760 result(s) for socialists in Current Affairs
EU Court Dismisses Hungary, Slovakia Migrant Case
- 6 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice today dismissed a case launched by Hungary and Slovakia challenging the legality of the EU’s migrant resettlement scheme. “The court dismisses the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers,” the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Socialists Call On Hungarian Government To Cut Gas Prices
- 1 Sep 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party (MSZP) on Thursday called on the government to cut household gas prices, arguing that global energy prices have fallen significantly since 2014. Speaking at a press conference, Socialist Party group leader Bertalan Tóth said that over the last three years the government “has ignored the fact that global energy prices have fallen by significant margins”.
Publicus: 24% Of Hungarian Voters Support Fidesz
- 30 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s support decreased by one percentage point while Jobbik and the Socialists (MSZP) have been stagnating since July according to pollster Publicus, reports Magyar Nemzet.
Botka: Socialists Pledge To Double Education Funding
- 30 Aug 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party’s candidate for prime minister, László Botka, pledged to double the amount of funding for education, which he called the party’s top priority. Botka told a press conference that state funding for the sector would rise to 6% of GDP under a Socialist administration in the next governing cycle after the 2018 elections.
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
Fidesz: Soros Behind Request For Special Session Of Parliament
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
George Soros was behind the opposition’s call for Monday’s special session of parliament on the topic of the Central European University, Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said, referring to the US financier. Lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session, which thereby lacked a quorum.
Socialists Voice Conditional Support For Probe Into Fidesz’s 2010 Campaign Spending
- 18 Aug 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said it is prepared to back radical nationalist Jobbik’s call for an investigation into ruling Fidesz’s spending during the 2010 election campaign on the condition that it can preside over the parliamentary committee examining the case.
Kósa: Some In Venice Commission Sponsored By Soros
- 14 Aug 2017 9:14 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group leader of governing Fidesz said there are people in the Venice Commission who are sponsored by Hungarian-born American financier George Soros in an interview with public radio broadcast on Sunday.
EU Court Dismisses Hungary, Slovakia Migrant Case
- 6 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Justice today dismissed a case launched by Hungary and Slovakia challenging the legality of the EU’s migrant resettlement scheme. “The court dismisses the actions brought by Slovakia and Hungary against the provisional mechanism for the mandatory relocation of asylum seekers,” the Luxembourg-based court said in a statement.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Socialists Call On Hungarian Government To Cut Gas Prices
- 1 Sep 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party (MSZP) on Thursday called on the government to cut household gas prices, arguing that global energy prices have fallen significantly since 2014. Speaking at a press conference, Socialist Party group leader Bertalan Tóth said that over the last three years the government “has ignored the fact that global energy prices have fallen by significant margins”.
Publicus: 24% Of Hungarian Voters Support Fidesz
- 30 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s support decreased by one percentage point while Jobbik and the Socialists (MSZP) have been stagnating since July according to pollster Publicus, reports Magyar Nemzet.
Botka: Socialists Pledge To Double Education Funding
- 30 Aug 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party’s candidate for prime minister, László Botka, pledged to double the amount of funding for education, which he called the party’s top priority. Botka told a press conference that state funding for the sector would rise to 6% of GDP under a Socialist administration in the next governing cycle after the 2018 elections.
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
Fidesz: Soros Behind Request For Special Session Of Parliament
- 22 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
George Soros was behind the opposition’s call for Monday’s special session of parliament on the topic of the Central European University, Fidesz group leader Lajos Kósa said, referring to the US financier. Lawmakers of the ruling alliance boycotted the session, which thereby lacked a quorum.
Socialists Voice Conditional Support For Probe Into Fidesz’s 2010 Campaign Spending
- 18 Aug 2017 8:38 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has said it is prepared to back radical nationalist Jobbik’s call for an investigation into ruling Fidesz’s spending during the 2010 election campaign on the condition that it can preside over the parliamentary committee examining the case.
Kósa: Some In Venice Commission Sponsored By Soros
- 14 Aug 2017 9:14 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group leader of governing Fidesz said there are people in the Venice Commission who are sponsored by Hungarian-born American financier George Soros in an interview with public radio broadcast on Sunday.