877 result(s) for vote against hungary
Fidesz Group Leader Slams Soros’s Davos Speech
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz, has slammed US financier George Soros over a speech he gave at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which he called Hungary a “mafia state”.
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Liberals Urge Compromise Over ‘Party District’ Opening Hours
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- entertainment
The Liberal Party has proposed a compromise between local residents, catering businesses in Budapest’s 7th district and the municipality, concerning the opening hours of bars and pubs in the district’s contested “party zone”. Viktor Szabadai, the head of the Liberals’ Budapest board, urged locals to vote in an upcoming referendum against rules under which bars would be closed after midnight, in ...
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Opposition Parties Gear Up For Early Election Kick-Off
- 12 Jan 2018 8:18 AM
- current affairs
Deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party Dániel Z Kárpát questioned the legitimacy of the upcoming election, referring to a large fine the State Audit Office recently imposed on his party. He insisted that Jobbik was the only opposition party with the potential to win the election.
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) ...
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Local Opinion: Poland’s New PM In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator sees Mr Morawiecki’s choice of Budapest for his first bilateral visit abroad as a sign of the strong alliance between the two governments in facing infringement procedures launched by Brussels.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.
Fidesz Group Leader Slams Soros’s Davos Speech
- 29 Jan 2018 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Gergely Gulyás, parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz, has slammed US financier George Soros over a speech he gave at the World Economic Forum in Davos in which he called Hungary a “mafia state”.
Budapest Assembly Approves New Public Procurement Threshold
- 25 Jan 2018 9:00 AM
- business
From March 1, the forint threshold for public procurements conducted by the city of Budapest’s procurement company will be raised, following a vote in the city assembly.
Liberals Urge Compromise Over ‘Party District’ Opening Hours
- 22 Jan 2018 11:00 AM
- entertainment
The Liberal Party has proposed a compromise between local residents, catering businesses in Budapest’s 7th district and the municipality, concerning the opening hours of bars and pubs in the district’s contested “party zone”. Viktor Szabadai, the head of the Liberals’ Budapest board, urged locals to vote in an upcoming referendum against rules under which bars would be closed after midnight, in ...
NGOs Call ‘Stop Soros’ Bill ‘Deceptive And Harmful’
- 22 Jan 2018 7:52 AM
- current affairs
Two dozen Hungarian NGOs have qualified the “Stop Soros” draft package published in full on Thursday as “deceptive, arbitrary and harmful”. Veronika Móra, director of Ökotárs Foundation, told a press conference that the package, which she dubbed “Stop Civil”, should be withdrawn.
Opposition Parties Gear Up For Early Election Kick-Off
- 12 Jan 2018 8:18 AM
- current affairs
Deputy leader of the radical nationalist Jobbik party Dániel Z Kárpát questioned the legitimacy of the upcoming election, referring to a large fine the State Audit Office recently imposed on his party. He insisted that Jobbik was the only opposition party with the potential to win the election.
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) ...
Bishops Offer ‘Room At The Inn’ To Refugees In Hungary
- 5 Jan 2018 7:58 AM
- current affairs
In a country with a xenophobic streak and a government proud to call itself ‘illiberal’, religious leaders are speaking up.
Local Opinion: Poland’s New PM In Budapest
- 5 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government commentator sees Mr Morawiecki’s choice of Budapest for his first bilateral visit abroad as a sign of the strong alliance between the two governments in facing infringement procedures launched by Brussels.
LMP: Hungary In ‘Eleventh Hour’ To Stop Paks Project
- 3 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is “in the eleventh hour” to stop the upgrade of the country’s sole nuclear power plant in Paks, a board member of green opposition LMP said.