls the Commission irresponsible.
Teachers' Union Demands Independent Education Ministry, Higher Wages in Hungary
- 27 Apr 2022 6:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Teachers’ trade union PDSZ has sent an open letter to Hungary’s next prime minister demanding the government set up an independent education ministry and increase wages “significantly” while reducing various work-related burdens.
Hungary 'Never Proud to be an Outlier in EU'', Say PM's Chief of Staff
- 28 Jun 2022 9:34 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary's government aims to find allies and is never proud to be an outlier in "regrettable" debates in the European Union, the prime minister's chief of staff said.
But sometimes combatting Brussels necessary to thwart decisions that don’t take Hungary’s interests into consideration, Gergely Gulyás said in an interview with public media website hirado.hu.
"Sinful Decision”: Lift Ban on Building Wind Farms in Hungary, Demands Opposition
- 3 Jun 2022 10:59 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party is calling on the government to lift the ban on building wind farms, arguing that wind power would be a vital component of Hungarian energy security.
Opposition Parties Comment on Windfall Taxes in Hungary
- 27 May 2022 8:38 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Parties of the opposition have criticised the government for its Wednesday decision to make certain large companies pay a part of their extra profits to a new public utility cut fund and a defence fund.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Row Over Banning Oil Imports from Russia
- 24 May 2022 8:51 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning weeklies accuse the government of conniving with Moscow, by rejecting the proposed ban on importing Russian crude oil without significant compensation from the European Union. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, argue that Hungary’s position is dictated by plain common sense.
Unions in Hungary Against Restricting Teachers' Strike Rights
- 24 May 2022 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Five Hungarian trade union federations have protested against a bill seen as seeking to curb the rights of teachers to strike.
Novák Warns Against 'Hungarian National Arrogance' as She's Inaugurated President
- 16 May 2022 7:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Katalin Novák was inaugurated as Hungary’s new president in a ceremony in front of Parliament on Saturday. In her inaugural address, Novák underscored her responsibility to show the country what her homeland and compatriots meant to her and to express her views “on our shared life and place in the world”.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Opposition a Full Month After its Electoral Defeat
- 9 May 2022 6:10 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators on both sides of the political spectrum suggest that the weaknesses which sealed the opposition’s fate during the elections have further deepened over the past weeks.
Opinion: Hungary to Veto European Ban on Russian Oil
- 7 May 2022 5:34 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As PM Viktor Orbán tells Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, that Hungary cannot accept ‘in its current form’ the Commission’s proposal to impose a ban on oil imports from Russia, the main government daily calls the Commission irresponsible.
Teachers' Union Demands Independent Education Ministry, Higher Wages in Hungary
- 27 Apr 2022 6:53 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Teachers’ trade union PDSZ has sent an open letter to Hungary’s next prime minister demanding the government set up an independent education ministry and increase wages “significantly” while reducing various work-related burdens.