504 result(s) for fidesz candidate
Hungarian PM Orbán Campaigns In Socialist Cities
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, who has run the city for 12 years can be defeated at the local elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared as he campaigned briefly in the south Hungarian city on Tuesday. Orbán made a ‘secret’ unannounced visit to Szeged, HVG reports, where he went up to the ninth-floor flat of Fidesz mayoral candidate János Kothenz to have a cup of coffee, then spoke ...
Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Hungary’s Designate To EU Faces Further Questions In Brussels
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Further questions will be put to Commissioner-designate Tibor Navracsics in Brussels before MEPs decide whether or not to endorse his candidacy, a source close to the cultural committee said on condition of anonymity. Each group of representatives can submit two questions by Thursday 3pm to be put to Navracsics, the Hungarian Commissioner-designate for Education, Culture, Youth and Citizenship.
Falus Quits Race For Budapest Mayor
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Falus announced he has quit as the leftist candidate for Budapest mayor. Conservative Lajos Bokros is now wooing his voters. Originally put forward by the opposition E-PM party alliance, Falus was backed by the Democratic Coalition (DK) and had the grudging support of the Socialists.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest 8th District Drug Users’ Centre Closes Down
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A liberal pundit fears that hepatitis and AIDS may spread in Budapest as the right-wing mayor has withdrawn support from a drug users’ contact point in his district. His right-wing colleague finds the liberals guilty of fear-mongering.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Debt Relief Act
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament passed the Debt Relief Act yesterday requiring banks to return millions of forints to forex- and forint-loan debtors for losses arising from unilateral contract modifications and currency margin disparities.
“Hungarian Public Life Corrupt To The Core”
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Economists Péter Róna and Lajos Bokros discussed corruption and Hungary’s economic policy mistakes of the last 25 years at an event organised by Politics Can Be Different (LMP) in Újbuda on Wednesday.
Mayor Tarlós: Budapest Needs Leadership & Development
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Budapest needs leadership, good management and development, Mayor István Tarlós said. Commenting on the campaign of the leftist opposition for next month’s local elections, Tarlós said he had not seen such incompetence and “a multitude of hasty decisions” in the past 25 years.
Bokros & Falus Are Vying For Left-Wing Voters In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Bokros and Ferenc Falus are vying for left-wing voters in Budapest, according to a poll conducted by the Fidesz-linked Néz pont Institute.
Hungarian PM Orbán Campaigns In Socialist Cities
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Szeged’s Socialist mayor László Botka, who has run the city for 12 years can be defeated at the local elections, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared as he campaigned briefly in the south Hungarian city on Tuesday. Orbán made a ‘secret’ unannounced visit to Szeged, HVG reports, where he went up to the ninth-floor flat of Fidesz mayoral candidate János Kothenz to have a cup of coffee, then spoke ...
Parties In Final Furlong To Local Election In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Political parties are touring the country and Budapest districts intensively to win support for their candidates at the local elections set for Sunday, October 12. Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós, backed by the ruling Fidesz party, on Tuesday inaugurated a 700 million forint (EUR 2.7m) heating system at the Military Hospital. Tarlós said that since 2010, Budapest’s governance had become ...
Hungary’s Designate To EU Faces Further Questions In Brussels
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Further questions will be put to Commissioner-designate Tibor Navracsics in Brussels before MEPs decide whether or not to endorse his candidacy, a source close to the cultural committee said on condition of anonymity. Each group of representatives can submit two questions by Thursday 3pm to be put to Navracsics, the Hungarian Commissioner-designate for Education, Culture, Youth and Citizenship.
Falus Quits Race For Budapest Mayor
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Falus announced he has quit as the leftist candidate for Budapest mayor. Conservative Lajos Bokros is now wooing his voters. Originally put forward by the opposition E-PM party alliance, Falus was backed by the Democratic Coalition (DK) and had the grudging support of the Socialists.
Xpat Opinion: Budapest 8th District Drug Users’ Centre Closes Down
- 30 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A liberal pundit fears that hepatitis and AIDS may spread in Budapest as the right-wing mayor has withdrawn support from a drug users’ contact point in his district. His right-wing colleague finds the liberals guilty of fear-mongering.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Debt Relief Act
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Parliament passed the Debt Relief Act yesterday requiring banks to return millions of forints to forex- and forint-loan debtors for losses arising from unilateral contract modifications and currency margin disparities.
“Hungarian Public Life Corrupt To The Core”
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- business
Economists Péter Róna and Lajos Bokros discussed corruption and Hungary’s economic policy mistakes of the last 25 years at an event organised by Politics Can Be Different (LMP) in Újbuda on Wednesday.
Mayor Tarlós: Budapest Needs Leadership & Development
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Budapest needs leadership, good management and development, Mayor István Tarlós said. Commenting on the campaign of the leftist opposition for next month’s local elections, Tarlós said he had not seen such incompetence and “a multitude of hasty decisions” in the past 25 years.
Bokros & Falus Are Vying For Left-Wing Voters In Budapest
- 22 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lajos Bokros and Ferenc Falus are vying for left-wing voters in Budapest, according to a poll conducted by the Fidesz-linked Néz pont Institute.