677 result(s) for ruling parties
Parlt Passes Law Establishing National Building Societies
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Lawmakers approved a bill that establishes national building societies and adds to members’ savings with a state subsidy. The bill, submitted just a day earlier by Antal Rogán, the prime minister’s cabinet chief, was approved in an expedited procedure with 113 votes in favour, 46 against and no abstentions.
Opposition Demands Ruling Parties Refund Anti-Quota Campaign Costs
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several opposition parties demanded that the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat coalition should pay back into the budget the funds spent on their earlier billboard campaigns, advertising a tough stance against plans of a quota system. Daniel Z Kárpát, the deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party said that his party was against the idea that migrants should be distributed among EU ...
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s Opening Of Spring Session Of Parlt
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday address in parliament, in which he ordered further border protection from migration and said a middle-class standard of living can be established in the country this year.
Lázár Calls On Opposition To Back Anti-Terror Measures
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary parties should unite to pass the necessary laws enabling the army and police to take joint steps to ensure security in the country, János Lázár, the government office chief, said.
Ruling Parties Start 3-Day Session In NE Hungary
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties started a three-day meeting in Lillafüred, in northeast Hungary. The meeting began with Viktor Orbán’s assessment of the past year both as prime minister and as the leader of Fidesz.
Jobbik May Be Called A Far-Right Party
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has definitively rejected a complaint from against ATV’s description of it in a newscast as a “far right” party. In its ruling, the Council did not say that it is fair to refer to Jobbik as an extremist party; rather it said the term “far right” in Hungary is not applied only to extremist, racist tendencies, but to right-wing parties advocating milder views.
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
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%.
Parlt Passes Law Establishing National Building Societies
- 18 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Lawmakers approved a bill that establishes national building societies and adds to members’ savings with a state subsidy. The bill, submitted just a day earlier by Antal Rogán, the prime minister’s cabinet chief, was approved in an expedited procedure with 113 votes in favour, 46 against and no abstentions.
Opposition Demands Ruling Parties Refund Anti-Quota Campaign Costs
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several opposition parties demanded that the ruling Fidesz-Christian Democrat coalition should pay back into the budget the funds spent on their earlier billboard campaigns, advertising a tough stance against plans of a quota system. Daniel Z Kárpát, the deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party said that his party was against the idea that migrants should be distributed among EU ...
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s Opening Of Spring Session Of Parlt
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday address in parliament, in which he ordered further border protection from migration and said a middle-class standard of living can be established in the country this year.
Lázár Calls On Opposition To Back Anti-Terror Measures
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary parties should unite to pass the necessary laws enabling the army and police to take joint steps to ensure security in the country, János Lázár, the government office chief, said.
Ruling Parties Start 3-Day Session In NE Hungary
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the allied ruling Fidesz and Christian Democratic parties started a three-day meeting in Lillafüred, in northeast Hungary. The meeting began with Viktor Orbán’s assessment of the past year both as prime minister and as the leader of Fidesz.
Jobbik May Be Called A Far-Right Party
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council has definitively rejected a complaint from against ATV’s description of it in a newscast as a “far right” party. In its ruling, the Council did not say that it is fair to refer to Jobbik as an extremist party; rather it said the term “far right” in Hungary is not applied only to extremist, racist tendencies, but to right-wing parties advocating milder views.
Teachers Demonstrate For Education Reform In NE Hungary
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Teachers, students, parents and civil groups held a demonstration in Miskolc, in northeastern Hungary, on Wednesday afternoon against the state of Hungary’s centralised public education system and low wages. The few thousand demonstrators demanded the reduction of centralisation and bureaucracy, restoring the school leaving age to 18 and changes to the teacher career model which links experience ...
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
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%.














