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Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
Bucharest Bans Hungarian Extremists
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romania announced today it has banned Hungary’s Gabor Vona, leader of the extremist Hungarian party Jobbik, from entering the country. Several other Hungarians will also be banned when a full list of names is issued this week. The decision follows a call by the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, for the Romanian parliament to act after Hungarians participated in a demonstration in Romania on ...
Opposition Rally In Budapest Cancelled
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The left-wing alliance called off its Saturday afternoon rally, at which five party leaders were due to speak, due to fears of a storm, as conditions grew increasingly windy. The alliance reached the decision after consulting with police.
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Hungary’s Gov Should Quit On Weak Forint, Says Mesterházy
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The weak forint would be reason enough for the government to quit, the prime minister candidate of the left-wing opposition Unity alliance Attila Mesterházy said told a public forum in Tatabánya, in central Hungary.
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Mesterházy Comments On Simon Case
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The main opposition Socialists trust that the public prosecutor’s office will thoroughly investigate the Simon case and it is also in the party’s interest that the truth is fully revealed, Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy said on Wednesday.
Hard To Believe Hungary’s Recently Arrested Former Socialist Acted Alone
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist official and lawmaker Gábor Simon, recently arrested on forgery charges, could not have been the solitary perpetrator of the crimes he is suspected of committing, parliamentary group leader of ruling the Fidesz party, Antal Rogán, said.
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Hungary’s Former Socialist Politician Zuschlag Says Bribed By Socialists In 2006
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist politician János Zuschlag says he was bribed by the Socialist party in 2006 to step down as a parliamentary candidate. On learning that he was planning on running for office again in 2006, the Socialists gave Zuschlag 50 million forints (EUR 161,780) in cash in return for forfeiting his candidacy, Zuschlag, who has spent time behind bars for corruption, told business daily Napi ...
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
Bucharest Bans Hungarian Extremists
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Romania announced today it has banned Hungary’s Gabor Vona, leader of the extremist Hungarian party Jobbik, from entering the country. Several other Hungarians will also be banned when a full list of names is issued this week. The decision follows a call by the President of Romania, Traian Basescu, for the Romanian parliament to act after Hungarians participated in a demonstration in Romania on ...
Opposition Rally In Budapest Cancelled
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The left-wing alliance called off its Saturday afternoon rally, at which five party leaders were due to speak, due to fears of a storm, as conditions grew increasingly windy. The alliance reached the decision after consulting with police.
Xpat Opinion: Pre-Election Landscape In Hungary
- 17 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on both the right and left fear that Jobbik may increase its constituency yet further in the 6 April Parliamentary election, after reaping almost 17 per cent of the popular vote four years ago. Left-wing commentators argue against despair, and one lays the blame for the bankruptcy of the Left on the Liberals and personally on Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Hungary’s Gov Should Quit On Weak Forint, Says Mesterházy
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The weak forint would be reason enough for the government to quit, the prime minister candidate of the left-wing opposition Unity alliance Attila Mesterházy said told a public forum in Tatabánya, in central Hungary.
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Mesterházy Comments On Simon Case
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The main opposition Socialists trust that the public prosecutor’s office will thoroughly investigate the Simon case and it is also in the party’s interest that the truth is fully revealed, Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy said on Wednesday.
Hard To Believe Hungary’s Recently Arrested Former Socialist Acted Alone
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist official and lawmaker Gábor Simon, recently arrested on forgery charges, could not have been the solitary perpetrator of the crimes he is suspected of committing, parliamentary group leader of ruling the Fidesz party, Antal Rogán, said.
Xpat Opinion: Zuschlag Accuses Hungary’s Socialists And Gyurcsány
- 11 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the revelations of a former Socialist MP ,who served six years in prison for corruption, are extremely painful for the Left. Left-wing authors add however, that they believe the claims have been fabricated for propaganda purposes.
Hungary’s Former Socialist Politician Zuschlag Says Bribed By Socialists In 2006
- 10 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Socialist politician János Zuschlag says he was bribed by the Socialist party in 2006 to step down as a parliamentary candidate. On learning that he was planning on running for office again in 2006, the Socialists gave Zuschlag 50 million forints (EUR 161,780) in cash in return for forfeiting his candidacy, Zuschlag, who has spent time behind bars for corruption, told business daily Napi ...