1,225 result(s) for eu election
Opposition Parties Want All Hungarians To Be Able To Vote By Mail In Oct Referendum
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP and the Liberal Party spoke out against a clause in Hungary’s election law that says Hungarians who have a permanent address in the country but are abroad on the day of an election or referendum can only vote at a Hungarian embassy or consular office near them but allows ethnic Hungarians living beyond the border to vote by mail.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Political Cleavages And The US Presidential Election
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily thinks that the Hungarian left supports Hillary Clinton’s candidacy because they hope that she will help them by criticizing the Orbán government. The leading left-wing daily contends that PM Orbán risks little by endorsing Donald Trump.
Trump Remark By Hungary’s PM No Tongue-Slip
- 28 Jul 2016 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s comment at Baile Tusnad open university last weekend that it would be preferable for Europe and Hungary if Donald Trump were to be elected as the new US president was not a slip of the tongue, Fidesz sources told Népszabadság on Tuesday.
PM: Austria Benefits From Hungary’s Border Policy
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If Hungary can keep stopping illegal entrants on its southern border, it can also protect Austria from illegal immigration, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern. He said Hungary had now fully sealed its border with Serbia, noting that under the country’s criminal code, no one is allowed to stay illegally in Hungary.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: ‘Crisis Of Elites’ In Europe
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister insisted that there was a crisis of the elites and a crisis of democracy in Europe and the western world. Europe’s right- and left-wing leaders, over 50-60 years, always came from the same circles, schools and elites, and everyone thought this was natural while they competed against each other and exchanged roles while guaranteeing the growing prosperity of Europe, the prime ...
Lázár: New Govt Structure To Help Decision-Making, Prepare For 2018 Election
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The newly announced government structure will help strengthen decision-making and strategic planning and support the prime minister in preparing for the 2018 general election, the government office chief told weekly Figyelő in an interview. János Lázár said the changes will create a forum which acts as a buffer zone between the ministries and the government where disputes can be resolved.
Top Court Rejects Complaints On EU Quota Referendum
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has rejected complaints filed over the planned referendum on the European Union’s quota regime, two rulings published on the court’s website revealed on Thursday. All appeals on the referendum planned for October 2 have been rejected and there is no room for further appeal due to the expiration of the deadline, the court said.
Angela Merkel: Hungary’s Migrant Quota Referendum Will Not Influence EU Policies
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national referendum to be held in Hungary on 2 October on the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quota system will have no major effect on EU policies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed.
Opposition Parties Want All Hungarians To Be Able To Vote By Mail In Oct Referendum
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP and the Liberal Party spoke out against a clause in Hungary’s election law that says Hungarians who have a permanent address in the country but are abroad on the day of an election or referendum can only vote at a Hungarian embassy or consular office near them but allows ethnic Hungarians living beyond the border to vote by mail.
Xpat Opinion: A Lesson In The Risks Of Referendums
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
As Hungary prepares its own referendum designed to show displeasure with Brussels, the government might do well to learn from what just happened in the U.K.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Political Cleavages And The US Presidential Election
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leading pro-government daily thinks that the Hungarian left supports Hillary Clinton’s candidacy because they hope that she will help them by criticizing the Orbán government. The leading left-wing daily contends that PM Orbán risks little by endorsing Donald Trump.
Trump Remark By Hungary’s PM No Tongue-Slip
- 28 Jul 2016 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s comment at Baile Tusnad open university last weekend that it would be preferable for Europe and Hungary if Donald Trump were to be elected as the new US president was not a slip of the tongue, Fidesz sources told Népszabadság on Tuesday.
PM: Austria Benefits From Hungary’s Border Policy
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If Hungary can keep stopping illegal entrants on its southern border, it can also protect Austria from illegal immigration, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said after talks with Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern. He said Hungary had now fully sealed its border with Serbia, noting that under the country’s criminal code, no one is allowed to stay illegally in Hungary.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: ‘Crisis Of Elites’ In Europe
- 25 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister insisted that there was a crisis of the elites and a crisis of democracy in Europe and the western world. Europe’s right- and left-wing leaders, over 50-60 years, always came from the same circles, schools and elites, and everyone thought this was natural while they competed against each other and exchanged roles while guaranteeing the growing prosperity of Europe, the prime ...
Lázár: New Govt Structure To Help Decision-Making, Prepare For 2018 Election
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The newly announced government structure will help strengthen decision-making and strategic planning and support the prime minister in preparing for the 2018 general election, the government office chief told weekly Figyelő in an interview. János Lázár said the changes will create a forum which acts as a buffer zone between the ministries and the government where disputes can be resolved.
Top Court Rejects Complaints On EU Quota Referendum
- 15 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has rejected complaints filed over the planned referendum on the European Union’s quota regime, two rulings published on the court’s website revealed on Thursday. All appeals on the referendum planned for October 2 have been rejected and there is no room for further appeal due to the expiration of the deadline, the court said.
Angela Merkel: Hungary’s Migrant Quota Referendum Will Not Influence EU Policies
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national referendum to be held in Hungary on 2 October on the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quota system will have no major effect on EU policies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed.