4,530 result(s) for parliament
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
Orbán: Invasions Of Hungary Brought Suffering
- 20 Jan 2016 2:48 AM
- current affairs
Every invasion of Hungary, whether it was from the west or the east, led to suffering, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said addressing a church commemoration in Budaörs, outside Budapest, to remember Hungary’s ethnic Germans who were expelled from the country after the second world war. Orbán said 20th-century history shows that whenever Hungary lost its independence, the state robbed and cast away ...
Hungarian Govt To Set Up National Building Society
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning a National Home Building Society modelled on British building societies, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. Stable economic growth and a low budget deficit over the past few years have given leeway for the government to launch a homebuilding scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Socialists Hesitant Over Anti-Terror Constitutional Amendment
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative pundit cautions the left-wing opposition against boycotting the parliamentary debate over the planned amendment, because it would amount to letting down their voters.
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...
Hungary’s Opposition Makes Mixed Approach To Terror Status Proposal
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Jobbik party supports amending the constitution to introduce a state of terrorist threat but will review the government’s specific proposal on the matter and comment on it within a week, deputy leader Előd Novák said, noting that his party submitted a similar amendment proposal to parliament in August, but the legislative body rejected it.
MNB: Government Retaliation Against MTel Not Manipulation
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) found no evidence of insider trading or market manipulation when the government pulled contracts with Magyar Telekom in retaliation for the firing of a pop star whose views on women were apparently in synch with the views of the government, state news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines Banks USD 13.8 Million
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has fined the Hungarian Banking Association HUF 4 billion (USD 13.8 million) and the Banker Training Institute HUF 15 million (USD 52,000) for the “unlawful horizontal sharing of information”.
Xpat Opinion: Teachers’ Revolt Brewing In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2016 7:00 AM
- community & culture
I have the distinct feeling that something is afoot in Hungary, something the self-satisfied Orbán government is not prepared for. I see the beginnings of a movement that may well overcome the current apathy and resignation of Hungarian society and produce active resistance to the Orbán regime.
Orbán: Invasions Of Hungary Brought Suffering
- 20 Jan 2016 2:48 AM
- current affairs
Every invasion of Hungary, whether it was from the west or the east, led to suffering, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said addressing a church commemoration in Budaörs, outside Budapest, to remember Hungary’s ethnic Germans who were expelled from the country after the second world war. Orbán said 20th-century history shows that whenever Hungary lost its independence, the state robbed and cast away ...
Hungarian Govt To Set Up National Building Society
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning a National Home Building Society modelled on British building societies, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. Stable economic growth and a low budget deficit over the past few years have given leeway for the government to launch a homebuilding scheme.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary’s Socialists Hesitant Over Anti-Terror Constitutional Amendment
- 15 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
An independent conservative pundit cautions the left-wing opposition against boycotting the parliamentary debate over the planned amendment, because it would amount to letting down their voters.
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Polish-Hungarian Friendship In Action
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The situation in Poland has become a serious concern not only for the politicians of the European Union but for the whole western world. The largest East European country among those that joined the European Union in 2004 is rapidly following Hungary on the road to becoming an “illiberal democracy” while the European Commission is trying to find proper answers to the emasculation of Poland’s ...
Hungary’s Opposition Makes Mixed Approach To Terror Status Proposal
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Jobbik party supports amending the constitution to introduce a state of terrorist threat but will review the government’s specific proposal on the matter and comment on it within a week, deputy leader Előd Novák said, noting that his party submitted a similar amendment proposal to parliament in August, but the legislative body rejected it.
MNB: Government Retaliation Against MTel Not Manipulation
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) found no evidence of insider trading or market manipulation when the government pulled contracts with Magyar Telekom in retaliation for the firing of a pop star whose views on women were apparently in synch with the views of the government, state news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian Competition Authority Fines Banks USD 13.8 Million
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Economic Competition Authority (GVH) has fined the Hungarian Banking Association HUF 4 billion (USD 13.8 million) and the Banker Training Institute HUF 15 million (USD 52,000) for the “unlawful horizontal sharing of information”.