3,447 result(s) for opposition
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Temporary Protection For Asylum Seekers
- 26 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on Left and Right ponder the repercussions of the debate over the 1,300 migrants who were granted temporary protection in Hungary last year.
Malfunction Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant In Hungary
- 25 Jan 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A technical malfunction at a 400kV substation caused an automatic shutdown of one of the Paks nuclear power plant’s four blocks early on Monday. The automatic safety system shut down the number three block at 8.44am, the operator said. MVM Paksi Atomerőmű communications director Antal Kovács noted that the malfunction was not at the plant itself but at a substation off site. The cause of the ...
Local Opinion: Hungary Offers Protection To 1300 Foreigners
- 25 Jan 2018 11:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with the Times of Malta Last week, Kristóf Altusz, Deputy State Secretary for European and American Affairs said that in 2017, Hungary offered subsidiary protection status to 1291 individuals. Alt-left bloggers welcome the government’s decision to offer temporary shelter for foreigners, however they are highly critical of the government’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Austria To Challenge Paks 2 In European Court
- 24 Jan 2018 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A spokesperson for Elisabeth Köstinger, Austria’s environmental minister, announced Monday that Austria would challenge Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear plant expansion in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), reports 24.hu, citing Austrian news sources.
Day Of Hungarian Culture Marked Across Country
- 23 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Day of Hungarian Culture - the anniversary of poet Ferenc Kölcsey’s completing in 1823 “Himnusz”, the poem which later became the national anthem - was marked by celebrations held countrywide and in the Hungarian diaspora.
DK Files Complaint Over Ukrainians Receiving Hungarian Pensions
- 23 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a criminal complaint over “the organisation of Ukrainian pension migration”, the deputy leader of the party said.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over Temporary Protection For Asylum Seekers
- 26 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on Left and Right ponder the repercussions of the debate over the 1,300 migrants who were granted temporary protection in Hungary last year.
Malfunction Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant In Hungary
- 25 Jan 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A technical malfunction at a 400kV substation caused an automatic shutdown of one of the Paks nuclear power plant’s four blocks early on Monday. The automatic safety system shut down the number three block at 8.44am, the operator said. MVM Paksi Atomerőmű communications director Antal Kovács noted that the malfunction was not at the plant itself but at a substation off site. The cause of the ...
Local Opinion: Hungary Offers Protection To 1300 Foreigners
- 25 Jan 2018 11:30 AM
- current affairs
In an interview with the Times of Malta Last week, Kristóf Altusz, Deputy State Secretary for European and American Affairs said that in 2017, Hungary offered subsidiary protection status to 1291 individuals. Alt-left bloggers welcome the government’s decision to offer temporary shelter for foreigners, however they are highly critical of the government’s anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Austria To Challenge Paks 2 In European Court
- 24 Jan 2018 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A spokesperson for Elisabeth Köstinger, Austria’s environmental minister, announced Monday that Austria would challenge Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear plant expansion in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), reports 24.hu, citing Austrian news sources.
Day Of Hungarian Culture Marked Across Country
- 23 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The Day of Hungarian Culture - the anniversary of poet Ferenc Kölcsey’s completing in 1823 “Himnusz”, the poem which later became the national anthem - was marked by celebrations held countrywide and in the Hungarian diaspora.
DK Files Complaint Over Ukrainians Receiving Hungarian Pensions
- 23 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a criminal complaint over “the organisation of Ukrainian pension migration”, the deputy leader of the party said.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.