369 result(s) for green opposition party
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
National Cohesion Day Marked In Hungary On 95th Anniversary Of Trianon Signing
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians can only leave behind the role of the victim left by Trianon if they can strengthen national cohesion in the 21st century, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. Hungarians can use the resources of Christian spiritual roots, the Hungarian language, culture and history to this end, he said addressing an event marking National Cohesion Day in Hatvan, central Hungary.
Hungarian Green Party Wants Info On EU Not Banning Chemicals
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The green opposition LMP party called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to demand information from the European Union health commissioner concerning a decision not to ban certain household chemicals.
Coleader András Schiffer told a press conference that documents have been leaked showing that the commission would not impose a ban on chemicals that could cause health problems because the ban ...
Coleader András Schiffer told a press conference that documents have been leaked showing that the commission would not impose a ban on chemicals that could cause health problems because the ban ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Vona: Hungary’s PM Orbán Lacks Credibility On Death Penalty Issue
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik has repeatedly called for a public debate and a national referendum on the death penalty, party leader Gábor Vona told public TV news channel M1. Although Roman Catholic he would say “yes” to restoring death penalty in a referendum, he said. “It must be decided what is more important: a couple of international agreements, or the life of Hungarian people,” Vona said.
Vona: Situation Of Hungarian Nurses Untenable
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The current conditions endured by nurses in Hungary are untenable, Gábor Vona, the radical nationalist Jobbik party’s leader, told a congress of nurses. After attending the meeting of the Hungarian Nursing Association, Vona told a news conference that the reality of the problems is visible from demonstrations in the health-care sector, especially on the part of nurses.
Hungarian Parties, Analysts React To 2016 Budget Proposal
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Antal Rogán, head of the Fidesz parliamentary group, said Fidesz called the planned 2016 budget “a milestone on the path of tax cuts” and insisted that the government is a “cabinet of tax reductions”. Analysts polled by MTI said the macro figures for the 2016 budget were realistic.
Opposition Parties Divided Over Hungary Anti-IS Mission
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists and radical nationalist Jobbik rejected Hungary’s military participation in the international coalition while smaller opposition parties were largely in favour.
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
National Cohesion Day Marked In Hungary On 95th Anniversary Of Trianon Signing
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians can only leave behind the role of the victim left by Trianon if they can strengthen national cohesion in the 21st century, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. Hungarians can use the resources of Christian spiritual roots, the Hungarian language, culture and history to this end, he said addressing an event marking National Cohesion Day in Hatvan, central Hungary.
Hungarian Green Party Wants Info On EU Not Banning Chemicals
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
The green opposition LMP party called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to demand information from the European Union health commissioner concerning a decision not to ban certain household chemicals.
Coleader András Schiffer told a press conference that documents have been leaked showing that the commission would not impose a ban on chemicals that could cause health problems because the ban ...
Coleader András Schiffer told a press conference that documents have been leaked showing that the commission would not impose a ban on chemicals that could cause health problems because the ban ...
Budapest Corvinus University Feared To Lose Campus In Alleged Sell -Off
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Students and staff of Budapest Corvinus University (BCE) held a forum at the university’s western Budapest campus, in response to press reports raising fears about the sale of several Corvinus campus buildings. The university said it had no official information about government plans concerning any restructuring at Corvinus, but it would defend the unity of the institution if such plans were ...
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Vona: Hungary’s PM Orbán Lacks Credibility On Death Penalty Issue
- 30 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik has repeatedly called for a public debate and a national referendum on the death penalty, party leader Gábor Vona told public TV news channel M1. Although Roman Catholic he would say “yes” to restoring death penalty in a referendum, he said. “It must be decided what is more important: a couple of international agreements, or the life of Hungarian people,” Vona said.
Vona: Situation Of Hungarian Nurses Untenable
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The current conditions endured by nurses in Hungary are untenable, Gábor Vona, the radical nationalist Jobbik party’s leader, told a congress of nurses. After attending the meeting of the Hungarian Nursing Association, Vona told a news conference that the reality of the problems is visible from demonstrations in the health-care sector, especially on the part of nurses.
Hungarian Parties, Analysts React To 2016 Budget Proposal
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Antal Rogán, head of the Fidesz parliamentary group, said Fidesz called the planned 2016 budget “a milestone on the path of tax cuts” and insisted that the government is a “cabinet of tax reductions”. Analysts polled by MTI said the macro figures for the 2016 budget were realistic.
Opposition Parties Divided Over Hungary Anti-IS Mission
- 15 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists and radical nationalist Jobbik rejected Hungary’s military participation in the international coalition while smaller opposition parties were largely in favour.