568 result(s) for election matters
Budgetary Discipline Key To Restoring EU Competitiveness
- 29 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary and Germany agree that restoring the European Union’s competitiveness is of key importance, and this can only be achieved if all member states go back to respecting budgetary discipline, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told German conservative daily Die Welt in an interview published on Wednesday.
Former Socialist PM Gyurcsány: Politics To Heat Up In 2017
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the ruling Fidesz party and its “total political warfare it has started against Hungary”, Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference.
Hungary’s Political Parties Welcome Romania Election Result
- 13 Dec 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties hailed the outcome of Romania’s recent general election, in which the ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party garnered over 6% of the votes and will have seats in the Bucharest parliament. The opposition Socialists said they trusted that Romania’s Social Democrats, who won the election, “will cooperate with representatives of the Hungarian community”.
Strong EU Crucial For Hungary’s Success
- 12 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s hopes lie in a strong European Union, as the country can only be successful in a strong EU, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview published in the Saturday issue of Austrian daily Die Presse. But in order for the EU to be strong, it must regain its competitiveness, be capable of protecting itself and leave behind political correctness, Szijjártó said.
Hungarian Parties To Discuss Nominations For Next President In February
- 12 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties will start negotiations concerning the election of the country’s next president in February next year, Lajos Kósa, group leader of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Friday. The mandate of János Áder, Hungary’s incumbent president, will terminate in May 2017. Kósa called “unfounded” allegations that Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog could follow Áder in ...
Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
Zsófia Juhász, Marketing & Communications Manager, AmCham
- 29 Nov 2016 11:00 AM
For the past eight years I have been co-creating platforms that drive positive change for Hungary, together with my colleagues and 368 members of AmCham Hungary. As the head of communications, I am involved in defining and executing the strategy and vision of AmCham, a non-profit organization that has been working in the past 27 years to make Hungary a better place for investment. In practice ...
Parties React To Election Of Top Court Judges, New Chief
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said that the election had been “lawful and legitimate”. Referring to the Socialist Party’s criticism, Kósa said that “the Socialists seek to destabilise the country and destroy democratic institutions”. He noted that the Socialists “would not” name any candidate they could support. He added that the Socialists, Jobbik and leftist Democratic Coalition were now ...
Orbán: US Election Outcome Could ‘Change Things For The Better’
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the outcome of the US presidential election presents an opportunity to “change things for the better”. Speaking at a press conference in Niš, in southern Serbia, on the occasion of a joint cabinet meeting between Hungary and Serbia, Orbán said that “things will improve” under the incoming administration.
Budgetary Discipline Key To Restoring EU Competitiveness
- 29 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary and Germany agree that restoring the European Union’s competitiveness is of key importance, and this can only be achieved if all member states go back to respecting budgetary discipline, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told German conservative daily Die Welt in an interview published on Wednesday.
Former Socialist PM Gyurcsány: Politics To Heat Up In 2017
- 22 Dec 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political competition in Hungary will heat up next year and the opposition will have to create common purpose to stand up to the ruling Fidesz party and its “total political warfare it has started against Hungary”, Democratic Coalition (DK) leader Ferenc Gyurcsány told a press conference.
Hungary’s Political Parties Welcome Romania Election Result
- 13 Dec 2016 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties hailed the outcome of Romania’s recent general election, in which the ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party garnered over 6% of the votes and will have seats in the Bucharest parliament. The opposition Socialists said they trusted that Romania’s Social Democrats, who won the election, “will cooperate with representatives of the Hungarian community”.
Strong EU Crucial For Hungary’s Success
- 12 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s hopes lie in a strong European Union, as the country can only be successful in a strong EU, Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said in an interview published in the Saturday issue of Austrian daily Die Presse. But in order for the EU to be strong, it must regain its competitiveness, be capable of protecting itself and leave behind political correctness, Szijjártó said.
Hungarian Parties To Discuss Nominations For Next President In February
- 12 Dec 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties will start negotiations concerning the election of the country’s next president in February next year, Lajos Kósa, group leader of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Friday. The mandate of János Áder, Hungary’s incumbent president, will terminate in May 2017. Kósa called “unfounded” allegations that Human Resources Minister Zoltán Balog could follow Áder in ...
Government Office Chief Refers Pisa Results To Education Roundtable
- 9 Dec 2016 5:54 AM
- current affairs
The government has instructed the human resources minister to call an education roundtable with teachers’ unions and education organisations to review recently published results of the PISA 2015 tests, government office chief János Lázár told a weekly government news briefing.
Zsófia Juhász, Marketing & Communications Manager, AmCham
- 29 Nov 2016 11:00 AM
For the past eight years I have been co-creating platforms that drive positive change for Hungary, together with my colleagues and 368 members of AmCham Hungary. As the head of communications, I am involved in defining and executing the strategy and vision of AmCham, a non-profit organization that has been working in the past 27 years to make Hungary a better place for investment. In practice ...
Parties React To Election Of Top Court Judges, New Chief
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said that the election had been “lawful and legitimate”. Referring to the Socialist Party’s criticism, Kósa said that “the Socialists seek to destabilise the country and destroy democratic institutions”. He noted that the Socialists “would not” name any candidate they could support. He added that the Socialists, Jobbik and leftist Democratic Coalition were now ...
Orbán: US Election Outcome Could ‘Change Things For The Better’
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the outcome of the US presidential election presents an opportunity to “change things for the better”. Speaking at a press conference in Niš, in southern Serbia, on the occasion of a joint cabinet meeting between Hungary and Serbia, Orbán said that “things will improve” under the incoming administration.