4,531 result(s) for parliament
Hungarian Fidesz - Christian Democrat Ildikó Gáll Elected EP Vice President
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Gáll, who heads the ruling Fidesz - Christian Democrats’ list in the European Parliament, was elected on Tuesday to become one of the EP’s vice presidents. EP President Martin Schulz said Gáll was elected with 400 votes in support.
Hungary’s Fidesz Seeks To Close Ad Tax Loopholes
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The law on the ad tax must be amended in order to close any loopholes and ensure nobody avoids paying the tax, according to ruling Fidesz party lawmaker László L Simon’s proposed law amendment, which will “prevent profit-making multinational media companies from avoiding tax by using their losses as excuse.”
Hungary’s Jobbik Protests Government Plans To Elect University Chancellors
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it would turn to the Constitutional Court in protest against the government’s planned amendment of the higher education law. Jobbik spokeswoman Duró Dóra told a press conference that the party firmly rejects the proposed system of chancellors appointed by the government, under which ruling Fidesz wants to “put its own party secretaries at the helm of ...
FX Bill To Be Passed In Hungary In One Day
- 27 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament will debate the bill on foreign-currency mortgage borrowers on July 4 and pass it that same day, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán told reporters on Thursday. In addition, courts are asked not to take a summer recess, he said, in order to close cases as soon as possible.
Private Mobile Parking Payment Operator In Hungary Launches Infringement
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
EME, a company providing settlement services related to the payment of parking fees through mobile phones, has initiated an infringement procedure against Hungary with the European Commission, claiming that the state monopolised the service, Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Károly Balázs Solymár said. Solymár argued that the state is only one of the players in the nationwide ...
Foreigners Seek New Hungarian Customers For Pocket Contract Land
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Many foreigners are looking to sell the plots they acquired mostly in western Hungary under bogus contracts, daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing a farm ministry state secretary. István Nagy told the paper that many Austrian and Hungarian business partners are seeking to sell their land they had bought “through speculative means” to a third, possibly Hungarian, partner.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Govt Crafting Bill On Real Life Imprisonment In Autumn
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is expected to submit in September a bill to parliament on final regulations for life imprisonment without parole, Róbert Répássy, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said.
Hungarian Fidesz - Christian Democrat Ildikó Gáll Elected EP Vice President
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Gáll, who heads the ruling Fidesz - Christian Democrats’ list in the European Parliament, was elected on Tuesday to become one of the EP’s vice presidents. EP President Martin Schulz said Gáll was elected with 400 votes in support.
Hungary’s Fidesz Seeks To Close Ad Tax Loopholes
- 1 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The law on the ad tax must be amended in order to close any loopholes and ensure nobody avoids paying the tax, according to ruling Fidesz party lawmaker László L Simon’s proposed law amendment, which will “prevent profit-making multinational media companies from avoiding tax by using their losses as excuse.”
Hungary’s Jobbik Protests Government Plans To Elect University Chancellors
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party said it would turn to the Constitutional Court in protest against the government’s planned amendment of the higher education law. Jobbik spokeswoman Duró Dóra told a press conference that the party firmly rejects the proposed system of chancellors appointed by the government, under which ruling Fidesz wants to “put its own party secretaries at the helm of ...
FX Bill To Be Passed In Hungary In One Day
- 27 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Parliament will debate the bill on foreign-currency mortgage borrowers on July 4 and pass it that same day, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogán told reporters on Thursday. In addition, courts are asked not to take a summer recess, he said, in order to close cases as soon as possible.
Private Mobile Parking Payment Operator In Hungary Launches Infringement
- 26 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- getting around
EME, a company providing settlement services related to the payment of parking fees through mobile phones, has initiated an infringement procedure against Hungary with the European Commission, claiming that the state monopolised the service, Development Ministry Deputy State Secretary Károly Balázs Solymár said. Solymár argued that the state is only one of the players in the nationwide ...
Foreigners Seek New Hungarian Customers For Pocket Contract Land
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- property
Many foreigners are looking to sell the plots they acquired mostly in western Hungary under bogus contracts, daily Magyar Nemzet said, citing a farm ministry state secretary. István Nagy told the paper that many Austrian and Hungarian business partners are seeking to sell their land they had bought “through speculative means” to a third, possibly Hungarian, partner.
Advertising Tax Angers Hungarian Media
- 25 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Its advocates call it a remedy to rectify the harm done by commercial television stations but its opponents see it as yet another move to narrow the freedom of the press.
Hungary: Loving It, Leaving It
- 23 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By David Landry: When I first came here, local folks mostly asked me “Why Hungary?” Now when I tell them I’m leaving, they say “It’s a good time.” So what has happened in the past 19 years?
Hungary’s Govt Crafting Bill On Real Life Imprisonment In Autumn
- 19 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is expected to submit in September a bill to parliament on final regulations for life imprisonment without parole, Róbert Répássy, the justice ministry’s parliamentary state secretary, said.