News tagged "parliament"

Hungary passes law boosting government control of media

on Dec 27, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday to tighten government control over news outlets which media watchdogs say is arbitrary and ill-defined.

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Hungarian budget cleared after ratings downgrade

on Dec 23, 2010 via YahooNews

(AP:BUDAPEST, Hungary,) Hungary's Parliament has approved a budget for 2011, just hours after Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the government's creditworthiness to a notch above junk status.

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Hungarian budget cleared after ratings downgrade

on Dec 23, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary's Parliament has approved a budget for 2011, just hours after Fitch Ratings agency downgraded the government's creditworthiness to a notch above junk status.

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Hungary criticised over new media control laws

on Dec 23, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary's parliament has passed legislation to tighten government control over news outlets, which media watchdogs say is arbitrary and ill-defined.

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Hungary passes law boosting government control of media

on Dec 22, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday to tighten government control over news outlets which media watchdogs say is arbitrary and ill-defined.

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Hungary passes law boosting government control of media

on Dec 22, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's parliament passed legislation on Tuesday to tighten government control over news outlets which media watchdogs say is arbitrary and ill-defined.

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Hungary passes contentious new media law

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

(AP:BUDAPEST, Hungary) Hungary's parliament approved a contentious new law Tuesday that will greatly expand the state's power to monitor and penalize private media, drawing protests from opposition parties and civil society.

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Hungarian parliament passes controversial media 'censorship' law

on Dec 21, 2010 via YahooNews

Budapest - A controversial law, seen by critics as a step toward government censorship of media, was approved by the Hungarian parliament overnight into Tuesday.

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Hungary pushes budget vote, output shows risks

on Dec 07, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungarian parliament preapres to vote on budget parameters, amid market doubts on aggressiveness. 7 Dec 2010 9:01 AM

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Hungary's Parliament Approves 2011 Tax Bill - Agency

on Nov 16, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary's Parliament Approves 2011 Tax Bill - Agency

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Hungary limits powers of Constitutional Court

on Nov 16, 2010 via YahooNews

(AP:BUDAPEST, Hungary) Hungary's parliament has passed legislation greatly limiting the jurisdiction of the country's top court on taxation and state budget matters.

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Hungary, EP officials agree on need for strong CAP

on Nov 04, 2010 via YahooNews

The European Union will continue to need a strong common agricultural policy (CAP) even after the current budgetary period ends in late 2013, Hungarian and European Parliament officials agreed in Budapest on Wednesday.

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Hungary submits 2011 budget to parliament

on Oct 31, 2010 via YahooNews

(BUDAPEST ) - The Hungarian government submitted to parliament on Saturday its draft budget for 2011, standing by its pledge to bring the deficit below the European Union limit next year.

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Hungary maintains state of emergency

on Oct 20, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST - THE Hungarian parliament voted to maintain a state of emergency in an area hit by a deadly toxic spill two weeks ago, according to an official notice in the state gazette on Tuesday.

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Hungary seeks key role in 2 EU Danube strategy areas, says commissioner

on Oct 19, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungary seeks to take a leading coordinating role in two of the 11 priority areas in the EU's Danube Strategy, the strategy's Hungarian government commissioner told a committee meeting in parliament on Monday.

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Hungarian energy, telecommunications firms hit with windfall tax

on Oct 19, 2010 via YahooNews

Budapest - Energy, telecommunications and large retail firms operating in Hungary are liable to pay a hefty "crisis" tax after parliament approved late Monday the government's latest deficit- busting levy.

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Hungary passes 'crisis' taxes

on Oct 19, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST - THE Hungarian parliament passed late on Monday an additional set of temporary taxes on the telecommunications, energy and retail sectors to help plug the hole in the country's budget. The new centre-right government under Prime Minister Viktor Orban already passed this year a controversial tax on the financial sector to help replenish state coffers that were nearly emptied by the ...

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Head of Hungarian firm detained for toxic sludge spill

on Oct 12, 2010 via YahooNews

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban gives a speech in the Parliament in Budapest, Hungary on October 11, 2010. Orban said the government would take over the operative and financial management of the Hungarian Aluminum Manufacturing and Trading Company, MAL and police had arrested the CEO. The Hungarian Aluminum Manufacturing and Trading Company, owner of the containment reservoir, released one ...

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Hungary nationalises sludge firm

on Oct 12, 2010 via YahooNews

BUDAPEST - HUNGARY seized control on Tuesday of the company at the centre of Hungary's deadly toxic sludge disaster, a day after its managing director was arrested. A bill to nationalise MAL Hungarian Aluminium Production and Trade Company was overwhelmingly approved by the parliament, with 336 votes in favour, one against and 13 abstentions.

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Dalai Lama to address Hungarian parliament

on Sep 19, 2010 via YahooNews

Dharamsala, Sep 18 : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama is visiting Hungary after a gap of 10 years where he will deliver lectures on the Buddha's teachings and address parliament, a statement issued here said today.

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