2,492 result(s) for parties
Hungarian Socialists Overtake Jobbik Among All Voters
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has made up ground and overtaken the radical nationalist Jobbik party in terms of overall support, albeit the party’s lead is within the margin of error in a new poll by the Nézőpont Institute. The ruling Fidesz-Christian-Democrat alliance has maintained its lead among Nézőpont’s entire sample, capturing 32%.
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
Hungarian Socialists Call For Boycott Against News Portal
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has called on the government to cancel all advertising agreements with online news portal 888.hu over an article the website published on Socialist leader József Tóbiás’s wife and daughter on Saturday.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Wallis Group Buys Hungarian Praktiker Stores
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian hardware store chain Praktiker was taken over by Wallis Group on January 18, following the insolvency of the German parent in 2013, however, the move has not affected the operation of the Hungarian stores, according to reports.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...
Hungary’s Radical Nationalist Party Denies Accepting Donations From Russia
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday reiterated that it has never received funding from Russia, saying that if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refuses to believe party leader Gábor Vona, “he can ask President Vladimir Putin himself when he visits him in Moscow” next month. Jobbik responded to calls from ruling Fidesz to come clean on whether the party has received any funding from foreign ...
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.
Hungarian Socialists Overtake Jobbik Among All Voters
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has made up ground and overtaken the radical nationalist Jobbik party in terms of overall support, albeit the party’s lead is within the margin of error in a new poll by the Nézőpont Institute. The ruling Fidesz-Christian-Democrat alliance has maintained its lead among Nézőpont’s entire sample, capturing 32%.
Budapest Olympic Bid Venues Approved
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest city council approved a long list of proposed venues for the 2024 Olympic games to be included in the official bid presentation. The chief venue would be a new 60,000-seat stadium for track and field events, to be built on Csepel Island, that could later be scaled down to 15,000 seats.
Hungarian Socialists Call For Boycott Against News Portal
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has called on the government to cancel all advertising agreements with online news portal 888.hu over an article the website published on Socialist leader József Tóbiás’s wife and daughter on Saturday.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Wallis Group Buys Hungarian Praktiker Stores
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian hardware store chain Praktiker was taken over by Wallis Group on January 18, following the insolvency of the German parent in 2013, however, the move has not affected the operation of the Hungarian stores, according to reports.
Demo Planned Against ‘State Of Terror Emergency’ Proposal In Hungary
- 22 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Movement for a Modern Hungary (MoMa) party is holding a demonstration at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Kossuth tér to protest the government’s plan to amend the constitution to allow it to declare a “state of terror emergency”, which would allow for curfews, stricter domestic surveillance, control of the media and other extraordinary security measures, such as authorizing soldiers to act as police ...
Xpat Opinion: Serious Accusations Fly Over Jobbik’s Russian Connections
- 21 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- current affairs
An op-ed piece in Magyar Idők crticizes remarks made by Jobbik chairman Gábor Vona and cites last week’s Daily Telegraph report on the possible funding of European radical parties by Russia. Last Saturday the Telegraph reported that ‘American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe’ and that the probe “is likely ...
Hungary’s Radical Nationalist Party Denies Accepting Donations From Russia
- 20 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday reiterated that it has never received funding from Russia, saying that if Prime Minister Viktor Orbán refuses to believe party leader Gábor Vona, “he can ask President Vladimir Putin himself when he visits him in Moscow” next month. Jobbik responded to calls from ruling Fidesz to come clean on whether the party has received any funding from foreign ...
Updated: Budapest Taxi Drivers Stage Demo Against Uber
- 19 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- getting around
Taxi drivers demonstrating against car dispatcher Uber in central Budapest closed a section of Andrássy Avenue and Bajcsy Zsilinszky Road, on Monday. The protesters completely blocked traffic in both directions of the two major routes but reopened one lane in each direction after the Budapest police warned them that a complete blockade was illegal.