503 result(s) for gulyás gergely
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
New US Ambassador To Hungary Critical & Criticized
- 30 Jan 2014 5:35 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the US ambassador designate to Hungary at a US Senate Committee hearing last week caused “justified and serious outrage in Hungary”, said Gergely Gulyás, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party. The rise in Hungary of extremist parties is of particular concern, she told the committee.
Hungarian MPS Wants To Hear Snowden On NSA Data Collection
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian parliamentary committee wants to hear former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as a witness in its investigation into US eavesdropping, the committee’s head said on Tuesday. The committee has been set up to examine how data collection by the National Security Agency (NSA) impinged on Hungary and whether there were any international ef forts to gain influence in Hungary.
Hungary's Fidesz Rules Out Inquiry Into NAV Allegation
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament does not have a legal right to set up a committee to investigate claims that the tax authority is allowing preferred companies to evade VAT payments, Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás told reporters on Wednesday.
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: László Kövér’s Ideas About The Ideal Democracy: Governance By Decree In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I really didn’t think that László Köver, president/speaker of the Hungarian parliament, could still surprise me. Yet he manages. Here is his latest. By way of preface, I should note that there are some commentators who say that one ought not take Kövér terribly seriously. He is just this kind of a fellow. Perhaps his bark is worse than his bite.
Xpat Opinion: Some Hungarian Citizens Are More Equal Than Others
- 12 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I simply can’t understand the Hungarian opposition’s lack of initiative and its sluggish reactions to unacceptable actions that are being taken day in and day out by Fidesz and the Fidesz-ruled parliament. Often, opposition politicians wake up only when a government official reveals by a slip of the tongue the real intention of a piece of legislation.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Parliament To Rewrite FX Loan Contracts
- 24 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
In their commentaries on the Constitutional Court’s verdict on forex loans, analysts from across the political spectrum agree that it is the government’s responsibility to help indebted families. It is, however, unclear how loans denominated in foreign currencies could be converted into Forint credits without severe economic consequences.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
New US Ambassador To Hungary Critical & Criticized
- 30 Jan 2014 5:35 AM
- current affairs
Remarks by the US ambassador designate to Hungary at a US Senate Committee hearing last week caused “justified and serious outrage in Hungary”, said Gergely Gulyás, a lawmaker of the ruling Fidesz party. The rise in Hungary of extremist parties is of particular concern, she told the committee.
Hungarian MPS Wants To Hear Snowden On NSA Data Collection
- 22 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian parliamentary committee wants to hear former NSA contractor Edward Snowden as a witness in its investigation into US eavesdropping, the committee’s head said on Tuesday. The committee has been set up to examine how data collection by the National Security Agency (NSA) impinged on Hungary and whether there were any international ef forts to gain influence in Hungary.
Hungary's Fidesz Rules Out Inquiry Into NAV Allegation
- 5 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament does not have a legal right to set up a committee to investigate claims that the tax authority is allowing preferred companies to evade VAT payments, Fidesz MP Gergely Gulyás told reporters on Wednesday.
Fidesz MP: No Room For Hate Speech In Hungary
- 26 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political elite should be united in saying that there is no room for hate speech in public life, lawmaker of ruling Fidesz Gergely Gulyás said in Budapest on Monday. Addressing a conference organised by Political Capital Institute (PCI) and Szombat Jewish Political and Cultural Magazine, he said that no relativisation of any murderous dictatorial rule is acceptable, and both left and ...
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.
Xpat Opinion: László Kövér’s Ideas About The Ideal Democracy: Governance By Decree In Hungary
- 10 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I really didn’t think that László Köver, president/speaker of the Hungarian parliament, could still surprise me. Yet he manages. Here is his latest. By way of preface, I should note that there are some commentators who say that one ought not take Kövér terribly seriously. He is just this kind of a fellow. Perhaps his bark is worse than his bite.
Xpat Opinion: Some Hungarian Citizens Are More Equal Than Others
- 12 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I simply can’t understand the Hungarian opposition’s lack of initiative and its sluggish reactions to unacceptable actions that are being taken day in and day out by Fidesz and the Fidesz-ruled parliament. Often, opposition politicians wake up only when a government official reveals by a slip of the tongue the real intention of a piece of legislation.