568 result(s) for election matters
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
Századvég: Most Hungarian Voters Say Orbán - Mesterházy TV Debate Unnecessary
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians do not think it necessary for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Attila Mesterházy, prime minister candidate for the Unity opposition alliance, to hold a televised debate before the general election, the results of a fresh survey showed.
Hungary’s PM Sees No Reason For TV Debate
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public television that he saw no reason for a TV debate between the candidates for prime minister prior to the April 6 general election. People can palpably feel the difference between Socialist and Fidesz rule, he said.
610,000 Hungarian Citizenship Applications Received
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities have received a total of 610,000 applications for Hungarian citizenship during the current government cycle since 2010, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said on the campaign trail in Fehérgyarmat, in north-eastern Hungary. As many as 560,000 applicants have already taken their oaths of citizenship, Semjén said.
Hungarian Opposition Socialist Party Leader Mesterházy Sues Over CÖF Posters
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy, leader of the opposition Socialist party and the Unity alliance’s candidate for prime minister, is suing the pro-government Civil Union Forum (CÖF) for libel, CÖF’s founder László Csizmadia has said.
Hungary’s Socialists Meet OSCE Delegation
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists held talks with OSCE election observers on Tuesday afternoon, Népszabadság daily said. Socialist board member Tibor Szanyi said he had stated clearly to the OSCE delegation that the opposition had voted against the country’s new fundamental law and the new election law drafted by ruling Fidesz.
Hungary’s Govt Dismisses As Speculation Report On State Spirits Monopoly
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Information Centre has dismissed as speculation a report that the government plans to introduce a state monopoly on retail sales of spirits after the election in April, the government spokesman said on Wednesday. András Giró-Szász called the report “press chatter”.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
The Budapest M4 Metro: A Study In Inefficiency And Waste
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
Originally conceived in 1972 as a means for transporting commuters between Budafok (south-west Budapest) and downtown Pest, the decision to build the Budapest M4 metro was made in May 1991 during the first Demszky administration. Nol.hu writes that the project was started without permits, without the consent of owners, without the necessary management, and without moneymoney. With the exception ...
Video Article: Left Alliance Supporters Demonstrate In Budapest
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Leaders of the five parties of the opposition left alliance called on people to cast their votes on April 6 at an election rally on Sunday. The election next weekend will be about choosing between the east and the west, they said. Socialist chairman Attila Mesterházy, the alliance’s candidate for prime minister, promised the demonstrators genuine workplaces, honest wages, an economic policy that ...
Századvég: Most Hungarian Voters Say Orbán - Mesterházy TV Debate Unnecessary
- 27 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians do not think it necessary for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Attila Mesterházy, prime minister candidate for the Unity opposition alliance, to hold a televised debate before the general election, the results of a fresh survey showed.
Hungary’s PM Sees No Reason For TV Debate
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public television that he saw no reason for a TV debate between the candidates for prime minister prior to the April 6 general election. People can palpably feel the difference between Socialist and Fidesz rule, he said.
610,000 Hungarian Citizenship Applications Received
- 27 Mar 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian authorities have received a total of 610,000 applications for Hungarian citizenship during the current government cycle since 2010, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén said on the campaign trail in Fehérgyarmat, in north-eastern Hungary. As many as 560,000 applicants have already taken their oaths of citizenship, Semjén said.
Hungarian Opposition Socialist Party Leader Mesterházy Sues Over CÖF Posters
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy, leader of the opposition Socialist party and the Unity alliance’s candidate for prime minister, is suing the pro-government Civil Union Forum (CÖF) for libel, CÖF’s founder László Csizmadia has said.
Hungary’s Socialists Meet OSCE Delegation
- 21 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists held talks with OSCE election observers on Tuesday afternoon, Népszabadság daily said. Socialist board member Tibor Szanyi said he had stated clearly to the OSCE delegation that the opposition had voted against the country’s new fundamental law and the new election law drafted by ruling Fidesz.
Hungary’s Govt Dismisses As Speculation Report On State Spirits Monopoly
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Information Centre has dismissed as speculation a report that the government plans to introduce a state monopoly on retail sales of spirits after the election in April, the government spokesman said on Wednesday. András Giró-Szász called the report “press chatter”.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...