64 result(s) for weak forint in Current Affairs
Hungary's Environmental Protection 'Sliding Downhill' Says Opposition
- 27 Jun 2019 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Environmental protection in Hungary will continue to “slide downhill” next year, opposition LMP lawmaker Erzsébet Schmuck said, after parliament’s sustainable development committee voted down opposition proposals connected to next year’s budget aimed at increasing environmental spending.
Local Opinion: Are The Protests Fading Out In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2019 8:24 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Pro-government outlets think the protest sparked by the law allowing 400 hours of overtime work per year is running out of steam. Left-liberal authors point out that rallies were held throughout Hungary on Saturday.
Finance Minister: Hungary’s Economic Growth Sustainable
- 5 Jul 2018 7:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
International economic players agree with the government’s assessment that Hungary is on a sustainable growth path, allowing the economy to expand by about 4% both this year and the next, the finance minister told commercial InfoRádió.
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) ...
Viktor Orbán: Europe Must Regain ‘Independence From Soros Empire’
- 24 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must regain its “independence from the empire” of US billionaire George Soros, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) summer university, in central Romania, on Saturday.
US State Dept Expresses Concern Over Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department expressed concern over legislation Hungary’s parliament recently adopted on foreign-funded NGOs, in a statement released on its website.
Local Opinion: Parliament Adjusts Advertisement Tax Rate
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the new advertisement tax rules as discriminatory. He accuses the government of intending to silence media outlets critical of the current regime.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
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.
Hungary's Environmental Protection 'Sliding Downhill' Says Opposition
- 27 Jun 2019 8:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Environmental protection in Hungary will continue to “slide downhill” next year, opposition LMP lawmaker Erzsébet Schmuck said, after parliament’s sustainable development committee voted down opposition proposals connected to next year’s budget aimed at increasing environmental spending.
Local Opinion: Are The Protests Fading Out In Hungary?
- 21 Jan 2019 8:24 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Pro-government outlets think the protest sparked by the law allowing 400 hours of overtime work per year is running out of steam. Left-liberal authors point out that rallies were held throughout Hungary on Saturday.
Finance Minister: Hungary’s Economic Growth Sustainable
- 5 Jul 2018 7:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
International economic players agree with the government’s assessment that Hungary is on a sustainable growth path, allowing the economy to expand by about 4% both this year and the next, the finance minister told commercial InfoRádió.
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) ...
Viktor Orbán: Europe Must Regain ‘Independence From Soros Empire’
- 24 Jul 2017 10:40 AM
- current affairs
The European Union must regain its “independence from the empire” of US billionaire George Soros, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a speech to the Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) summer university, in central Romania, on Saturday.
US State Dept Expresses Concern Over Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs
- 21 Jun 2017 8:48 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department expressed concern over legislation Hungary’s parliament recently adopted on foreign-funded NGOs, in a statement released on its website.
Local Opinion: Parliament Adjusts Advertisement Tax Rate
- 18 May 2017 9:40 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist interprets the new advertisement tax rules as discriminatory. He accuses the government of intending to silence media outlets critical of the current regime.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
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.