4,470 result(s) for new parliament
Natl Green Org Asks Orbán To Withdraw Hungary From EU - Canada Free Trade Pact
- 25 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- business
The National Society of Conservationists (MTVSZ) welcomes that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rejects the EU’s planned TTIP free trade pact with the US and asks him to withdraw Hungary from a similar pact, CETA, planned with Canada, the organisation said.
Former Smallholders’ Party Leader József Torgyán Dies At 84
- 23 Jan 2017 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The former leader of the Independent Smallholders’ Party József Torgyán has died, aged 84, his family told MTI. Torgyán passed away surrounded by close family early Sunday. Torgyán was born on November 16, 1932 in Mateszalka in northeast Hungary.
17th FINA World Championships In Budapest – Batthyány Square: Standards Set High For High Diving
- 20 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- sport
The construction of the venue of the 17th FINA World Championships’ High Diving competitions has already started in December 2016. The works will have minimal inconvenience for the public transportation on the Buda side of the capital.
Hungarian MEPs Congratulate Newly Elected EP President
- 19 Jan 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The MEPs of Hungary’s allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties congratulated Antonio Tajani on his election as the new president of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “The EP will have a president who is a friend of Hungary,” the Fidesz-KDNP group said. With the election of the conservative Italian politician, it is expected that greater focus will be given to Christian values ...
Hungarian MEP Elected European Parliament Vice President
- 19 Jan 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Gáll Pelcz, an MEP of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, was elected as one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents in Strasbourg on Wednesday. To be elected an EP vice president, a candidate requires garnering more than half of the votes cast. At the plenary, 680 MEPs cast their votes, 62 of which were invalid.
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Orbán’s Cabinet To Wind Up Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) on Thursday said it will stop selling residency bonds, citing favourable developments in the country’s financing conditions in the last year. Applications for the purchase of residency bonds can be submitted until March 31, the AKK said.
Socialists Back Creation Of ‘European FBI’
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party supports a proposal to create an Europe-wide law enforcement agency similar to the FBI in the United States, Zsolt Molnár, the Socialist head of parliament’s national security committee, said on Thursday.
Jobbik Demands Declaration Of Assets Owned By Politicians’ Families
- 12 Jan 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The system of lawmakers obliged to submit a declaration of their assets each year is “worthless” in its current form, an MP of the radical nationalist Jobbik said on Wednesday, and demanded that the assets owned by family members should also be made public.
Natl Green Org Asks Orbán To Withdraw Hungary From EU - Canada Free Trade Pact
- 25 Jan 2017 7:42 AM
- business
The National Society of Conservationists (MTVSZ) welcomes that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán rejects the EU’s planned TTIP free trade pact with the US and asks him to withdraw Hungary from a similar pact, CETA, planned with Canada, the organisation said.
Former Smallholders’ Party Leader József Torgyán Dies At 84
- 23 Jan 2017 8:02 AM
- current affairs
The former leader of the Independent Smallholders’ Party József Torgyán has died, aged 84, his family told MTI. Torgyán passed away surrounded by close family early Sunday. Torgyán was born on November 16, 1932 in Mateszalka in northeast Hungary.
17th FINA World Championships In Budapest – Batthyány Square: Standards Set High For High Diving
- 20 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- sport
The construction of the venue of the 17th FINA World Championships’ High Diving competitions has already started in December 2016. The works will have minimal inconvenience for the public transportation on the Buda side of the capital.
Hungarian MEPs Congratulate Newly Elected EP President
- 19 Jan 2017 9:20 AM
- current affairs
The MEPs of Hungary’s allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties congratulated Antonio Tajani on his election as the new president of the European Parliament in Strasbourg. “The EP will have a president who is a friend of Hungary,” the Fidesz-KDNP group said. With the election of the conservative Italian politician, it is expected that greater focus will be given to Christian values ...
Hungarian MEP Elected European Parliament Vice President
- 19 Jan 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Gáll Pelcz, an MEP of Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party, was elected as one of the European Parliament’s vice presidents in Strasbourg on Wednesday. To be elected an EP vice president, a candidate requires garnering more than half of the votes cast. At the plenary, 680 MEPs cast their votes, 62 of which were invalid.
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Orbán’s Cabinet To Wind Up Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) on Thursday said it will stop selling residency bonds, citing favourable developments in the country’s financing conditions in the last year. Applications for the purchase of residency bonds can be submitted until March 31, the AKK said.
Socialists Back Creation Of ‘European FBI’
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party supports a proposal to create an Europe-wide law enforcement agency similar to the FBI in the United States, Zsolt Molnár, the Socialist head of parliament’s national security committee, said on Thursday.
Jobbik Demands Declaration Of Assets Owned By Politicians’ Families
- 12 Jan 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The system of lawmakers obliged to submit a declaration of their assets each year is “worthless” in its current form, an MP of the radical nationalist Jobbik said on Wednesday, and demanded that the assets owned by family members should also be made public.