570 result(s) for gyurcsány
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Parliamentary Caucus Rule Change Deals New Blow To Party Of Former PM Gyurcsány
- 17 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Democratic Coalition may not form a parliamentary caucus under new House rules to be approved by Parliament today. The change states that 12 MPs affiliated with a party that fielded a national list at the previous elections and won seats in Parliament – rather than the present 10 – are required to form a caucus.
Hungarian State May Have To Pay Ft 1,000bn Due To Malev Collapse
- 13 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The state may be obliged to pay up to Ft 1 trillion to Liszt Ferenc Airport operator Budapest Airport due to the collapse of Malev airlines, government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai declared last week. The Development Ministry said in a “White Book” published in December that the state’s liability in such a scenario would be Ft 450 billion.
Serenade For Hungary's Former President Göncz’s 90th Birthday
- 13 Feb 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"Left-wing and liberal public personalities on Friday celebrated former president Árpád Göncz on his 90th birthday with a serenade outside his home in Budapest. Those present included former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, writer György Konrád, former Free Democrat leader Gábor Kuncze and singer-songwriter János Bródy.
Former Hungarian PM Gyurcsány Living With Miskolc Family For 3 Days
- 24 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and fellow leaders of the Democratic Coalition have moved to a housing estate in Miskolc for three days. Gyurcsány was invited by a supporter to live there for a few days in order to get acquainted with real life in an apartment building in the Avas housing estate.
Budai Surprised By US Approach To Hungary's Prosecutors Office
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai expressed surprise and disappointment at reports that the US embassy had directly approached the Prosecutor General's Office for information about the Sukoro casino inquiry, Nepszabadsag reports.
Coalition To Protest Outside Opera In Budapest
- 1 Jan 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The Democratic Coalition led by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány will demonstrate outside the Opera House on the evening of January 2 as a gala event is held to mark the entry into force of the new Basic Law.
Ex Hungarian PM Calls For Constitution Referendum
- 16 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
“People should force a referendum, so as to be able to accept the new Constitution or reject it,” former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány declared Wednesday. The new document could be a Fidesz Constitution at best, but not the Constitution of the nation, he told a conference on the rule of law, arranged by the Táncsics Mihály Foundation.
Hungarian Gov’t To Tax Severance Pay Since 2005
- 10 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The government will make the 98% tax on severance pay above a certain sum retroactive to 2005, under a proposal put forward yesterday by caucus leader János Lázár. The Constitutional Court struck down the 98% tax last month, in part because it had retroactive effect to the beginning of 2010.
Xpat Opinion: Ukraine And Hungary: The Tymoshenko Affair
- 3 May 2012 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Orbán have more in common than their first name. In February 2010, only a couple of months before Orbán's political triumph, Yanukovych staged a remarkable comeback, recovering from the humiliation and disgrace he suffered in Ukraine's election of 2004. According to yesterday's Economist, since his election to the presidency Yanukovych "has mauled his country's ...
Parliamentary Caucus Rule Change Deals New Blow To Party Of Former PM Gyurcsány
- 17 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Democratic Coalition may not form a parliamentary caucus under new House rules to be approved by Parliament today. The change states that 12 MPs affiliated with a party that fielded a national list at the previous elections and won seats in Parliament – rather than the present 10 – are required to form a caucus.
Hungarian State May Have To Pay Ft 1,000bn Due To Malev Collapse
- 13 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The state may be obliged to pay up to Ft 1 trillion to Liszt Ferenc Airport operator Budapest Airport due to the collapse of Malev airlines, government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai declared last week. The Development Ministry said in a “White Book” published in December that the state’s liability in such a scenario would be Ft 450 billion.
Serenade For Hungary's Former President Göncz’s 90th Birthday
- 13 Feb 2012 8:03 AM
- current affairs
"Left-wing and liberal public personalities on Friday celebrated former president Árpád Göncz on his 90th birthday with a serenade outside his home in Budapest. Those present included former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány, writer György Konrád, former Free Democrat leader Gábor Kuncze and singer-songwriter János Bródy.
Former Hungarian PM Gyurcsány Living With Miskolc Family For 3 Days
- 24 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány and fellow leaders of the Democratic Coalition have moved to a housing estate in Miskolc for three days. Gyurcsány was invited by a supporter to live there for a few days in order to get acquainted with real life in an apartment building in the Avas housing estate.
Budai Surprised By US Approach To Hungary's Prosecutors Office
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai expressed surprise and disappointment at reports that the US embassy had directly approached the Prosecutor General's Office for information about the Sukoro casino inquiry, Nepszabadsag reports.
Coalition To Protest Outside Opera In Budapest
- 1 Jan 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The Democratic Coalition led by former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány will demonstrate outside the Opera House on the evening of January 2 as a gala event is held to mark the entry into force of the new Basic Law.
Ex Hungarian PM Calls For Constitution Referendum
- 16 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
“People should force a referendum, so as to be able to accept the new Constitution or reject it,” former prime minister Ferenc Gyurcsány declared Wednesday. The new document could be a Fidesz Constitution at best, but not the Constitution of the nation, he told a conference on the rule of law, arranged by the Táncsics Mihály Foundation.
Hungarian Gov’t To Tax Severance Pay Since 2005
- 10 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The government will make the 98% tax on severance pay above a certain sum retroactive to 2005, under a proposal put forward yesterday by caucus leader János Lázár. The Constitutional Court struck down the 98% tax last month, in part because it had retroactive effect to the beginning of 2010.