1,734 result(s) for hungarian election
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Boasts Biggest GDP Growth In Eight Years
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
In the first quarter of 2014, Hungary’s economy grew at the highest rate we have seen in eight years, 3.5 percent, drubbing analyst forecasts predicting 2.7 percent. Industrial output is at a three-year high.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
PM Orban: Hungary Can Develop Only As EU Member
- 22 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy can only be further developed if the country remains a member of the European Union, the prime minister said on the campaign trail on Wednesday. Those who call for leaving the EU speak against the development of the Hungarian economy, Viktor Orban said in Mor in western Hungary.
Spy Claim Attempt To Weaken Hungary’s Jobbik, Says Vona
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament held a hearing on espionage allegations targeting radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács. Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said there was a “base and all-too-obvious” smear campaign to bring down Jobbik.
Orbán: Hungary’s New Govt To Move Towards European Centre
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new government will focus on national cooperation, unity and strengthening a European centre, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing parliament after his re-election on Saturday. Orbán said foreign policy would focus on economic ties and ethnic kin. The policy of opening to the east and raising Hungary’s economic weight in the Carpathian Basin will continue.
Hungary’s Opposition Vote “No” To Orbán
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition lawmakers voted “no” to the re-election of the prime minister and all except lawmakers of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, left the chamber after the vote on Saturday. The Socialists do not wish to be party to Hungarian parliament acting as a smoke screen for party politics, Attila Mesterházy said.
Szájer: Hungary Does Not Want To Exit EU
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not want to exit the European Union, it wants to “take the whole nation” into the bloc instead, MEP József Szájer said on Saturday. Addressing a Fidesz-Christian Democrats rally in central Budapest, Szájer said the prime minister and parliament will need great support for their work.
There Should Be More Women Among Members Of Hungarian Parliament - A Commentary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Exactly 19 of the 199 members of Hungary's new parliament are women. That comes to 9.5 percent, a ratio that speaks for itself. Looking for an adjective to describe the situation I thought of ridiculous, untenable and infuriating but finally settled for humiliating as the word that best describes what I feel when thinking of this 9.5 percent ratio.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Boasts Biggest GDP Growth In Eight Years
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- business
In the first quarter of 2014, Hungary’s economy grew at the highest rate we have seen in eight years, 3.5 percent, drubbing analyst forecasts predicting 2.7 percent. Industrial output is at a three-year high.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Béla Kovács & His Alleged Russian Ties
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Media have been all over the Béla Kovács story over the last few days. Hungarian press and even some international have reported the story about the member of the European Parliament from Hungary’s far-right Jobbik who faces allegations of using his mandate in the service of Russia’s interests vis-à-vis EU institutions. He has even earned a nickname in the Hungarian media: “K.G. Béla,” a play on ...
PM Orban: Hungary Can Develop Only As EU Member
- 22 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy can only be further developed if the country remains a member of the European Union, the prime minister said on the campaign trail on Wednesday. Those who call for leaving the EU speak against the development of the Hungarian economy, Viktor Orban said in Mor in western Hungary.
Spy Claim Attempt To Weaken Hungary’s Jobbik, Says Vona
- 20 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament held a hearing on espionage allegations targeting radical nationalist Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács. Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said there was a “base and all-too-obvious” smear campaign to bring down Jobbik.
Orbán: Hungary’s New Govt To Move Towards European Centre
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s new government will focus on national cooperation, unity and strengthening a European centre, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said, addressing parliament after his re-election on Saturday. Orbán said foreign policy would focus on economic ties and ethnic kin. The policy of opening to the east and raising Hungary’s economic weight in the Carpathian Basin will continue.
Hungary’s Opposition Vote “No” To Orbán
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition lawmakers voted “no” to the re-election of the prime minister and all except lawmakers of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, left the chamber after the vote on Saturday. The Socialists do not wish to be party to Hungarian parliament acting as a smoke screen for party politics, Attila Mesterházy said.
Szájer: Hungary Does Not Want To Exit EU
- 12 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not want to exit the European Union, it wants to “take the whole nation” into the bloc instead, MEP József Szájer said on Saturday. Addressing a Fidesz-Christian Democrats rally in central Budapest, Szájer said the prime minister and parliament will need great support for their work.
There Should Be More Women Among Members Of Hungarian Parliament - A Commentary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Exactly 19 of the 199 members of Hungary's new parliament are women. That comes to 9.5 percent, a ratio that speaks for itself. Looking for an adjective to describe the situation I thought of ridiculous, untenable and infuriating but finally settled for humiliating as the word that best describes what I feel when thinking of this 9.5 percent ratio.