282 result(s) for national unity
Support For Left-Of-Centre Unity In Hungary Dented By Simon Revelations
- 27 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Voter support for Hungary’s left-of-centre parties has shrunk from 24% in January to 18% in February, pollster Nézőpont found. Support for the Unity alliance was likely shaken by a recent scandal concerning the undeclared assets of former Socialist deputy chair Gábor Simon, the pollster said.
Few Women Expected In New Parliament In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Based on current polling figures, female lawmakers are expected to hold 20 seats in Hungary’s new, downsized parliament, or 10% of all seats, political research firm Policy Solutions said. This rate would be about the same as the proportion of seats held by women in parliament now, the researcher said in a report based on data gathered in February.
Hungary Prepares For Potential Refugee In Flow From Ukraine
- 20 Feb 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Members of the Visegrad Four grouping, including Hungarian authorities, are monitoring the situation in Ukraine with special regard to the Hungarian minority living in Transcarpathia, András Giró-Szász, the government spokesman, told MTI. Hungary is prepared both in terms of health-care and refugee services to deal with a potential inflow of refugees in light of the violence in Ukraine, he said.
Hungary’s Election Committee Rejects Opposition Referendum Bid On Paks
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Members of the National Election Committee (NVB) on Monday unanimously rejected a joint referendum bid by Viktor Szigetvári and Benedek Jávor in connection with the planned Paks nuclear upgrade.
Opposition Party Comments On Hungary’s PM Orbán’s Speech
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Main opposition Socialist leader and PMcandidate of the left-wing Unity party alliance Attila Mesterházy described Orbán’s state-of-the-nation address as “a mendacious and cowardly speech” which had nothing to do with reality and people’s current problems.
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungarian Pro-Government Organisation Demands Naming And Shaming
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (COF) on Friday demanded that people responsible for the loss of national wealth under the governments in office between 2002 and 2010 should be found out and named.
Nora Berend: The Antisemite Question In Hungary
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nora Berend is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge. She received her B.A. at Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, spent a year at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and completed her studies at Columbia University where she received her Ph.D.
MP Reveals April 6 Election Date In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2013 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Christian Democrat MP Miklós Seszták appeared to accidentally give away the date of the national election as April 6 in the general debate on next year’s budget in Parliament on Friday.
Support For Left-Of-Centre Unity In Hungary Dented By Simon Revelations
- 27 Feb 2014 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Voter support for Hungary’s left-of-centre parties has shrunk from 24% in January to 18% in February, pollster Nézőpont found. Support for the Unity alliance was likely shaken by a recent scandal concerning the undeclared assets of former Socialist deputy chair Gábor Simon, the pollster said.
Few Women Expected In New Parliament In Hungary
- 21 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Based on current polling figures, female lawmakers are expected to hold 20 seats in Hungary’s new, downsized parliament, or 10% of all seats, political research firm Policy Solutions said. This rate would be about the same as the proportion of seats held by women in parliament now, the researcher said in a report based on data gathered in February.
Hungary Prepares For Potential Refugee In Flow From Ukraine
- 20 Feb 2014 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Members of the Visegrad Four grouping, including Hungarian authorities, are monitoring the situation in Ukraine with special regard to the Hungarian minority living in Transcarpathia, András Giró-Szász, the government spokesman, told MTI. Hungary is prepared both in terms of health-care and refugee services to deal with a potential inflow of refugees in light of the violence in Ukraine, he said.
Hungary’s Election Committee Rejects Opposition Referendum Bid On Paks
- 18 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Members of the National Election Committee (NVB) on Monday unanimously rejected a joint referendum bid by Viktor Szigetvári and Benedek Jávor in connection with the planned Paks nuclear upgrade.
Opposition Party Comments On Hungary’s PM Orbán’s Speech
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Main opposition Socialist leader and PMcandidate of the left-wing Unity party alliance Attila Mesterházy described Orbán’s state-of-the-nation address as “a mendacious and cowardly speech” which had nothing to do with reality and people’s current problems.
Xpat Opinion: The Role Of Utility Tariffs In The Election Campaign In Hungary
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“The war on utility costs” is featured in two parallel analyses of the upcoming election campaign. A left-leaning commentator notes that Fidesz chose the cut in utility prices as its main theme for the campaign and the now united opposition must convince the electorate that they offer more substantial safety and freedom. A commentator for a pro-government daily notes that negative statements on ...
Hungarian Pro-Government Organisation Demands Naming And Shaming
- 13 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government Civil Unity Forum (COF) on Friday demanded that people responsible for the loss of national wealth under the governments in office between 2002 and 2010 should be found out and named.
Nora Berend: The Antisemite Question In Hungary
- 8 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Nora Berend is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge. She received her B.A. at Eötvös Lóránd University, Budapest, spent a year at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris, and completed her studies at Columbia University where she received her Ph.D.
MP Reveals April 6 Election Date In Hungary
- 30 Oct 2013 12:40 AM
- current affairs
Christian Democrat MP Miklós Seszták appeared to accidentally give away the date of the national election as April 6 in the general debate on next year’s budget in Parliament on Friday.