615 result(s) for new radical party
Jobbik: Gas Pipeline Avoiding Ukraine Must For Hungary
- 4 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s gas supplies should be balanced and multi-faceted, which requires a pipeline that bypasses Ukraine, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Bulgaria has refused to start work on the South Stream pipeline on pressure from the EU and the US, Lajos Kepli, the party’s lawmaker, said. He added, however, that Russia had not given up on the idea of exporting gas to Europe.
Jobbik Calls For More Transparency In Politicians’ Wealtht
- 2 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party is calling for urgent measures to make the financial circumstances of politicians and their families more transparent. MP György Szilágyi criticised parliament’s justice committee for its failure to put on the agenda a Jobbik proposal for lawmakers’ compulsory audits and that the asset declaration of family members who share the same household with them should ...
Hungary’s Jobbik Urges Investigation Into Corruption Cases
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for proper investigations into corruption cases of the past 25 years and proposed that information pertaining to economic crime in the same period be declassified.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Mixed On Shelved Internet Tax
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party’s deputy leader Előd Novák said his party was partly to thank for the government “backing off” on the internet tax. Novák said the government should instead make plans for introducing a basic internet service available free of charge in order to make telecommuting and electronic administration accessible to those who cannot afford Hungary’s internet fees, ...
Hungarian Govt Alliance Increases Support After Election
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat party alliance significantly increased its voter support during the week after the recent local elections. Pollster Tárki said that the winning parties benefited from a tendency of “siding with the winner”.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.
Hungarian Govt Supports HUF 700 Cap On Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supports a proposal put forward by the ruling Fidesz party on capping the tax to be levied on internet traffic at 700 forints or 2.3 euros a month, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. The tax would not be payable by subscribers but by telecoms, Varga said in parliament on Monday.
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.
Jobbik: Gas Pipeline Avoiding Ukraine Must For Hungary
- 4 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s gas supplies should be balanced and multi-faceted, which requires a pipeline that bypasses Ukraine, the radical nationalist Jobbik party said. Bulgaria has refused to start work on the South Stream pipeline on pressure from the EU and the US, Lajos Kepli, the party’s lawmaker, said. He added, however, that Russia had not given up on the idea of exporting gas to Europe.
Jobbik Calls For More Transparency In Politicians’ Wealtht
- 2 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party is calling for urgent measures to make the financial circumstances of politicians and their families more transparent. MP György Szilágyi criticised parliament’s justice committee for its failure to put on the agenda a Jobbik proposal for lawmakers’ compulsory audits and that the asset declaration of family members who share the same household with them should ...
Hungary’s Jobbik Urges Investigation Into Corruption Cases
- 21 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called for proper investigations into corruption cases of the past 25 years and proposed that information pertaining to economic crime in the same period be declassified.
Hungarian Opposition Parties Mixed On Shelved Internet Tax
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party’s deputy leader Előd Novák said his party was partly to thank for the government “backing off” on the internet tax. Novák said the government should instead make plans for introducing a basic internet service available free of charge in order to make telecommuting and electronic administration accessible to those who cannot afford Hungary’s internet fees, ...
Hungarian Govt Alliance Increases Support After Election
- 30 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat party alliance significantly increased its voter support during the week after the recent local elections. Pollster Tárki said that the winning parties benefited from a tendency of “siding with the winner”.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.
Hungarian Govt Supports HUF 700 Cap On Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supports a proposal put forward by the ruling Fidesz party on capping the tax to be levied on internet traffic at 700 forints or 2.3 euros a month, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. The tax would not be payable by subscribers but by telecoms, Varga said in parliament on Monday.
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
23 October 2014 Holiday: Hungary Remembers Revolution
- 22 Oct 2014 2:04 AM
- current affairs
On 23 October Hungary marks the 58th anniversary of 1956, and it is is a national holiday. It commemorates the Revolution of 1956, when Hungarians rose up against the Soviet ruled communist system and also the ‘Day of the Republic’, as in 1989 Hungary was declared a republic. On October 22nd and 23rd there are several programs held throughout Hungary.