570 result(s) for gyurcsány
Hungary “Should Participate In Juncker Package”
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former PM Gyurcsány met in Brussels the Finnish Jyrki Katainen, EC Vice President in charge of the economy, and discussed the “Juncker package”, a European Commission investment plan. The programme offers 315 billion euros to help foster economic growth and job creation in the bloc. Gyurcsány said, however, that it did not appear the Hungarian government was prepared to take part in the programme ...
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Csepreghy: EC Insists Selection Of Altus For Contract “Clean ”
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is trying to "explain away" the 1.5 billion forint (EUR 5m) contract awarded to former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus, insisting the selection process was “clean”, government official Nándor Csepreghy said. In its response to a letter addressed to EC Director-General Walter Deffaa, the Commission “tried to prove that the criteria used in selecting Altus was ...
House Speaker: Hungary’s Economic Recovery Harms Certain Foreign Interests
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s interest representation capability in many respects is worse than at any time in the past 25 years because it chose a road to economic recovery which has harmed foreign interests, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér told public radio. In an interview to Kossuth Radio, Kövér said the first Fidesz government in the period 1998-2002 was able to represent the country’s interests with the ...
Hungary’s Interest Representation Capability At Low Point
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interest representation capability in many respects is worse than at any time in the past 25 years because it chose a road to economic recovery which has harmed foreign interests, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér told public radio. In an interview to Kossuth Radio, Kövér said the first Fidesz government in the period 1998-2002 was able to represent the country’s interests with the ...
PM Orbán: “Our Community Does Not Want To See Immigrants In Hungary”
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the issue of immigration, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán told commercial Echo TV in an interview on Friday night that in terms of per capita immigrant numbers Hungary was second only to Sweden in Europe. As long as immigrants can continue their way to the west, they will not stay in Hungary but as soon as the Austrians, Germans and others decide not to let them in, they will be stuck in ...
MEPs Query Brussels About Contract With Gyurcsány Firm
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats have submitted a written question to the European Commission concerning a contract awarded to Altus, a company owned by a former prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsány, for preparing studies on the operation of development policy programmes between 2014 and 2020.
Xpat Opinion: Governing Without The Two-Thirds Majority In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Both a conservative columnist and the leading left-wing daily hope that after losing its two-thirds majority in Parliament, Fidesz will be compelled to follow a more consensual path.
Hungary “Should Participate In Juncker Package”
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former PM Gyurcsány met in Brussels the Finnish Jyrki Katainen, EC Vice President in charge of the economy, and discussed the “Juncker package”, a European Commission investment plan. The programme offers 315 billion euros to help foster economic growth and job creation in the bloc. Gyurcsány said, however, that it did not appear the Hungarian government was prepared to take part in the programme ...
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Csepreghy: EC Insists Selection Of Altus For Contract “Clean ”
- 22 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is trying to "explain away" the 1.5 billion forint (EUR 5m) contract awarded to former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány’s company Altus, insisting the selection process was “clean”, government official Nándor Csepreghy said. In its response to a letter addressed to EC Director-General Walter Deffaa, the Commission “tried to prove that the criteria used in selecting Altus was ...
House Speaker: Hungary’s Economic Recovery Harms Certain Foreign Interests
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s interest representation capability in many respects is worse than at any time in the past 25 years because it chose a road to economic recovery which has harmed foreign interests, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér told public radio. In an interview to Kossuth Radio, Kövér said the first Fidesz government in the period 1998-2002 was able to represent the country’s interests with the ...
Hungary’s Interest Representation Capability At Low Point
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interest representation capability in many respects is worse than at any time in the past 25 years because it chose a road to economic recovery which has harmed foreign interests, Speaker of Parliament László Kövér told public radio. In an interview to Kossuth Radio, Kövér said the first Fidesz government in the period 1998-2002 was able to represent the country’s interests with the ...
PM Orbán: “Our Community Does Not Want To See Immigrants In Hungary”
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the issue of immigration, Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán told commercial Echo TV in an interview on Friday night that in terms of per capita immigrant numbers Hungary was second only to Sweden in Europe. As long as immigrants can continue their way to the west, they will not stay in Hungary but as soon as the Austrians, Germans and others decide not to let them in, they will be stuck in ...
MEPs Query Brussels About Contract With Gyurcsány Firm
- 23 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
MEPs of the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrats have submitted a written question to the European Commission concerning a contract awarded to Altus, a company owned by a former prime minister, Ferenc Gyurcsány, for preparing studies on the operation of development policy programmes between 2014 and 2020.
Xpat Opinion: Governing Without The Two-Thirds Majority In Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Both a conservative columnist and the leading left-wing daily hope that after losing its two-thirds majority in Parliament, Fidesz will be compelled to follow a more consensual path.