90 result(s) for emergency powers
EU Commissioner Raises Concern About Hungary's Coronavirus Law
- 25 Apr 2020 5:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The lack of a sunset clause in the Hungarian coronavirus law that hands the government the right to rule by decree is a cause for concern, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, said in a teleconference of the legal and justice committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) on Thursday.
Hungary Drops In Press Freedom Rating
- 22 Apr 2020 12:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Hungary has dropped two slots from 87 to 89 in the latest media freedom rankings published on Tuesday by international organisation Reporters Without Frontiers.
Hungarian Opposition Party Jobbik Calls For End To 'Emptying' Hospitals
- 22 Apr 2020 8:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik called for an end to what deputy leader László György Lukács called “emptying” hospitals of patients, following a government decree ordering hospitals to free 60% of beds for potential patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
Hungary’s House Speaker Defends Coronavirus Law In Letter To Senior European Politicians
- 15 Apr 2020 12:34 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The current “special times” call for special measures, László Kövér, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker, wrote in a letter addressed to 60 European politicians and released to MTI.
Video: It’s Fake News That Hungary Dissolved Parliament, FM Szijjártó Tells CNN
- 14 Apr 2020 10:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
News that parliament has been dissolved in Hungary is fake, the foreign minister, Peter Szijjártó, said in an interview to CNN.
Coronavirus: Hungarian Justice Minister Rejects Rule-Of-Law Accusations
- 14 Apr 2020 9:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary does what all do in Europe, Judit Varga, Hungary's minister of justice, said in an interview published in the online edition of Die Welt on Sunday.
Forint Under 'Strong Speculative Attack'
- 8 Apr 2020 12:36 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Gergely Gulyás, head of the Prime Minister’s Office, has praised Hungary’s central bank for its “excellent” handling of a “strong speculative attack” against the forint, which he said had been the reason behind the weakening of the national currency to record low levels of 360-370 against the euro.
Opinion: U.S. Helsinki Commission’s Press Release On Hungary’s Emergency Law
- 6 Apr 2020 7:37 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
Following the Hungarian Parliament’s decision on Monday to accept Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s request for unlimited power to rule by decree in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) issued the following statement:
Government: Coordinated Campaign Against Hungary In EU
- 3 Apr 2020 3:28 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary for international communication and relations, on Thursday lambasted what he called a “witch hunt and coordinated smear campaign” on the part of the European Union against Hungary’s new law which enhances government powers to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic.
EU Commissioner Raises Concern About Hungary's Coronavirus Law
- 25 Apr 2020 5:50 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The lack of a sunset clause in the Hungarian coronavirus law that hands the government the right to rule by decree is a cause for concern, Didier Reynders, European Commissioner for Justice, said in a teleconference of the legal and justice committee of the European Parliament (LIBE) on Thursday.
Hungary Drops In Press Freedom Rating
- 22 Apr 2020 12:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Hungary has dropped two slots from 87 to 89 in the latest media freedom rankings published on Tuesday by international organisation Reporters Without Frontiers.
Hungarian Opposition Party Jobbik Calls For End To 'Emptying' Hospitals
- 22 Apr 2020 8:51 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik called for an end to what deputy leader László György Lukács called “emptying” hospitals of patients, following a government decree ordering hospitals to free 60% of beds for potential patients infected with the novel coronavirus.
Hungary’s House Speaker Defends Coronavirus Law In Letter To Senior European Politicians
- 15 Apr 2020 12:34 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The current “special times” call for special measures, László Kövér, Hungary’s parliamentary speaker, wrote in a letter addressed to 60 European politicians and released to MTI.
Video: It’s Fake News That Hungary Dissolved Parliament, FM Szijjártó Tells CNN
- 14 Apr 2020 10:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
News that parliament has been dissolved in Hungary is fake, the foreign minister, Peter Szijjártó, said in an interview to CNN.
Coronavirus: Hungarian Justice Minister Rejects Rule-Of-Law Accusations
- 14 Apr 2020 9:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary does what all do in Europe, Judit Varga, Hungary's minister of justice, said in an interview published in the online edition of Die Welt on Sunday.
Forint Under 'Strong Speculative Attack'
- 8 Apr 2020 12:36 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Gergely Gulyás, head of the Prime Minister’s Office, has praised Hungary’s central bank for its “excellent” handling of a “strong speculative attack” against the forint, which he said had been the reason behind the weakening of the national currency to record low levels of 360-370 against the euro.
Opinion: U.S. Helsinki Commission’s Press Release On Hungary’s Emergency Law
- 6 Apr 2020 7:37 AM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- current affairs
Following the Hungarian Parliament’s decision on Monday to accept Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s request for unlimited power to rule by decree in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20) issued the following statement:
Government: Coordinated Campaign Against Hungary In EU
- 3 Apr 2020 3:28 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Zoltán Kovács, the state secretary for international communication and relations, on Thursday lambasted what he called a “witch hunt and coordinated smear campaign” on the part of the European Union against Hungary’s new law which enhances government powers to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic.