14 result(s) for national referendum in Shopping
Extortionate Profits Revealed: Supermarket Chains Were 'Robbing' Customers in Hungary, Says PM
- 24 Mar 2025 6:54 AM
- shopping
Retail chains were making out-sized profits on food and "we had to step in", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Semjén Calls For Reintroducing Sunday Shopping Ban
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zsolt Semjén, deputy prime minister and head of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, has called for reintroducing and extending Hungary’s shopping ban on Sunday, in an interview published by national daily Magyar Idők on Friday. In the interview, Semjén insisted that economic arguments against the restrictions had “proven unfounded” and that employees had benefited from the ban before it was lifted ...
Ruling Fidesz Denies Plans To Reintroduce Sunday Shopping Restriction
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Ruling Fidesz will submit a proposal on Sunday shopping regulations in the autumn but contrary to opposition Socialist claims it will not involve the reintroduction of Sunday shopping restrictions, the party’s group leader said on Wednesday.
Government Proposes Revoking Sunday Closing Law
- 12 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government submitted a proposal today to abolish the Sunday closings law –legislation passed last year that requires retailers to remain closed on Sundays – and Parliament is scheduled to vote on the proposal tomorrow in an expedited procedure, according to reports.
Xpat Opinion: Kúria Clears The Way For Referendum On Sunday-Closing
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s top court has authorised an opposition referendum designed to overturn the government ban on shops opening on Sundays. In response, commentators who have for years complained about ‘the end of the rule of law’, express both surprise and cautious satisfaction.
Report: Government Could Scrap Sunday Closings Law
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government may be considering scrapping the year-old law that prevents retailers from opening on Sundays, as the Prime Minister’s Office reportedly asked a handful of the country’s larger retailers what they thought of the possibility of reinstating Sunday openings in the past few days, daily Népszabadság reported.
Xpat Opinion: Referendum On Sunday Shop Closures Gets Green Light, After All
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
Commenting on the decision by the National Election Commission, analysts at Index believe the opposition could still profit from a potential referendum on the Sunday shop ban – even if the question submitted by a Socialist MP was botched with 7 votes against 5.
Socialists To Re-Submit Referendum Question On Sunday Shopping
- 22 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- shopping
The opposition Socialists will once again attempt to submit to the National Election Committee (NVB) a question for a referendum on restricted Sunday shopping, the party’s deputy leader said.
Hungarian Election CTTEE Approves Referendum Drive To Keep Shops Closed On Sundays
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The National Election Committee (NVB) sanctioned a referendum question on Sunday shopping restrictions and a signature drive can now be started in the interest of holding a referendum on the question. The question approved by the NVB was submitted by Gabriella Simon Gercsényi as a private individual on October 20, and then again on October 30 with some required changes.
Extortionate Profits Revealed: Supermarket Chains Were 'Robbing' Customers in Hungary, Says PM
- 24 Mar 2025 6:54 AM
- shopping
Retail chains were making out-sized profits on food and "we had to step in", Prime Minister Viktor Orban said.
Semjén Calls For Reintroducing Sunday Shopping Ban
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Zsolt Semjén, deputy prime minister and head of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, has called for reintroducing and extending Hungary’s shopping ban on Sunday, in an interview published by national daily Magyar Idők on Friday. In the interview, Semjén insisted that economic arguments against the restrictions had “proven unfounded” and that employees had benefited from the ban before it was lifted ...
Ruling Fidesz Denies Plans To Reintroduce Sunday Shopping Restriction
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Ruling Fidesz will submit a proposal on Sunday shopping regulations in the autumn but contrary to opposition Socialist claims it will not involve the reintroduction of Sunday shopping restrictions, the party’s group leader said on Wednesday.
Government Proposes Revoking Sunday Closing Law
- 12 Apr 2016 10:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government submitted a proposal today to abolish the Sunday closings law –legislation passed last year that requires retailers to remain closed on Sundays – and Parliament is scheduled to vote on the proposal tomorrow in an expedited procedure, according to reports.
Xpat Opinion: Kúria Clears The Way For Referendum On Sunday-Closing
- 8 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s top court has authorised an opposition referendum designed to overturn the government ban on shops opening on Sundays. In response, commentators who have for years complained about ‘the end of the rule of law’, express both surprise and cautious satisfaction.
Report: Government Could Scrap Sunday Closings Law
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government may be considering scrapping the year-old law that prevents retailers from opening on Sundays, as the Prime Minister’s Office reportedly asked a handful of the country’s larger retailers what they thought of the possibility of reinstating Sunday openings in the past few days, daily Népszabadság reported.
Xpat Opinion: Referendum On Sunday Shop Closures Gets Green Light, After All
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
Commenting on the decision by the National Election Commission, analysts at Index believe the opposition could still profit from a potential referendum on the Sunday shop ban – even if the question submitted by a Socialist MP was botched with 7 votes against 5.
Socialists To Re-Submit Referendum Question On Sunday Shopping
- 22 Feb 2016 4:00 AM
- shopping
The opposition Socialists will once again attempt to submit to the National Election Committee (NVB) a question for a referendum on restricted Sunday shopping, the party’s deputy leader said.
Hungarian Election CTTEE Approves Referendum Drive To Keep Shops Closed On Sundays
- 16 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
The National Election Committee (NVB) sanctioned a referendum question on Sunday shopping restrictions and a signature drive can now be started in the interest of holding a referendum on the question. The question approved by the NVB was submitted by Gabriella Simon Gercsényi as a private individual on October 20, and then again on October 30 with some required changes.