222 result(s) for law amendments
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
Parlt Raises 2016 Budget Revenue, Spending Targets By HUF 422Bn
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved amendments to the 2016 budget act raising both revenue and expenditures by 421.7 billion forints (EUR 1.4bn). The amendments were passed with 121 votes in favour and 63 against. The MPs raised the revenue target from 15,800.4 billion forints to 16,222.1 billion forints. They increased the expenditure target from 16,562.0 billion forints to 16,983.7 billion forints.
Lawmakers Pass Package For 2017 Budget
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a package of bills submitted by the government in connection with Hungary’s 2017 budget. The package includes amendments regulating the state budget, the law on the central budget and the elimination of separate state funds.
LMP Opposes Constitutional Amendment
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green LMP party continues to oppose the proposed terrorismrelated amendments to the constitution, the party’s former coleader András Schiffer said. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the proposal to amend the constitution for a sixth time to create the conditions to handle terrorist threats on Tuesday.
Parlt Votes To Cut Benefits For Migrants
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers passed a package of amendments that will reduce social benefits for migrants, making them eligible for only some types of benefits that Hungarian citizens are entitled to. The amendment restricts migrants’ stay in reception centres to just one month, from the current two.
Parl CTTEE Approves Changes To CBank Law In Line With Top Court Ruling
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s legislation committee approved changes to a draft amendment to the central bank law, which aims to bring the legislation in line with a recent top court ruling raising concerns over data secrecy measures. The changes proposed by Erik Bánki, a lawmaker for Fidesz, would remove passages from the law that gave foundations owned by the central bank the right to restrict access to their ...
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Central Bank Pledges To Respect Top Court’s Ruling On Foundations
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) respects the ruling of the Constitutional Court and its foundations will disclose all data it is requested to make public, Deputy Governor Márton Nagy said. The top court ruled on Thursday that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the NBH the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its ...
Lázár: Govt Sets Up Working Group On Migration Issues
- 17 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is setting up a working group under the leadership of the justice minister to consider issues connected with migration, János Lázár, the government office chief, told a regular government news briefing. The working group will comprise the heads of the justice ministry, the interior ministry and the prime minister’s office. Their job will be to prepare a report on legal regulations ...
Parlt Raises 2016 Budget Revenue, Spending Targets By HUF 422Bn
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved amendments to the 2016 budget act raising both revenue and expenditures by 421.7 billion forints (EUR 1.4bn). The amendments were passed with 121 votes in favour and 63 against. The MPs raised the revenue target from 15,800.4 billion forints to 16,222.1 billion forints. They increased the expenditure target from 16,562.0 billion forints to 16,983.7 billion forints.
Lawmakers Pass Package For 2017 Budget
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Parliament approved a package of bills submitted by the government in connection with Hungary’s 2017 budget. The package includes amendments regulating the state budget, the law on the central budget and the elimination of separate state funds.
LMP Opposes Constitutional Amendment
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The green LMP party continues to oppose the proposed terrorismrelated amendments to the constitution, the party’s former coleader András Schiffer said. Parliament is scheduled to vote on the proposal to amend the constitution for a sixth time to create the conditions to handle terrorist threats on Tuesday.
Parlt Votes To Cut Benefits For Migrants
- 11 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers passed a package of amendments that will reduce social benefits for migrants, making them eligible for only some types of benefits that Hungarian citizens are entitled to. The amendment restricts migrants’ stay in reception centres to just one month, from the current two.
Parl CTTEE Approves Changes To CBank Law In Line With Top Court Ruling
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s legislation committee approved changes to a draft amendment to the central bank law, which aims to bring the legislation in line with a recent top court ruling raising concerns over data secrecy measures. The changes proposed by Erik Bánki, a lawmaker for Fidesz, would remove passages from the law that gave foundations owned by the central bank the right to restrict access to their ...
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
EU Should ‘Stay Out’ Of Member States’ Internal Affairs
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union should not meddle in the internal affairs of its member states and EU institutions should not overstep their authority, Hungarian Justice Minister László Trócsányi told Polish daily Rzeczpospolita. In an interview conducted last week and published on Wednesday, the minister said past disputes between Hungary and EU institutions had shown that the EU wanted control over areas ...
Central Bank Pledges To Respect Top Court’s Ruling On Foundations
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) respects the ruling of the Constitutional Court and its foundations will disclose all data it is requested to make public, Deputy Governor Márton Nagy said. The top court ruled on Thursday that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the NBH the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its ...