13 result(s) for nationalisation in Current Affairs
Far-Right Party Protests Against Blackrock Backed State Purchase of Budapest Airport
- 20 Sep 2023 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Mi Hazánk has strong misgivings about the reported planned takeover of Liszt Ferenc International Airport by the Hungarian state and US investment giant Blackrock, László Toroczkai, the party’s parliamentary group leader said.
5th District Council Says Budapest is “Irresponsible & Careless Owner“ of Key Squares
- 17 Jun 2022 8:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The metropolitan council is an “irresponsible and careless owner” of Podmaniczky and Vörösmarty Squares, and Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony “should not be surprised” that the central government wants to take over the management of these parts of downtown Budapest, the Fidesz-run fifth district council has said.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: The War Around Utility Tariffs In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned legislation on a 10% reduction in all utility prices for households is described as a popular but risky move by business analysts, while partisan commentators criticise or praise it according to their political affiliations.
320,000 New Hungarian Citizens
- 7 Mar 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The government has granted Hungarian citizenship to over 320,000 residents of other countries under its simplified nationalisation procedures in the past two years, Népszabadság reports, citing an official summary. Over 360,000 applications for citizenship were submitted. Deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén said recently that only 1.5% of applications are rejected. The vast majority of those ...
Far-Right Party Protests Against Blackrock Backed State Purchase of Budapest Airport
- 20 Sep 2023 7:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Opposition party Mi Hazánk has strong misgivings about the reported planned takeover of Liszt Ferenc International Airport by the Hungarian state and US investment giant Blackrock, László Toroczkai, the party’s parliamentary group leader said.
5th District Council Says Budapest is “Irresponsible & Careless Owner“ of Key Squares
- 17 Jun 2022 8:58 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The metropolitan council is an “irresponsible and careless owner” of Podmaniczky and Vörösmarty Squares, and Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony “should not be surprised” that the central government wants to take over the management of these parts of downtown Budapest, the Fidesz-run fifth district council has said.
Local Opinion: UK Elections Give Hope To Hungary’s Opposition
- 13 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Critics of the government see the surprising failure of the British Conservative Party as proof that in politics nothing can be taken for granted. Including, they hope, the highly probable victory of the incumbent Hungarian government at next year’s parliamentary elections.
Hungary’s Best-Selling Weekly HVG Faces Uncertain Future
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The publisher of the weekly Hungarian news magazine hvg (short for Weekly World Economy) has denied reports appearing in pro-government Heti Valasz yesterday that its German owner WAZ was pulling out and its entire staff would be sacked. Hvg Zrt., which owns both the print and on-line editions of what is arguably Hungary’s most important independent news publication, promised a detailed statement ...
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Xpat Opinion: Left Wing In Crisis In Hungary Less Than 6 Months Before The Elections
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators concentrate their fire on Bajnai and Gyurcsány, and tend to consider Mesterházy as the victim of the aforementioned. Left wing analysts have begun to voice serious doubts about whether the Socialists and their allies are in a position to even successfully wage a campaign.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Left-Wing Weeklies Fear An Uphill Campaign
- 26 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Left-leaning weeklies think it will be extremely difficult for the Socialists and their allies to match the governing right wing. They accuse Fidesz of smart but unfair campaign methods.
Xpat Opinion: The War Around Utility Tariffs In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The planned legislation on a 10% reduction in all utility prices for households is described as a popular but risky move by business analysts, while partisan commentators criticise or praise it according to their political affiliations.
320,000 New Hungarian Citizens
- 7 Mar 2013 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The government has granted Hungarian citizenship to over 320,000 residents of other countries under its simplified nationalisation procedures in the past two years, Népszabadság reports, citing an official summary. Over 360,000 applications for citizenship were submitted. Deputy prime minister Zsolt Semjén said recently that only 1.5% of applications are rejected. The vast majority of those ...