635 result(s) for parliamentary group
Ruling Parties Start 3-Day Session In NE Hungary
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties started a three-day meeting in Lillafüred, in northeast Hungary. The meeting began with Viktor Orbán’s assessment of the past year both as prime minister and as the leader of Fidesz.
Govt To Reveal Details Of Anti -Terror Law On Feb 15
- 10 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Details of how the government intends to change laws with a view to addressing the threat of terrorism will be revealed on Feb. 15, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader said in an interview to the Wednesday issue of Magyar Idők.
Socialists Call For Strengthening Security Services, Border Police Overhaul
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party called for Hungary’s police and national security services to be strengthened and the border police force reorganised with a view to boosting security.
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Kósa: Telekom Cancellation Of Hungarian Singer’s Sponsorship Deal Reminiscent Of Communist Era
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Magyar Telekom’s decision to cancel a sponsorship agreement with Hungarian pop singer Ákos Kovács over his comments on the role of women in society is reminiscent of the cultural policy of Communist Hungary, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader said. “Comrade [György] Aczél walks among us,” Lajos Kósa said, referring to the prominent culture minister of the Communist era.
LMP Files Criminal Report About Alleged Eximbank Loan For Hungarian TV2 Purchase
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP will file a criminal report for abuse of power and mismanagement in connection with Eximbank lending 6.72 billion forints (EUR 21.3m) to government commissioner Andrew G Vajna’s company to buy media group TV2, according to press reports. LMP co-leader András Schiffer said that the bank should not “stuff the pockets of a government-friendly offshore knight with loans”.
Hungary-Austria Parlt Friendship Group Discusses Migration
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Austrian lawmakers agree that Europe must take into account its fundamental values of democracy, respect of human rights and the rule of law in its handling of the refugee crisis, Fidesz MP Zsolt Csenger-Zalán said in Vienna after talks with his Austrian colleagues.
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
Ruling Parties Start 3-Day Session In NE Hungary
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties started a three-day meeting in Lillafüred, in northeast Hungary. The meeting began with Viktor Orbán’s assessment of the past year both as prime minister and as the leader of Fidesz.
Govt To Reveal Details Of Anti -Terror Law On Feb 15
- 10 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Details of how the government intends to change laws with a view to addressing the threat of terrorism will be revealed on Feb. 15, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader said in an interview to the Wednesday issue of Magyar Idők.
Socialists Call For Strengthening Security Services, Border Police Overhaul
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party called for Hungary’s police and national security services to be strengthened and the border police force reorganised with a view to boosting security.
Hungarian Christian Dems Hail New Family Support System
- 7 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has made a “huge step forward” through its recent introduction of a system of increased support for families, Péter Harrach, parliamentary group leader of the coruling Christian Democrats, said. Harrach said that ensuring a 10-million forint subsidy and a loan of the same total to families with three children were serving the governmental objectives of increasing support for ...
Kósa: Telekom Cancellation Of Hungarian Singer’s Sponsorship Deal Reminiscent Of Communist Era
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Magyar Telekom’s decision to cancel a sponsorship agreement with Hungarian pop singer Ákos Kovács over his comments on the role of women in society is reminiscent of the cultural policy of Communist Hungary, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader said. “Comrade [György] Aczél walks among us,” Lajos Kósa said, referring to the prominent culture minister of the Communist era.
LMP Files Criminal Report About Alleged Eximbank Loan For Hungarian TV2 Purchase
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP will file a criminal report for abuse of power and mismanagement in connection with Eximbank lending 6.72 billion forints (EUR 21.3m) to government commissioner Andrew G Vajna’s company to buy media group TV2, according to press reports. LMP co-leader András Schiffer said that the bank should not “stuff the pockets of a government-friendly offshore knight with loans”.
Hungary-Austria Parlt Friendship Group Discusses Migration
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian and Austrian lawmakers agree that Europe must take into account its fundamental values of democracy, respect of human rights and the rule of law in its handling of the refugee crisis, Fidesz MP Zsolt Csenger-Zalán said in Vienna after talks with his Austrian colleagues.
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.