3,270 result(s) for opposition
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
Hungarian Casinos Yield Gambling Tax Revenue Of More Than HUF 7bn In 2015
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Casinos operating in Hungary were due to pay combined gambling tax of 7.375 billion forints (EUR 23m) in 2015, state secretary of the Economy Ministry András Tállai said. Reduced by concession fees already paid, the amount came to 3.086 billion, the state secretary added in his answer to a question by opposition MP István Ikotity, published on Parliament’s website
Hungary’s Opposition Lambasts Government’s Public Administration Reform
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to restructure public administration would result in centralisation and austerity rather than in reduced bureaucracy, said a spokesman for the green opposition LMP party. If it comes to reducing bureaucracy, the government had better start the job at home, Ákos Csarnó said.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Xpat Opinion: Former Minister Warns Of Impending Chaos In Health Sector
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
A pro-government daily publishes an article by a former minister of health who sounds the alarm over the critical state of the Hungarian health care sector.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
Hungarian Casinos Yield Gambling Tax Revenue Of More Than HUF 7bn In 2015
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Casinos operating in Hungary were due to pay combined gambling tax of 7.375 billion forints (EUR 23m) in 2015, state secretary of the Economy Ministry András Tállai said. Reduced by concession fees already paid, the amount came to 3.086 billion, the state secretary added in his answer to a question by opposition MP István Ikotity, published on Parliament’s website
Hungary’s Opposition Lambasts Government’s Public Administration Reform
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government’s plans to restructure public administration would result in centralisation and austerity rather than in reduced bureaucracy, said a spokesman for the green opposition LMP party. If it comes to reducing bureaucracy, the government had better start the job at home, Ákos Csarnó said.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Xpat Opinion: Former Minister Warns Of Impending Chaos In Health Sector
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
A pro-government daily publishes an article by a former minister of health who sounds the alarm over the critical state of the Hungarian health care sector.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Austria’s Decision To Restrict Migrants “Victory For Reason”
- 24 Jan 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Austria’s decision to restrict migrants is a “victory for reason” , Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a regular radio interview, adding that “dogmatic thinking has capitulated to reality and common sense.” Europe cannot receive a huge mass of foreign humanity without restrictions or checks. Hungary’s standpoint is that it would be better were no migrants to arrive in Europe.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...