395 result(s) for socialist politician
Xpat Opinion: Non-prominent Hungarian Politicians Traced In The Panama Papers
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the names of two former MPs (one Socialist and one Fidesz) have surfaced in the Panama Papers, Népszabadság suspects that murky off-shore deals are common practice in Hungary’s leading circles, while 444 describes one case in detail.
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Report: Government Could Scrap Sunday Closings Law
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government may be considering scrapping the year-old law that prevents retailers from opening on Sundays, as the Prime Minister’s Office reportedly asked a handful of the country’s larger retailers what they thought of the possibility of reinstating Sunday openings in the past few days, daily Népszabadság reported.
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
Prosecutor Presses Charges Against Former Socialist Official
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office said it pressed charges of excessive fraud and document abuse against Gábor Simon, a former deputy leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Simon’s case goes back to February 2014 when it came to light during the run-up to the general election that Simon had undeclared assets worth about 240 million forints (EUR 780,000) held on an Austrian ...
Kúria: Socialist MP Rights Infringed During Referendum Submission
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó were infringed when he was prevented from submitting a referendum question to the National Election Office (NVI) last week, Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, said. Its ruling, however, left other parts of a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB), the higher administrative body on referendum matters, unchanged, which means that the court has ...
Xpat Opinion: MSZP Says ‘Burly Men’ Prevented Referendum Initiative
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators critical of the government round on Fidesz to accuse the governing party of sending men ‘who looked like bouncers’ to prevent a Socialist politician from depositing his bid for a referendum against the Sunday shopping ban. The two pro-government dailies also condemn the incident, but deny that Fidesz was behind it.
Rules For Initiating Referendums Need To Be Changed
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has instructed the electoral bodies to analyse the current process of submitting referendum questions, and propose changes to the rules. His proposal came after a Socialist politician was prevented from submitting a referendum initiative on time on Tuesday because the entrance to the National Election Office was “blocked by 15-20 people”.
Xpat Opinion: Non-prominent Hungarian Politicians Traced In The Panama Papers
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
As the names of two former MPs (one Socialist and one Fidesz) have surfaced in the Panama Papers, Népszabadság suspects that murky off-shore deals are common practice in Hungary’s leading circles, while 444 describes one case in detail.
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Treating A War Criminal At The Budapest Jewish Hospital
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Béla Biszku, who died at age 94 last week, was Hungary’s most infamous unrepentant hard-line communist and the only official of the former pre-1989 regime ever prosecuted for crimes against humanity. Biszku served in the Hungarian Workers’ Party (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja) from 1949, as well as in its successor, the Hungarian Socialist Workers’ Party (Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt – MSZMP), ...
Report: Government Could Scrap Sunday Closings Law
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The Hungarian government may be considering scrapping the year-old law that prevents retailers from opening on Sundays, as the Prime Minister’s Office reportedly asked a handful of the country’s larger retailers what they thought of the possibility of reinstating Sunday openings in the past few days, daily Népszabadság reported.
Xpat Opinion: Pundits Strike Back After Schulz Attacks Hungarian Referendum
- 29 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Right-wing commentators ridicule European Parliament President Martin Schulz for denouncing the planned Hungarian referendum on migrant quotas, and attack the Mayor of Szeged, whom he praised.
Prosecutor Presses Charges Against Former Socialist Official
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office said it pressed charges of excessive fraud and document abuse against Gábor Simon, a former deputy leader of the opposition Socialist Party. Simon’s case goes back to February 2014 when it came to light during the run-up to the general election that Simon had undeclared assets worth about 240 million forints (EUR 780,000) held on an Austrian ...
Kúria: Socialist MP Rights Infringed During Referendum Submission
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó were infringed when he was prevented from submitting a referendum question to the National Election Office (NVI) last week, Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, said. Its ruling, however, left other parts of a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB), the higher administrative body on referendum matters, unchanged, which means that the court has ...
Xpat Opinion: MSZP Says ‘Burly Men’ Prevented Referendum Initiative
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators critical of the government round on Fidesz to accuse the governing party of sending men ‘who looked like bouncers’ to prevent a Socialist politician from depositing his bid for a referendum against the Sunday shopping ban. The two pro-government dailies also condemn the incident, but deny that Fidesz was behind it.
Rules For Initiating Referendums Need To Be Changed
- 25 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has instructed the electoral bodies to analyse the current process of submitting referendum questions, and propose changes to the rules. His proposal came after a Socialist politician was prevented from submitting a referendum initiative on time on Tuesday because the entrance to the National Election Office was “blocked by 15-20 people”.