677 result(s) for ruling parties
Opposition Calls For Stricter Asset Declarations
- 17 Jan 2017 7:44 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties called for tightening the rules on politicians’ asset declarations, while ruling Fidesz insisted that Hungary’s regulations are the strictest in Europe. Imre Vas of Fidesz said after the meeting that the opposition parties had failed to present a good proposal that would improve the current system.
Orbán’s Cabinet To Wind Up Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) on Thursday said it will stop selling residency bonds, citing favourable developments in the country’s financing conditions in the last year. Applications for the purchase of residency bonds can be submitted until March 31, the AKK said.
Jobbik Demands Declaration Of Assets Owned By Politicians’ Families
- 12 Jan 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The system of lawmakers obliged to submit a declaration of their assets each year is “worthless” in its current form, an MP of the radical nationalist Jobbik said on Wednesday, and demanded that the assets owned by family members should also be made public.
Cooperation With Jobbik ‘Dead End’, Says Socialist Leader
- 4 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Joining forces with the Jobbik party against the ruling parties is an “ill-advised” idea and would be a “dead end for the country and for the voters”, the leader of the Socialist Party said on Tuesday.
Socialists, DK & Jobbik Cooperation Is The Only Way To Oust Orban, Former PM Medgyessy Says
- 2 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In a TV show on ATV, Dr. Péter Medgyessy, head of the Socialist-Liberal government from 2002 to 2004, said that the left-wing opposition parties face two options at the next parliamentary elections due in 2018: they remain in opposition, or the Socialists, leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) cooperate somehow with the nationalist Jobbik to oust the Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.
Opinion: 2016: The Year Of The ‘Common Sense’ Revolt
- 29 Dec 2016 7:30 AM
- current affairs
Conservative pundits reflecting on 2016 contend that the old global order has been shaken by the revolt of masses of people allegedly demanding ‘common sense policies’ rather than ‘politically correct ideologies’.
President Áder: Nomination For 2nd Term ‘Honour’
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder feels honoured by ruling Fidesz’s nominating him for another five-year term in the post, the president’s office said. The president will announce after Christmas whether he will accept the nomination, the office added in its statement.
PM Orbán: European Dream Over
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said that the European dream is over and whereas in the past decisions had to be made about how to distribute money, currently a general feeling of austerity is the norm. Western Europe has been taking in migrants for decades but their integration has been an “obvious failure,” Viktor Orbán told regional dailies published by press group Mediaworks.
Opposition Calls For Stricter Asset Declarations
- 17 Jan 2017 7:44 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties called for tightening the rules on politicians’ asset declarations, while ruling Fidesz insisted that Hungary’s regulations are the strictest in Europe. Imre Vas of Fidesz said after the meeting that the opposition parties had failed to present a good proposal that would improve the current system.
Orbán’s Cabinet To Wind Up Sales Of Residency Bonds
- 13 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government Debt Management Agency (AKK) on Thursday said it will stop selling residency bonds, citing favourable developments in the country’s financing conditions in the last year. Applications for the purchase of residency bonds can be submitted until March 31, the AKK said.
Jobbik Demands Declaration Of Assets Owned By Politicians’ Families
- 12 Jan 2017 7:52 AM
- current affairs
The system of lawmakers obliged to submit a declaration of their assets each year is “worthless” in its current form, an MP of the radical nationalist Jobbik said on Wednesday, and demanded that the assets owned by family members should also be made public.
Cooperation With Jobbik ‘Dead End’, Says Socialist Leader
- 4 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Joining forces with the Jobbik party against the ruling parties is an “ill-advised” idea and would be a “dead end for the country and for the voters”, the leader of the Socialist Party said on Tuesday.
Socialists, DK & Jobbik Cooperation Is The Only Way To Oust Orban, Former PM Medgyessy Says
- 2 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In a TV show on ATV, Dr. Péter Medgyessy, head of the Socialist-Liberal government from 2002 to 2004, said that the left-wing opposition parties face two options at the next parliamentary elections due in 2018: they remain in opposition, or the Socialists, leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) cooperate somehow with the nationalist Jobbik to oust the Fidesz-Christian Democrat alliance.
Opposition Parties Deliver Bleak Appraisal Of 2016
- 31 Dec 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday gave a gloomy assessment of the government’s performance over the past year. The Socialist Party said 2016 was the year of failure for the ruling Fidesz party, which it said was mired in corruption.
Opinion: 2016: The Year Of The ‘Common Sense’ Revolt
- 29 Dec 2016 7:30 AM
- current affairs
Conservative pundits reflecting on 2016 contend that the old global order has been shaken by the revolt of masses of people allegedly demanding ‘common sense policies’ rather than ‘politically correct ideologies’.
President Áder: Nomination For 2nd Term ‘Honour’
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder feels honoured by ruling Fidesz’s nominating him for another five-year term in the post, the president’s office said. The president will announce after Christmas whether he will accept the nomination, the office added in its statement.
PM Orbán: European Dream Over
- 28 Dec 2016 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The prime minister said that the European dream is over and whereas in the past decisions had to be made about how to distribute money, currently a general feeling of austerity is the norm. Western Europe has been taking in migrants for decades but their integration has been an “obvious failure,” Viktor Orbán told regional dailies published by press group Mediaworks.