News tagged "parliament"
Dalai Lama arrives in Hungary: AFPon Sep 18, 2010 via YahooNews The Dalai Lama arrived Friday in Budapest for a three-day visit, during which he will give lectures and meet with members of parliament and high-ranking officials, an AFP photographer reported.See details
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Dalai Lama to address Hungarian lawmakerson Sep 18, 2010 via YahooNews New Delhi - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is on a visit to Budapest where he will give lectures on Buddhism and address a group of lawmakers at the Hungarian Parliament, a news post on his website said Saturday.See details
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Moldovan president meets Hungarian parliament speakeron Jul 26, 2010 via YahooNews Acting President and Parliament Speaker Mihai Ghimpu had a meeting with the speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, Pal Schmitt, in Budapest on 21 July. The sides focused on the development of the Moldovan-Hungarian dialogue and the consolidation of bilateral relations, the parliament's media relations department has said. Mihai Ghimpu thanked his counterpart for bilateral and international ...See details
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Fragile Hungarian economy takes on new bank taxon Jul 23, 2010 via YahooNews Hungary has gone ahead with a controversial new bank tax, with the Hungarian parliament voting overwhelmingly in favour of the special levy.See details
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Hungarian parliament elects Laszlo Kover as new speakeron Jul 23, 2010 via YahooNews Hungarian parliament, in which the governing Fidesz party holds a two-thirds majority, elected party stalwart and steering committee chief Laszlo Kover to the speaker's post on Thursday, to replace Pal Schmitt, who was elected president of Hungary last month.See details
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Hungary Votes on Bank Tax Despite I.M.F. Criticismon Jul 23, 2010 via YahooNews The Hungarian Parliament was debating a tax on banks, defying warnings from its international creditors that it would hamper growth and do little to balance the budget long-term.See details
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Hungary Passes Bank Tax Plan Despite Criticismon Jul 23, 2010 via YahooNews The Hungarian Parliament voted to impose a tax on banks, defying warnings from international creditors that it would hamper growth.See details
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Hungary introduces 'brutal' banking tax despite IMF, EU oppositionon Jul 23, 2010 via YahooNews Budapest - Hungary's Parliament late Thursday passed a bank tax that it hopes will fill a gaping hole in this year's budget, despite objections from the International Monetary Fund and the European Union.See details
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Hungarian PM defends controversial bank taxon Jul 23, 2010 via YahooNews (BUDAPEST ) - Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban defended his controversial plans for a special bank levy aimed at replenishing state coffers Thursday just as the tax was put to parliament for a vote.See details
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Hungary Passes Bank Tax Plan Despite Criticismon Jul 23, 2010 via YahooNews The Hungarian Parliament passed a controversial tax on banks Thursday, defying warnings from the countrys international creditors that the levy would hamper growth, dampen investor confidence and do little to balance the budget in the long term, Judy Dempsey reports in The New York Times.See details
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Hungarian parliament elects former Olympian as new presidenton Jun 30, 2010 via YahooNews The Hungarian parliament has elected former Olympian Pal Schmitt as the countrys new president to replace the outgoing Laszlo Solyom, whose five year term in office ends next month.See details
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Hungary elects centre-right candidate as presidenton Jun 30, 2010 via YahooNews The Hungarian parliament has voted in Pal Schmitt as the new president amid criticism that the close friend and ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be a puppet of the government.See details
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Hungary changes public media's role under constitutionon Jun 30, 2010 via YahooNews Budapest - The Hungarian Parliament late Monday passed changes to the country's constitutional law regarding media....See details
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Schmitt is Hungary's presidenton Jun 30, 2010 via YahooNews BUDAPEST - THE Hungarian parliament elected Pal Schmitt, a leading figure of the governing Fidesz party and currently speaker of parliament, as the country's next president on Tuesday. Out of 322 valid votes in the 386-seat parliament, Mr Schmitt received 263 votes, while his Socialist challenger Andras Balogh got 59 votes.See details
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Hungary's parliament elects Pal Schmitt presidenton Jun 30, 2010 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, June 29 (Reuters) - The Hungarian parliament elected Pal Schmitt, a leading figure of the governing Fidesz party and currently speaker of parliament, as the country's next president on Tuesday.See details
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Hungary's Parliament Elects Pal Schmitt As New Presidenton Jun 30, 2010 via YahooNews Hungary's Parliament Elects Pal Schmitt As New PresidentSee details
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Roy Greenslade: Press freedom threat in Hungary's new media lawon Jun 27, 2010 via YahooNews Hungary's government has proposed a new media law that puts the country's relatively new press freedom under threat. Legislation before the Hungarian parliament would, say critics, return the former Soviet satellite to the days of totalitarian repression. Among the most controversial plans is a government-backed "media council" to supervise national broadcasters and the Hungarian news agency MTI ...See details
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-08 13:30 Hungary's govt aims to reduce debt in next yrs-PMon Jun 10, 2010 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, June 8 (Reuters) - Hungary's debts must be reduced over the coming years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Parliament on Tuesday as he announced his government's economic action plan. "(The country's) debt must be obviously reduced over the coming years. To keep it under control and if possible reduce it," Orban said in a speech. (Reporting by Marton Dunai and Krisztina Than; editing ...See details
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(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-08 13:25 Hungary govt to impose new tax on bank sector-PMon Jun 10, 2010 via YahooNews BUDAPEST, June 8 (Reuters) - Hungary plans to impose a new tax on the banking sector and financial institutions, which would increase the sectors' payments into the state budget to 200 billion forints ($1 billion) this year, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told Parliament on Tuesday. He said banks currently pay 13 billion forints into the budget. Orban said his government would start talks with ...See details
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Lawmaker wears outlawed outfit in Hungaryon May 27, 2010 via YahooNews A newly elected legislator wore a banned right-wing outfit in Hungary's parliament on Friday, leading to condemnation from other politicians and possible legal action against him.See details
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