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Updated: Political Activities Using Foreign Money Banned in Hungary
- 11 Feb 2025 7:03 AM
- current affairs
The Sovereignty Protection Authority said on Friday it is doing everything in its power to ensure that foreign money is not used to fund political activities in Hungary, adding that it will focus on uncovering organisations funded by American aid agency USAID in the coming weeks, in addition to "political pressure networks funded by Brussels".
Updated: Concerning Findings Revealed After Venice Commission Examines Sovereignty Protection Law in Hungary
- 30 Mar 2024 5:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission said on Tuesday that it has examined Hungary’s law on sovereignty protection, focusing on provisions related to foreign election financing and the establishment and activities of the sovereignty protection office.
Concerns Over Hungary's 2024 EU Presidency Tabled by European Parliament
- 2 Jun 2023 11:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution condemning what it calls “deliberate and systematic efforts” to undermine EU values in Hungary, and expressing concern over Hungary taking over the bloc’s rotating presidency in the second half of 2024.
"Drought of Historical Proportion” Faced by Hungary
- 29 Jul 2022 10:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has decided to set up an operative body to make proposals for central measures to tackle the impacts of the current droughts, the agriculture ministry quoted the minister, István Nagy, as saying, noting that nearly half of Europe was affected, while Hungary was facing a “drought of historical proportion”.
Hungary’s New Parliamentary Cycle Starts
- 9 May 2018 9:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. There will be one independent MP and the German minority will also have a representative.
CEU Open Letter In Response To Figyelo Article
- 5 Feb 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today CEU releases an open letter to the editor-in-chief of Figyelo in response to the article titled “Can the Soros School Stay?”
Kúria: Socialist MP Rights Infringed During Referendum Submission
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó were infringed when he was prevented from submitting a referendum question to the National Election Office (NVI) last week, Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, said. Its ruling, however, left other parts of a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB), the higher administrative body on referendum matters, unchanged, which means that the court has ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.
Updated: Political Activities Using Foreign Money Banned in Hungary
- 11 Feb 2025 7:03 AM
- current affairs
The Sovereignty Protection Authority said on Friday it is doing everything in its power to ensure that foreign money is not used to fund political activities in Hungary, adding that it will focus on uncovering organisations funded by American aid agency USAID in the coming weeks, in addition to "political pressure networks funded by Brussels".
Updated: Concerning Findings Revealed After Venice Commission Examines Sovereignty Protection Law in Hungary
- 30 Mar 2024 5:48 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Venice Commission said on Tuesday that it has examined Hungary’s law on sovereignty protection, focusing on provisions related to foreign election financing and the establishment and activities of the sovereignty protection office.
Concerns Over Hungary's 2024 EU Presidency Tabled by European Parliament
- 2 Jun 2023 11:49 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Parliament on Thursday passed a resolution condemning what it calls “deliberate and systematic efforts” to undermine EU values in Hungary, and expressing concern over Hungary taking over the bloc’s rotating presidency in the second half of 2024.
"Drought of Historical Proportion” Faced by Hungary
- 29 Jul 2022 10:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The government has decided to set up an operative body to make proposals for central measures to tackle the impacts of the current droughts, the agriculture ministry quoted the minister, István Nagy, as saying, noting that nearly half of Europe was affected, while Hungary was facing a “drought of historical proportion”.
Hungary’s New Parliamentary Cycle Starts
- 9 May 2018 9:23 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s lawmakers took their oaths on Tuesday at the start of the new parliamentary cycle. There will be one independent MP and the German minority will also have a representative.
CEU Open Letter In Response To Figyelo Article
- 5 Feb 2017 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Today CEU releases an open letter to the editor-in-chief of Figyelo in response to the article titled “Can the Soros School Stay?”
Kúria: Socialist MP Rights Infringed During Referendum Submission
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The rights of Socialist lawmaker István Nyakó were infringed when he was prevented from submitting a referendum question to the National Election Office (NVI) last week, Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, said. Its ruling, however, left other parts of a decision by the National Election Committee (NVB), the higher administrative body on referendum matters, unchanged, which means that the court has ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Hungarian Opposition Parties Call On Orbán To Act On US Entry Ban
- 6 Nov 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties have called on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to immediately replace tax office (NAV) officials affected by the US entry ban. József Tóbiás, head of the Socialist Party, called on tax office chief Ildikó Vida to resign after she confirmed that she was on the US blacklist, suspected of corruption.