1,292 result(s) for opposition parties
Hungarian Govt Supports HUF 700 Cap On Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supports a proposal put forward by the ruling Fidesz party on capping the tax to be levied on internet traffic at 700 forints or 2.3 euros a month, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. The tax would not be payable by subscribers but by telecoms, Varga said in parliament on Monday.
Hungarian Protesters Demand Withdrawal Of Proposed Internet Tax
- 27 Oct 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Budapest on Sunday evening to protest against the government’s plan to impose a tax on internet use. Balázs Gulyás, founder of a Hungarian Facebook page “100,000 against the internet tax”, called on the government to withdraw the bill.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Hungary Debated In Strasbourg
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ahead of a European parliamentary debate on the situation in Hungary concerning democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, held at the initiative of the EP’s liberal group, Hungarian left-wing opposition MEPs briefed Hungarian journalists on Tuesday evening.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Socialists At A Crossroads
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While Fidesz and the Orbán government are busy hatching their latest plans to further restructure the Hungarian state and Hungarian society we cannot do more than wait for the day, which should come soon, when we find out what kind of austerity program will be introduced. There is no use talking about, for instance, all the leaked information from Fidesz politicians concerning the huge reforms of ...
Hungary’s Socialists Signal End To Left -Wing Cooperation
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said the period of cooperation with other left-wing parties has drawn to a close. The Socialist leadership also warned party members not to fall into the trap set for the left by Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány. Gyurcsány, a former prime minister who left the Socialists to form his own leftist party, has repeatedly argued that the “democratic” opposition (ie, ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Criticise Orbán
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungary where the political majority is not related to the larger part of society cannot be strong or successful, the group leader of the opposition Socialists said in response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary address on Monday. József Tóbiás said that in the past four years the government had deprived municipalities of most of their powers. He demanded that the central government ...
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Licks Wounds
- 13 Oct 2014 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás, lashing out at fellow left-wingers, declared that his party would no longer be willing to strike compromises. “The Socialist leadership has decided to no longer take part in a game of elites, will not strike bad compromises and will open to the public, to the people,” he vowed. He also branded Ferenc Gyurcsány, DK’s leader as “authoritarian”.
Hungarian Govt Supports HUF 700 Cap On Internet Tax
- 28 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government supports a proposal put forward by the ruling Fidesz party on capping the tax to be levied on internet traffic at 700 forints or 2.3 euros a month, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. The tax would not be payable by subscribers but by telecoms, Varga said in parliament on Monday.
Hungarian Protesters Demand Withdrawal Of Proposed Internet Tax
- 27 Oct 2014 8:02 AM
- current affairs
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in downtown Budapest on Sunday evening to protest against the government’s plan to impose a tax on internet use. Balázs Gulyás, founder of a Hungarian Facebook page “100,000 against the internet tax”, called on the government to withdraw the bill.
168 Óra: A New Hungarian Left-Wing Is Needed
- 24 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian liberal weekly news magazine 168 óra asked eight members of Hungary’s liberal establishment their reaction to the Fidesz-KDNP landslide victory in Sunday’s local and county elections. Their responses appear in the article “Új Baldoldal Kell!” (A new left-wing is needed!) appearing in the 16 October 2014 edition (pp. 12-15). Our unabridged translation of the article follows:
All Hungary’s Fidesz Has To Fear Is Itself - Commentators Török & G. Fodor Agree
- 24 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that Hungarian voters have been called to the polls for the third time this year (for parliamentary, European Parliament and municipality elections), Heti Válasz has asked two political scientists to evaluate the outcome of weekend's election and offer a forecast. Gábor Török and Gábor G. Fodor agree that PM Viktor Orbán will forge ahead with a reformer's zeal while former PM Ferenc Gyurcsány ...
Hungary Debated In Strasbourg
- 22 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ahead of a European parliamentary debate on the situation in Hungary concerning democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, held at the initiative of the EP’s liberal group, Hungarian left-wing opposition MEPs briefed Hungarian journalists on Tuesday evening.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Socialists At A Crossroads
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
While Fidesz and the Orbán government are busy hatching their latest plans to further restructure the Hungarian state and Hungarian society we cannot do more than wait for the day, which should come soon, when we find out what kind of austerity program will be introduced. There is no use talking about, for instance, all the leaked information from Fidesz politicians concerning the huge reforms of ...
Hungary’s Socialists Signal End To Left -Wing Cooperation
- 17 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said the period of cooperation with other left-wing parties has drawn to a close. The Socialist leadership also warned party members not to fall into the trap set for the left by Democratic Coalition leader Ferenc Gyurcsány. Gyurcsány, a former prime minister who left the Socialists to form his own leftist party, has repeatedly argued that the “democratic” opposition (ie, ...
Hungarian Opposition Parties Criticise Orbán
- 14 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungary where the political majority is not related to the larger part of society cannot be strong or successful, the group leader of the opposition Socialists said in response to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary address on Monday. József Tóbiás said that in the past four years the government had deprived municipalities of most of their powers. He demanded that the central government ...
Hungary’s Leftist Opposition Licks Wounds
- 13 Oct 2014 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás, lashing out at fellow left-wingers, declared that his party would no longer be willing to strike compromises. “The Socialist leadership has decided to no longer take part in a game of elites, will not strike bad compromises and will open to the public, to the people,” he vowed. He also branded Ferenc Gyurcsány, DK’s leader as “authoritarian”.