158 result(s) for veto
Socialists To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Speaker’s MP Punishments
- 2 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will turn to the European Court of Human Rights if parliament decides to vote in favour of reducing the pay of lawmakers who broke the chamber’s rules, the party’s deputy chairman said on Tuesday.
Government Office Chief: Critics Of Public Survey ‘Do Not Understand Democracy’
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Office Chief said that critics of the government’s “national consultation” failed to understand the essence of democracy; the public survey is about fully effectuating democracy. It is right for the government to ask people their opinion regarding various important issues, and this applies to the period between elections, too, Lázár said.
Socialists Want Fine Imposed By House Speaker On Lawmakers To Be Void
- 4 May 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked parliament’s immunity committee to void fines imposed by House Speaker László Kövér on lawmakers who protested in parliament against the president signing amendments to Hungary’s law on higher education recently.
Local Opinion: Weeklies On President Áder’s Re-Election
- 21 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The re-election of János Áder as President of Hungary by the government majority in Parliament prompts conflicting evaluations of his performance as head of state and of the role played by his only opponent, jurist László Majtényi who fought a symbolic battle to make his case as an alternative candidate.
Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder presented Hungary’s state orders as well as the prestigious Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes to recognise public personalities, artists and scientists on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1848 revolution in Parliament. In his address to the awardees, the president highlighted their achievements, which he said could “motivate many to come up with better results”.
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
Foreign Minister: Hungary Protecting EU Borders With Own Funds
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Contrary to the statements made by the Italian Prime Minister, the Hungarian Government did not construct a fence on the border out of EU money; the people of Hungary are protecting the border of the European Union out of their own money”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
Marcel Wanders Design Award 2016 Goes To A Fashion Design Collection From MOME
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On 4th November, the internationally famous Dutch designer, Marcel Wanders personally handed over the Award he founded to the graduates of MOME’s (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest) Design Institute. On the basis of his master diploma project, a textile and fashion design graduate, Richard Marton received the main award that also comes with a 1,500 Euro prize.
PM Orbán Threatens To Sue EU
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on last week’s European Union summit, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a stalemate had emerged because the European Union’s migrant quota proposal was still on the table. “We are constantly vetoing it.” In order to resolve this situation, the Slovak EU presidency must be ready with a proposal by December, Orbán said in an interview to public radio.
Socialists To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Speaker’s MP Punishments
- 2 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party will turn to the European Court of Human Rights if parliament decides to vote in favour of reducing the pay of lawmakers who broke the chamber’s rules, the party’s deputy chairman said on Tuesday.
Government Office Chief: Critics Of Public Survey ‘Do Not Understand Democracy’
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Office Chief said that critics of the government’s “national consultation” failed to understand the essence of democracy; the public survey is about fully effectuating democracy. It is right for the government to ask people their opinion regarding various important issues, and this applies to the period between elections, too, Lázár said.
Socialists Want Fine Imposed By House Speaker On Lawmakers To Be Void
- 4 May 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked parliament’s immunity committee to void fines imposed by House Speaker László Kövér on lawmakers who protested in parliament against the president signing amendments to Hungary’s law on higher education recently.
Local Opinion: Weeklies On President Áder’s Re-Election
- 21 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The re-election of János Áder as President of Hungary by the government majority in Parliament prompts conflicting evaluations of his performance as head of state and of the role played by his only opponent, jurist László Majtényi who fought a symbolic battle to make his case as an alternative candidate.
Áder Presents High State Awards
- 16 Mar 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder presented Hungary’s state orders as well as the prestigious Kossuth and Széchenyi prizes to recognise public personalities, artists and scientists on the occasion of the anniversary of the 1848 revolution in Parliament. In his address to the awardees, the president highlighted their achievements, which he said could “motivate many to come up with better results”.
President Áder Vetoes Law On Erzsébet Square Transfer From Budapest To State
- 3 Dec 2016 12:00 AM
- getting around
President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have been transferred from the city to the Hungarian state. In his justification, the president said that a property transfer cannot be completed without consent from the municipality, adding that neither the city council nor the mayor of Budapest had been consulted ...
Foreign Minister: Hungary Protecting EU Borders With Own Funds
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“Contrary to the statements made by the Italian Prime Minister, the Hungarian Government did not construct a fence on the border out of EU money; the people of Hungary are protecting the border of the European Union out of their own money”, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó said.
Marcel Wanders Design Award 2016 Goes To A Fashion Design Collection From MOME
- 9 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- community & culture
On 4th November, the internationally famous Dutch designer, Marcel Wanders personally handed over the Award he founded to the graduates of MOME’s (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest) Design Institute. On the basis of his master diploma project, a textile and fashion design graduate, Richard Marton received the main award that also comes with a 1,500 Euro prize.
PM Orbán Threatens To Sue EU
- 31 Oct 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on last week’s European Union summit, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said a stalemate had emerged because the European Union’s migrant quota proposal was still on the table. “We are constantly vetoing it.” In order to resolve this situation, the Slovak EU presidency must be ready with a proposal by December, Orbán said in an interview to public radio.