3,447 result(s) for opposition
Hungary’s Current Constitution Insufficient For Managing Terrorist Threats
- 6 Feb 2016 5:57 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the need to amend the constitution to include a “state of terrorist threat” among instances that mandate the domestic deployment of the armed forces.
Socialists Say Central Bank Uses Taxpayer Money To Finance Foundation
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan court of justice has ruled that an education foundation run by the central bank manages public money and fulfils public functions, the opposition Socialist Party said, commenting on the outcome of a lawsuit it launched against the bank for failing to comply with a public information request.
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Socialists Call For Strengthening Security Services, Border Police Overhaul
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party called for Hungary’s police and national security services to be strengthened and the border police force reorganised with a view to boosting security.
Hungarian People’s Security Always Comes First
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press briefing held after the annual assessment and tasking conference for leaders of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that “the Government of Hungary will not compromise the security of Hungarians, and that is the most important thing”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Accused Of Corruption
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Transparency International’s recent Corruption Perception Index and the selling of state-owned farmland, both a left-wing and a conservative columnist accuse the government of corruption.
Jobbik Demands Assets Transparency Of Politicians’ Families
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on all deputies to publish asset declarations for their family members. Jobbik MP György Szilágyi said on Tuesday that like last year, representatives of his party have again published such lists of family assets. He said that the information was available on Jobbik’s website in a comparable format.
Obama Proud That Hungary’s PM Backed Down On A Public Issue Because Of American Pressure
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pressure exerted by the US administration over the Homan statue hindered rather than helped settlement of the issue, the Prime Minister’s Press Office said in a statement on Thursday. US President Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day included remarks about plans in Hungary to erect a statue in honour of Bálint Hóman, the drafter of WW2-era anti-Jewish ...
Hungarian Socialists Attriute Decline In Births To Failure Of Family Policy
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A decline in the number of births and the low number of new homes built show that the government’s family policy is not working, the opposition Socialists said. The number of births dropped by an unprecedented rate in 2011 to 88,000 and this number has increased only insignificantly since.
Hungary’s Current Constitution Insufficient For Managing Terrorist Threats
- 6 Feb 2016 5:57 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stressed the need to amend the constitution to include a “state of terrorist threat” among instances that mandate the domestic deployment of the armed forces.
Socialists Say Central Bank Uses Taxpayer Money To Finance Foundation
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The metropolitan court of justice has ruled that an education foundation run by the central bank manages public money and fulfils public functions, the opposition Socialist Party said, commenting on the outcome of a lawsuit it launched against the bank for failing to comply with a public information request.
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Socialists Call For Strengthening Security Services, Border Police Overhaul
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party called for Hungary’s police and national security services to be strengthened and the border police force reorganised with a view to boosting security.
Hungarian People’s Security Always Comes First
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press briefing held after the annual assessment and tasking conference for leaders of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Minister of Defence Dr. István Simicskó stated that “the Government of Hungary will not compromise the security of Hungarians, and that is the most important thing”.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Accused Of Corruption
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Transparency International’s recent Corruption Perception Index and the selling of state-owned farmland, both a left-wing and a conservative columnist accuse the government of corruption.
Jobbik Demands Assets Transparency Of Politicians’ Families
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on all deputies to publish asset declarations for their family members. Jobbik MP György Szilágyi said on Tuesday that like last year, representatives of his party have again published such lists of family assets. He said that the information was available on Jobbik’s website in a comparable format.
Obama Proud That Hungary’s PM Backed Down On A Public Issue Because Of American Pressure
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pressure exerted by the US administration over the Homan statue hindered rather than helped settlement of the issue, the Prime Minister’s Press Office said in a statement on Thursday. US President Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday to mark international Holocaust Memorial Day included remarks about plans in Hungary to erect a statue in honour of Bálint Hóman, the drafter of WW2-era anti-Jewish ...
Hungarian Socialists Attriute Decline In Births To Failure Of Family Policy
- 1 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A decline in the number of births and the low number of new homes built show that the government’s family policy is not working, the opposition Socialists said. The number of births dropped by an unprecedented rate in 2011 to 88,000 and this number has increased only insignificantly since.