1,723 result(s) for local government
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Local Opinion: EU Budget Draft Unveiled
- 4 May 2018 9:21 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator finds a plan by Brussels to punish Hungary through budget cuts outrageous. A left-wing columnist predicts that Hungary will pay a high price for PM Orbán’s disputes with the EU.
Liberals: EU Should Sanction Governments, Not Countries
- 3 May 2018 9:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party backs the proposal of liberal EP group leader Guy Verhofstadt that the EU should sanction governments, rather than countries, for failing to comply with the bloc’s regulations, party leader Gábor Fodor told a press conference.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán 'Summoned' To Brussels
- 3 May 2018 9:09 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Orbán meets the leaders of the European People’s Party, a left-wing columnist believes that European conservatives may reprimand PM Orbán for his illiberal policies. A pro-government commentator dismisses such speculation, and calls on the EU not to punish Hungary and Poland by limiting their access to cohesion funds.
Local Opinion: Mayday Ruminations About Working Class Hungarians
- 2 May 2018 9:12 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator calls on NGO's to enlighten impoverished Fidesz voters about their real interests, and explain to them how the government is acting against them. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, calls the government’s workfare program a huge success.
Local Opinion: Therapies For A Left-Wing Recovery
- 2 May 2018 7:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Two weeks after the general election, commentators on both sides of the main political divide try to figure out whether the opposition parties will ever become a match for Fidesz or whether a new one can replace them.
Local Opinion: Wage Increases A Factor In Election Outcome
- 26 Apr 2018 6:15 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A business analyst argues that the consistent wage increases of the past three years played a significant role in the crushing electoral victory of Fidesz. He warns however that these were in part due to favourable international conditions.
Ministry Confirms HUF 871.9 Bn Deficit At End-March
- 24 Apr 2018 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget, excluding local councils, ran an 871.9 billion forint (EUR 2.8bn) deficit at the end of March, the economy ministry confirmed.
Local Opinion: Saturday Demonstration #2
- 24 Apr 2018 8:47 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement.
Local Opinion: Analyses One Month After Elections
- 7 May 2018 7:18 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators across the political spectrum agree that the sweeping victory of the government side was due in the first place to the weaknesses of the opposition, although left-liberal analysts also contend that the governing forces enjoyed unfair advantages during the campaign.
Local Opinion: EU Budget Draft Unveiled
- 4 May 2018 9:21 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator finds a plan by Brussels to punish Hungary through budget cuts outrageous. A left-wing columnist predicts that Hungary will pay a high price for PM Orbán’s disputes with the EU.
Liberals: EU Should Sanction Governments, Not Countries
- 3 May 2018 9:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party backs the proposal of liberal EP group leader Guy Verhofstadt that the EU should sanction governments, rather than countries, for failing to comply with the bloc’s regulations, party leader Gábor Fodor told a press conference.
Local Opinion: PM Orbán 'Summoned' To Brussels
- 3 May 2018 9:09 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As Prime Minister Orbán meets the leaders of the European People’s Party, a left-wing columnist believes that European conservatives may reprimand PM Orbán for his illiberal policies. A pro-government commentator dismisses such speculation, and calls on the EU not to punish Hungary and Poland by limiting their access to cohesion funds.
Local Opinion: Mayday Ruminations About Working Class Hungarians
- 2 May 2018 9:12 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator calls on NGO's to enlighten impoverished Fidesz voters about their real interests, and explain to them how the government is acting against them. A conservative columnist, on the other hand, calls the government’s workfare program a huge success.
Local Opinion: Therapies For A Left-Wing Recovery
- 2 May 2018 7:56 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Two weeks after the general election, commentators on both sides of the main political divide try to figure out whether the opposition parties will ever become a match for Fidesz or whether a new one can replace them.
Local Opinion: Wage Increases A Factor In Election Outcome
- 26 Apr 2018 6:15 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
A business analyst argues that the consistent wage increases of the past three years played a significant role in the crushing electoral victory of Fidesz. He warns however that these were in part due to favourable international conditions.
Ministry Confirms HUF 871.9 Bn Deficit At End-March
- 24 Apr 2018 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- finance
Hungary’s cash flow-based budget, excluding local councils, ran an 871.9 billion forint (EUR 2.8bn) deficit at the end of March, the economy ministry confirmed.
Local Opinion: Saturday Demonstration #2
- 24 Apr 2018 8:47 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the tens of thousands of people who attended the second Saturday demonstration against the government are still far from having clear political objectives. Otherwise, they express diametrically opposed views on this new movement.