752 result(s) for socialist party leader
Socialist Deputy Leader In Hungary Suspends Party Membership
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Simon, deputy leader of the opposition Socialists, has suspended his party membership and all positions held within the party. The move was initiated by the Socialist leadership after daily Magyar Nemzet reported that Simon has undeclared assets held in an Austrian bank account.
Orbán Discusses Ukraine, US - Hungary Relations With US Senator McCain
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain had talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and opposition leaders in Budapest on Friday. McCain, on a one-day visit to Hungary heading a bipartisan delegation composed of two senators and six congressmen, told a news conference he had assured Orbán and opposition politicians that the United States would remain a committed ally and friend of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Leader Mesterházy Under Fire For “Hang Him“ Remark
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government author accuses the Socialist leader of pining for revenge, while a left-winger claims that Fidesz applies double standards to hateful remarks and that the scandal is part of a character assassination attempt.
Opposition Parties In Hungary Demand More Info On Paks Investment
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday demanded further information on the impact of the planned investment in the Paks nuclear power plant. The main opposition Socialist Party said it was turning to the economy minister with a question about how the plant’s expansion would impact the budget, as well as seeking the opinion of the state debt manager about the deal’s likely long-term effects. ...
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Mesterházy Likely To Be Hungary’s Left-Wing PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy appears set to be the left-wing opposition candidate for prime minister, after Together-Dialogue agreed to let the larger party nominate their shared candidate.
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Hungary’s Socialists To Scrap Government’s “Idiotic” Economic Policy
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy, leader of the opposition Socialist Party, pledged to scrap what he called the Fidesz government’s “idiotic” economic policy and “perverted” social policy if it wins next year’s election.
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.
Socialist Deputy Leader In Hungary Suspends Party Membership
- 5 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gábor Simon, deputy leader of the opposition Socialists, has suspended his party membership and all positions held within the party. The move was initiated by the Socialist leadership after daily Magyar Nemzet reported that Simon has undeclared assets held in an Austrian bank account.
Orbán Discusses Ukraine, US - Hungary Relations With US Senator McCain
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain had talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and opposition leaders in Budapest on Friday. McCain, on a one-day visit to Hungary heading a bipartisan delegation composed of two senators and six congressmen, told a news conference he had assured Orbán and opposition politicians that the United States would remain a committed ally and friend of Hungary.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Leader Mesterházy Under Fire For “Hang Him“ Remark
- 30 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government author accuses the Socialist leader of pining for revenge, while a left-winger claims that Fidesz applies double standards to hateful remarks and that the scandal is part of a character assassination attempt.
Opposition Parties In Hungary Demand More Info On Paks Investment
- 18 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties on Friday demanded further information on the impact of the planned investment in the Paks nuclear power plant. The main opposition Socialist Party said it was turning to the economy minister with a question about how the plant’s expansion would impact the budget, as well as seeking the opinion of the state debt manager about the deal’s likely long-term effects. ...
Xpat Opinion: Election Year In 2014 In Hungary
- 9 Jan 2014 10:40 AM
- current affairs
In their first post-new-year’s-day analyses of the electoral landscape, most columnists consider Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party the likely winner of the next elections, although a left-wing commentator suspects that the opposition constituency is underrepresented by the opinion polls.
Mesterházy Likely To Be Hungary’s Left-Wing PM Candidate
- 9 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party president Attila Mesterházy appears set to be the left-wing opposition candidate for prime minister, after Together-Dialogue agreed to let the larger party nominate their shared candidate.
Xpat Opinion: The Risk Of Political Christianity: An Interview With Tamás Fabiny, Lutheran Bishop
- 21 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- community & culture
Gábor Czene of Népszabadság conducted an interview with Tamás Fabiny, bishop of the northern district of the Hungarian Lutheran Church. Fabiny was ordained in Erlangen, Germany in 1982. He also studied in the United States. In addition to his church activities he worked for Duna TV. Since 2010 he has been the vice chairman of the Lutheran World Federation.
Hungary’s Socialists To Scrap Government’s “Idiotic” Economic Policy
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy, leader of the opposition Socialist Party, pledged to scrap what he called the Fidesz government’s “idiotic” economic policy and “perverted” social policy if it wins next year’s election.
Parliament Approves Hungary’s 2014 Budget
- 18 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament has approved Hungary’s budget for 2014 with a deficit of a 2.9% of GDP. Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on submitting the bill that the 2014 budget was based on the assumption of 2% economic growth and 2.4% inflation.