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Budapest District Resists Museum Quarter
- 24 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
A majority of the local council of Zugló, Budapest’s 14th District, yesterday objected to the government’s plans to build several large new museum buildings in the City Park. They said they agree with the idea of renewing the City Park, which lies within the district, but reject the construction of new buildings arguing that they would be harmful to the character of the park.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Mayor Tarlós Proposes Trial Run For Controversial Road Toll
- 19 Dec 2014 9:35 AM
- current affairs
Budapest mayor István Tarlós and the Fidesz mayors of most districts proposed a one-year trial period for tolls on the M0 ring road at a meeting on Monday. During that period traffic should be measured on roads, and the impact of the toll should be examined, Tarlós told reporters.
Strasbourg Court: Hungary’s Opposition MPS’ Rights Harmed
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament harmed free speech by fining the opposition LMP and PM parties for acts of protest in the chamber, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. In May last year PM’s Gergely Karácsony and Péter Szilágyi were handed fines for putting up a sign which read “(you) steal, deceive, lie!” to protest against tobacco concessions and government-initiated changes to the law on the ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Seeks To Close Ad Tax Loopholes
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The law on the ad tax must be amended in order to close any loopholes and ensure nobody avoids paying the tax, according to ruling Fidesz party lawmaker László L Simon’s proposed law amendment, which will “prevent profit-making multinational media companies from avoiding tax by using their losses as excuse.”
Hungary’s Opposition Promises Free Tuition To Under Graduates
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The five-party opposition Unity alliance has promised free tuition to undergraduates from September. István Hiller of the Socialists and Gergely Karácsony of E14-PM told a joint press conference that the measure would help to persuade young people not to leave the country while making higher education accessible to poor students.
Rogán Urges Hungary’s Socialist Leader To Weigh In On Simon Case
- 11 Feb 2014 3:49 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, has called on the leader of the Socialist Party to help clear up the Simon case of undeclared assets. Rogán said today that the only logical explanation for why former Socialist deputy leader Gábor Simon “failed to find the right box in the form where his funds had to be listed” is that the “mysterious millions held in ...
Party Reactions To Hungary’s Socialist Assets Allegations
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists will decide on Thursday, after hearing Simon, on the official’s future in the party. Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy, who is to return from Washington on Thursday, and the national presidium and steering committees will discuss the situation and take a stand, spokesman Gábor Veres said.
Budapest District Resists Museum Quarter
- 24 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
A majority of the local council of Zugló, Budapest’s 14th District, yesterday objected to the government’s plans to build several large new museum buildings in the City Park. They said they agree with the idea of renewing the City Park, which lies within the district, but reject the construction of new buildings arguing that they would be harmful to the character of the park.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Mayor Tarlós Proposes Trial Run For Controversial Road Toll
- 19 Dec 2014 9:35 AM
- current affairs
Budapest mayor István Tarlós and the Fidesz mayors of most districts proposed a one-year trial period for tolls on the M0 ring road at a meeting on Monday. During that period traffic should be measured on roads, and the impact of the toll should be examined, Tarlós told reporters.
Strasbourg Court: Hungary’s Opposition MPS’ Rights Harmed
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament harmed free speech by fining the opposition LMP and PM parties for acts of protest in the chamber, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. In May last year PM’s Gergely Karácsony and Péter Szilágyi were handed fines for putting up a sign which read “(you) steal, deceive, lie!” to protest against tobacco concessions and government-initiated changes to the law on the ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Seeks To Close Ad Tax Loopholes
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The law on the ad tax must be amended in order to close any loopholes and ensure nobody avoids paying the tax, according to ruling Fidesz party lawmaker László L Simon’s proposed law amendment, which will “prevent profit-making multinational media companies from avoiding tax by using their losses as excuse.”
Hungary’s Opposition Promises Free Tuition To Under Graduates
- 26 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The five-party opposition Unity alliance has promised free tuition to undergraduates from September. István Hiller of the Socialists and Gergely Karácsony of E14-PM told a joint press conference that the measure would help to persuade young people not to leave the country while making higher education accessible to poor students.
Rogán Urges Hungary’s Socialist Leader To Weigh In On Simon Case
- 11 Feb 2014 3:49 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, has called on the leader of the Socialist Party to help clear up the Simon case of undeclared assets. Rogán said today that the only logical explanation for why former Socialist deputy leader Gábor Simon “failed to find the right box in the form where his funds had to be listed” is that the “mysterious millions held in ...
Party Reactions To Hungary’s Socialist Assets Allegations
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists will decide on Thursday, after hearing Simon, on the official’s future in the party. Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy, who is to return from Washington on Thursday, and the national presidium and steering committees will discuss the situation and take a stand, spokesman Gábor Veres said.