News tagged with: special powers

Bill Extending Special Legal Order in Hungary Ignites Debate in Parliament

Parliament has passed a bill on extending the special legal order in connection with measures to protect the country against the...

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Coronavirus: Parlt’s Ruling Majority Extends Special Legal Order

Parliament on Monday passed a bill on extending the special legal order in connection with measures to protect the country...

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LMP: Government Abuses Special Powers

Opposition LMP on Monday accused the government of abusing its special powers to fight the coronavirus pandemic, saying it had...

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Hungarian Press Roundup: First Appraisals of 2020

Political commentators on both sides of the political divide depict 2020 in dark colours and brace for even tougher clashes...

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House Speaker: Criticism of Govt’s Emergency Powers ‘Unwarranted’

Criticism of Hungary's law which enhanced government powers to tackle the novel coronavirus epidemic were "unwarranted", Speaker of Parliament László...

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Orbán: New National Consultation on Coronavirus and Economic Measures to Be Launched

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced in a radio interview on Friday the launch of a new public survey carried out...

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Justice Minister Sends Message to EU Quoting Elton John: ‘Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word’

Hungary has successfully concluded the first phase of its efforts against the novel coronavirus and will be the first European...

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Gov’t Brushes Off NGO Criticism for ‘Not Actually Ending Emergency Powers’

Several NGOs, including the TASZ (Hungarian Civil Liberties Union), the Hungarian Helsinki Committee, and Amnesty International Hungary expressed their position...

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Hungarian Press Roundup: Coronavirus Emergency ‘to End in mid-June’

A pro-government commentator believes that the termination of the emergency proves that the government did not want to misuse power....

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Coronavirus – DK: Gov’t Intends to Keep ‘Unlimited Powers’

The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) party has insisted the government is bent on maintaining its unlimited powers even after lifting...

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EC Report: Inequalities and Corruption Still High, Emergency Powers Too Broad

Restrictive power measures should be proportionate while handling a crisis, while unemployment benefits should be more generous, and corruption and...

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Law on Enhanching Gov’t Powers: Is Democracy Over? What Exactly is in the New Legislation?

On Monday, the majority of the National Assembly passed a law regulating coronavirus measures, essentially extending the duration of government...

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Coronavirus – Orbán: Gov’t Special Powers No Threat to Opposition or Democracy

Answering questions in the Hungarian Parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán dismissed a remark by right-wing Jobbik's Péter Jakab, who...

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