2,572 result(s) for vote
Hungarian Government To Ease The Financial Burden On Families
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász announced on Wednesday the Government’s decisions to increase the minimal wage as well as to decrease gas, district heating and electricity prices.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Memorial Day In Hungary For Ethnic Germans
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted with 333 affirmative votes and no dissensions to declare January 19 a memorial day to recall the deportation of ethnic Germans in Hungary in the 1940s. The date chosen marks the day on which the first train taking deported Germans left.
First Hungarian Film & TV Awards Hosted In Budapest In 2013
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hakan Yildiz (actor and director) and a group of up and coming independent filmmakers are organizing Hungary’s first official film and TV awards in 2013. The event will feature awards for the best Hungarian films and television productions.
Xpat Opinion: Left-Wing Criticism Of University Scholarship Allocation Plans
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left of centre columnists discuss the allocation of university scholarships for 2013, and accuse Fidesz of breaching its promise not to introduce tuition fees.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Fascist Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The reactions to what happened at the Anti-Fascist Demonstration held recently in front of the Hungarian parliament building naturally vary. There are those who consider the size of the crowd small while others are pleased that not only the square itself but the streets leading to it were full of people. I was, for example, gratified that the crowd came from all over the country. I was also very ...
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Education Grants May Be Cut Drastically In Hungary
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of full state scholarships available to post-secondary students is to be drastically cut from the current 27,250 to 10,480 next September, under to a proposal to be discussed at today’s weekly cabinet meeting.
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.
Hungarian Government To Ease The Financial Burden On Families
- 13 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász announced on Wednesday the Government’s decisions to increase the minimal wage as well as to decrease gas, district heating and electricity prices.
Xpat Opinion: Not Only The University Students Are Unhappy In Hungary
- 12 Dec 2012 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Already yesterday news leaked out from government circles that taking on the university students might not have been the brightest idea. Even Zsolt Bayer warned the government that it must take the students seriously because otherwise “we might be swept away.” Orbán and his old college friends who run the country nowadays should know the strength of a student revolt, he warned. It’s enough to ...
Memorial Day In Hungary For Ethnic Germans
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament voted with 333 affirmative votes and no dissensions to declare January 19 a memorial day to recall the deportation of ethnic Germans in Hungary in the 1940s. The date chosen marks the day on which the first train taking deported Germans left.
First Hungarian Film & TV Awards Hosted In Budapest In 2013
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- entertainment
Hakan Yildiz (actor and director) and a group of up and coming independent filmmakers are organizing Hungary’s first official film and TV awards in 2013. The event will feature awards for the best Hungarian films and television productions.
Xpat Opinion: Left-Wing Criticism Of University Scholarship Allocation Plans
- 10 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Left of centre columnists discuss the allocation of university scholarships for 2013, and accuse Fidesz of breaching its promise not to introduce tuition fees.
Xpat Opinion: Anti-Fascist Demonstration In Hungary
- 7 Dec 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The reactions to what happened at the Anti-Fascist Demonstration held recently in front of the Hungarian parliament building naturally vary. There are those who consider the size of the crowd small while others are pleased that not only the square itself but the streets leading to it were full of people. I was, for example, gratified that the crowd came from all over the country. I was also very ...
Hungary's President Áder Sends Election Bill To Court
- 7 Dec 2012 8:06 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder sent the election procedures bill to the Constitutional Court for preliminary legal review yesterday, as forecast by the prime minister last Friday.
Education Grants May Be Cut Drastically In Hungary
- 5 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number of full state scholarships available to post-secondary students is to be drastically cut from the current 27,250 to 10,480 next September, under to a proposal to be discussed at today’s weekly cabinet meeting.
Xpat Opinion: One Day Of Unity Against Anti-Semitism In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Columnists commenting on Sunday’s anti-Nazi demonstration wonder if the presence of both left and rightwing politicians is a harbinger of a new consensus to reject anti-Semitism. Both pro-government and left-wing pundits are skeptical about the possibility and the desirability of finding such common ground.