301 result(s) for election committee
Referendum Questions Rejected
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has rejected various referendum questions submitted by a civil organisation. At an anti-government demonstration on March 15, the organisers announced it would put forward 19 questions covering corruption, the economy, educational and social goals, eliminating the state’s tobacco monopoly, opening up secret files on key state investments and abolishing toll ...
Hungarian Sports Leader To Become Member Of FINA Executive
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, the Hungarian sports diplomat who is currently serving as deputy chairman of the International Swimming Federation, is to become a member of FINA Executive, the Federation’s closest decision-making group, following the 2015 World Aquatics Championships to take place this summer in the Russian city of Kazan.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Hungarian Socialist Szanyi Sorry For Far - Right Biker Invite
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tibor Szanyi, an MEP of the oppositions Socialists, apologised on Wednesday for his “careless” approach that hurt some people’s sensitivity when he invited farright bikers to Brussels. Szanyi will be heard by his party’s disciplinary committee for hosting members of an organisation called the Goy Motorists.
Hungarian MEP Szanyi Gets Warning From Socialists
- 16 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tibor Szanyi, an MEP of the oppositions Socialists, apologised on Wednesday for his “careless” approach that “hurt some people’s sensitivity” when he invited far-right bikers to Brussels. Szanyi was slapped on the wrist by his party’s disciplinary committee for hosting members of an organisation called the Goy Motorists.
1000 Foreigners Use Same Address To Vote In Hungarian Elections
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Roughly a thousand foreigners have given the address of a 40-bed motel in Budapest’s 19th district as their permanent place of residence in the run-up to Sunday’s municipal elections, according to left-wing daily Népszabadság. The majority are Romanian citizens but a number of Slovaks have also registered the Viktória Pension as their permanent place of Hungarian residence.
Falus Quits Race For Budapest Mayor
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Falus announced he has quit as the leftist candidate for Budapest mayor. Conservative Lajos Bokros is now wooing his voters. Originally put forward by the opposition E-PM party alliance, Falus was backed by the Democratic Coalition (DK) and had the grudging support of the Socialists.
Referendum Questions Rejected
- 31 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has rejected various referendum questions submitted by a civil organisation. At an anti-government demonstration on March 15, the organisers announced it would put forward 19 questions covering corruption, the economy, educational and social goals, eliminating the state’s tobacco monopoly, opening up secret files on key state investments and abolishing toll ...
Hungarian Sports Leader To Become Member Of FINA Executive
- 16 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, the Hungarian sports diplomat who is currently serving as deputy chairman of the International Swimming Federation, is to become a member of FINA Executive, the Federation’s closest decision-making group, following the 2015 World Aquatics Championships to take place this summer in the Russian city of Kazan.
Employers’ Assoc Maintains Stand Against Sunday Shopping Restrictions
- 13 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s main employer association said on Thursday that it objects to the law severely restricting Sunday shopping. The National Association of Entrepreneurs and Employers (VOSZ) said it maintains its refusal to endorse the law and will not asses a draft implementation decree for the law.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Hungarian Socialist Szanyi Sorry For Far - Right Biker Invite
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tibor Szanyi, an MEP of the oppositions Socialists, apologised on Wednesday for his “careless” approach that hurt some people’s sensitivity when he invited farright bikers to Brussels. Szanyi will be heard by his party’s disciplinary committee for hosting members of an organisation called the Goy Motorists.
Hungarian MEP Szanyi Gets Warning From Socialists
- 16 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Tibor Szanyi, an MEP of the oppositions Socialists, apologised on Wednesday for his “careless” approach that “hurt some people’s sensitivity” when he invited far-right bikers to Brussels. Szanyi was slapped on the wrist by his party’s disciplinary committee for hosting members of an organisation called the Goy Motorists.
1000 Foreigners Use Same Address To Vote In Hungarian Elections
- 9 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Roughly a thousand foreigners have given the address of a 40-bed motel in Budapest’s 19th district as their permanent place of residence in the run-up to Sunday’s municipal elections, according to left-wing daily Népszabadság. The majority are Romanian citizens but a number of Slovaks have also registered the Viktória Pension as their permanent place of Hungarian residence.
Falus Quits Race For Budapest Mayor
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Falus announced he has quit as the leftist candidate for Budapest mayor. Conservative Lajos Bokros is now wooing his voters. Originally put forward by the opposition E-PM party alliance, Falus was backed by the Democratic Coalition (DK) and had the grudging support of the Socialists.















