883 result(s) for hungarian socialist party
Xpat Opinion: Non-prominent Hungarian Politicians Traced In The Panama Papers
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the names of two former MPs (one Socialist and one Fidesz) have surfaced in the Panama Papers, Népszabadság suspects that murky off-shore deals are common practice in Hungary’s leading circles, while 444 describes one case in detail.
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
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.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Top Court Says NBH Data Disclosure Amendments Unconstitutional
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the National Bank of Hungary the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its activities, or to classify such information with retroactive effect, are unconstitutional. In its ruling the top court noted that the central bank does a public service and ...
Report: Government Could Scrap Sunday Closings Law
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government may be considering scrapping the year-old law that prevents retailers from opening on Sundays, as the Prime Minister’s Office reportedly asked a handful of the country’s larger retailers what they thought of the possibility of reinstating Sunday openings in the past few days, daily Népszabadság reported.
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
President Returns Home Building Societies Law To Parlt For Review
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
President János Áder sent back a recent law aimed at establishing subsidised home building societies to parliament for a review, the president’s office reported. Lawmakers passed the governmentinitiated legislation a week ago. Under the law, members of home building societies would make regular contributions to the organisation, and also receive a 30% match from the central budget up to 25,000 ...
Xpat Opinion: Non-prominent Hungarian Politicians Traced In The Panama Papers
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the names of two former MPs (one Socialist and one Fidesz) have surfaced in the Panama Papers, Népszabadság suspects that murky off-shore deals are common practice in Hungary’s leading circles, while 444 describes one case in detail.
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
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.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Nobel Laureate Author Imre Kertész Dies At 86
- 1 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- community & culture
Nobel laureate author Imre Kertész died at age 86 after a long and serious illness, the publisher Magvető said. The novelist, essayist and translator was the first Hungarian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, becoming a Nobel laureate in 2002.
Top Court Says NBH Data Disclosure Amendments Unconstitutional
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the National Bank of Hungary the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its activities, or to classify such information with retroactive effect, are unconstitutional. In its ruling the top court noted that the central bank does a public service and ...
Report: Government Could Scrap Sunday Closings Law
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government may be considering scrapping the year-old law that prevents retailers from opening on Sundays, as the Prime Minister’s Office reportedly asked a handful of the country’s larger retailers what they thought of the possibility of reinstating Sunday openings in the past few days, daily Népszabadság reported.
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
President Returns Home Building Societies Law To Parlt For Review
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
President János Áder sent back a recent law aimed at establishing subsidised home building societies to parliament for a review, the president’s office reported. Lawmakers passed the governmentinitiated legislation a week ago. Under the law, members of home building societies would make regular contributions to the organisation, and also receive a 30% match from the central budget up to 25,000 ...