298 result(s) for hungarian parliament speaker
Hungarian MEP Jávor Appeals To Strasbourg Court
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor has decided to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg over the refusal of house speaker László Kövér to let him speak about the Paks expansion in the Hungarian assembly. Kövér did not allow Jávor, a member of the E-PM opposition alliance, to address the chamber on the ground that he is a representative in the European Parliament and should only ...
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós Receives Award In Vienna
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós received the main award of the Vienna European Academy at a ceremony in Vienna on Thursday. Tarlós was granted the honour in recognition of his work done to develop the Hungarian capital. Through his efforts Tarlós has contributed to making Budapest a more liveable and competitive European city while preserving its one-time greatness, according to the justification of ...
Hungary’s Minister Of Interior Bans Racist Conference
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US-based extremist and nationalist international “white supremacy” organisation, the National Policy Institute (NPI), is organising a conference in the Hungarian capital together with Russian radical figures. According to the stipulations of Hungary’s Fundamental Law (the Constitution), practicing freedom of expression cannot be aimed at violating the human dignity of others, of the Hungarian ...
Strasbourg Court: Hungary’s Opposition MPS’ Rights Harmed
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament harmed free speech by fining the opposition LMP and PM parties for acts of protest in the chamber, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. In May last year PM’s Gergely Karácsony and Péter Szilágyi were handed fines for putting up a sign which read “(you) steal, deceive, lie!” to protest against tobacco concessions and government-initiated changes to the law on the ...
Russian Embargo Costs Hungary Huf 70m A Day
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Russian embargo results in 70 million forints (EUR 223,000) lost revenues to Hungarian farmers daily, farm ministry state secretary István Nagy said on Friday.
Hungary’s House Speaker Interprets Liberal Democracy In Weekly
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Problems generated by liberal democracy and the issue of the monument erected for the victims of the German occupation were among topics addressed by the Speaker of Parliament in an interview published by the latest issue of political weekly Heti Válasz.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Hungary’s House Speaker Sends Condolences To Netherlands
- 23 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér has sent telegrams of condolences to his Dutch and Malaysian counterparts over the recent crash of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungarian MEP Jávor Appeals To Strasbourg Court
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEP Benedek Jávor has decided to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg over the refusal of house speaker László Kövér to let him speak about the Paks expansion in the Hungarian assembly. Kövér did not allow Jávor, a member of the E-PM opposition alliance, to address the chamber on the ground that he is a representative in the European Parliament and should only ...
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós Receives Award In Vienna
- 10 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós received the main award of the Vienna European Academy at a ceremony in Vienna on Thursday. Tarlós was granted the honour in recognition of his work done to develop the Hungarian capital. Through his efforts Tarlós has contributed to making Budapest a more liveable and competitive European city while preserving its one-time greatness, according to the justification of ...
Hungary’s Minister Of Interior Bans Racist Conference
- 1 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US-based extremist and nationalist international “white supremacy” organisation, the National Policy Institute (NPI), is organising a conference in the Hungarian capital together with Russian radical figures. According to the stipulations of Hungary’s Fundamental Law (the Constitution), practicing freedom of expression cannot be aimed at violating the human dignity of others, of the Hungarian ...
Strasbourg Court: Hungary’s Opposition MPS’ Rights Harmed
- 17 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian parliament harmed free speech by fining the opposition LMP and PM parties for acts of protest in the chamber, the European Court of Human Rights ruled. In May last year PM’s Gergely Karácsony and Péter Szilágyi were handed fines for putting up a sign which read “(you) steal, deceive, lie!” to protest against tobacco concessions and government-initiated changes to the law on the ...
Russian Embargo Costs Hungary Huf 70m A Day
- 18 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The Russian embargo results in 70 million forints (EUR 223,000) lost revenues to Hungarian farmers daily, farm ministry state secretary István Nagy said on Friday.
Hungary’s House Speaker Interprets Liberal Democracy In Weekly
- 15 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Problems generated by liberal democracy and the issue of the monument erected for the victims of the German occupation were among topics addressed by the Speaker of Parliament in an interview published by the latest issue of political weekly Heti Válasz.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Hungary’s House Speaker Sends Condolences To Netherlands
- 23 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
House Speaker László Kövér has sent telegrams of condolences to his Dutch and Malaysian counterparts over the recent crash of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?