1,986 result(s) for local government
Hungary's M0 Expansion Postponed
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The government has postponed the planned construction of the 8km stretch of the Budapest motorway ring M0 between Budakalász and Pilisborosjenõ, leaders of the local governments were told by the Development Ministry after the local elections.
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.
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:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
New Taxes In Hungary On Investment Funds And The Internet
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
The government will tax internet traffic from next year, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Tuesday afternoon as he released details of the 2015 tax bill. The internet tax of Ft 150 per gigabyte of traffic generated by a user of the service, to a monthly maximum of Ft 700 for individual clients and Ft 5,000 for businesses.
Government To Overhaul Public Health Care In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
“We can only guess what the government is preparing to do,” Péter Balaton, general secretary of the Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics, told ATV’s Egon Ronai Tuesday morning. “We hope it will not be what happened in earlier years when they chose an industry expert as state secretary, Miklos Szocska, whose activities and cooperation with the industry was overwritten by politics. The ...
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Socialists At A Crossroads
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While Fidesz and the Orbán government are busy hatching their latest plans to further restructure the Hungarian state and Hungarian society we cannot do more than wait for the day, which should come soon, when we find out what kind of austerity program will be introduced. There is no use talking about, for instance, all the leaked information from Fidesz politicians concerning the huge reforms of ...
Hungary’s Socialists Signal End To Left -Wing Cooperation
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said the period of cooperation with other left-wing parties has drawn to a close. The Socialist leadership also warned party members not to fall into the trap set for the left by Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány. Gyurcsány, a former prime minister who left the Socialists to form his own leftist party, has repeatedly argued that the “democratic” opposition (ie, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Dominates Local Elections
- 16 Oct 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the results of the municipal elections, the leading left-wing daily calls for a complete overhaul of the Left in order to stop the emergence of what it calls a totalitarian one-party system. The leading pro-government daily points out that the Left managed to increase its support slightly within the new electoral system which it often called illegitimate and biased.
Hungary's M0 Expansion Postponed
- 4 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- getting around
The government has postponed the planned construction of the 8km stretch of the Budapest motorway ring M0 between Budakalász and Pilisborosjenõ, leaders of the local governments were told by the Development Ministry after the local elections.
Six Arrested In Internet Tax Demonstration In Budapest
- 28 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Six people were taken into custody by police for trespassing at the Fidesz party headquarters after an antigovernment demonstration on Sunday. Police questioned them in connection with vandalising the headquarters of the ruling Fidesz party near Heroes’ Square following a mass demonstration against the government’s new internet tax plans.
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:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
New Taxes In Hungary On Investment Funds And The Internet
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
The government will tax internet traffic from next year, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Tuesday afternoon as he released details of the 2015 tax bill. The internet tax of Ft 150 per gigabyte of traffic generated by a user of the service, to a monthly maximum of Ft 700 for individual clients and Ft 5,000 for businesses.
Government To Overhaul Public Health Care In Hungary
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
“We can only guess what the government is preparing to do,” Péter Balaton, general secretary of the Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics, told ATV’s Egon Ronai Tuesday morning. “We hope it will not be what happened in earlier years when they chose an industry expert as state secretary, Miklos Szocska, whose activities and cooperation with the industry was overwritten by politics. The ...
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Socialists At A Crossroads
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While Fidesz and the Orbán government are busy hatching their latest plans to further restructure the Hungarian state and Hungarian society we cannot do more than wait for the day, which should come soon, when we find out what kind of austerity program will be introduced. There is no use talking about, for instance, all the leaked information from Fidesz politicians concerning the huge reforms of ...
Hungary’s Socialists Signal End To Left -Wing Cooperation
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said the period of cooperation with other left-wing parties has drawn to a close. The Socialist leadership also warned party members not to fall into the trap set for the left by Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány. Gyurcsány, a former prime minister who left the Socialists to form his own leftist party, has repeatedly argued that the “democratic” opposition (ie, ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Dominates Local Elections
- 16 Oct 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the results of the municipal elections, the leading left-wing daily calls for a complete overhaul of the Left in order to stop the emergence of what it calls a totalitarian one-party system. The leading pro-government daily points out that the Left managed to increase its support slightly within the new electoral system which it often called illegitimate and biased.