638 result(s) for referendum
Liberals Urge Compromise Over ‘Party District’ Opening Hours
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- entertainment
The Liberal Party has proposed a compromise between local residents, catering businesses in Budapest’s 7th district and the municipality, concerning the opening hours of bars and pubs in the district’s contested “party zone”. Viktor Szabadai, the head of the Liberals’ Budapest board, urged locals to vote in an upcoming referendum against rules under which bars would be closed after midnight, in ...
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Jobbik Seeks Explanation For Hungary’s Admission Of 1,300 Refugees
- 15 Jan 2018 8:15 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik demands answers regarding Hungary’s admission of 1,300 migrants, Péter Jakab, the radical nationalist party’s spokesman, said.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Local Referendum On Party District Opening Hours On Feb 18
- 5 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s 7th district is to hold a local referendum on Feb. 18 regarding the opening hours of pubs and other venues, daily Magyar Nemzet said.
State Audit Office Scheduled To Audit Parties, Tax Office, Treasury In First Half Of 2018
- 30 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- finance
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has submitted to parliament its schedule of audits of Hungary’s political parties, party and other foundations, the tax office and the state treasury to be performed in the first half of 2018, ÁSZ said.
Tarlós: Referendum Question On Metro Accessibility ‘Imprecise , Pointless’
- 22 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The referendum question submitted by the opposition in connection with ensuring the accessibility of the capital’s third metro line is “imprecise and pointless”, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. Earlier this month, the Budapest Election Committee approved a referendum question submitted by Socialist city councillor Csaba Horváth on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s ...
Opposition Parties To Launch Signature Drive For Metro Line 3 Accessibility
- 21 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
Nine opposition parties have joined forces to launch a signature drive for holding a local referendum on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s third metro line, a Socialist Party city councillor said on Wednesday.
Liberals Urge Compromise Over ‘Party District’ Opening Hours
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- entertainment
The Liberal Party has proposed a compromise between local residents, catering businesses in Budapest’s 7th district and the municipality, concerning the opening hours of bars and pubs in the district’s contested “party zone”. Viktor Szabadai, the head of the Liberals’ Budapest board, urged locals to vote in an upcoming referendum against rules under which bars would be closed after midnight, in ...
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Jobbik Seeks Explanation For Hungary’s Admission Of 1,300 Refugees
- 15 Jan 2018 8:15 AM
- current affairs
Jobbik demands answers regarding Hungary’s admission of 1,300 migrants, Péter Jakab, the radical nationalist party’s spokesman, said.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Local Referendum On Party District Opening Hours On Feb 18
- 5 Jan 2018 7:54 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s 7th district is to hold a local referendum on Feb. 18 regarding the opening hours of pubs and other venues, daily Magyar Nemzet said.
State Audit Office Scheduled To Audit Parties, Tax Office, Treasury In First Half Of 2018
- 30 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- finance
The State Audit Office (ÁSZ) has submitted to parliament its schedule of audits of Hungary’s political parties, party and other foundations, the tax office and the state treasury to be performed in the first half of 2018, ÁSZ said.
Tarlós: Referendum Question On Metro Accessibility ‘Imprecise , Pointless’
- 22 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The referendum question submitted by the opposition in connection with ensuring the accessibility of the capital’s third metro line is “imprecise and pointless”, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós said. Earlier this month, the Budapest Election Committee approved a referendum question submitted by Socialist city councillor Csaba Horváth on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s ...
Opposition Parties To Launch Signature Drive For Metro Line 3 Accessibility
- 21 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- getting around
Nine opposition parties have joined forces to launch a signature drive for holding a local referendum on ensuring the wheelchair accessibility of stations on Budapest’s third metro line, a Socialist Party city councillor said on Wednesday.