2,166 result(s) for opposition party
Commissioner Advocates Integration For Roma Minority In Hungary
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The “only way” forward for Hungary’s Roma minority is to close the gap with mainstream society, Flórián Farkas, the prime minister’s commissioner, told a celebration marking International Roma Day. István Hegedűs, the president of the national Roma self-government (ORÖ), said in his address that preserving Roma culture was key for their integration, which he called a “historic opportunity and ...
Socialist Leader Discusses Current Issues With US Ambassador
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás held talks with US Ambassador Colleen Bell in her office on Tuesday. The two sides exchanged views about current domestic and foreign policy affairs, the party said.
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
Hungary's President Asked Not To Sign Broker Age Asset -Seizure Law
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked President János Áder to withhold his signature from the law on seizing the assets of brokerages to compensate the victims of brokerage scandals because the law exempts Quaestor’s banking division. Deputy chairman of parliament’s legislative committee, Gergely Bárándy, told a joint press conference held with deputy Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth that ...
Opposition Demands Names In Quaestor Case
- 2 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the chief public prosecutor and the central bank governor to name politicians who invested funds in the bankrupt brokerage firm Quaestor. DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy - pictured - insisted that politicians of ruling Fidesz and government members may have eased Quaestor into investments and received a commission in return.
Swimming Complex For 2017 Aquatics Championships To Be Built In Budapest
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament voted with 164 votes in favour, four against and two abstentions to adopt the government’s proposal of building a new state-of-the-art swimming pool adjacent to Budapest’s Dagály baths for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Lawmakers Pass Law To Freeze Assets At Scandal-Ridden Firms
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a bill which will allow the assets of companies and their executives linked to the recent brokerage scandals to be frozen. The measure will affect company groups, their top executives, members of their supervisory boards as well as some auditors. The bill submitted last week by Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, and Péter Harrach of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Sunday Closing Law A Bad Idea
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The Sunday closing law that came into effect March 15 is a bad idea. It only serves special interests, and it should be killed – by legislation or a referendum. The chorus of opposition to the Sunday closing law has mostly hit the same basic note: Forcing larger retailers to close on Sundays is bad for business and the economy.
DK Proposes Hunting Ban On Sundays
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will submit a bill aimed to introduce a ban on hunting on Sundays. DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference on Sunday that the motion, if passed into law by parliament, would ensure that the last day of the week “is a day of rest not only for people but for wild animals, too”.
Commissioner Advocates Integration For Roma Minority In Hungary
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The “only way” forward for Hungary’s Roma minority is to close the gap with mainstream society, Flórián Farkas, the prime minister’s commissioner, told a celebration marking International Roma Day. István Hegedűs, the president of the national Roma self-government (ORÖ), said in his address that preserving Roma culture was key for their integration, which he called a “historic opportunity and ...
Socialist Leader Discusses Current Issues With US Ambassador
- 8 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition Socialist Party leader József Tóbiás held talks with US Ambassador Colleen Bell in her office on Tuesday. The two sides exchanged views about current domestic and foreign policy affairs, the party said.
Xpat Opinion: High Stakes At Hungary’s Tapolca By-Election
- 7 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A week before the Tapolca by-election, a conservative analyst admits that the stakes are indeed high for Fidesz, but criticises Cabinet Minister János Lázár for warning local voters of the possible negative consequences of choosing opposition parties.
Hungary's President Asked Not To Sign Broker Age Asset -Seizure Law
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked President János Áder to withhold his signature from the law on seizing the assets of brokerages to compensate the victims of brokerage scandals because the law exempts Quaestor’s banking division. Deputy chairman of parliament’s legislative committee, Gergely Bárándy, told a joint press conference held with deputy Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth that ...
Opposition Demands Names In Quaestor Case
- 2 Apr 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on the chief public prosecutor and the central bank governor to name politicians who invested funds in the bankrupt brokerage firm Quaestor. DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy - pictured - insisted that politicians of ruling Fidesz and government members may have eased Quaestor into investments and received a commission in return.
Swimming Complex For 2017 Aquatics Championships To Be Built In Budapest
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament voted with 164 votes in favour, four against and two abstentions to adopt the government’s proposal of building a new state-of-the-art swimming pool adjacent to Budapest’s Dagály baths for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.
Lawmakers Pass Law To Freeze Assets At Scandal-Ridden Firms
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a bill which will allow the assets of companies and their executives linked to the recent brokerage scandals to be frozen. The measure will affect company groups, their top executives, members of their supervisory boards as well as some auditors. The bill submitted last week by Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, and Péter Harrach of the ...
Xpat Opinion: Sunday Closing Law A Bad Idea
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- shopping
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: The Sunday closing law that came into effect March 15 is a bad idea. It only serves special interests, and it should be killed – by legislation or a referendum. The chorus of opposition to the Sunday closing law has mostly hit the same basic note: Forcing larger retailers to close on Sundays is bad for business and the economy.
DK Proposes Hunting Ban On Sundays
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will submit a bill aimed to introduce a ban on hunting on Sundays. DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference on Sunday that the motion, if passed into law by parliament, would ensure that the last day of the week “is a day of rest not only for people but for wild animals, too”.