157 result(s) for lajos kósa
Ruling Party’s Group Leader Kósa: Fidesz Wants Stricter Rules On Political Party Ads
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will submit a bill this week on preventing political groupings from benefiting from secret party support thanks to billboard owners who allow party advertising at below market rates, the ruling party’s group leader said.
CEU Calls On Govt To Start Talks With University
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) has called on the government to begin talks with the institution with a view to finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest. Earlier this month, parliament passed a package of amendments to the law on higher education that the CEU, founded by US financier George Soros, has said would make its continued operations in ...
Interior Ministry Recommends Use Of Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, Other Weapons For Parliamentary Guard
- 24 Apr 2017 2:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Interior Ministry has recommended the addition of a number of law-enforcement tools to the list of weapons allowed for use by the Parliamentary Guard. Included in the expanded list are hand-grenade launchers, interceptor-net guns, and an expanded list of tear-gas grenades.
Fidesz: CEU ‘Only A Side Issue’
- 11 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party’s group leader told commercial broadcaster TV2 on Tuesday that the Central European University was “merely a side issue” when it comes to the “dispute” between the Hungarian government and US financier George Soros.
There Will Be No 9 % Ad Tax In Hungary In 2018
- 5 Apr 2017 9:22 AM
- business
There will not be a 9% ad tax in 2018, Lajos Kósa, parliamentary group leader of the governing Fidesz, said. Economy Minister Mihaly Varga earlier submitted an amendment proposing to raise the tax on advertising to 9% from 5.3% from June 2017 for taxpayers with revenue exceeding 100 million forints (EUR 320,000).
Ruling Fidesz Party: Higher Education Amendment Serves Sector’s Protection
- 5 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
The amendments to the higher education law approved on Tuesday by parliament serve the protection of Hungary’s higher education sector, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader said. The bill approved by lawmakers will require foreign colleges and universities in Hungary to operate under an intergovernmental agreement and to have a campus in the country in which they are based.
Huge Demonstration For CEU Held In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Sunday afternoon to protest against a government bill affecting the Central European University (CEU). The demonstrators gathered at Corvinus University to move under a sign showing “Freedom for Education” in Hungarian and also in English to the CEU headquarters in Nádor street and later to Kossuth Square in front of Parliament.
Ruling Fidesz Group Leader Rejects Allegations Of Police Violence Against Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:20 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa on Tuesday dismissed reports on alleged assaults by police against migrants along Hungary’s southern borders, and labelled those reports as “baseless” and “lies”.
Upholding State Of Emergency Justified, Says Government Official
- 2 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The last six months go to show that the state of emergency in place due to mass migration has succeeded in protecting the Hungarian people, Károly Kontrát, parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, said in evidence given on Wednesday to parliament’s defence and law-enforcement committee.
Ruling Party’s Group Leader Kósa: Fidesz Wants Stricter Rules On Political Party Ads
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will submit a bill this week on preventing political groupings from benefiting from secret party support thanks to billboard owners who allow party advertising at below market rates, the ruling party’s group leader said.
CEU Calls On Govt To Start Talks With University
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) has called on the government to begin talks with the institution with a view to finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest. Earlier this month, parliament passed a package of amendments to the law on higher education that the CEU, founded by US financier George Soros, has said would make its continued operations in ...
Interior Ministry Recommends Use Of Assault Rifles, Grenade Launchers, Other Weapons For Parliamentary Guard
- 24 Apr 2017 2:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Interior Ministry has recommended the addition of a number of law-enforcement tools to the list of weapons allowed for use by the Parliamentary Guard. Included in the expanded list are hand-grenade launchers, interceptor-net guns, and an expanded list of tear-gas grenades.
Fidesz: CEU ‘Only A Side Issue’
- 11 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party’s group leader told commercial broadcaster TV2 on Tuesday that the Central European University was “merely a side issue” when it comes to the “dispute” between the Hungarian government and US financier George Soros.
There Will Be No 9 % Ad Tax In Hungary In 2018
- 5 Apr 2017 9:22 AM
- business
There will not be a 9% ad tax in 2018, Lajos Kósa, parliamentary group leader of the governing Fidesz, said. Economy Minister Mihaly Varga earlier submitted an amendment proposing to raise the tax on advertising to 9% from 5.3% from June 2017 for taxpayers with revenue exceeding 100 million forints (EUR 320,000).
Ruling Fidesz Party: Higher Education Amendment Serves Sector’s Protection
- 5 Apr 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
The amendments to the higher education law approved on Tuesday by parliament serve the protection of Hungary’s higher education sector, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader said. The bill approved by lawmakers will require foreign colleges and universities in Hungary to operate under an intergovernmental agreement and to have a campus in the country in which they are based.
Huge Demonstration For CEU Held In Budapest
- 3 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest on Sunday afternoon to protest against a government bill affecting the Central European University (CEU). The demonstrators gathered at Corvinus University to move under a sign showing “Freedom for Education” in Hungarian and also in English to the CEU headquarters in Nádor street and later to Kossuth Square in front of Parliament.
Ruling Fidesz Group Leader Rejects Allegations Of Police Violence Against Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:20 AM
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa on Tuesday dismissed reports on alleged assaults by police against migrants along Hungary’s southern borders, and labelled those reports as “baseless” and “lies”.
Upholding State Of Emergency Justified, Says Government Official
- 2 Mar 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The last six months go to show that the state of emergency in place due to mass migration has succeeded in protecting the Hungarian people, Károly Kontrát, parliamentary state secretary of the interior ministry, said in evidence given on Wednesday to parliament’s defence and law-enforcement committee.