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Socialists Slam Fidesz Policies In Budapest
- 12 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has changed the local electoral system in a bid to gain a majority in Budapest, the opposition Socialists’ group leader in the Budapest assembly said.
Tax On Advertising In Hungary: Party-Group Governance Versus Fidesz Economic Satellite?
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The parliament representative of Fidesz presented a non-government bill on levying a tax on media enterprises. The bill echoed with high sounds and apparently, a fault-line was generated within the governing party as well in connection with the bill. Policy Agenda has examined what the leadership of the governing party may want to achieve by this and what alternative solutions may exist.
Speaker Of Hungarian Parliament Kövér Envisages More Predictable Government
- 10 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A “steadier and more predictable” government is to be expected in the next four years, alongside with a slower pace of legislation, László Kövér, the parliamentary speaker, told MTI. The current international economic environment and the pick-up in Hungary’s growth rate will underpin more predictable governmental operations, he said in the interview, adding he trusted that “external factors will ...
Hungary’s Socialists To Appeal Against Municipal Election Changes
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party will appeal to the Constitutional Court and to the ombudsman over changes to the municipal election system in Budapest as proposed by the ruling Fidesz party. Csaba Horváth, Socialist group leader of the capital, told reporters that his party will work to prevent the planned changes from taking effect.
Hungarian Teachers Union Wants Compulsory Schooling Age Restored To 18
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) has called on the government to restore the upper age limit for compulsory schooling to 18 years. Speaking in front of the Ministry of Human Resources on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the union’s chief, László Mendrey, said membership of the National Teachers’ Chamber should be made voluntary rather than mandatory.
Hungary’s Socialists Mulling Candidates For Leadership
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several names have emerged as possible candidates to succeed Attila Mesterházy as the leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Mesterházy resigned from the post on Thursday and said he would stay away from party elections. He said he would assume full responsibility for his party’s crushing defeats in the general and EP elections.
Hungary’s Socialists To Have New Leaders By Mid-Summer, Says Mesterházy
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party can elect a new presidium by mid-July if the board approves the resignation of its current leaders, Attila Mesterházy, the party’s leader, told commercial broadcaster ATV on Monday. The presidium offered its resignation after the Socialists’ poor showing in the European elections on Sunday.
Indictment In Budapest Andrássy Ave Property Case
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The Municipal Chief Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against 13 former district government officials and the former deputy notary in connection with the sale of a prestigious property on Andrássy Avenue, a World Heritage Site, in 2004, the Budapest chief prosecutor told MTI.
Magyar Telekom Loses Transaction Fee Case In Hungary
- 10 May 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Consumer protection association FEOSZ on Thursday said it won a court case against Magyar Telekom for adding a 142-forint transaction fee to the bills of clients who paid their balances in person or by postal cheque between May and November, 2012.
Socialists Slam Fidesz Policies In Budapest
- 12 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party has changed the local electoral system in a bid to gain a majority in Budapest, the opposition Socialists’ group leader in the Budapest assembly said.
Tax On Advertising In Hungary: Party-Group Governance Versus Fidesz Economic Satellite?
- 11 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The parliament representative of Fidesz presented a non-government bill on levying a tax on media enterprises. The bill echoed with high sounds and apparently, a fault-line was generated within the governing party as well in connection with the bill. Policy Agenda has examined what the leadership of the governing party may want to achieve by this and what alternative solutions may exist.
Speaker Of Hungarian Parliament Kövér Envisages More Predictable Government
- 10 Jun 2014 5:00 AM
- current affairs
A “steadier and more predictable” government is to be expected in the next four years, alongside with a slower pace of legislation, László Kövér, the parliamentary speaker, told MTI. The current international economic environment and the pick-up in Hungary’s growth rate will underpin more predictable governmental operations, he said in the interview, adding he trusted that “external factors will ...
Hungary’s Socialists To Appeal Against Municipal Election Changes
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party will appeal to the Constitutional Court and to the ombudsman over changes to the municipal election system in Budapest as proposed by the ruling Fidesz party. Csaba Horváth, Socialist group leader of the capital, told reporters that his party will work to prevent the planned changes from taking effect.
Hungarian Teachers Union Wants Compulsory Schooling Age Restored To 18
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Democratic Trade Union of Teachers (PDSZ) has called on the government to restore the upper age limit for compulsory schooling to 18 years. Speaking in front of the Ministry of Human Resources on the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the union’s chief, László Mendrey, said membership of the National Teachers’ Chamber should be made voluntary rather than mandatory.
Hungary’s Socialists Mulling Candidates For Leadership
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Several names have emerged as possible candidates to succeed Attila Mesterházy as the leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Mesterházy resigned from the post on Thursday and said he would stay away from party elections. He said he would assume full responsibility for his party’s crushing defeats in the general and EP elections.
Hungary’s Socialists To Have New Leaders By Mid-Summer, Says Mesterházy
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party can elect a new presidium by mid-July if the board approves the resignation of its current leaders, Attila Mesterházy, the party’s leader, told commercial broadcaster ATV on Monday. The presidium offered its resignation after the Socialists’ poor showing in the European elections on Sunday.
Indictment In Budapest Andrássy Ave Property Case
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The Municipal Chief Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against 13 former district government officials and the former deputy notary in connection with the sale of a prestigious property on Andrássy Avenue, a World Heritage Site, in 2004, the Budapest chief prosecutor told MTI.
Magyar Telekom Loses Transaction Fee Case In Hungary
- 10 May 2014 9:00 AM
- tech
Consumer protection association FEOSZ on Thursday said it won a court case against Magyar Telekom for adding a 142-forint transaction fee to the bills of clients who paid their balances in person or by postal cheque between May and November, 2012.