480 result(s) for fundamental law
Hungarian Political Parties Comment On EP Resolution
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party labelled the resolution as a “second Tavares report”, but welcomed support from the European People’s Party. “The second Tavares report was passed only with the liberals, the left, the greens and the communists all joining forces,” Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás said, adding that his party has a clear antiimmigration stance.
EU Condemns Hungary’s Gov Over PM’s Remarks On Death Penalty & Immigration
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament (EP) has asked the European Commission (EC) to assess the situation in Hungary and to establish a new mechanism to monitor democracy, the rule of law and human rights annually across the European Union, in a resolution voted on Wednesday.
Immigration & Death Penalty: EU Parliament Holds Debate On "Situation In Hungary"
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe should remain a continent of Europeans and Hungary a country of Hungarians, PM Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate. Addressing the Tuesday debate in Strasbourg on the situation in Hungary, Orbán insisted that the EU treaties in effect should be revised.
There Can Be No Taboos, PM Orbán Tells Top Academics
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politics must deal with real-life problems instead of ideological obsessions and the country must develop its own answers to issue of concern to us, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told over 150 leading academics, businessmen and scientists at the Friends of Hungary Foundation’s second international conference in Budapest on Saturday.
EU Liberals: Hungary Crossed The Line Over Death Penalty, Migration Issues
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) in the European Parliament has condemned talk in Hungary of restoring the death penalty and “the xenophobic and leading wording” of the government’s national consultation on migration. The ALDE statement was released ahead of a debate in the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU.
Globe-Trotting Brown Bear Roaming Hungarian National Park
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A brown bear fitted with a tracking device has crossed the country’s border with Slovakia and is now roaming on Hungarian territory, officials at the Aggtelek National Park in the country’s northeastern borderlands have disclosed. The bear crossed the border north of the Hungarian village of Szuhafő and was between the settlements of Rudabánya and Felsőtelekes when signals were last received by ...
Hungary’s Ombudsman Turns To Top Court
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman for fundamental rights has turned to the Constitutional Court with a request that it scrap a provision in the criminal procedure law that fails to state an upper limit for the period of preliminary detention in the case of the most serious offenses.
Melia’s Talks In Budapest Focus On Rule Of Law
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will continue to advocate for good governance, rule of law, and human rights in Hungary, the US State Department said in a statement in connection with a March 1-2 visit by Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Melia. “Dialogue in the bilateral relationship with Hungary will continue to include the United States’ concern for fundamental freedoms, democratic procedures and rule of ...
Hungary Commissions Impact Studies For EU - US Free Trade Talks
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Sustainable Development Council will commission economic and legal impact studies in connection with the EU-US free trade talks, parliament’s speaker László Kövér said. The Council is expected to formulate its own position on the free trade talks based on these expert studies by the autumn and will be prepared in collaboration with Kopint-Tárki research institute and a group of ...
Hungarian Political Parties Comment On EP Resolution
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party labelled the resolution as a “second Tavares report”, but welcomed support from the European People’s Party. “The second Tavares report was passed only with the liberals, the left, the greens and the communists all joining forces,” Fidesz lawmaker Gergely Gulyás said, adding that his party has a clear antiimmigration stance.
EU Condemns Hungary’s Gov Over PM’s Remarks On Death Penalty & Immigration
- 11 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament (EP) has asked the European Commission (EC) to assess the situation in Hungary and to establish a new mechanism to monitor democracy, the rule of law and human rights annually across the European Union, in a resolution voted on Wednesday.
Immigration & Death Penalty: EU Parliament Holds Debate On "Situation In Hungary"
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Europe should remain a continent of Europeans and Hungary a country of Hungarians, PM Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate. Addressing the Tuesday debate in Strasbourg on the situation in Hungary, Orbán insisted that the EU treaties in effect should be revised.
There Can Be No Taboos, PM Orbán Tells Top Academics
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Politics must deal with real-life problems instead of ideological obsessions and the country must develop its own answers to issue of concern to us, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told over 150 leading academics, businessmen and scientists at the Friends of Hungary Foundation’s second international conference in Budapest on Saturday.
EU Liberals: Hungary Crossed The Line Over Death Penalty, Migration Issues
- 8 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Alliance of Liberals and Democrats (ALDE) in the European Parliament has condemned talk in Hungary of restoring the death penalty and “the xenophobic and leading wording” of the government’s national consultation on migration. The ALDE statement was released ahead of a debate in the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU.
Globe-Trotting Brown Bear Roaming Hungarian National Park
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
A brown bear fitted with a tracking device has crossed the country’s border with Slovakia and is now roaming on Hungarian territory, officials at the Aggtelek National Park in the country’s northeastern borderlands have disclosed. The bear crossed the border north of the Hungarian village of Szuhafő and was between the settlements of Rudabánya and Felsőtelekes when signals were last received by ...
Hungary’s Ombudsman Turns To Top Court
- 10 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman for fundamental rights has turned to the Constitutional Court with a request that it scrap a provision in the criminal procedure law that fails to state an upper limit for the period of preliminary detention in the case of the most serious offenses.
Melia’s Talks In Budapest Focus On Rule Of Law
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will continue to advocate for good governance, rule of law, and human rights in Hungary, the US State Department said in a statement in connection with a March 1-2 visit by Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Melia. “Dialogue in the bilateral relationship with Hungary will continue to include the United States’ concern for fundamental freedoms, democratic procedures and rule of ...
Hungary Commissions Impact Studies For EU - US Free Trade Talks
- 6 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s National Sustainable Development Council will commission economic and legal impact studies in connection with the EU-US free trade talks, parliament’s speaker László Kövér said. The Council is expected to formulate its own position on the free trade talks based on these expert studies by the autumn and will be prepared in collaboration with Kopint-Tárki research institute and a group of ...