3,447 result(s) for opposition
EU Funds Flowing To Hungary
- 29 May 2014 11:30 AM
- business
Hungary has received another transfer of funding from Brussels after the 150 billion forints (EUR 495m) received last week, according to the cabinet press office. Payments for EU-funded projects have not been stopped and the European Commission is fulfilling payment requests continuously.
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Csepreghy: Hungarian Govt Obliged To Oversee Norway Grants Payments
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarians government is obliged to oversee the disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said, reacting to a Wednesday statement by the Ökotárs foundation, which said that the director of the Brussels-based Financial Mechanism Office, the decisionmaking authority for the EEA Grants, had told cabinet chief János Lázár that ...
Hungary’s Socialist Lick Wounds, Rivals Satisfied
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy said that the party’s presidium would offer its resignation to the board after the party’s poor EP election showing. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has managed to meet its goal in the European election, becoming Hungary’s second power, party leader Gábor Vona declared.
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 ...
EU Funds Flowing To Hungary
- 29 May 2014 11:30 AM
- business
Hungary has received another transfer of funding from Brussels after the 150 billion forints (EUR 495m) received last week, according to the cabinet press office. Payments for EU-funded projects have not been stopped and the European Commission is fulfilling payment requests continuously.
Hungary’s Fidesz Cabinet Chief Lázár Renounces Eligibility For Travel Expenses
- 29 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Janos Lázár, the cabinet chief, said on Wednesday that he would renounce his “eligibility for travel expenses guaranteed by law” and pay back 2 million forints (EUR 6,500) in response to an article on news website origo.hu. The website on Tuesday reported that it had been revealed during a lawsuit it launched that János Lázár and a colleague had spent “nearly two million forints for seven days’ ...
Csepreghy: Hungarian Govt Obliged To Oversee Norway Grants Payments
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarians government is obliged to oversee the disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said, reacting to a Wednesday statement by the Ökotárs foundation, which said that the director of the Brussels-based Financial Mechanism Office, the decisionmaking authority for the EEA Grants, had told cabinet chief János Lázár that ...
Hungary’s Socialist Lick Wounds, Rivals Satisfied
- 26 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy said that the party’s presidium would offer its resignation to the board after the party’s poor EP election showing. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has managed to meet its goal in the European election, becoming Hungary’s second power, party leader Gábor Vona declared.
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 ...