888 result(s) for socialists
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
Lázár: Transferring EU Affairs To Hungarian PM’s Office Right Move
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Transferring European affairs from the foreign ministry to the prime minister’s office has proven to be the right move, the government office chief told parliament’s European Affairs Committee. Experience from the government’s previous 2010-2014 term has shown that matters pertaining to the European Commission do not typically cover foreign trade or foreign affairs, since these matters concern ...
Nézőpont Poll: Support For Jobbik Drops By Third From September
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party dropped by one third from September to November, which reflects the failure of Jobbik’s efforts to become a “people’s party”, a poll by the Nézőpont Institute said. The poll taken on Nov. 14- 19 showed that two-thirds of Hungarians were dissatisfied with the work of the leftist parties, Nézőpont said.
Hungarian Socialists Urge Penal Code Amendment Over Terrorist Threat
- 24 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has proposed changes to the penal code to introduce sanctions for such activities as the promotion of terrorism. The draft, presented by Socialist deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó at a press conference, would also criminalise joining terrorist groups or recruiting members for them.
Hungarian Socialists Demand Immediate Military Reform
- 18 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party called on the government to implement a reform of the country’s armed forces with no delay. Socialist MPs Tamás Harangozó and Márta Demeter said that the defence minister’s recent postponing an international aviation day originally set for next year was an “open admittance of the armed forces’ tragic state”.
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Lázár: List To Show How Much Land Owned In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Without violating data protection rules, it is in the government’s interest to make a list of foreign landowners available, showing how much land they own, he added. Sections of the land law are still under inquiry in Brussels because the EU wants Hungary to also allow legal entities buy farmland, he said. Budapest Bank has received applications for 10 billion forints of loans to buy land and ...
Jobbik Must Show Strength And Credibility To Succeed In Hungary In 2018
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party must demonstrate strength and credibility in order to defeat the ruling Fidesz party in the 2018 election, party leader Gábor Vona told a press conference. Vona said his party had come “a long way” since its days as a university youth organisation to evolve into a party “attacked from all sides” and “the only true challenger to Fidesz”.
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...
Hungarian Socialist Leader Sees Fidesz As “Core Problem”
- 30 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s “gravest problem” is its ruling Fidesz party, which has “manoeuvred the country into a dead end”, József Tóbiás, head of the opposition Socialist Party, told the party’s congress. Tóbiás insisted that the Fideszgovernment has aggravated all of the country’s problems including a failure to tackle deep poverty and deliberately neglecting vulnerable groups within society.
Lázár: Transferring EU Affairs To Hungarian PM’s Office Right Move
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Transferring European affairs from the foreign ministry to the prime minister’s office has proven to be the right move, the government office chief told parliament’s European Affairs Committee. Experience from the government’s previous 2010-2014 term has shown that matters pertaining to the European Commission do not typically cover foreign trade or foreign affairs, since these matters concern ...
Nézőpont Poll: Support For Jobbik Drops By Third From September
- 26 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Support for the radical nationalist Jobbik party dropped by one third from September to November, which reflects the failure of Jobbik’s efforts to become a “people’s party”, a poll by the Nézőpont Institute said. The poll taken on Nov. 14- 19 showed that two-thirds of Hungarians were dissatisfied with the work of the leftist parties, Nézőpont said.
Hungarian Socialists Urge Penal Code Amendment Over Terrorist Threat
- 24 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has proposed changes to the penal code to introduce sanctions for such activities as the promotion of terrorism. The draft, presented by Socialist deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó at a press conference, would also criminalise joining terrorist groups or recruiting members for them.
Hungarian Socialists Demand Immediate Military Reform
- 18 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party called on the government to implement a reform of the country’s armed forces with no delay. Socialist MPs Tamás Harangozó and Márta Demeter said that the defence minister’s recent postponing an international aviation day originally set for next year was an “open admittance of the armed forces’ tragic state”.
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Lázár: List To Show How Much Land Owned In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Without violating data protection rules, it is in the government’s interest to make a list of foreign landowners available, showing how much land they own, he added. Sections of the land law are still under inquiry in Brussels because the EU wants Hungary to also allow legal entities buy farmland, he said. Budapest Bank has received applications for 10 billion forints of loans to buy land and ...
Jobbik Must Show Strength And Credibility To Succeed In Hungary In 2018
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party must demonstrate strength and credibility in order to defeat the ruling Fidesz party in the 2018 election, party leader Gábor Vona told a press conference. Vona said his party had come “a long way” since its days as a university youth organisation to evolve into a party “attacked from all sides” and “the only true challenger to Fidesz”.
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...