2,179 result(s) for opposition party
Malfunction Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant In Hungary
- 25 Jan 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A technical malfunction at a 400kV substation caused an automatic shutdown of one of the Paks nuclear power plant’s four blocks early on Monday. The automatic safety system shut down the number three block at 8.44am, the operator said. MVM Paksi Atomerőmű communications director Antal Kovács noted that the malfunction was not at the plant itself but at a substation off site. The cause of the ...
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Austria To Challenge Paks 2 In European Court
- 24 Jan 2018 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A spokesperson for Elisabeth Köstinger, Austria’s environmental minister, announced Monday that Austria would challenge Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear plant expansion in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), reports 24.hu, citing Austrian news sources.
DK Files Complaint Over Ukrainians Receiving Hungarian Pensions
- 23 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a criminal complaint over “the organisation of Ukrainian pension migration”, the deputy leader of the party said.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Local Opinion: High School Students Demonstrate For Education Reforms
- 23 Jan 2018 7:55 AM
- current affairs
A student in the leading pro-government daily claims that high school students who demand the reform of the education system have no credible ideas and serve the interest of the opposition parties. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, finds the students’ demands legitimate and reasonable.
Együtt Withdraws Candidates In Favour Of LMP
- 23 Jan 2018 5:52 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party has decided to withdraw its individual candidates in constituencies where LMP’s Bernadett Szél and Ákos Hadházy are running for the April 8 parliamentary election, Együtt announced.
Budapest Mayor Marks 73rd Anniversary Of Liberation Of Budapest Ghetto
- 22 Jan 2018 7:42 AM
- current affairs
Everyone must face up to the past and assess what happened objectively in order to relieve the pressure of collective guilt on society, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Thursday at a commemoration marking the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest ghetto.
Malfunction Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant In Hungary
- 25 Jan 2018 11:35 AM
- current affairs
A technical malfunction at a 400kV substation caused an automatic shutdown of one of the Paks nuclear power plant’s four blocks early on Monday. The automatic safety system shut down the number three block at 8.44am, the operator said. MVM Paksi Atomerőmű communications director Antal Kovács noted that the malfunction was not at the plant itself but at a substation off site. The cause of the ...
Opposition Parties Slam Budapest’s Secretive Migrant Policy
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties in the Budapest assembly slammed the municipal government’s handling of policy on the treatment of migrants, with the leftist Democratic Coalition arguing that Budapest’s leadership had rightly “completely sided with refugees” but amid a general hate campaign against migrants, while the radical nationalist Jobbik party complained that the city ran a tight-lipped scheme that ...
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Austria To Challenge Paks 2 In European Court
- 24 Jan 2018 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A spokesperson for Elisabeth Köstinger, Austria’s environmental minister, announced Monday that Austria would challenge Hungary’s Paks 2 nuclear plant expansion in the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), reports 24.hu, citing Austrian news sources.
DK Files Complaint Over Ukrainians Receiving Hungarian Pensions
- 23 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has filed a criminal complaint over “the organisation of Ukrainian pension migration”, the deputy leader of the party said.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Local Opinion: High School Students Demonstrate For Education Reforms
- 23 Jan 2018 7:55 AM
- current affairs
A student in the leading pro-government daily claims that high school students who demand the reform of the education system have no credible ideas and serve the interest of the opposition parties. A left-wing columnist, on the other hand, finds the students’ demands legitimate and reasonable.
Együtt Withdraws Candidates In Favour Of LMP
- 23 Jan 2018 5:52 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Együtt party has decided to withdraw its individual candidates in constituencies where LMP’s Bernadett Szél and Ákos Hadházy are running for the April 8 parliamentary election, Együtt announced.
Budapest Mayor Marks 73rd Anniversary Of Liberation Of Budapest Ghetto
- 22 Jan 2018 7:42 AM
- current affairs
Everyone must face up to the past and assess what happened objectively in order to relieve the pressure of collective guilt on society, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said on Thursday at a commemoration marking the 73rd anniversary of the liberation of the Budapest ghetto.