570 result(s) for gyurcsány
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
Unions, Left-Wing Parties Voice Demands On Labour Day
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s trade unions called for joint efforts to reduce the vulnerability of workers while opposition parties demanded higher wages for workers on Labour Day. The heads of Hungary’s five trade union confederations said in the City Park that the Labour Code should be revised, a fairer tax system introduced and the minimum wage raised to subsistence level.
Gyurcsány Wins Legal Case Against PM Orbán
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus Zrt., Ferenc Gyurcsány's company, sued Viktor Orbán because in May 2015 Orbán claimed that Altus is a bogus company created for the sole purpose of generating revenue from the European Union to finance Gyurcsány's party, the Democratic Coalition - Hungarian Spectrum reported. Orbán has to openly express his regret for ever having made such a statement.
Opposition Parties Blast Hungarian Constitution
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed Hungary’s constitution, calling it “anti-democratic” and “divisive” and saying there was “nothing to celebrate” about it. Earlier in the day, current and former government and state officials gathered in Parliament to celebrate the Fundamental Law’s fifth anniversary.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Socialists Set Up Anti - Corruption Transparency Working Group
- 17 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Wednesday set up a transparency working group aimed at “putting an end to institutionalised government theft” of public funds and corruption, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee said.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Hungarian State Secretary: Demonstration “Aimless”
- 15 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Education state secretary László Palkovics said that the demonstration was “aimless” and insisted that all issues had been raised at the recent public education roundtable or at separate talks. “It is a matter of taste whether one is ready to sit down for talks or stages a protest”, he said, and called for “professional talks” rather than “taking politics to the schools”.
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Xpat Opinion: Religion Is Not A Private Matter According To The Hungarian Government
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A month ago Zoltán Balog, minister of human resources and an ordained Hungarian Reformed minister, ruffled the feathers of those who take the separation of church and state seriously. The occasion was a speech he delivered in Szombathely at a thanksgiving service upon the completion of a steeple for the local Hungarian Reformed church and the installation of three new bells.
Unions, Left-Wing Parties Voice Demands On Labour Day
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s trade unions called for joint efforts to reduce the vulnerability of workers while opposition parties demanded higher wages for workers on Labour Day. The heads of Hungary’s five trade union confederations said in the City Park that the Labour Code should be revised, a fairer tax system introduced and the minimum wage raised to subsistence level.
Gyurcsány Wins Legal Case Against PM Orbán
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus Zrt., Ferenc Gyurcsány's company, sued Viktor Orbán because in May 2015 Orbán claimed that Altus is a bogus company created for the sole purpose of generating revenue from the European Union to finance Gyurcsány's party, the Democratic Coalition - Hungarian Spectrum reported. Orbán has to openly express his regret for ever having made such a statement.
Opposition Parties Blast Hungarian Constitution
- 26 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed Hungary’s constitution, calling it “anti-democratic” and “divisive” and saying there was “nothing to celebrate” about it. Earlier in the day, current and former government and state officials gathered in Parliament to celebrate the Fundamental Law’s fifth anniversary.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
Socialists Set Up Anti - Corruption Transparency Working Group
- 17 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Wednesday set up a transparency working group aimed at “putting an end to institutionalised government theft” of public funds and corruption, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee said.
Xpat Opinion: Weeklies On Teachers’ Protest
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-wing and liberal weeklies accuse the government of destroying the education system. A pro-government commentator, on the other hand, speculates that the opposition parties are orchestrating the teachers’ protests in the hope that they can bring down the Orbán government, if another flow of migrants reaches Hungary in the spring.
Hungarian State Secretary: Demonstration “Aimless”
- 15 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Education state secretary László Palkovics said that the demonstration was “aimless” and insisted that all issues had been raised at the recent public education roundtable or at separate talks. “It is a matter of taste whether one is ready to sit down for talks or stages a protest”, he said, and called for “professional talks” rather than “taking politics to the schools”.
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...