127 result(s) for independent mp
Fidesz: Soros Behind Request For Special Session Of Parliament
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
George Soros was behind the opposition’s call for Monday’s special session of parliament on the topic of the Central European University, Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said, referring to the US financier. Lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session, which thereby lacked a quorum.
Socialists Gather Sufficient Support For Special Session Of Parliament
- 11 Aug 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has collected the required number of signatures to initiate a special session of parliament for later this month, the party’s group leader told a press conference on Thursday.
Official: ‘Genuine’ Convergence Is Criterion For Hungary’s Euro Adoption
- 7 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s level of economic development needs to move close to that of euro zone countries before it can consider adopting the common currency, economy ministry state secretary András Tállai said in a written response to an opposition MP posted on the website of parliament.
Parliament Votes To Dock Opposition MPs’ Pay
- 2 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted to dock the salaries of 10 Socialist and 1 independent lawmaker on Tuesday. The ruling, proposed by house speaker László Kövér and voted for exclusively by lawmakers of the governing parties, docks one third, 249,292 forints (EUR 810), of the monthly salary of independent lawmaker Tímea Szabó.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Socialists: Opposition Cooperation ‘Exemplary’ In Nominating Presidential Candidate
- 1 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist leader Gyula Molnár and László Majtényi, the left-wing parties’ candidate for president of the republic, have called the “democratic” parties’ united support for the cause “exemplary”. Majtényi, who will challenge incumbent president János Áder this spring, is backed by the Socialists, the Democratic Coalition, Együtt, LMP, Dialogue and the Liberals.
Majtényi: President Nominated By MPs Rather Than Civil Groups
- 5 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Former ombudsman László Majtényi, whose name has recently been suggested by a civil group as a possible candidate for Hungary’s next president, called that gesture an honour but said that the nomination was up to the national assembly.
Opinion: Fidesz Censorship In Transylvania
- 5 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Today I am venturing into an area about which I know relatively little: the situation of the Hungarian media in Transylvania. Keeping track of the media within the country’s borders is hard enough.
Fidesz: Soros Behind Request For Special Session Of Parliament
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
George Soros was behind the opposition’s call for Monday’s special session of parliament on the topic of the Central European University, Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said, referring to the US financier. Lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session, which thereby lacked a quorum.
Socialists Gather Sufficient Support For Special Session Of Parliament
- 11 Aug 2017 8:36 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has collected the required number of signatures to initiate a special session of parliament for later this month, the party’s group leader told a press conference on Thursday.
Official: ‘Genuine’ Convergence Is Criterion For Hungary’s Euro Adoption
- 7 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s level of economic development needs to move close to that of euro zone countries before it can consider adopting the common currency, economy ministry state secretary András Tállai said in a written response to an opposition MP posted on the website of parliament.
Parliament Votes To Dock Opposition MPs’ Pay
- 2 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted to dock the salaries of 10 Socialist and 1 independent lawmaker on Tuesday. The ruling, proposed by house speaker László Kövér and voted for exclusively by lawmakers of the governing parties, docks one third, 249,292 forints (EUR 810), of the monthly salary of independent lawmaker Tímea Szabó.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
Gémesi Announces Center-Right Party To Represent Hungary’s “Silent Majority”
- 21 Mar 2017 5:54 AM
- current affairs
Új Kezdet (New Start) has formally announced it will be stepping into the national political arena as a new party. At a press conference held Saturday morning in Budapest, party chairman and longtime Gödöllő mayor György Gémesi (above, third from left) unveiled the party’s platform and introduced its executive board (pictured).
Socialists: Opposition Cooperation ‘Exemplary’ In Nominating Presidential Candidate
- 1 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist leader Gyula Molnár and László Majtényi, the left-wing parties’ candidate for president of the republic, have called the “democratic” parties’ united support for the cause “exemplary”. Majtényi, who will challenge incumbent president János Áder this spring, is backed by the Socialists, the Democratic Coalition, Együtt, LMP, Dialogue and the Liberals.
Majtényi: President Nominated By MPs Rather Than Civil Groups
- 5 Jan 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Former ombudsman László Majtényi, whose name has recently been suggested by a civil group as a possible candidate for Hungary’s next president, called that gesture an honour but said that the nomination was up to the national assembly.
Opinion: Fidesz Censorship In Transylvania
- 5 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Today I am venturing into an area about which I know relatively little: the situation of the Hungarian media in Transylvania. Keeping track of the media within the country’s borders is hard enough.