15 result(s) for abusing power in Current Affairs
Prosecutor Calls For Fidesz MP’s Immunity To Be Lifted
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to lift the immunity of ruling party lawmaker Roland Mengyi on suspicion of corruption involving public funds, a prosecution spokesman said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Friction Over Budapest Advertising Columns
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal weekly accuses the government of abusing its power, as the Budapest Municipal Council removes advertisement columns owned by Lajos Simicska.
Fight Over Utility Fee Cuts Must Be Fought In Brussels, Says Hungary’s PM
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fight over utility fee cuts must be fought in Brussels instead of Budapest in the months ahead, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. The European Union wants to deregulate energy prices, and experience shows that in countries without price regulation – where competition could have developed in the energy sector – companies did backroom deals and prices were higher than those set by ...
Thirty -Two Churches Recognised By Hungarian Parliament To Date
- 8 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The number of churches recognised by Parliament has risen to thirty-two. Parliament decided on the amendment of Act CCVI of 2011 on the Freedom of Conscience and Religion and the Status of Churches, Religious Denominations and Religious Communities on 27 February.
Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz Mayor János Lázár Accuses Erste Of Abuse Of Power
- 1 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz mayor János Lázár lashed out at Erste yesterday after the bank rejected his request to renegotiate loans extended to the municipality. Erste instead said it would consider the request if Hódmezővásárhely first makes a Ft 10 billion early repayment on a Swiss franc bond issued by the town in 2006.
Former US Ambassador To Hungary Mark Palmer Working On Radio Free Europe
- 2 Jan 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Former US ambassador Mark Palmer and others are working on restoring a Radio Free Europe for Hungary, he told Népszabadság in an interview.
Prosecutor Calls For Fidesz MP’s Immunity To Be Lifted
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to lift the immunity of ruling party lawmaker Roland Mengyi on suspicion of corruption involving public funds, a prosecution spokesman said on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Friction Over Budapest Advertising Columns
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-liberal weekly accuses the government of abusing its power, as the Budapest Municipal Council removes advertisement columns owned by Lajos Simicska.
Fight Over Utility Fee Cuts Must Be Fought In Brussels, Says Hungary’s PM
- 3 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The fight over utility fee cuts must be fought in Brussels instead of Budapest in the months ahead, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told public radio. The European Union wants to deregulate energy prices, and experience shows that in countries without price regulation – where competition could have developed in the energy sector – companies did backroom deals and prices were higher than those set by ...
Thirty -Two Churches Recognised By Hungarian Parliament To Date
- 8 Mar 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"The number of churches recognised by Parliament has risen to thirty-two. Parliament decided on the amendment of Act CCVI of 2011 on the Freedom of Conscience and Religion and the Status of Churches, Religious Denominations and Religious Communities on 27 February.
Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz Mayor János Lázár Accuses Erste Of Abuse Of Power
- 1 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Hódmezővásárhely’s Fidesz mayor János Lázár lashed out at Erste yesterday after the bank rejected his request to renegotiate loans extended to the municipality. Erste instead said it would consider the request if Hódmezővásárhely first makes a Ft 10 billion early repayment on a Swiss franc bond issued by the town in 2006.
Former US Ambassador To Hungary Mark Palmer Working On Radio Free Europe
- 2 Jan 2012 8:02 AM
- current affairs
"Former US ambassador Mark Palmer and others are working on restoring a Radio Free Europe for Hungary, he told Népszabadság in an interview.