1,425 result(s) for ruling fidesz
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects Referendum Bids On Olympics, City Park
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has rejected referendum questions on organising Olympic Games in Budapest and the upgrade of the Városliget (City Park), overruling the Budapest Election Committee’s earlier approval. Concerning the rejection of the question of whether citizens agree that Budapest should not apply to host the Olympics in 2024, the Kúria said the capital had already submitted a declaration ...
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 ...
PM Orbán Denies That Hungary Is Considering Reintroducing Mandatory Military Service
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not reintroduce mandatory military service, the issue is not on the agenda and will not be on the agenda, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in denial of press information suggesting that the question is being considered by the country’s ruling conservative Fidesz party.
Hungarian Socialists Accuse Fidesz Of Wanting To Build ‘Loyal Armed Group’
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The sole aim of the government’s proposal to allow young people to take part in military training programmes would be to create an armed group loyal to the ruling Fidesz party, the Socialist Party said. Defence Minister István Simicskó told the daily Magyar Hírlap last week that he plans to establish a strictly nonideological organisation within the ministry whose objective would be to mobilise ...
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Fidesz Demands Probe Over Hungary’s Migration Aid’s Former Leader
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party demands an answer from Migration Aid, a charity helping migrants in Hungary, on whether a man associated with the charity had a criminal record, the party’s spokesman János Halász said. Citing a report by the online tabloid Ripost published on Monday, Halász said Csaba Tóth, alias Baba, who allegedly had been in a top position at Migration Aid, one of the largest migrant ...
Tóbiás Insists Hungarian Socialists Poised As 2018 ‘Party Of Change’
- 28 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leader of the Socialist opposition party, József Tóbiás, told the daily Magyar Idők that his party is poised to be the “party of change” in the next general election held in two years’ time. He said the result of the latest election, a local by-election held in Szolnok, showed that it is the Socialists rather than radical nationalist Jobbik that will provide the alternative to the ruling ...
Gyurcsány Names Education, Culture, Health Care As Hungary’s Priorities
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The most important problems Hungary must address are the need to fix its education and health care systems and the state of its cultural and art life, Ferenc Gyurcsány, leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition (DK), said. Gyurcsány said in his annual speech assessing the previous year that DK is offering Hungarians a country in which honesty and not crime is the condition of upward mobility.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects Referendum Bids On Olympics, City Park
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has rejected referendum questions on organising Olympic Games in Budapest and the upgrade of the Városliget (City Park), overruling the Budapest Election Committee’s earlier approval. Concerning the rejection of the question of whether citizens agree that Budapest should not apply to host the Olympics in 2024, the Kúria said the capital had already submitted a declaration ...
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 ...
PM Orbán Denies That Hungary Is Considering Reintroducing Mandatory Military Service
- 19 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will not reintroduce mandatory military service, the issue is not on the agenda and will not be on the agenda, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in denial of press information suggesting that the question is being considered by the country’s ruling conservative Fidesz party.
Hungarian Socialists Accuse Fidesz Of Wanting To Build ‘Loyal Armed Group’
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The sole aim of the government’s proposal to allow young people to take part in military training programmes would be to create an armed group loyal to the ruling Fidesz party, the Socialist Party said. Defence Minister István Simicskó told the daily Magyar Hírlap last week that he plans to establish a strictly nonideological organisation within the ministry whose objective would be to mobilise ...
Secret Surveillance In Hungary Unlawful Without Judicial Approval
- 14 Jan 2016 10:30 AM
- tech
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary’s Counter Terrorism Center (TEK) may not conduct secret surveillance of private citizens without first obtaining judicial approval. Currently, only the approval of the Minister of Justice is required for TEK to conduct such surveillance. The decision marks the latest in a series of European court rulings striking down laws adopted by the ...
Xpat Opinion: Calling Someone A Homosexual Is Defamation In Hungary
- 14 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In a landmark case, a Budapest court ruled that calling someone a homosexual in public can be seen as defamation of good character. The decision is astounding, even if the justice argued –somewhat strangely–that it has nothing to do with the court passing moral judgment on sexual attraction, as such.
Fidesz Demands Probe Over Hungary’s Migration Aid’s Former Leader
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party demands an answer from Migration Aid, a charity helping migrants in Hungary, on whether a man associated with the charity had a criminal record, the party’s spokesman János Halász said. Citing a report by the online tabloid Ripost published on Monday, Halász said Csaba Tóth, alias Baba, who allegedly had been in a top position at Migration Aid, one of the largest migrant ...