497 result(s) for government spokesman
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Hungarian Prosecutor Proposes Changing Law On Health-Care Gratuity Payments
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The public prosecutor has proposed changing the law in connection with gratuity payments in the health-care sector. The junior doctors’ association asked for the changes because the legal definition of “passive bribery” raised in connection with doctors accepting gratuity payments is unclear, spokesman for the prosecutor, Géza Fazekas, said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that current situation ...
Govt Spokes Criticises SPD Leader’s Comment On Fidesz
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesman András Giró-Szász criticised Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), for calling Fidesz an anti- European and populist party. Gabriel called on the conservative forces to make it clear that anti-EU and populist right-wing parties, such as Fidesz and Forza Italia, have no place in the European People’s Party.
Budapest Gas Prices Second Cheapest In Europe
- 15 May 2014 12:40 PM
- shopping
Budapest offers the second lowest natural gas prices among European capitals, a report published by the Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Office said. The price of electricity is the third cheapest in the Hungarian capital, it said.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls For More European Efforts To Fight Unemployment
- 5 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new management of the European Union will have to focus on resolving “real problems” such as unemployment, without “any further useless bureaucratic fuss”, Róbert Zsigó, spokesman of the ruling Fidesz party, told a weekend press conference.
Brussels Asks Hungary To Allay Concerns Over EU Funding System
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission wants Hungary to address concerns over its reform of the way it uses European Union funding, an EU spokesman said on Monday.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Plaza Ban
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Brussels has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary concerning a ban on the construction of big shopping centres. The European Commission made the decision last Wednesday and announced it today.
Hungarian Gov’t Extends Mortgage Moratorium
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government on Wednesday decided to extend the moratorium on evictions of foreign currency mortgage debtors until a definitive solution to the problem is found, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told state news agency MTI.
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Hungarian Prosecutor Proposes Changing Law On Health-Care Gratuity Payments
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The public prosecutor has proposed changing the law in connection with gratuity payments in the health-care sector. The junior doctors’ association asked for the changes because the legal definition of “passive bribery” raised in connection with doctors accepting gratuity payments is unclear, spokesman for the prosecutor, Géza Fazekas, said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that current situation ...
Govt Spokes Criticises SPD Leader’s Comment On Fidesz
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesman András Giró-Szász criticised Sigmar Gabriel, leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), for calling Fidesz an anti- European and populist party. Gabriel called on the conservative forces to make it clear that anti-EU and populist right-wing parties, such as Fidesz and Forza Italia, have no place in the European People’s Party.
Budapest Gas Prices Second Cheapest In Europe
- 15 May 2014 12:40 PM
- shopping
Budapest offers the second lowest natural gas prices among European capitals, a report published by the Hungarian Energy and Utilities Regulatory Office said. The price of electricity is the third cheapest in the Hungarian capital, it said.
Hungary’s Fidesz Calls For More European Efforts To Fight Unemployment
- 5 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The new management of the European Union will have to focus on resolving “real problems” such as unemployment, without “any further useless bureaucratic fuss”, Róbert Zsigó, spokesman of the ruling Fidesz party, told a weekend press conference.
Brussels Asks Hungary To Allay Concerns Over EU Funding System
- 29 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission wants Hungary to address concerns over its reform of the way it uses European Union funding, an EU spokesman said on Monday.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary On Plaza Ban
- 25 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Brussels has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary concerning a ban on the construction of big shopping centres. The European Commission made the decision last Wednesday and announced it today.
Hungarian Gov’t Extends Mortgage Moratorium
- 24 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government on Wednesday decided to extend the moratorium on evictions of foreign currency mortgage debtors until a definitive solution to the problem is found, government spokesman András Giró-Szász told state news agency MTI.
DK Official Calls For Resistance Against WWII Monument In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition has called for resistance against the monument to the victims of the 1944 German occupation being built on Szabadság Square. Tamás Bauer, deputy leader of the Democratic Coalition (DK), told a group of demonstrators at the square on Friday that it was “essential to demonstrate resistance” against “this terrible regime”, which is “oppressive and economically incompetent.”