3,447 result(s) for opposition
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Budapest Olympics Referendum Bid Challenged
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The referendum initiatives on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics and the City Park Museum Quarter, approved by the Budapest Election Committee last month, have been challenged by an anonymous individual and will therefore be judged by a court.
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.
PM’s Security Advisor: Migration Pressure ‘Unlikely To Ease’ In 2016
- 31 Dec 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Europe is likely to face the same kind of migration pressure in 2016 as it has this year but the Hungarian government will continue to do its utmost to protect the country’s borders, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. Assessing the migration crisis of 2015, György Bakondi told a press conference that a total of 1.5 million illegal migrants made their way to Europe over the ...
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: EU In Need Of Success
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the European Union has more accomplishments than disagreements within the bloc then it has a future, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. If, however, the community is unable to move past its disputes, the EU will require a rethink, the prime minister said in an interview to the Thursday issue of daily Magyar Idők.
The Survivor's Shadow, Hungarian National Gallery
- 24 Dec 2015 8:15 AM
- community & culture
El Kazovsky (1948-2008) was one of the most original and potent Hungarian artists of the late twentieth century and the turn of the millennium. As a painter, a performance artist, a stage designer and - as we now know - a poet, he left an enormous legacy of works, whose immense vivaciousness and profundity were immediately clear to his contemporaries. This exhibition of close to 400 of his works ...
Hungarian Govt, Unions, Employers Reach Deal On Minimum Wages
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The economy ministry reached an agreement with three employer associations and two trade unions on the monthly minimum wages for skilled and unskilled workers, state secretary Péter Cseresznyés said. Under the agreement, the monthly minimum wage for unskilled workers next year will rise to gross 111,000 forints (EUR 353.6) and skilled workers will get 129,000 forints (EUR 411).
Nézőpont: Hungary’s Ruling Party Would Recover 2/3rds Majority At Elections
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party would recover its two-thirds majority if the elections were to be held next Sunday, the director-general of pollster Nézőpont Institute said. Fidesz’s support among all voters is now 34%, up from 26% at the start of the year when “the ruling party had some unpleasant months”, Ágoston Sámuel Mráz told public news channel M1.
Socialists Claim Govt Diverted Money From Allocation For Free School Meals
- 8 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have accused the government of “dishonesty and theft”, claiming that almost 6 billion forints (EUR 19m) have been diverted from allocations made at the end of last year for free school and nursery meals and family allowances. A government decree published at the end of last year stated that 3.7 billion forints have been diverted from the allocation for school meals, ...
Budapest Olympics Referendum Bid Challenged
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The referendum initiatives on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics and the City Park Museum Quarter, approved by the Budapest Election Committee last month, have been challenged by an anonymous individual and will therefore be judged by a court.
Xpat Opinion: 2015 – Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán’s Year
- 5 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In their assessment of last year’s developments, commentators focus on Prime Minister Orbán’s performance – for better or for worse. They recall that the Prime Minister was identified by more than one international outlet as the ‘man of the year’.
PM’s Security Advisor: Migration Pressure ‘Unlikely To Ease’ In 2016
- 31 Dec 2015 2:40 AM
- current affairs
Europe is likely to face the same kind of migration pressure in 2016 as it has this year but the Hungarian government will continue to do its utmost to protect the country’s borders, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. Assessing the migration crisis of 2015, György Bakondi told a press conference that a total of 1.5 million illegal migrants made their way to Europe over the ...
International Circus Festival, 7 - 11 January 2016
- 28 Dec 2015 10:00 AM
- entertainment
The first Budapest Circus Festival was held 20 years ago, in 1996 and as a result of the notion and casting of the professionals of the Hungarian Circus And Variety Non-profit Ltd. (MACIVA) it soon proved to be equal with the great festivals of the circus world: in addition to Monte Carlo, Latina and Moscow also Budapest has become an important meeting place for the circus art.
Hungary’s PM Orbán: EU In Need Of Success
- 28 Dec 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
If the European Union has more accomplishments than disagreements within the bloc then it has a future, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. If, however, the community is unable to move past its disputes, the EU will require a rethink, the prime minister said in an interview to the Thursday issue of daily Magyar Idők.
The Survivor's Shadow, Hungarian National Gallery
- 24 Dec 2015 8:15 AM
- community & culture
El Kazovsky (1948-2008) was one of the most original and potent Hungarian artists of the late twentieth century and the turn of the millennium. As a painter, a performance artist, a stage designer and - as we now know - a poet, he left an enormous legacy of works, whose immense vivaciousness and profundity were immediately clear to his contemporaries. This exhibition of close to 400 of his works ...
Hungarian Govt, Unions, Employers Reach Deal On Minimum Wages
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The economy ministry reached an agreement with three employer associations and two trade unions on the monthly minimum wages for skilled and unskilled workers, state secretary Péter Cseresznyés said. Under the agreement, the monthly minimum wage for unskilled workers next year will rise to gross 111,000 forints (EUR 353.6) and skilled workers will get 129,000 forints (EUR 411).
Nézőpont: Hungary’s Ruling Party Would Recover 2/3rds Majority At Elections
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party would recover its two-thirds majority if the elections were to be held next Sunday, the director-general of pollster Nézőpont Institute said. Fidesz’s support among all voters is now 34%, up from 26% at the start of the year when “the ruling party had some unpleasant months”, Ágoston Sámuel Mráz told public news channel M1.