197 result(s) for socialist mep in Articles
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 ...
Opposition Parties Blame Govt For EP Vote On Hungary
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists said Wednesday’s vote by the European Parliament to propose invoking Article 7 against Hungary showed that Europe was “fed up with” the actions of the Hungarian government.
Gyurcsány: DK Believes In United States Of Europe
- 8 May 2017 6:48 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is committed to the idea of the United States of Europe and closer cooperation within a stronger European Union this entails, the party’s leader, Ferenc Gyurcsány, told the press.
CEU Won’t Close Down, Says Rector
- 26 Apr 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) will not close down under any circumstances and the institution will do everything it can to make sure that it can continue its operations in Budapest, CEU’s rector said at an event discussing the future of the university, in Brussels on Tuesday.
Government Office Chief: Hungary Won’t Leave EU
- 21 Apr 2017 7:09 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not intend to leave the EU but wants structural changes so all members can thrive, government office chief János Lázár told a conference. Speaking at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF), Lázár called Brexit a “historic mistake” that might nevertheless open new avenues to structural changes in EU integration. Hungary and the other members of the Visegrad Four group agree that ...
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.
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 ...
Opposition Parties Blame Govt For EP Vote On Hungary
- 18 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists said Wednesday’s vote by the European Parliament to propose invoking Article 7 against Hungary showed that Europe was “fed up with” the actions of the Hungarian government.
Gyurcsány: DK Believes In United States Of Europe
- 8 May 2017 6:48 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is committed to the idea of the United States of Europe and closer cooperation within a stronger European Union this entails, the party’s leader, Ferenc Gyurcsány, told the press.
CEU Won’t Close Down, Says Rector
- 26 Apr 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) will not close down under any circumstances and the institution will do everything it can to make sure that it can continue its operations in Budapest, CEU’s rector said at an event discussing the future of the university, in Brussels on Tuesday.
Government Office Chief: Hungary Won’t Leave EU
- 21 Apr 2017 7:09 AM
- current affairs
Hungary does not intend to leave the EU but wants structural changes so all members can thrive, government office chief János Lázár told a conference. Speaking at the Hungarian Business Leaders Forum (HBLF), Lázár called Brexit a “historic mistake” that might nevertheless open new avenues to structural changes in EU integration. Hungary and the other members of the Visegrad Four group agree that ...
George Soros & Viktor Orbán Go To War In Budapest
- 11 Apr 2017 7:07 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pressure on George Soros’ Budapest university is about more than the future of one school. It’s part of an ideological battle which will dominate European and North American discourse in the coming years.