788 result(s) for election law
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Hungary’s LMP Concerned Over New House Rules Proposal
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A proposal for new parliamentary house rules submitted by the ruling parties raise cause for concern on several grounds, LMP co-chairman András Schiffer said. Schiffer said parliament’s transparency, as well as some new procedural rules, appear prone to “manipulation by certain economic pressure groups” and could influence legislation. He criticised proposed rules, and said that LMP would not ...
Speaker Expects “More Reasonable” Work In Hungarian Parliament After 2014 Elections
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The work of Hungary’s new, smaller parliament to be formed after the general election in 2014 under new house rules is hoped to be “more reasonable and predictable” with “less time wasted on unnecessary disputes,” László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, told MTI.
Voting By Non-Resident Hungarians Unlikely To Have Big Influence On 2014 Election
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Voting by Hungarian citizens living beyond the country’s borders in the 2014 election is likely to affect no more than one or two seats in the 199-member Parliament, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Socialists Ask Hungary's President About 2014 Election Date
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has asked President János Áder to “make it clear” if he does indeed intend to consult the political parties before he selects a date for next year’s general elections or ruling Fidesz “has made that decision already”.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...
Xpat Opinion: Senator Ben Cardin: Human Rights In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The following remarks by Ben Cardin, senator from Maryland, were delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Friday, December 13, 2013. Senator Cardin is deeply interested in foreign affairs and sits on the Committee on Foreign Relations. He is also the co-chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, otherwise known as the Helsinki Commission. Senator Cardin addressed the ...
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Hungary’s LMP Concerned Over New House Rules Proposal
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A proposal for new parliamentary house rules submitted by the ruling parties raise cause for concern on several grounds, LMP co-chairman András Schiffer said. Schiffer said parliament’s transparency, as well as some new procedural rules, appear prone to “manipulation by certain economic pressure groups” and could influence legislation. He criticised proposed rules, and said that LMP would not ...
Speaker Expects “More Reasonable” Work In Hungarian Parliament After 2014 Elections
- 9 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The work of Hungary’s new, smaller parliament to be formed after the general election in 2014 under new house rules is hoped to be “more reasonable and predictable” with “less time wasted on unnecessary disputes,” László Kövér, the speaker of parliament, told MTI.
Voting By Non-Resident Hungarians Unlikely To Have Big Influence On 2014 Election
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Voting by Hungarian citizens living beyond the country’s borders in the 2014 election is likely to affect no more than one or two seats in the 199-member Parliament, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Socialists Ask Hungary's President About 2014 Election Date
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has asked President János Áder to “make it clear” if he does indeed intend to consult the political parties before he selects a date for next year’s general elections or ruling Fidesz “has made that decision already”.
2014 Elections To Be Held Between 6 April & 25 May, Says Hungary’s President
- 21 Nov 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Under relevant laws, Hungary’s next general elections will be held between April 6 and May 25, 2014, President János Áder noted in a letter of reply to opposition Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy on Thursday, without specifying the exact date. Referring to his latest meeting with Áder, Mesterházy noted in a letter to him that the president had proposed holding consultations with the parties ...