137 result(s) for governance in Articles
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Budapest Signed Contract Agreement For Automated Fare Collection System
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The vendor and operation contracts on the build and five-year operation of the automated fare collection system in Budapest had been signed in the City Hall with the German Scheidt&Bachmann, in the presence of Mayor István Tarlós. The entire system will be fully introduced by 2017, step by step. The citizens of Budapest will receive the first electronic travel cards, replacing the paper-based ...
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 ...
Norway Objects Strongly To Raid On Budapest NGO Offices
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s EU Affairs Minister Vidar Helgesen firmly condemned Monday’s police raids on NGO offices, in a statement released on Tuesday by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Economy On Growth Path
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary has embarked on a period of economic growth which could put the country among the fastest-growing EU member states, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing the annual meeting of Hungarian ambassadors.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Hungary’s MOL & Croatian Gov Talk About Commonly Owned INA
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Talks between MOL and the Croatian government on their commonly owned energy company INA made little or no progress on Friday.
FH Sees Democracy Losing Ground In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decline of Hungarian governance in the past few years is the most shocking reminder that democratisation is neither complete nor irreversible in post-Communist Europe, US-based human rights group Freedom House writes in its latest annual study, Népszabadság reports.
Tax On Advertising In Hungary: Party-Group Governance Versus Fidesz Economic Satellite?
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The parliament representative of Fidesz presented a non-government bill on levying a tax on media enterprises. The bill echoed with high sounds and apparently, a fault-line was generated within the governing party as well in connection with the bill. Policy Agenda has examined what the leadership of the governing party may want to achieve by this and what alternative solutions may exist.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Budapest Signed Contract Agreement For Automated Fare Collection System
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
The vendor and operation contracts on the build and five-year operation of the automated fare collection system in Budapest had been signed in the City Hall with the German Scheidt&Bachmann, in the presence of Mayor István Tarlós. The entire system will be fully introduced by 2017, step by step. The citizens of Budapest will receive the first electronic travel cards, replacing the paper-based ...
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 ...
Norway Objects Strongly To Raid On Budapest NGO Offices
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s EU Affairs Minister Vidar Helgesen firmly condemned Monday’s police raids on NGO offices, in a statement released on Tuesday by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Economy On Growth Path
- 26 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary has embarked on a period of economic growth which could put the country among the fastest-growing EU member states, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing the annual meeting of Hungarian ambassadors.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Hungary’s MOL & Croatian Gov Talk About Commonly Owned INA
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Talks between MOL and the Croatian government on their commonly owned energy company INA made little or no progress on Friday.
FH Sees Democracy Losing Ground In Hungary
- 13 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The decline of Hungarian governance in the past few years is the most shocking reminder that democratisation is neither complete nor irreversible in post-Communist Europe, US-based human rights group Freedom House writes in its latest annual study, Népszabadság reports.
Tax On Advertising In Hungary: Party-Group Governance Versus Fidesz Economic Satellite?
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The parliament representative of Fidesz presented a non-government bill on levying a tax on media enterprises. The bill echoed with high sounds and apparently, a fault-line was generated within the governing party as well in connection with the bill. Policy Agenda has examined what the leadership of the governing party may want to achieve by this and what alternative solutions may exist.