3,272 result(s) for opposition
Analyst: Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Still Unchallenged
- 26 May 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The winning Fidesz party still has no challenger while opposition parties face internal fighting for the upper hand, a political analyst said today, commenting on the European election results. Winning with over 50% of the vote, Fidesz can claim the backing of the majority of voters, although this can be challenged with view to the low turnout, analyst Róbert László said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
Hungary’s Socialist Official Accused Of Skin Head Past Resigns
- 19 May 2014 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Molnár, leader of the opposition Socialist Party’s Budapest organisation, announced his resignation from the post on commercial channel ATV on Thursday evening. Molnár said he had decided to step down in the wake of “ignoble attacks” based on allegations that he participated in skinhead protests over 20 years ago.
Hungary’s Socialists Avow Fidesz Botched Pálinka, Tokaj Brand Cases
- 19 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is unfit to represent Hungarian interests effectively in the European Union, as it has been unable to protect such issues as pálinka distillation or the Tokaj wine brand, an MEP candidate of the opposition Socialists said. György Mudri said that Fidesz has botched the issue of allowing taxfree pálinka (brandy) distillation in Hungary at the start and that they were unable to help keep ...
Socialists To Resubmit Proposal On VAT Cut On Food
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Socialist opposition plans to resubmit a proposal to parliament on cutting VAT on basic foods. Gábor Harangozó, deputy chairman of parliament’s committee for agriculture, and Zoltán Gőgös, the party’s agriculture spokesman, said that Russian sanctions have seriously damaged Hungarian meat exports and if Russian exports are not expected to pick up in the shortterm, domestic demand must be ...
E-PM Urges Better Use Of European Opportunities
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should make much better use of opportunities offered by the European Union, Zsuzsa Szelényi, MEP candidate of the opposition E-PM, said in a programme on public Kossuth Radio on Wednesday. Szelényi referred to the Erasmus programme as an example, saying that the scheme ensured study tours for many Hungarian students, while the similar Leonardo programme for vocational students had so far ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
Hungary’s Opposition Not Curbed In Parliament
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition’s possibilities will not be curbed under parliament new legislative structure, Gergely Gulyás, head of the new legislative committee, told Magyar Hirlap daily. Last week, parliament adopted a new committee structure which includes a legislative committee: proposals are discussed in the respective committees before being forwarded to the legislative committee, where drafts are ...
No Evictions Before Decision On FX Debtors Passed In Hungary
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Troubled forex mortgage holders will not be evicted from their homes before parliament passes its final decision to settle related issues, Gergely Gulyás, head of the assembly’s legislative committee, said on Monday.
Analyst: Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Still Unchallenged
- 26 May 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The winning Fidesz party still has no challenger while opposition parties face internal fighting for the upper hand, a political analyst said today, commenting on the European election results. Winning with over 50% of the vote, Fidesz can claim the backing of the majority of voters, although this can be challenged with view to the low turnout, analyst Róbert László said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary - United States Of Europe?
- 23 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 25 Hungary will hold its election for the European Parliament. The government party opted to hold the national election on April 6 and a separate EP election seven weeks later. There was nothing that would have prevented the authorities from holding both elections on May 25, but such an arrangement wasn’t deemed advantageous to the governing party.
Hungary’s Socialist Official Accused Of Skin Head Past Resigns
- 19 May 2014 9:01 AM
- current affairs
Zsolt Molnár, leader of the opposition Socialist Party’s Budapest organisation, announced his resignation from the post on commercial channel ATV on Thursday evening. Molnár said he had decided to step down in the wake of “ignoble attacks” based on allegations that he participated in skinhead protests over 20 years ago.
Hungary’s Socialists Avow Fidesz Botched Pálinka, Tokaj Brand Cases
- 19 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is unfit to represent Hungarian interests effectively in the European Union, as it has been unable to protect such issues as pálinka distillation or the Tokaj wine brand, an MEP candidate of the opposition Socialists said. György Mudri said that Fidesz has botched the issue of allowing taxfree pálinka (brandy) distillation in Hungary at the start and that they were unable to help keep ...
Socialists To Resubmit Proposal On VAT Cut On Food
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Socialist opposition plans to resubmit a proposal to parliament on cutting VAT on basic foods. Gábor Harangozó, deputy chairman of parliament’s committee for agriculture, and Zoltán Gőgös, the party’s agriculture spokesman, said that Russian sanctions have seriously damaged Hungarian meat exports and if Russian exports are not expected to pick up in the shortterm, domestic demand must be ...
E-PM Urges Better Use Of European Opportunities
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary should make much better use of opportunities offered by the European Union, Zsuzsa Szelényi, MEP candidate of the opposition E-PM, said in a programme on public Kossuth Radio on Wednesday. Szelényi referred to the Erasmus programme as an example, saying that the scheme ensured study tours for many Hungarian students, while the similar Leonardo programme for vocational students had so far ...
Xpat Opinion: PM Orbán In Berlin: ‘Hungary Too Has Something To Offer The Future Of Europe’
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday in Berlin, Prime Minister Orbán delivered a speech that laid out his vision of a Hungary renewed, a Central Europe that plays a driving force for growth in Europe, and important challenges that confront the European Continent.
Hungary’s Opposition Not Curbed In Parliament
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition’s possibilities will not be curbed under parliament new legislative structure, Gergely Gulyás, head of the new legislative committee, told Magyar Hirlap daily. Last week, parliament adopted a new committee structure which includes a legislative committee: proposals are discussed in the respective committees before being forwarded to the legislative committee, where drafts are ...
No Evictions Before Decision On FX Debtors Passed In Hungary
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Troubled forex mortgage holders will not be evicted from their homes before parliament passes its final decision to settle related issues, Gergely Gulyás, head of the assembly’s legislative committee, said on Monday.