199 result(s) for legal changes
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Teachers In Hungary Consider Legal Or Strike Action
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One teachers union plans to challenge the law on education at the Constitutional Court, while another is threatening to stage a strike in response to changes introduced this school year. Piroska Galló, head of the Teachers Union, (PSZ) said on Monday that it can be stated without exaggeration that chaos has evolved in public education, in part because laws were amended in an unlawful way without ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parliament Speaker Kövér’s ‘Rule By Decree’ Case
- 16 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the Speaker of Parliament’s recent radio interview, left-wing columnists accuse Mr. Kövér of proposing the revival of a rule by decree system. Conservative pundits as well as a group of left- liberal constitutional lawyers say that Mr. Kövér had no undemocratic intentions, and agree that the current legislative practice is far too bureaucratic.
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Xpat Opinion: Case Closed: EU Says Hungary’s Telecom Tax Does Not Infringe
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
By Ferenc Kumin: The European Commission has decided to drop its infringement procedure against Hungary regarding the Orbán government’s recently-introduced tax on the telecommunication sector, Reuters reports. Before you click to another page, let me just underline an important detail here.
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
EP Acts As "Prosecutor & Judge", Says Hungary's Minister Győri In FT's "BeyondBrics"
- 10 Jul 2013 12:06 PM
- current affairs
The Financial Times' "BeyondBrics" blog published on Tuesday included an article by Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri explaining why pointing the finger at Hungary in the European Parliament was unfounded and biased.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Tavares Report About Hungary Is A Threat To European Union
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have no illusions regarding the voteon Tuesday,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a debate on Monday in the European Parliament on the Tavares Report. “I know the Socialist, Liberal and Green MEPs will vote against Hungary and I know that Hungary’s friends will step up for Hungary. I know my words can’t change that.” But the debate and vote on this report, said the prime minister, carry ...
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Teachers In Hungary Consider Legal Or Strike Action
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
One teachers union plans to challenge the law on education at the Constitutional Court, while another is threatening to stage a strike in response to changes introduced this school year. Piroska Galló, head of the Teachers Union, (PSZ) said on Monday that it can be stated without exaggeration that chaos has evolved in public education, in part because laws were amended in an unlawful way without ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Parliament Speaker Kövér’s ‘Rule By Decree’ Case
- 16 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the Speaker of Parliament’s recent radio interview, left-wing columnists accuse Mr. Kövér of proposing the revival of a rule by decree system. Conservative pundits as well as a group of left- liberal constitutional lawyers say that Mr. Kövér had no undemocratic intentions, and agree that the current legislative practice is far too bureaucratic.
Xpat Opinion: Political Landscape Ten Months Before Elections In Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:30 AM
- current affairs
A centrist political scientist believes that whoever wins next year’s elections, the outcome will be catastrophic, and a catastrophe is perhaps what Hungary needs to find the right path. A moderate conservative columnist suggests it will be extremely difficult to forge a united left-wing opposition before the elections.
Xpat Opinion: Case Closed: EU Says Hungary’s Telecom Tax Does Not Infringe
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
By Ferenc Kumin: The European Commission has decided to drop its infringement procedure against Hungary regarding the Orbán government’s recently-introduced tax on the telecommunication sector, Reuters reports. Before you click to another page, let me just underline an important detail here.
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
EP Acts As "Prosecutor & Judge", Says Hungary's Minister Győri In FT's "BeyondBrics"
- 10 Jul 2013 12:06 PM
- current affairs
The Financial Times' "BeyondBrics" blog published on Tuesday included an article by Minister of State for European Affairs Enikő Győri explaining why pointing the finger at Hungary in the European Parliament was unfounded and biased.
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Xpat Opinion: Tavares Report About Hungary Is A Threat To European Union
- 4 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“I have no illusions regarding the voteon Tuesday,” said Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in a debate on Monday in the European Parliament on the Tavares Report. “I know the Socialist, Liberal and Green MEPs will vote against Hungary and I know that Hungary’s friends will step up for Hungary. I know my words can’t change that.” But the debate and vote on this report, said the prime minister, carry ...