182 result(s) for local councils
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Budapest Bypass Bridge To Remain Toll Free
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Megyeri bridge that spans the River Danube in northern Budapest and is part of the M0 bypass will remain toll free, the cabinet chief said. János Lázár told news channel HirTV that this was decided by the government after talks held with local councils and expert groups.
Ethnic Minorities In Hungary To Receive HUF 2bn More From Central Budget
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 13 ethnic minorities living in Hungary will receive an extra 2 billion forints of central budget support totalling 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) next year, the national council of Germans in Hungary said. When parliament approved on Tuesday the 2015 budget bill, the parliamentary committee of ethnic minorities living in Hungary had for the first time an opportunity to influence the decision, ...
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Fidesz Wins Third Election In Hungary This Year
- 13 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz was again the big winner in Sunday’s local elections, with Jobbik claiming second place, as the ruling party retained control of all 19 county councils as well as Budapest and most of its districts. The left-wing parties were able to mayoralties in only a few places while Jobbik was second in almost every county. LMP candidates won a few seats on local councils.
Poll: Major Victory Of Ruling Parties Expected On Sunday In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós is well ahead in the polls and the governing Fidesz-Christian Democrats will retain a majority in the Budapest municipal assembly after Sunday’s local elections, according to an analysis by the Nézőpont Institute. The governing parties are also expected to keep their hold on the majority of town councils, the analysis published on Tuesday said.
Draft Programme To Help Needy Govt Approved By Hungarian Govt
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has approved a 29 billion forint draft (EUR 93m) programme to help the needy which has been forwarded to the European Commission, daily Magyar Hírlap said. Fully 85% of the programme is planned to be funded by the European Union.
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Mutual Recriminations Around Baja Video In Hungary
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist suggests that if Fidesz wins the 2014 Parliamentary elections, its victory cannot be seen as legitimate. A pro-government commentator compares the Socialists to the former Communist Party for staging a video in order to accuse the governing party of electoral fraud.
Forint Strengthens As Hungary Welcomes ECB Announcement
- 28 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s forint got a boost from a falling euro against the dollar after the European Cental Bank (ECB) announced an extended asset purchase programme comprising sovereign euro area debt. Forint is now trading at 311,5 to the euro on the interbank forex market, up from 315.31 late Wednesday. Forint hit an all-time low at 327.62 last Thursday. Hungary’s Economy Ministry also welcomed the ...
Budapest Bypass Bridge To Remain Toll Free
- 22 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The Megyeri bridge that spans the River Danube in northern Budapest and is part of the M0 bypass will remain toll free, the cabinet chief said. János Lázár told news channel HirTV that this was decided by the government after talks held with local councils and expert groups.
Ethnic Minorities In Hungary To Receive HUF 2bn More From Central Budget
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The 13 ethnic minorities living in Hungary will receive an extra 2 billion forints of central budget support totalling 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) next year, the national council of Germans in Hungary said. When parliament approved on Tuesday the 2015 budget bill, the parliamentary committee of ethnic minorities living in Hungary had for the first time an opportunity to influence the decision, ...
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
Fidesz Wins Third Election In Hungary This Year
- 13 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz was again the big winner in Sunday’s local elections, with Jobbik claiming second place, as the ruling party retained control of all 19 county councils as well as Budapest and most of its districts. The left-wing parties were able to mayoralties in only a few places while Jobbik was second in almost every county. LMP candidates won a few seats on local councils.
Poll: Major Victory Of Ruling Parties Expected On Sunday In Hungary
- 8 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Incumbent Budapest mayor István Tarlós is well ahead in the polls and the governing Fidesz-Christian Democrats will retain a majority in the Budapest municipal assembly after Sunday’s local elections, according to an analysis by the Nézőpont Institute. The governing parties are also expected to keep their hold on the majority of town councils, the analysis published on Tuesday said.
Draft Programme To Help Needy Govt Approved By Hungarian Govt
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has approved a 29 billion forint draft (EUR 93m) programme to help the needy which has been forwarded to the European Commission, daily Magyar Hírlap said. Fully 85% of the programme is planned to be funded by the European Union.
500 Protest Plan To Bulldoze Roma Housing Estate In Miskolc
- 20 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around 500 people protested Miskolc city council’s plan to bulldoze a Roma housing estate to make way for a new football stadium in the north-eastern city on Wednesday. The threatened settlement consists of around a dozen streets – numbered, not named – where Roma families live in 100-year-old, two-storey houses. It skirts the main thoroughfare of Miskolc and at one end is dwarfed by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Mutual Recriminations Around Baja Video In Hungary
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist suggests that if Fidesz wins the 2014 Parliamentary elections, its victory cannot be seen as legitimate. A pro-government commentator compares the Socialists to the former Communist Party for staging a video in order to accuse the governing party of electoral fraud.