68 result(s) for farmland
Hungarian Opposition Parties Claim Referendum Is On EU Membership
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party urged citizens to abstain from voting on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme, arguing that the referendum was designed to pave the way for Hungary’s exit from the EU. Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös said Hungary would hold two referendums in the near future: the quota referendum, which he said was actually a vote on Hungary’s EU membership, and one on ...
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Govt Soon To Decide On Plans For Budapest Train Stations
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government will decide on future plans for Budapest’s Nyugati (Western), Déli (Southern) and Kelenföld railway stations next week, government office chief János Lázár said, adding that the aim was to make transport safer and to expand green areas in the capital.
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.
Socialists Seek To Combine Three Referendum Questions
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party announced its intention to combine signature collections for referendum questions on the Sunday shop restrictions, the sale of state-owned farmland and on putting a 2 million forint cap on public officials’ salaries.
Protesters Demand Transparency Of Prime Minister’s Assets
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was organised by the opposition Együtt (Together) party demanding that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reveal the sources of his wealth. At the demonstration, held ahead of an auction for state land in Székesfehérvár (W Hungary), Együtt’s deputy leader demanded answers to questions regarding assets associated with Orbán and his family members.
Ruling Parties Start 3-Day Session In NE Hungary
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties started a three-day meeting in Lillafüred, in northeast Hungary. The meeting began with Viktor Orbán’s assessment of the past year both as prime minister and as the leader of Fidesz.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Claim Referendum Is On EU Membership
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party urged citizens to abstain from voting on the EU’s mandatory migrant quota scheme, arguing that the referendum was designed to pave the way for Hungary’s exit from the EU. Socialist Party deputy leader Zoltán Gőgös said Hungary would hold two referendums in the near future: the quota referendum, which he said was actually a vote on Hungary’s EU membership, and one on ...
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Govt Soon To Decide On Plans For Budapest Train Stations
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
The government will decide on future plans for Budapest’s Nyugati (Western), Déli (Southern) and Kelenföld railway stations next week, government office chief János Lázár said, adding that the aim was to make transport safer and to expand green areas in the capital.
Opposition Hails Govt Climbdown As ‘Victory’
- 12 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó said that the government decision to revoke the law on Sunday shopping restrictions was “a small victory for the opposition Socialists and a big one for the electorate”. For the second time, the ruling parties have been forced to “back off”, Nyakó said, referring to demonstrations that resulted in the withdrawal of plans to introduce an internet tax in the past.
Socialists Seek To Combine Three Referendum Questions
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party announced its intention to combine signature collections for referendum questions on the Sunday shop restrictions, the sale of state-owned farmland and on putting a 2 million forint cap on public officials’ salaries.
Protesters Demand Transparency Of Prime Minister’s Assets
- 30 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was organised by the opposition Együtt (Together) party demanding that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán reveal the sources of his wealth. At the demonstration, held ahead of an auction for state land in Székesfehérvár (W Hungary), Együtt’s deputy leader demanded answers to questions regarding assets associated with Orbán and his family members.
Ruling Parties Start 3-Day Session In NE Hungary
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties started a three-day meeting in Lillafüred, in northeast Hungary. The meeting began with Viktor Orbán’s assessment of the past year both as prime minister and as the leader of Fidesz.