144 result(s) for taxpayer money
Orbán: Roma Community An Asset For Hungary
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- community & culture
The government views Hungary’s Roma community as an asset, rather than a liability, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of students and alumni of the Christian Roma Professional College Network on Saturday. “In our view, the Roma are not a helpless minority living off of benefits, that is, the money of other taxpayers.
Socialists: Government Fails To Give Credible Account Of Border Protection Costs
- 15 Jan 2018 8:21 AM
- current affairs
The government has failed to provide a credible account of the extraordinary costs of border protection linked to the migration crisis, deputy head of parliament’s defence and police committee Tamás Harangozó, of the opposition Socialists, said on Friday.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The Hungarian Government’s Scholarship Program For Foreign Students
- 19 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I must admit that I didn’t realize until now the scope of the Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) program, which was conceived by the Orbán government in 2013. It has been an ambitious project from the very beginning.
Jobbik Stages Demonstration At Fidesz Headquarters
- 18 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party held a demonstration on Friday evening to protest against what it called “the evolving dictatorial regime” of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the State Audit Office’s (ÁSZ) recent effort “to sideline the party”.
Nearly HUF 5bn Spent On Gov’t Propaganda
- 24 Nov 2017 8:51 AM
- current affairs
Nearly Ft 5 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on government propaganda in the third quarter of 2017, HirTV said on Thursday, citing Cabinet Office advertisement costs data obtained by Átlátszó.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
Opposition Parties Blast Orbán’s ‘Soros Plan’ Public Survey Plans
- 15 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and Democratic Coalition (DK) parties on Thursday lambasted the government’s plan to launch a nationwide public survey on the so-called “Soros plan”, calling on the ruling parties to focus on more important issues.
EP Budgetary Fact-Finding Mission Set To Arrive To Hungary Next Week
- 14 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) is coming on a fact-finding mission to Hungary from September 18-20.
Orbán: Roma Community An Asset For Hungary
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- community & culture
The government views Hungary’s Roma community as an asset, rather than a liability, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at a meeting of students and alumni of the Christian Roma Professional College Network on Saturday. “In our view, the Roma are not a helpless minority living off of benefits, that is, the money of other taxpayers.
Socialists: Government Fails To Give Credible Account Of Border Protection Costs
- 15 Jan 2018 8:21 AM
- current affairs
The government has failed to provide a credible account of the extraordinary costs of border protection linked to the migration crisis, deputy head of parliament’s defence and police committee Tamás Harangozó, of the opposition Socialists, said on Friday.
Democratic Coalition: Fidesz ‘Buying’ Ethnic Hungarian Vote
- 11 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is spending 30 billion forints (EUR 97m) of taxpayer money to buy the votes of ethnic Hungarian citizens ahead of the general election this spring, an opposition official has said. The ruling party has doled out this money to organisations beyond the border to draw ethnic Hungarian political parties into its circle of interests, Attila Ara-Kovács, the leftist Democratic Coalition’s (DK) ...
Opinion: The Hungarian Government’s Scholarship Program For Foreign Students
- 19 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I must admit that I didn’t realize until now the scope of the Stipendium Hungaricum (SH) program, which was conceived by the Orbán government in 2013. It has been an ambitious project from the very beginning.
Jobbik Stages Demonstration At Fidesz Headquarters
- 18 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party held a demonstration on Friday evening to protest against what it called “the evolving dictatorial regime” of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the State Audit Office’s (ÁSZ) recent effort “to sideline the party”.
Nearly HUF 5bn Spent On Gov’t Propaganda
- 24 Nov 2017 8:51 AM
- current affairs
Nearly Ft 5 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on government propaganda in the third quarter of 2017, HirTV said on Thursday, citing Cabinet Office advertisement costs data obtained by Átlátszó.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
Opposition Parties Blast Orbán’s ‘Soros Plan’ Public Survey Plans
- 15 Sep 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and Democratic Coalition (DK) parties on Thursday lambasted the government’s plan to launch a nationwide public survey on the so-called “Soros plan”, calling on the ruling parties to focus on more important issues.
EP Budgetary Fact-Finding Mission Set To Arrive To Hungary Next Week
- 14 Sep 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT) is coming on a fact-finding mission to Hungary from September 18-20.