925 result(s) for socialist leader
Xpat Opinion: Strasbourg, “A Tiny Victory For Hungay's PM Orbán”
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading liberal expert admits that the vote in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was “a victory for Orbán, albeit a tiny one”.
Horn's Death Prompts Cross-Party Tributes In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Praise for Gyula Horn came from across the political spectrum yesterday after the government announced the death of the former prime minister at the age of 81. The Fidesz caucus expressed condolences to Socialist leaders and party members, saying Horn was a defining personality of not only Hungary but of the Socialist Party.
Gyula Horn, Leader In Hungary’s Transition From Communism, Dies At 80
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who helped trigger events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall when he symbolically cut the Iron Curtain in 1989, died June 19 at a hospital in Budapest. He was 80. The government announced the death but did not disclose a cause."
Hungary To Repay IMF Loan By 2014 At The Latest
- 17 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is determined to repay the IMF loan taken out in 2008 until 2014 at the latest; Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in Budapest at a presentation held within the framework of the Fidesz programme entitled Hungary is Doing Better.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Prime Minister On The Danube Banks
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator accuses PM Orbán of using the flood to present himself as Hungary’s saviour, while his right-wing colleague deplores what he describes as another outpouring of hatred by the left wing, at home and abroad.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Hungary's Fidesz Alleges Business Interests Behind EU Concerns
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The EU’s expressed concerns about Hungary’s constitutional system have nothing to do with democracy, but are a response to the cuts in utility fees, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan told reporters.
Xpat Opinion: Strasbourg, “A Tiny Victory For Hungay's PM Orbán”
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A leading liberal expert admits that the vote in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe was “a victory for Orbán, albeit a tiny one”.
Horn's Death Prompts Cross-Party Tributes In Hungary
- 1 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Praise for Gyula Horn came from across the political spectrum yesterday after the government announced the death of the former prime minister at the age of 81. The Fidesz caucus expressed condolences to Socialist leaders and party members, saying Horn was a defining personality of not only Hungary but of the Socialist Party.
Gyula Horn, Leader In Hungary’s Transition From Communism, Dies At 80
- 21 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Gyula Horn, a former Hungarian prime minister who helped trigger events that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall when he symbolically cut the Iron Curtain in 1989, died June 19 at a hospital in Budapest. He was 80. The government announced the death but did not disclose a cause."
Hungary To Repay IMF Loan By 2014 At The Latest
- 17 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is determined to repay the IMF loan taken out in 2008 until 2014 at the latest; Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga said in Budapest at a presentation held within the framework of the Fidesz programme entitled Hungary is Doing Better.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Prime Minister On The Danube Banks
- 12 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A left wing commentator accuses PM Orbán of using the flood to present himself as Hungary’s saviour, while his right-wing colleague deplores what he describes as another outpouring of hatred by the left wing, at home and abroad.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Facing Floods, EU Criticism & Opposition
- 10 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators don’t refrain from political remarks while tens of thousands of volunteers, leading politicians among them, help professionals build temporary defences against the highest water levels the Danube has seen.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Proposes Surplus Tax On Advertisements
- 30 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The leading left liberal daily contends that the government wants to silence its critics by imposing an advertisement tax on media outlets. A right-wing blogger wonders why the government is punishing Hungarian media companies rather then helping them.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Tug-Of-War With Brussels
- 21 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators unanimously find the protracted tug-of-war between the government and the European Union on constitutional and financial issues harmful, but opinions diverge widely on the causes and the possible solutions.
Hungary's Fidesz Alleges Business Interests Behind EU Concerns
- 15 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The EU’s expressed concerns about Hungary’s constitutional system have nothing to do with democracy, but are a response to the cuts in utility fees, Fidesz caucus leader Antal Rogan told reporters.


















