As Benedek Jávor said at a press conference today, the Hungarian Green Party, Politics Can Be Different (LMP) is convinced that the proposal by the European Commission to suspend Cohesion Funds allocations for Hungary is a result of the policies of the Hungarian government. The Leader of the Parliamentary Group of the party said Hungarian [...]
Politics Can be Different (LMP) is standing up for internet freedom, and rejects the ACTA, an international agreement which would impede on freedom of information rights. LMP asks the Hungarian Parliament to join the Green party in voting down the highly controversial international agreement. Along with representatives from corporations of 39 countries, Hungary signed an [...]
PM Viktor Orbán rhetoric suggests he would give in to the European Union on any question. On Tuesday, Viktor Orbán practically waved a white flag in Brussels, as he says he is ready to give in to Union on any question – expressed, Benedek Jávor, the deputy head of LMP parliamentary group at a Wednesday [...]
LMP has turned to the Hungarian courts because of a restriction on Freedom of the Assembly. The Budapest Police Department has refused the request of the party to commemorate March 15th, a symbolic date for Hungarians, at Heroes Square–announced Tímea Szabó at her Tuesday press conference. Police alluded that the Municipality of Budapest had earlier [...]
Parliamentary representative, Gábor Vágó, gave a statement at a Friday press conference articulating that Tamás Fellegi’s statement in Brussels proved Fidesz lacks any consistency: their communication to the international sphere and their communication at home are polar opposites. According to Mr. Vágó, the Fidesz administration has to realize that their socially unjust flat tax system [...]
Viktor Orbán is playing a double-game in the international sphere, and is stating falsehoods; to put it point-blank, he is lying to the European Parliament. At a press conference held parallel to the EP debate on Hungary, LMP deputy head of the LMP parliamentary group, Benedek Jávor, reacted by saying that the prime minister “is [...]
The Hungarian government received a serious warning from the European Commission, LMP’s Lajos Mile, vice president of the Hungarian parliament’s EU committee, has indicated in a press conference. The administration cannot ignore this and has to reconsider its economic policy now, he pointed out.
According to LMP, only an economic shift that re-establishes the credibility and stability of the country can preserve the value of the Hungarian Forint in the long run. This was András Schiffer’s, the head of the LMP parliamentary group, reaction at a press conference in Budapest. Mr. András Schiffer spoke about the meeting Friday between Prime [...]
According to LMP, with Mr.Tamas Fellegi’s announcement the Hungarian government ridiculed itself again as they shifted away from their earlier position by showing willingness to sign up for a standby package with the IMF.
According to LMP, the Orban-administration will not cease in demolishing the democratic institutions of Hungary. Commissioner for Fundamental Rights, Máté Szabó’s, first act was to eliminate the office of green ombudsman under the new law on ombudsman (which came into effect the 1st of January, 2012). Based on the new legislation, 14 members, including the [...]
LMP is preparing for street demonstrations similar to the one held on the 23rd of December, 2011, because the party “wants to bridge the gap between the streets and the parliament” – said Mr. András Schiffer in his interview reviewing the year 2011 to MTI (Hungarian News Agency). The Head of the Parliamentary faction of [...]
Recent developments in Hungarian politics are ringing the bell for the end of democracy in the country, requiring massive mobilisation by all those who believe in Hungarian democracy and the rule of law.
December 21st 2011 According to LMP (Politics Can be Different), the Media Council has taken a „shameful” decision when it retracted the frequency of a Budapest based radio station, Klubrádió, said MP Gergely Karácsony at a press conference Wednesday. The Deputy Chairman of the LMP faction added that it has become clear to all that [...]
This morning, we organised a protest manifestation in front of the Hungarian Parliament. Although MPs and sympathisants of LMP blocked the car park of the building and let through anyone approaching it on foot, the police has forcefully taken them into custody under the charge of limiting the personal freedom of other persons. Police behaviour [...]
On December 23, the majority of the Hungarian Parliament is set to adopt the Electoral Law, the Stability Law, the new Central Bank Law and the amendment of the House-rule. This day is the end of a long process and marks the beginning of a new era. In the new electoral law the constituency boundaries [...]
PRESS RELEASE – Brussels, 20 December 2011 Letter to Barroso, Greens warn against factual end of democracy and rule of law in Hungary Ahead of a crucial vote in the Hungarian Parliament on Friday 23 December, Greens/EFA Co-Presidents Rebecca Harms and Dany Cohn-Bendit warn in a letter to the EU Commission’s President José Barroso that [...]
20 December 2011 Yesterday the proposal to the doubling the number of women in Parliament, which is currently at a meager level of 9%, by accepting a female quota was dismissed by the MPs in a roll call vote. It is sad to see that even the epresentatives of the governing party who voted without [...]
According to Politics can be Different (LMP), the letter of José Manuel Barroso clearly proves that while Mr Orban speaks of war of independence and national sovereignty, he abashes Hungary in international forums. MP Gergely Karácsony gave a statement to MTI (Hungarian News Agency), which stated this on Tuesday (20.12.2012); Mr. Karácsonya added that the [...]
We were deeply saddened to learn that Václav Havel, the former President of the Czech Republic, has passed away.
As one of the leaders of the “Velvet Revolution”, Hável was a compass for millions, an outstanding symbol of the peaceful resistance against dictatorship.
He was a writer, but not simply a man of words. As an enduring and uncompromising democrat, he did not accept any form of tyranny. With his courage and attitude, he has set an example, taking the risk of retorsions and all the burdens he had to take in his fight for freedom.
But Václav Havel was more than a simple rebel. He was one of those rare leaders who have not only shown commitment to liberal democracy as an opponent of a rough dictatorship, but also remained faithful to these principles as incumbent of the highest office in the state. He showed us that the true democrat does not only withstand oppression, but also guards the spirit, letter and dignity of democracy while in power.
LMP regards the autumn session of the Hungarian Parliament to be the last one of the democratic period in the country’s history for the time being — therefore the party declared to start a “New Resistance”.
To mark the beginning of the New Resistance, the opposition party Politics Can Be Different (LMP) called for a rally in front of the Parliament building on 23rd December — said LMP spokesperson Bernadett Szél at a press conference in Budapest. LMP considers a dictatorship to be emerging in the country, she added. This day will be a turning point, when the governing Fidesz majority plans to adopt a number of scandalous laws that will put the last nail into the coffin of democracy, Szél explained.
LMP (Politics Can be Different) welcomes that in the Lomnici media case, after continuous equivocation, the real culprits were reprehended over a scapegoat. We welcome that Gábor Élő, the head of the News Center of the Hungarian News Agency (MTI), is being let go because of a report where the former Supreme Court Chief Justice’s [...]
December 7th The higher-level education act, along with the 2012 budget, and the Széll Kálmán package, plans on shutting down community colleges, technical schools, and universities. Classrooms will close, institutions will lose their autonomy, and students rights will be curtailed; the promised improvement of quality is highly unlikely. The act is filled with so many [...]
LMP’s proposed quota for female representation in parliament began as a proposal sponsored by multiple parties, but at the last moment, Fidesz and MSZP backed out. If qualifications mattered in the selection of list-mandates, there would be many more women in the Parliament today. Yesterday, Jobbik distanced itself from Nagy Tamás Gaudi, who decided to [...]
LMP (Poltiics Can be Different) has raised five important points the green party believes are required to establish financial stability in the country. Gábor Scheiring, LMP parliamentary delegate began the press statement by asking for a new budget from the current administration, and the resignation of the economic minister, György Matolcsy. LMP’s economic cabinet’s leader [...]
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