202 result(s) for socialist mep
Local Opinion: The 61st Anniversary Of 56
- 26 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on all sides agree that the opposition’s performance on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution was pathetic. They disagree, however on PM Orbán’s statement on Sunday that Hungary must now, once again, defend its independence.
LMP Files Police Report On “National Consultation” Survey For Mismanagement
- 23 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél has submitted a report to police in connection with alleged mismanagement of public funds for the government’s “national consultation” survey about the “Soros plan”.
MSZP Announces Partial Boycott Of Parliament
- 13 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Bertalan Tóth (pictured), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s (MSZP) parliamentary group leader, announced on Wednesday that his party would boycott several state institutions and would stop availing itself of certain tools at its disposal as an opposition political party, although its parliamentary delegation will continue to attend parliamentary sessions.
Democratic Coalition Sues Gov’t For Whitewashing Anti-Orbán Billboards
- 12 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The government has ordered Democratic Coalition (DK) political billboard ads to be whitewashed nationwide, DK MEP Csaba Molnár said, adding that DK will sue the government offices which issued the relevant decrees. Referring to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the DK ads read: “Choose between Orbán and Europe”.
Botka Out As MSZP’s Candidate For Prime Minister, Blames “Political Mafia” In The Democratic Opposition
- 3 Oct 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
László Botka has announced he will end his campaign as the Hungarian Socialist Party’s (MSZP) candidate for prime minister at the 2018 national election.
Fidesz Protests EU Investigation Into Felcsút Miniature Railway
- 7 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A September 4 meeting of the EU Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) will result in the dispatch of a fact-finding mission to Hungary to determine whether EU funds had been spent properly on development projects, 24.hu reports. Delegates of the mission, who will visit Hungary between September 18-20, will meet with members of civil society, Prosecutor General Péter Polt and members of the ...
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Hungary Higher-Ed Law
- 14 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has said it is stepping up an infringement procedure against Hungary over amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country. The EC formally requested that Hungary take measures to remedy the situation in a “reasoned opinion”, the second step in an infringement procedure. Hungary now has one month to ...
Local Opinion: Ruminations On Increasingly Extreme Political Rhetoric
- 7 Jul 2017 8:08 AM
- current affairs
A centrist commentator thinks that a comment by Lajos Bokros, leader of the conservative liberal Modern Hungary Movement, describing Prime Minister Orbán as a ‘fascist’ is counterproductive, and will help the governing party to mobilize its supporters.
Socialists: Conflict Between EU, Orbán Deepening
- 29 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The conflict between the European Union and the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is deepening, an MEP of the opposition Socialist Party said, citing the expiry of the deadline for Hungary to respond to the European Commission’s demand that the government change its recently amended higher-education law. István Ujhelyi noted that the government had earlier promised to engage in dialogue ...
Local Opinion: The 61st Anniversary Of 56
- 26 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators on all sides agree that the opposition’s performance on the anniversary of the 1956 revolution was pathetic. They disagree, however on PM Orbán’s statement on Sunday that Hungary must now, once again, defend its independence.
LMP Files Police Report On “National Consultation” Survey For Mismanagement
- 23 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition LMP co-leader Bernadett Szél has submitted a report to police in connection with alleged mismanagement of public funds for the government’s “national consultation” survey about the “Soros plan”.
MSZP Announces Partial Boycott Of Parliament
- 13 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Bertalan Tóth (pictured), the Hungarian Socialist Party’s (MSZP) parliamentary group leader, announced on Wednesday that his party would boycott several state institutions and would stop availing itself of certain tools at its disposal as an opposition political party, although its parliamentary delegation will continue to attend parliamentary sessions.
Democratic Coalition Sues Gov’t For Whitewashing Anti-Orbán Billboards
- 12 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The government has ordered Democratic Coalition (DK) political billboard ads to be whitewashed nationwide, DK MEP Csaba Molnár said, adding that DK will sue the government offices which issued the relevant decrees. Referring to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the DK ads read: “Choose between Orbán and Europe”.
Botka Out As MSZP’s Candidate For Prime Minister, Blames “Political Mafia” In The Democratic Opposition
- 3 Oct 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
László Botka has announced he will end his campaign as the Hungarian Socialist Party’s (MSZP) candidate for prime minister at the 2018 national election.
Fidesz Protests EU Investigation Into Felcsút Miniature Railway
- 7 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
A September 4 meeting of the EU Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) will result in the dispatch of a fact-finding mission to Hungary to determine whether EU funds had been spent properly on development projects, 24.hu reports. Delegates of the mission, who will visit Hungary between September 18-20, will meet with members of civil society, Prosecutor General Péter Polt and members of the ...
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Hungary Higher-Ed Law
- 14 Jul 2017 8:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has said it is stepping up an infringement procedure against Hungary over amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country. The EC formally requested that Hungary take measures to remedy the situation in a “reasoned opinion”, the second step in an infringement procedure. Hungary now has one month to ...
Local Opinion: Ruminations On Increasingly Extreme Political Rhetoric
- 7 Jul 2017 8:08 AM
- current affairs
A centrist commentator thinks that a comment by Lajos Bokros, leader of the conservative liberal Modern Hungary Movement, describing Prime Minister Orbán as a ‘fascist’ is counterproductive, and will help the governing party to mobilize its supporters.
Socialists: Conflict Between EU, Orbán Deepening
- 29 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The conflict between the European Union and the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is deepening, an MEP of the opposition Socialist Party said, citing the expiry of the deadline for Hungary to respond to the European Commission’s demand that the government change its recently amended higher-education law. István Ujhelyi noted that the government had earlier promised to engage in dialogue ...