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Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.
Jobbik Urges Stringent Screening Of Government Members
- 19 Apr 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed the introduction of a “stricter than ever” national security screening of government members. Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said that the “type D” probe would also involve a psychiatric test for government members, as well as a screening of their own assets and properties of their family members.
Funding For NGOs Has Grown By Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros
- 13 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Since 2010, annual funding for civil organisations has increased from 140 billion forints (EUR 450m) to 202 billion and associated red tape has been cut, the daily Magyar Idők said on Wednesday, citing a government official. Quoting human resources ministry deputy state secretary for ethnic and civil society relations Attila Fülöp, the paper drew a distinction between “real civil organisations” ...
Committee Rejects Referendum On Scrutiny Of Politicians’ Wealth Increase
- 12 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a meeting on Tuesday, the National Election Committee rejected referendum questions on the scrutiny of politicians’ wealth increase submitted by a private individual. The six questions were submitted by Zsolt Fábián and had been announced by György Gémesi, head of the nonparliamentary New Beginning party.
Govt To Continue Revamping Foster-Care System
- 10 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government will implement further measures as part of an overall revamp of the country’s foster care system, the human resources ministry said on Friday. The aim of the restructuring is to part with the old system rooting in the idea adopted in the 1950s that abandoned children should be catered for separately from society, in state-run foster centres, the ministry said in a statement.
Metropolitan Council Supports Levee At Danube Embankment In N Budapest
- 6 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest local council representatives voted in support of plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment of the Danube in northern Budapest. The general assembly meeting approved the plan with 19 votes in support, 2 against and 4 abstentions.
Hungary’s Parliament Parties Discuss NGO Transparency Bill
- 6 Apr 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s five parliamentary parties met on Wednesday to discuss a bill drafted by ruling Fidesz that would require civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.
Fidesz MP: No Chance Of Referendums Until After 2018 Election
- 24 Apr 2017 2:34 AM
- current affairs
There is no chance of Hungary holding any kind of referendum before the general election in April 2018, according to Fidesz deputy delegation leader Gergely Gulyás. The MP told pro-government Magyar Idők that a recent wave of referendum proposals coming before the National Elections Commission from “opposition parties and civilians” would not be able to pass through all required legal processes ...
Home-Birth Midwife Geréb’s Sentence Reduced
- 21 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals on Thursday reduced a two-year prison sentence of Ágnes Geréb, an obstetrician and midwife sentenced in connection with home births, to a 5-year suspended prison sentence.
Jobbik Urges Stringent Screening Of Government Members
- 19 Apr 2017 8:14 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has proposed the introduction of a “stricter than ever” national security screening of government members. Jobbik leader Gábor Vona said that the “type D” probe would also involve a psychiatric test for government members, as well as a screening of their own assets and properties of their family members.
Funding For NGOs Has Grown By Hundreds Of Millions Of Euros
- 13 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- business
Since 2010, annual funding for civil organisations has increased from 140 billion forints (EUR 450m) to 202 billion and associated red tape has been cut, the daily Magyar Idők said on Wednesday, citing a government official. Quoting human resources ministry deputy state secretary for ethnic and civil society relations Attila Fülöp, the paper drew a distinction between “real civil organisations” ...
Committee Rejects Referendum On Scrutiny Of Politicians’ Wealth Increase
- 12 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a meeting on Tuesday, the National Election Committee rejected referendum questions on the scrutiny of politicians’ wealth increase submitted by a private individual. The six questions were submitted by Zsolt Fábián and had been announced by György Gémesi, head of the nonparliamentary New Beginning party.
Govt To Continue Revamping Foster-Care System
- 10 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government will implement further measures as part of an overall revamp of the country’s foster care system, the human resources ministry said on Friday. The aim of the restructuring is to part with the old system rooting in the idea adopted in the 1950s that abandoned children should be catered for separately from society, in state-run foster centres, the ministry said in a statement.
Metropolitan Council Supports Levee At Danube Embankment In N Budapest
- 6 Apr 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest local council representatives voted in support of plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment of the Danube in northern Budapest. The general assembly meeting approved the plan with 19 votes in support, 2 against and 4 abstentions.
Hungary’s Parliament Parties Discuss NGO Transparency Bill
- 6 Apr 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s five parliamentary parties met on Wednesday to discuss a bill drafted by ruling Fidesz that would require civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad.
Controversy Over Flood Protection For Római Embankment In Budapest
- 5 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- property
Opposition parties and civil groups on Wednesday called on Budapest local council representatives to vote against current plans to build a mobile flood levee on the Római embankment in northern Budapest, which environmentalists say would harm the local ecology.