635 result(s) for parliamentary group
Hungary’s Border Fence ‘Functioning Well’
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence along its southern border has stood the test of time, and measures taken on July 5 to tighten border controls have proven effective, ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa said. “No one coming from Serbia to Hungary can enter the EU’s territory illegally,” the head of parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee told a press conference after a committee ...
Angela Merkel: Hungary’s Migrant Quota Referendum Will Not Influence EU Policies
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national referendum to be held in Hungary on 2 October on the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quota system will have no major effect on EU policies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed.
Tóth Selected As Socialists’ New Group Leader
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has chosen Bertalan Tóth to serve as its next parliamentary group leader, Gyula Molnár, the party’s new leader, announced. Addressing a press conference with Molnar, Tóth, the group’s former deputy leader, promised to provide “hard-as-nails opposition” to the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
New Socialist Leader Advocates Left-Wing Cooperation For 2018 Election
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist parties should cooperate with each other in the 2018 general election by nominating a single candidate in each constituency, Gyula Molnár, the Socialist Party’s newly-elected leader, told MTI in an interview on Thursday. Molnár said his party is capable of winning the election in 2018, arguing that “six out of ten” voters want a new government, four of them should be won over ...
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
New Socialist Leader Wants Botka To Head Election Campaign Preparations
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly-elected Socialist Party leader Gyula Molnár said that he wants to see Szeged Mayor László Botka take charge of the party’s preparations for its 2018 election campaign. Molnár told InfoRádió that Botka could lead the talks the party would conduct with potential partners for the 2018 general election.
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.
Hungary’s Border Fence ‘Functioning Well’
- 19 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s fence along its southern border has stood the test of time, and measures taken on July 5 to tighten border controls have proven effective, ruling Fidesz’s parliamentary group leader Lajos Kósa said. “No one coming from Serbia to Hungary can enter the EU’s territory illegally,” the head of parliament’s defence and law enforcement committee told a press conference after a committee ...
Angela Merkel: Hungary’s Migrant Quota Referendum Will Not Influence EU Policies
- 14 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The national referendum to be held in Hungary on 2 October on the European Union’s planned mandatory migrant quota system will have no major effect on EU policies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed.
Tóth Selected As Socialists’ New Group Leader
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has chosen Bertalan Tóth to serve as its next parliamentary group leader, Gyula Molnár, the party’s new leader, announced. Addressing a press conference with Molnar, Tóth, the group’s former deputy leader, promised to provide “hard-as-nails opposition” to the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Bálványos Summer University To Focus On Hungary’s Place In Europe
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 27th annual Bálványos Summer University will be held on July 19- 24 in Băile Tușnad (Tusnádfürdő), in central Romania, and will focus on Hungary’s place in Europe as well as the challenges facing the continent. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to address the event.
New Socialist Leader Advocates Left-Wing Cooperation For 2018 Election
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s leftist parties should cooperate with each other in the 2018 general election by nominating a single candidate in each constituency, Gyula Molnár, the Socialist Party’s newly-elected leader, told MTI in an interview on Thursday. Molnár said his party is capable of winning the election in 2018, arguing that “six out of ten” voters want a new government, four of them should be won over ...
Weekly Government Press Briefing – Hungary To Remain Britain’s Strategic Ally
- 1 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary aims to remain a strategic ally of Britain, a “strong western power”, government office chief János Lázár told a regular press briefing in Budapest on Thursday. He announced that the government would set up a working group to handle the consequences of Britain’s decision to leave the European Union.
Socialists Submit Signatures For Referendum On State Land Sale
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A deputy leader of the opposition Socialists submitted over 200,000 signatures to the National Election Office (NVI) to initiate a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland. The party has collected close to 240,000 signatures, well over the limit of 200,000 required by law for a nationwide referendum to be called by Hungary’s parliament, Zoltán Gőgös told a press ...
New Socialist Leader Wants Botka To Head Election Campaign Preparations
- 29 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Newly-elected Socialist Party leader Gyula Molnár said that he wants to see Szeged Mayor László Botka take charge of the party’s preparations for its 2018 election campaign. Molnár told InfoRádió that Botka could lead the talks the party would conduct with potential partners for the 2018 general election.
Molnár Elected Chairman Of Socialist Party
- 28 Jun 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Gyula Molnár, former head of the Socialist Party’s Budapest chapter, was elected as the party’s new chairman at its weekend congress. Molnár was elected in the second round of voting, defeating former leader József Tóbiás, after none of the four candidates running for the party’s top spot were able to secure a majority in the first round.