433 result(s) for civil organisation
Investigation Under Way Against Foundation Coordinating Norway Grants In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, under suspicion of embezzlement, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Norway Funds Supervision Moves To Hungary’s Cabinet Office
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government is to transfer oversight of Norway Fund programmes from the state-owned Széchenyi Programme Office to the Prime Minister’s Office by Aug 31. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein decided on May 9 to suspend further disbursement of funds to Hungary.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
CÖF: Norway Grant Hungarian Recipients Subject To Gov Scrutiny
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s civil organisations winning grants from the Norway Fund must not “sidestep” a review by government agencies, just like any other group using taxpayers’ money, CÖF-CÖKA said on Monday. “State control is not only a possibility, it is also mandatory, and a prerequisite of creditability,” the government-allied CÖF and associated foundation CÖKA insisted.
No Political Pressure On Government Control Body In Hungary, Its Chief Says
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (KEHI) has not come under any political pressure in connection with its investigation into the use of Norway Grant monies, the body’s head told business daily Világgazdaság. Barna Gaál Szabolcs said in an interview that since the change of government in 2010 it was natural that most of the investigations launched by the office concerned the period of the Fidesz ...
Foundation Involved In Norway Grants Refuses To Cooperate With Hungarian Government
- 20 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Krétakör Foundation has said it will refuse to cooperate with an investigation mounted by the Government Control Office (Kehi) in connection with money it won under the Norway Grants scheme. Its managing director, Márton Gulyás, told the office by phone of its decision. Several NGOs, including Krétakör, received a letter from the Kehi informing them that they would be subject to an ...
Norway Summons Hungarian Ambassador
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian ambassador Géza Jeszenszky was summoned to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo on Wednesday to explain Hungary’s actions regarding the Norway Grant funds, after government agents raided the offices of three recipient organisations on Monday.
Hungary’s Socialist Party’s Outgoing Leader Mesterházy Wins Case Against Civil Org
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government CÖF civil organisation has not yet decided whether to appeal against a court ruling on Wednesday which found in favour of Attila Mesterházy, the Socialist Party’s outgoing leader, who had sued over adverts during the election campaign depicting him and other leftist politicians in the company of a clown.
Investigation Under Way Against Foundation Coordinating Norway Grants In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, under suspicion of embezzlement, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Norway Funds Supervision Moves To Hungary’s Cabinet Office
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government is to transfer oversight of Norway Fund programmes from the state-owned Széchenyi Programme Office to the Prime Minister’s Office by Aug 31. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein decided on May 9 to suspend further disbursement of funds to Hungary.
German Occupation Memorial In Budapest Completed Under Cover Of Darkness
- 24 Jul 2014 11:40 AM
- current affairs
The controversial German occupation memorial was erected under cover of darkness early Sunday morning. Shortly after midnight some 100 police officers closed off the Szabadság square as workmen installed a timpanum with a bronze eagle, representing Nazi Germany. Below the eagle was erected a bronze statue of the Archangel Gabriel, representing “innocent Hungary”, holding an orb, representing the ...
CÖF: Norway Grant Hungarian Recipients Subject To Gov Scrutiny
- 15 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s civil organisations winning grants from the Norway Fund must not “sidestep” a review by government agencies, just like any other group using taxpayers’ money, CÖF-CÖKA said on Monday. “State control is not only a possibility, it is also mandatory, and a prerequisite of creditability,” the government-allied CÖF and associated foundation CÖKA insisted.
No Political Pressure On Government Control Body In Hungary, Its Chief Says
- 2 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (KEHI) has not come under any political pressure in connection with its investigation into the use of Norway Grant monies, the body’s head told business daily Világgazdaság. Barna Gaál Szabolcs said in an interview that since the change of government in 2010 it was natural that most of the investigations launched by the office concerned the period of the Fidesz ...
Foundation Involved In Norway Grants Refuses To Cooperate With Hungarian Government
- 20 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Krétakör Foundation has said it will refuse to cooperate with an investigation mounted by the Government Control Office (Kehi) in connection with money it won under the Norway Grants scheme. Its managing director, Márton Gulyás, told the office by phone of its decision. Several NGOs, including Krétakör, received a letter from the Kehi informing them that they would be subject to an ...
Norway Summons Hungarian Ambassador
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian ambassador Géza Jeszenszky was summoned to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo on Wednesday to explain Hungary’s actions regarding the Norway Grant funds, after government agents raided the offices of three recipient organisations on Monday.
Hungary’s Socialist Party’s Outgoing Leader Mesterházy Wins Case Against Civil Org
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The pro-government CÖF civil organisation has not yet decided whether to appeal against a court ruling on Wednesday which found in favour of Attila Mesterházy, the Socialist Party’s outgoing leader, who had sued over adverts during the election campaign depicting him and other leftist politicians in the company of a clown.