391 result(s) for governing fidesz
Hungary’s Gov Measure Could Affect Water Meters, But Not Gas And Electricity Meters
- 27 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A measure announced by the government on Wednesday to require service providers to pay for utilities meter replacement could affect water meters, but gas and electricity distributors already cover such costs for retail customers, industry insiders told MTI.
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Xpat Opinion: Closing Remarks On 2013 In Hungary
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their traditional New Year columns, left and right-wing dailies alike agree that Fidesz is the probable winner of the next elections, but that prospect does not make them equally happy.
Fidesz Support Rises In Hungary To 31% In Dec
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party increased its support among the whole voter population to 31% in December from 30% in November, according to a poll by Századvég. Support for the main opposition Socialists stayed level at 15% in December.
Hungarian Parliament Approves 255 Laws In 2013
- 23 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament approved 255 laws this year, 30 more than a year before, with the total length of parliamentary sessions shrinking to 795 hours from 918 in 2012. Of all the laws approved, 88 were new legislation, 167 amendments and 44 international treaties or agreements.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Tax Fraud Must Not Go Unpunished
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tax fraud must not go unpunished but it is up to the public prosecutor’s office to clarify the validity of the statements made by former tax office staffer András Horváth about alleged VAT fraud, ruling Fidesz spokesman Róbert Zsigó said on Monday.
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Hungary’s Gov Measure Could Affect Water Meters, But Not Gas And Electricity Meters
- 27 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
A measure announced by the government on Wednesday to require service providers to pay for utilities meter replacement could affect water meters, but gas and electricity distributors already cover such costs for retail customers, industry insiders told MTI.
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Xpat Opinion: Closing Remarks On 2013 In Hungary
- 2 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their traditional New Year columns, left and right-wing dailies alike agree that Fidesz is the probable winner of the next elections, but that prospect does not make them equally happy.
Fidesz Support Rises In Hungary To 31% In Dec
- 30 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party increased its support among the whole voter population to 31% in December from 30% in November, according to a poll by Századvég. Support for the main opposition Socialists stayed level at 15% in December.
Hungarian Parliament Approves 255 Laws In 2013
- 23 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliament approved 255 laws this year, 30 more than a year before, with the total length of parliamentary sessions shrinking to 795 hours from 918 in 2012. Of all the laws approved, 88 were new legislation, 167 amendments and 44 international treaties or agreements.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
VAT Allegations Taken Off Hungarian Parliament’s Agenda
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Fidesz majority removed the question of VAT avoidance accusations from the agenda of Parliament’s national security committee meeting on Tuesday. András Horváth, the former tax official behind the allegations that tax officials are tacitly allowing large companies to evade VAT payments, was present, along with tax office vice-president Árpád Varga, and national police chief Károly Papp.
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Tax Fraud Must Not Go Unpunished
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tax fraud must not go unpunished but it is up to the public prosecutor’s office to clarify the validity of the statements made by former tax office staffer András Horváth about alleged VAT fraud, ruling Fidesz spokesman Róbert Zsigó said on Monday.
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.