70 result(s) for gábor fodor in Current Affairs
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Row Over Banning Oil Imports from Russia
- 24 May 2022 8:51 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning weeklies accuse the government of conniving with Moscow, by rejecting the proposed ban on importing Russian crude oil without significant compensation from the European Union. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, argue that Hungary’s position is dictated by plain common sense.
New Book 'The Orbán Rule' Provides Insight Into Right Wing PM’s Philosophy
- 7 May 2021 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán understands the importance of a clear direction for governing, István Stumpf, the government commissioner in charge of the reform of Hungary’s higher education system and a former constitutional court judge, said at an online presentation of a book looking back on Orbán’s last ten years in office.
Hungarian Liberal Party Leader Resigns Post
- 29 Aug 2019 9:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Liberal Party leader Gábor Fodor has announced his resignation, said a statement by the party sent to MTI on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: Government Side Accuses Facebook Of Censorship
- 9 Oct 2018 12:42 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After the Facebook account of a pro-government journalist was suspended, an MP of the Christian Democrats claimed that Facebook content-screening in Hungary is overseen by an NGO ‘funded by (Hungarian-born US financier and philanthropist) George Soros.’
Local Opinion: Strong Reactions To Orbán’s New Speech At Tusnadfürdő
- 30 Jul 2018 8:34 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
In their first reactions to PM Orbán’s Tusnádfürdő address, liberal and left-wing commentators suggest that Viktor Orbán wants to elevate his illiberal politics to the European stage. Pro-government columnist agree with the Prime Minister that liberal elites need to be replaced.
Liberals: EU Should Sanction Governments, Not Countries
- 3 May 2018 9:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party backs the proposal of liberal EP group leader Guy Verhofstadt that the EU should sanction governments, rather than countries, for failing to comply with the bloc’s regulations, party leader Gábor Fodor told a press conference.
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.
Hungarian Opinion: Weeklies on the Row Over Banning Oil Imports from Russia
- 24 May 2022 8:51 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Opposition-leaning weeklies accuse the government of conniving with Moscow, by rejecting the proposed ban on importing Russian crude oil without significant compensation from the European Union. Pro-government commentators, on the other hand, argue that Hungary’s position is dictated by plain common sense.
New Book 'The Orbán Rule' Provides Insight Into Right Wing PM’s Philosophy
- 7 May 2021 10:10 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán understands the importance of a clear direction for governing, István Stumpf, the government commissioner in charge of the reform of Hungary’s higher education system and a former constitutional court judge, said at an online presentation of a book looking back on Orbán’s last ten years in office.
Hungarian Liberal Party Leader Resigns Post
- 29 Aug 2019 9:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungarian Liberal Party leader Gábor Fodor has announced his resignation, said a statement by the party sent to MTI on Tuesday.
Local Opinion: Government Side Accuses Facebook Of Censorship
- 9 Oct 2018 12:42 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
After the Facebook account of a pro-government journalist was suspended, an MP of the Christian Democrats claimed that Facebook content-screening in Hungary is overseen by an NGO ‘funded by (Hungarian-born US financier and philanthropist) George Soros.’
Local Opinion: Strong Reactions To Orbán’s New Speech At Tusnadfürdő
- 30 Jul 2018 8:34 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
In their first reactions to PM Orbán’s Tusnádfürdő address, liberal and left-wing commentators suggest that Viktor Orbán wants to elevate his illiberal politics to the European stage. Pro-government columnist agree with the Prime Minister that liberal elites need to be replaced.
Liberals: EU Should Sanction Governments, Not Countries
- 3 May 2018 9:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party backs the proposal of liberal EP group leader Guy Verhofstadt that the EU should sanction governments, rather than countries, for failing to comply with the bloc’s regulations, party leader Gábor Fodor told a press conference.
Local Opinion: Gábor Fodor’s Farewell To Parliament
- 24 Feb 2018 9:14 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the Socialist Party decided to drop Liberal Party Chairman Gábor Fodor as a well-positioned candidate, a left-wing columnist muses that liberalism’s (but not Fodor’s) only chance to survive in politics is to place itself under the protection of Social Democracy.
Opposition Parties Slam Reported Government Plans To Gut Local Council System
- 31 Jan 2018 8:28 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties on Tuesday spoke out against reported plans by the government to do away with Hungary’s local councils after the spring election. Gergely Karácsony, the PM candidate of Párbeszéd and the Socialist Party, told a press conference that he had personally seen proposals for the abolishment of Budapest‘s districts.
Local Opinion: Left Still Fragmented, 70 Days Before The Elections
- 23 Jan 2018 7:56 AM
- current affairs
Commentators agree that the chances of the left are meagre, as its rather weak and scattered forces seem unable to coalesce, although over half the parliamentary seats (106 of 199) can be won in individual constituencies in a ‘first past the post’ system.