3,447 result(s) for opposition
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Secret-Service Reports Show Soros Behind ‘Migrant Friendly’ Forces
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Secret-service reports show that George Soros is manipulating opinions in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár told the website of commercial broadcaster ATV. "There are no migrant-friendly, oppositionleaning organisations that are not financed by Soros," he said.
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
LMP Accuses Govt Of Moving To Change Public Procurement Law To Favour Vajna
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of green opposition party LMP has accused the government of attempting to change the public procurement law with a view to protecting the business interests of Andrew Vajna, the government’s film industry commissioner.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...
Proposed Law Would Regulate Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian government would pass a law governing the effort to bring the 2024 Olympic Games to Budapest, under a proposal announced today by Gergely Gulyás, Fidesz deputy faction leader.
PM Orbán Holds Talks With Cuban Opposition Leader
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Cuban democratic opposition leader and human rights activist Oscar Elias Biscet in Budapest, Orbán’s press chief said in a statement. Orbán and Biscet agreed that freedom, democracy and human rights are common ideals pursued both by Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party headed by Orbán and the Cuban opposition, the statement said.
Socialists: Budapest Prosecutor Probing Central Bank Spending
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Budapest Municipal Prosecutor has started a monitoring procedure at six of the central bank’s foundations, deputy leader of the parliamentary group of the opposition Socialist Party said. Bertalan Tóth said his party had asked the prosecutor to investigate central bank spending as part of a six-point plan published at the end of April.
Budapest Taxi Drivers End 6th Anti-Uber Demo
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers demonstrated against ride-hailing service Uber. The drivers blocked traffic in two lanes out of six on Elisabeth Bridge with a demand that Uber be banned and regulations enforced. This is the sixth time Budapest taxi drivers have mounted a demonstration against Uber since January.
Strasbourg Court Rules Opposition MPs’ Rights Violated By Parliament Fines
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary violated the freedom-ofexpression rights of seven opposition lawmakers when parliament fined them for what was considered offensive conduct, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday.
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Secret-Service Reports Show Soros Behind ‘Migrant Friendly’ Forces
- 26 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Secret-service reports show that George Soros is manipulating opinions in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár told the website of commercial broadcaster ATV. "There are no migrant-friendly, oppositionleaning organisations that are not financed by Soros," he said.
Bloomberg Reports On Spending By MNB Foundations
- 26 May 2016 6:35 AM
- current affairs
The “web of patronage” revealed when spending by central bank foundations was made public in April has shocked Hungarians, according to an extensive report published by Bloomberg at noon today. “Even seasoned trackers of corruption in the former Soviet Bloc say they’re startled by the audacity the documents reveal,” the report says.
LMP Accuses Govt Of Moving To Change Public Procurement Law To Favour Vajna
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of green opposition party LMP has accused the government of attempting to change the public procurement law with a view to protecting the business interests of Andrew Vajna, the government’s film industry commissioner.
Szijjártó: Setting Up WHO Budapest Centre To Boost Hungary-UN Cooperation
- 25 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Setting up a centre for the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Budapest will boost cooperation between Hungary and the United Nations, the foreign minister said in parliament. In recent years, the UN has been moving some of its specialised institutions and organisations away from Geneva in order to cut operational costs, Péter Szijjártó told the assembly. As part of this process, the WHO has ...
Proposed Law Would Regulate Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 24 May 2016 10:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian government would pass a law governing the effort to bring the 2024 Olympic Games to Budapest, under a proposal announced today by Gergely Gulyás, Fidesz deputy faction leader.
PM Orbán Holds Talks With Cuban Opposition Leader
- 23 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Cuban democratic opposition leader and human rights activist Oscar Elias Biscet in Budapest, Orbán’s press chief said in a statement. Orbán and Biscet agreed that freedom, democracy and human rights are common ideals pursued both by Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party headed by Orbán and the Cuban opposition, the statement said.
Socialists: Budapest Prosecutor Probing Central Bank Spending
- 20 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The Budapest Municipal Prosecutor has started a monitoring procedure at six of the central bank’s foundations, deputy leader of the parliamentary group of the opposition Socialist Party said. Bertalan Tóth said his party had asked the prosecutor to investigate central bank spending as part of a six-point plan published at the end of April.
Budapest Taxi Drivers End 6th Anti-Uber Demo
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- getting around
Budapest taxi drivers demonstrated against ride-hailing service Uber. The drivers blocked traffic in two lanes out of six on Elisabeth Bridge with a demand that Uber be banned and regulations enforced. This is the sixth time Budapest taxi drivers have mounted a demonstration against Uber since January.
Strasbourg Court Rules Opposition MPs’ Rights Violated By Parliament Fines
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary violated the freedom-ofexpression rights of seven opposition lawmakers when parliament fined them for what was considered offensive conduct, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) ruled on Tuesday.