876 result(s) for socialists
Hungarian Respondents To Questionnaire On Migration For Stricter Measures
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Out of the 400,000 questionnaires filled out and returned 200,000 have been processed. He said that answering the question on a preferred method for tackling the labour shortage and ...
Hungarian Citizens Not Affected By Increased Threat Of Terrorism
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The threat of terrorism has increased in Hungary but not to a level where it would affect the everyday lives of citizens, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said at his annual hearing before parliament’s national security committee. The authorities are continually monitoring the level of threat and there is no need for special training to individuals, he said.
Hungarian Govt Accused Of Provoking Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2016 budget submitted by the government makes it clear that instead of handling the problem of immigration, it pursues a campaign to promote xenophobia from public monies, the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó said that while the government is spending 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) on a national consultation, only a fraction of that sum is actually spent on ...
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
Együtt, Socialists: Hungary’s PM “Unacceptable” In Europe
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “did not do well” in either of two debates focusing on Hungary -- in the European Parliament and at a US House subcommittee hearing, the opposition Együtt party said. Orbán was once again forced to defend his policies pursued since 2010, but it is clear that he has become “the lonely leader of Europe”, Nóra Hajdu, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said. Both ...
Hungarian Socialist Referendum Question On Sunday Work Approved
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has approved a question for a national referendum submitted by the leader of the opposition Socialists regarding payment for Sunday work. The question József Tóbiás submitted to the committee on April 21 is the following: “do you want parliament to amend the labour code to allow payment of a 200% premium for Sunday work in the retail trade sector?”
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Fidesz Government Has Failed
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that a year has passed since the general election in Hungary, it is clear that the government has failed, László Botka, head of the national board of the opposition Socialist Party (MSZP), said. Botka said Fidesz won a second supermajority in last year’s general election by rewriting the election system, but has since lost over 40% of its voters.
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.
Hungarian Respondents To Questionnaire On Migration For Stricter Measures
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Some 90% of respondents to a national consultation drive on migration agreed that stricter rules should apply to illegal entrants concerning their detention and deportation, government spokesman Zoltán Kovács said. Out of the 400,000 questionnaires filled out and returned 200,000 have been processed. He said that answering the question on a preferred method for tackling the labour shortage and ...
Hungarian Citizens Not Affected By Increased Threat Of Terrorism
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The threat of terrorism has increased in Hungary but not to a level where it would affect the everyday lives of citizens, Interior Minister Sándor Pintér said at his annual hearing before parliament’s national security committee. The authorities are continually monitoring the level of threat and there is no need for special training to individuals, he said.
Hungarian Govt Accused Of Provoking Anti-Immigrant Hysteria
- 3 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The 2016 budget submitted by the government makes it clear that instead of handling the problem of immigration, it pursues a campaign to promote xenophobia from public monies, the opposition Socialists said. Deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó said that while the government is spending 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) on a national consultation, only a fraction of that sum is actually spent on ...
Hungary Stands Up For The European Ideal Of The Freedom Of Expression
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary stands up for the European ideal of the freedom of expression, and wants to decide for itself whether it wants immigrants or not, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated in the debate on the situation in Hungary held at a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg last week.
Együtt, Socialists: Hungary’s PM “Unacceptable” In Europe
- 21 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán “did not do well” in either of two debates focusing on Hungary -- in the European Parliament and at a US House subcommittee hearing, the opposition Együtt party said. Orbán was once again forced to defend his policies pursued since 2010, but it is clear that he has become “the lonely leader of Europe”, Nóra Hajdu, the party’s foreign affairs spokesperson, said. Both ...
Hungarian Socialist Referendum Question On Sunday Work Approved
- 14 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Election Committee (NVB) has approved a question for a national referendum submitted by the leader of the opposition Socialists regarding payment for Sunday work. The question József Tóbiás submitted to the committee on April 21 is the following: “do you want parliament to amend the labour code to allow payment of a 200% premium for Sunday work in the retail trade sector?”
Xpat Opinion: Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis On Her Years In Hungary, Part I
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I just received Eleni Kounalakis’s Madam Ambassador: Three Years of Diplomacy, Dinner Parties, and Democracy in Budapest (New York: The New Press), recounting her years in Budapest as U.S. Ambassador. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised by the book, which luckily, despite its subtitle, has little to do with dinner parties. Instead, we have an account of the turbulent first three years of ...
Hungarian Socialists Say Fidesz Government Has Failed
- 11 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that a year has passed since the general election in Hungary, it is clear that the government has failed, László Botka, head of the national board of the opposition Socialist Party (MSZP), said. Botka said Fidesz won a second supermajority in last year’s general election by rewriting the election system, but has since lost over 40% of its voters.
Child Poverty Is An Undeniable Fact In Hungary
- 5 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Our compilation of excerpts from press articles offers conflicting statements about child poverty in Hungary. Even the pro-government media admit the problem but they stress improvement in recent years.