888 result(s) for socialists
Socialists: Hungarian Govt Wants To Push Migrants Further West
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is trying to push the wave of migrants further to the west by building a fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border, the opposition Socialists said. The party’s Zala County deputy leader Balázs Góra told a press conference that this is why the government plans to build new reception centres in Baranya and Zala counties, in western Hungary. He said it was odd that the announcement to ...
Socialists Propose To Speed Up Birth Certificate Registration For Hungarians Abroad
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists have proposed a law amendment enabling newborns to be registered for a Hungarian birth certificate at consulates abroad, which would speed up the procedure. The move is aimed at easing the administrative burden on Hungarians working abroad, the party said in a statement. Ágnes Kunhalmi and Ildikó Bangó Borbély, the bill’s proponents, said there were 8,000 children currently waiting ...
Hungarian Paramilitary Leader Suspected Of Promoting Illegal Immigration
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Róbert Kiss, head of the now defunct New Hungarian Guard, is suspected of “organising transportation for illegal immigrants to Budapest”, daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The paper associated Kiss and another person with a recent statement by counter-terrorism force TEK, which apprehended two people, unnamed in the report, in the act of negotiating a transfer with five Syrian immigrants in southern ...
Hungary’s Opposition Criticises PM Over Tusványos Speech
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over his remarks at the 26th annual Bálványos Summer University). The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that the prime minister should initiate amending the EU’s founding treaty or Hungary’s treaty of accession. Jobbik said that if Orbán “is truly worried for national self-determination in Europe”, he should reinstate the Border Guard ...
Opposition Parties’ Comment On Hungary’s Tax Authority’s Resignation
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists qualified tax authority chief Ildikó Vida’s resignation as “a stage in the mafia war”, and accused ruling Fidesz and Economy Minister Mihály Varga of “having lied all along”. Zoltán Gőgös, the party’s deputy leader, said that the government had tried to “whitewash” Vida, who had been banned from the US under corruption charges.
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Socialists Use Budapest Office As Aid Centre For Migrants
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to transform its former headquarters building into a logistics and co-ordination centre for NGOs engaged in helping migrants, it was announced on Wednesday. Ágnes Kunhalmi, head of the party’s Budapest chapter, said migrants cannot stay in the Jókai utca building in Budapest’s Sixth District because the law does not allow it.
Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...
Socialists: Hungarian Govt Wants To Push Migrants Further West
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is trying to push the wave of migrants further to the west by building a fence on the Hungarian-Serbian border, the opposition Socialists said. The party’s Zala County deputy leader Balázs Góra told a press conference that this is why the government plans to build new reception centres in Baranya and Zala counties, in western Hungary. He said it was odd that the announcement to ...
Socialists Propose To Speed Up Birth Certificate Registration For Hungarians Abroad
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists have proposed a law amendment enabling newborns to be registered for a Hungarian birth certificate at consulates abroad, which would speed up the procedure. The move is aimed at easing the administrative burden on Hungarians working abroad, the party said in a statement. Ágnes Kunhalmi and Ildikó Bangó Borbély, the bill’s proponents, said there were 8,000 children currently waiting ...
Hungarian Paramilitary Leader Suspected Of Promoting Illegal Immigration
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Róbert Kiss, head of the now defunct New Hungarian Guard, is suspected of “organising transportation for illegal immigrants to Budapest”, daily Napi Gazdaság reported. The paper associated Kiss and another person with a recent statement by counter-terrorism force TEK, which apprehended two people, unnamed in the report, in the act of negotiating a transfer with five Syrian immigrants in southern ...
Hungary’s Opposition Criticises PM Over Tusványos Speech
- 27 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán over his remarks at the 26th annual Bálványos Summer University). The radical nationalist Jobbik party said that the prime minister should initiate amending the EU’s founding treaty or Hungary’s treaty of accession. Jobbik said that if Orbán “is truly worried for national self-determination in Europe”, he should reinstate the Border Guard ...
Opposition Parties’ Comment On Hungary’s Tax Authority’s Resignation
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists qualified tax authority chief Ildikó Vida’s resignation as “a stage in the mafia war”, and accused ruling Fidesz and Economy Minister Mihály Varga of “having lied all along”. Zoltán Gőgös, the party’s deputy leader, said that the government had tried to “whitewash” Vida, who had been banned from the US under corruption charges.
Head Of Hungary’s Tax Authority Resigns
- 21 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Ildikó Vida has resigned from her post as head of Hungary’s tax authority NAV, the economy ministry said. Until a successor is appointed, vice president Árpád Varga will head the authority. Ildikó Vida tendered her resignation on May 20, while relevant laws allow for two months of a notice period. The new tax chief will be selected after key components in a planned reform to the authority have ...
Socialists Use Budapest Office As Aid Centre For Migrants
- 16 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party plans to transform its former headquarters building into a logistics and co-ordination centre for NGOs engaged in helping migrants, it was announced on Wednesday. Ágnes Kunhalmi, head of the party’s Budapest chapter, said migrants cannot stay in the Jókai utca building in Budapest’s Sixth District because the law does not allow it.
Budapest Pride Parade A Peaceful Success
- 13 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Pride parade was free of disruptions by homophobic elements for the first time in many years, as a crowd of 10,000-15,000 took part in the march. The march was opened by conductor Iván Fischer, saying that they were celebrating the courage of those who declare their self-identity. Fischer warned homophobes in his message that they must be cautious, because homosexuality is not a ...
Hungary Fence To Meet NATO Standards
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The fence the government is planning to build between Hungary and Serbia will meet NATO standards, Szilárd Németh, vice-chair of parliament’s national security committee, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the body. Németh said that 99% of illegal entrants to Hungary arrived through Serbia, and building a fence is an “important and necessary” measure. He added, however, that the fence ...