92 result(s) for emergency powers
Hungarian Opinion: Allegations That the EU Will Propose Gas Rationing
- 21 Jul 2022 8:40 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator is outraged by suggestions that the European Commission may propose centrally rationing gas consumption. A liberal analyst takes it for granted that the Hungarian government will try to veto any such attempt.
Hungarian Opinion: PM Imposes Windfall Tax on ‘Extra Profits’
- 27 May 2022 8:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- finance
A left-wing columnist believes the new exceptional powers under which the new taxes will be levied are motivated by an insatiable appetite for power, while his pro-government counterpart sees them as an attempt to serve social justice.
Hungarian Opinion: Government Declares ‘War Emergency’
- 26 May 2022 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal weekly believes the special powers will be used to take swift measures of the kind used by the government during the Covid pandemic emergency.
PM Orbán Bans Air Traffic Controllers Strike
- 28 Jul 2021 11:08 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Two decrees issued on Monday banned air traffic controllers from going on strike, one day before a planned walkout in a labour dispute.
Local Assemblies Allowed to Reconvene From June 15
- 7 Jun 2021 11:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Local assemblies will be allowed to reconvene and meet as they had prior to the introduction of the special legal order in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister’s chief of staff has said.
Special Pandemic Measures Extended By MP's
- 19 May 2021 9:58 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted to amend the law on the special legal order in connection with measures to protect the country against the coronavirus pandemic, thus extending the effect of decrees issued by the government under its emergency powers.
Hungarian Opinion: Covid Emergency To Be Extended
- 23 Apr 2021 7:43 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of intending to extend its special powers in order to make it hard for the opposition to campaign for next year’s parliamentary elections.
Budapest's Fifth District Bypassed Rules In 16 Property Deals Worth HUF 2 Billion
- 1 Mar 2021 11:36 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- property
The Fifth District Fidesz-run local council plans to sell or has sold properties without giving the city of Budapest the opportunity to exercise its pre-emptive right to buy the properties, according to a February 22 letter written by mayor Gergely Karácsony and obtained by Telex.
Hungarian Opinion: Further Comments On The Lessons Of 2020
- 4 Jan 2021 8:54 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opponents of the government find the administration at fault in both home and international politics, while being dissatisfied with the performance of the opposition.
Hungarian Opinion: Allegations That the EU Will Propose Gas Rationing
- 21 Jul 2022 8:40 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator is outraged by suggestions that the European Commission may propose centrally rationing gas consumption. A liberal analyst takes it for granted that the Hungarian government will try to veto any such attempt.
Hungarian Opinion: PM Imposes Windfall Tax on ‘Extra Profits’
- 27 May 2022 8:01 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- finance
A left-wing columnist believes the new exceptional powers under which the new taxes will be levied are motivated by an insatiable appetite for power, while his pro-government counterpart sees them as an attempt to serve social justice.
Hungarian Opinion: Government Declares ‘War Emergency’
- 26 May 2022 7:27 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A liberal weekly believes the special powers will be used to take swift measures of the kind used by the government during the Covid pandemic emergency.
PM Orbán Bans Air Traffic Controllers Strike
- 28 Jul 2021 11:08 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Two decrees issued on Monday banned air traffic controllers from going on strike, one day before a planned walkout in a labour dispute.
Local Assemblies Allowed to Reconvene From June 15
- 7 Jun 2021 11:19 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Local assemblies will be allowed to reconvene and meet as they had prior to the introduction of the special legal order in connection with the coronavirus pandemic, the prime minister’s chief of staff has said.
Special Pandemic Measures Extended By MP's
- 19 May 2021 9:58 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted to amend the law on the special legal order in connection with measures to protect the country against the coronavirus pandemic, thus extending the effect of decrees issued by the government under its emergency powers.
Hungarian Opinion: Covid Emergency To Be Extended
- 23 Apr 2021 7:43 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of intending to extend its special powers in order to make it hard for the opposition to campaign for next year’s parliamentary elections.
Budapest's Fifth District Bypassed Rules In 16 Property Deals Worth HUF 2 Billion
- 1 Mar 2021 11:36 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- property
The Fifth District Fidesz-run local council plans to sell or has sold properties without giving the city of Budapest the opportunity to exercise its pre-emptive right to buy the properties, according to a February 22 letter written by mayor Gergely Karácsony and obtained by Telex.
Hungarian Opinion: Further Comments On The Lessons Of 2020
- 4 Jan 2021 8:54 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opponents of the government find the administration at fault in both home and international politics, while being dissatisfied with the performance of the opposition.

















