572 result(s) for election matters
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Hungary’s Opposition Majority Of Hungarians Want Change
- 11 Jan 2018 7:50 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians want change which is why an alliance of parties that want change is needed, as “the majority must not be in opposition”, prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists and Párbeszéd parties Gergely Karácsony said.
Opposition Should Choose Most Unifying PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Párbeszéd co-leader Gergely Karácsony said he was ready to yield his post as a joint opposition candidate for prime minister to any politician capable of brokering a larger cooperation among opposition parties than himself for the spring general election.
Opposition DK Refuses To Pay Audit Office Fine
- 9 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party has refused to pay a 16 million forint (EUR 52,000) fine imposed by the State Audit Office (ÁSZ), the party’s deputy head told the press on Monday.
Hungarian Economy Ministry Maintains Growth Projection For Years Ahead
- 4 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- business
The economy ministry said it maintained last year’s projection of 4.1 percent GDP growth in 2017 and a 4.3 percent increase in 2018, in a statement on its macroeconomic and budgetary forecast for 2017-2021. The growth rate is seen slowing to 3.8 percent in 2019 and reaching 3.6 percent in 2021, according to the forecast.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: 2018 To Be Year Of Mass Debates
- 4 Jan 2018 12:02 AM
- current affairs
The year 2018 will be an important one for Europe, “the year of great debates”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a press conference after a meeting with Mateusz Morawiecki, his Polish counterpart. Orbán noted that 2018 would be the last full calendar year ahead of the next European parliamentary election.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.
Government To Boost Family Benefits Next Year
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Families will get enhanced government support in 2018, which has been declared a year dedicated to families, the state secretary for family, youth and international affairs said.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Ministry: Political Parties May Delay Penalty Payments
- 11 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Political parties told by the authorities to pay penalties for breaking party financing rules can apply for a 6-month moratorium and then pay the fines in instalments, the economy ministry said in a statement. The Hungarian opposition parties levied with the fines have all said they will refuse to pay up.
Hungary’s Opposition Majority Of Hungarians Want Change
- 11 Jan 2018 7:50 AM
- current affairs
The majority of Hungarians want change which is why an alliance of parties that want change is needed, as “the majority must not be in opposition”, prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists and Párbeszéd parties Gergely Karácsony said.
Opposition Should Choose Most Unifying PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Párbeszéd co-leader Gergely Karácsony said he was ready to yield his post as a joint opposition candidate for prime minister to any politician capable of brokering a larger cooperation among opposition parties than himself for the spring general election.
Opposition DK Refuses To Pay Audit Office Fine
- 9 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party has refused to pay a 16 million forint (EUR 52,000) fine imposed by the State Audit Office (ÁSZ), the party’s deputy head told the press on Monday.
Hungarian Economy Ministry Maintains Growth Projection For Years Ahead
- 4 Jan 2018 7:57 AM
- business
The economy ministry said it maintained last year’s projection of 4.1 percent GDP growth in 2017 and a 4.3 percent increase in 2018, in a statement on its macroeconomic and budgetary forecast for 2017-2021. The growth rate is seen slowing to 3.8 percent in 2019 and reaching 3.6 percent in 2021, according to the forecast.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: 2018 To Be Year Of Mass Debates
- 4 Jan 2018 12:02 AM
- current affairs
The year 2018 will be an important one for Europe, “the year of great debates”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told a press conference after a meeting with Mateusz Morawiecki, his Polish counterpart. Orbán noted that 2018 would be the last full calendar year ahead of the next European parliamentary election.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.
Government To Boost Family Benefits Next Year
- 2 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Families will get enhanced government support in 2018, which has been declared a year dedicated to families, the state secretary for family, youth and international affairs said.