Capitol Hill Riot’s Domestic Relevance Interpreted Differently by Political Sides The Capitol Hill riot has inspired Hungarian policy-makers. Although the conflict was generated by pro-Trump, right-wing activists, Fidesz-KDNP politicians began... 2021.01.12.
Momentum Leader on Criminal Charges: ‘It would be absurd anywhere but in Belarus or Putin’s Russia’ András Fekete-Győr, leader of opposition party Momentum, responded to the Prosecutor General's Office charging him with assaulting law enforcement personnel,... 2020.09.30.
Coronavirus – Opposition: Gov’t Imposes Further Burdens on Most Vulnerable by Easing Labour Regulations Opposition parties on Tuesday slammed the government for easing labour regulations for employers, saying that the relevant government decree issued... 2020.04.15.
Unions Outraged as Government Makes Working Timeframe More Flexible for Companies In a decree issued on Good Friday, the government modified the overtime bill without prior consultation, and made it possible... 2020.04.14.
Trade Unions: Employers Rarely ‘Use’ Overtime Bill’s Benefits Besides certain, rather rare cases, application of the much-debated overtime bill, a.k.a. the "slave law," has not at all become... 2019.12.16.
Socialists: Fidesz ‘Siding with Multinationals’ on Employee Rights MSZP (Socialists) said on Tuesday that by rejecting an opposition bill on regulating relations in the workplace between management and employees,... 2019.12.03.
Socialists Call for Scrapping ‘Slave Law’ The opposition MSZP (Socialist Party) has called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to scrap the law that sets stricter overtime... 2019.11.19.
Opposition MPs Fail to Make It Inside Suzuki Plant Opposition MPs on Monday afternoon failed to make it inside a Suzuki factory in Esztergom as part of a planned... 2019.02.19.
Jobbik Launches Signature Drive for ‘Slave Law’ Repeal Opposition Jobbik has started a nationwide signature drive for the repeal of the labour code amendments tightening overtime rules in... 2019.02.04.
Budapest Opposition Urges Local Governments not to Apply ‘Slave Law’ Opposition parties in the municipal council of Budapest on Wednesday jointly proposed that companies owned by the city and their... 2019.01.23.
Opposition Asks State Railways Not to Apply New Overtime Rules Opposition parties have asked the management of state railways MÁV not to apply new rules that allow employers to increase... 2019.01.22.
Jobbik Calls on Govt not to ‘Sacrifice’ Workers on Capital’s Altar The right-wing opposition Jobbik party has called on the government not to sacrifice Hungarian workers on the altar of capitalist... 2019.01.14.
Protests Held in Szolnok, Debrecen against Labour Code Changes Opposition parties and trade unions protested against the amendments to the labour code in Szolnok in central Hungary and Debrecen... 2019.01.07.
Extraordinary Parlt Session Lacks Quorum A special session of parliament lacked quorum on Thursday because ruling party lawmakers stayed away from it. The event had... 2019.01.03.
Opposition: Áder Only Represents Fidesz Interests Yesterday, President János Áder has signed the controversial amendment to the labour code. Several opposition parties protested against Áder's move,... 2018.12.21.
Opposition, Trade Unions Protest against Govt in Countryside Opposition parties and trade unions protested against recent government measures in three Hungarian cities in the countryside on Thursday. https://hungarytoday.hu/president-signs-controversial-amendment-to-labour-code-and-wishes-merry-xmas/... 2018.12.21.
President Signs Controversial Amendment to Labour Code and Wishes Merry Xmas President János Áder has signed an amendment to the labour code, the president's office said on its website on Thursday.... 2018.12.20.
Judit Varga: From Sargentini to Hungarian Opinion piece by Judit Varga, the Minister of State for European Union Relations. The article was originally published on Mandiner.... 2018.12.19.
Jobbik Welcomes ‘Nationwide Opposition’ The recent protest staged by opposition deputies at public media headquarters was a sign of a "nationwide opposition" rather than... 2018.12.19.
Hungarian Press Roundup: Street Protests Continue A left-wing commentator welcomes the anti-government demonstrations and encourages Hungarians to take to the streets. A pro-government columnist thinks that... 2018.12.18.
Opposition: Armed Sec Guards Manhandling MPs Unprecedented Hungary's opposition parties have initiated an extraordinary session on parliament and a parliamentary committee probe into the suspected breach of... 2018.12.18.
