17 result(s) for shadow committee
Updated: You’re Fired - Budapest’s Public Transport Company Boss Sacked by Mayor
- 14 May 2025 6:55 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has sacked Tibor Bolla, the chief executive of Budapest transport company BKV, the Mayor’s Office said.
Updated: Parl’t Votes Down Proposal to Impeach President
- 12 Jun 2024 11:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers rejected a proposal in a secret ballot on Monday to start proceedings to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office.
Central Bank of Hungary to File Criminal Report Over DK Dept Leader's Remarks
- 12 Dec 2022 11:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) is filing a criminal report over remarks by opposition Democratic Coalition deputy leader László Varju, the central bank said.
Protesting Students & Teachers Occupied Budapest's Margaret Bridge
- 6 Oct 2022 11:32 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Protesting students blocked central Budapest’s Margaret Bridge from traffic on Wednesday afternoon. The demonstrators expressed support for striking teachers and a speaker called on participants to “recapture the hope and future together”.
Mark Higgie, Spectator Correspondent & Think-Tanker
- 2 Apr 2020 10:16 AM
Mark William Christopher Higgie (born 26 July 1957) is a former Australian diplomat, political advisor, and intelligence analyst. He was Australia’s ambassador in Brussels (to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg) between 2014 and 2017.
Liberals Propose Opposition Shadow Committee To Shield NGOs
- 19 Jun 2018 8:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has proposed setting up an opposition shadow committee with a view to “protecting” civil groups from the government’s “Stop Soros” bill.
Euro Parliament Concern About Rights Of Hungarians
- 27 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Judith Sargentini (pictured top), the Green Party’s rapporteur, said the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) had examined not only how EU legislation is implemented in Hungary but also how the fundamental rights of Hungarians are enforced and how the state treats its citizens.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.
Updated: You’re Fired - Budapest’s Public Transport Company Boss Sacked by Mayor
- 14 May 2025 6:55 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has sacked Tibor Bolla, the chief executive of Budapest transport company BKV, the Mayor’s Office said.
Updated: Parl’t Votes Down Proposal to Impeach President
- 12 Jun 2024 11:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers rejected a proposal in a secret ballot on Monday to start proceedings to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office.
Central Bank of Hungary to File Criminal Report Over DK Dept Leader's Remarks
- 12 Dec 2022 11:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) is filing a criminal report over remarks by opposition Democratic Coalition deputy leader László Varju, the central bank said.
Protesting Students & Teachers Occupied Budapest's Margaret Bridge
- 6 Oct 2022 11:32 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Protesting students blocked central Budapest’s Margaret Bridge from traffic on Wednesday afternoon. The demonstrators expressed support for striking teachers and a speaker called on participants to “recapture the hope and future together”.
Mark Higgie, Spectator Correspondent & Think-Tanker
- 2 Apr 2020 10:16 AM
Mark William Christopher Higgie (born 26 July 1957) is a former Australian diplomat, political advisor, and intelligence analyst. He was Australia’s ambassador in Brussels (to the EU, NATO, Belgium and Luxembourg) between 2014 and 2017.
Liberals Propose Opposition Shadow Committee To Shield NGOs
- 19 Jun 2018 8:11 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has proposed setting up an opposition shadow committee with a view to “protecting” civil groups from the government’s “Stop Soros” bill.
Euro Parliament Concern About Rights Of Hungarians
- 27 Apr 2018 8:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Judith Sargentini (pictured top), the Green Party’s rapporteur, said the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) had examined not only how EU legislation is implemented in Hungary but also how the fundamental rights of Hungarians are enforced and how the state treats its citizens.
Xpat Opinion: Jobbik’s Checkered Past And Present
- 13 Nov 2017 7:43 AM
- current affairs
Even a cursory look at the recent Hungarian media reveals Fidesz’s anxiety over every political move Jobbik makes. Fidesz uses every opportunity to discredit the party, to portray it as a duplicitous formation whose turn to the center is nothing more than a sham.
Opinion: Will The Little Fish Eat The Big One? MSZP’s Struggle With Ferenc Gyurcsány’s Ghost
- 28 Jul 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
We all know that the Hungarian political left is in trouble. Opinion polls month after month show that Fidesz’s popularity is going up while the popularity of the parties on the left either stagnates or actually decreases.