14 result(s) for coe commission in Current Affairs
TI: Hungary Remains Most Corrupt EU Member State for 4th Consecutive Year
- 11 Feb 2026 3:36 PM
- current affairs
In 2025, Hungary was once again ranked at the bottom of the European Union, sharing last place with Bulgaria this time, according to the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by the Secretariat of Transparency International in Berlin.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
Efforts to Offer Protection and Support to Ukraine Refugees in Hungary Commended by COE Commission
- 10 Mar 2023 8:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released a report on Hungary, commending the country’s efforts to offer protection and support to refugees from Ukraine.
COE Commissioner Calls On Hungary To 'Restore' Press Freedoms
- 31 Mar 2021 12:06 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Dunja Mijatović, human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, said in a memorandum that it was “high time for Hungary to restore journalistic and media freedoms”.
Fidesz Hits Back At COE Commissioner’s Call To Scrap ‘Stop Soros’ Bill
- 4 Jun 2018 12:20 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz has hit back at Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic’s call for the Hungarian government to withdraw its “Stop Soros” package of bills that would criminalise the organisation of illegal migration, saying that US financier George Soros “has associates everywhere”.
Hungary Ready For Constructive Dialogue With COE
- 9 May 2017 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has demonstrated on several occasions that it is ready to enter into constructive dialogue with the Council of Europe and will continue to do so, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in a letter addressed to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, forwarded to MTI by the parliament’s press office.
COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.
COE Report Raises Racism Concerns In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner’s report on Hungary also puts forward concerns about the deterioration of the situation as regards racism and intolerance in Hungary, with “anti-Gypsyism” being the most blatant form of intolerance, including violence targeting Roma people and paramilitary marches and patrolling in Roma populated villages.
TI: Hungary Remains Most Corrupt EU Member State for 4th Consecutive Year
- 11 Feb 2026 3:36 PM
- current affairs
In 2025, Hungary was once again ranked at the bottom of the European Union, sharing last place with Bulgaria this time, according to the annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) compiled by the Secretariat of Transparency International in Berlin.
Mass Protest Held in Budapest About Child Sexual Abuse Case Pardon
- 11 Feb 2024 10:01 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Calls for the resignation of Hungary's conservative president intensified on Friday following widespread anger over her decision to pardon an individual convicted of concealing a child sexual abuse case. The move has triggered an unprecedented political scandal for the longstanding nationalist government.
Efforts to Offer Protection and Support to Ukraine Refugees in Hungary Commended by COE Commission
- 10 Mar 2023 8:52 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) released a report on Hungary, commending the country’s efforts to offer protection and support to refugees from Ukraine.
COE Commissioner Calls On Hungary To 'Restore' Press Freedoms
- 31 Mar 2021 12:06 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Dunja Mijatović, human rights commissioner of the Council of Europe, said in a memorandum that it was “high time for Hungary to restore journalistic and media freedoms”.
Fidesz Hits Back At COE Commissioner’s Call To Scrap ‘Stop Soros’ Bill
- 4 Jun 2018 12:20 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Ruling Fidesz has hit back at Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic’s call for the Hungarian government to withdraw its “Stop Soros” package of bills that would criminalise the organisation of illegal migration, saying that US financier George Soros “has associates everywhere”.
Hungary Ready For Constructive Dialogue With COE
- 9 May 2017 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has demonstrated on several occasions that it is ready to enter into constructive dialogue with the Council of Europe and will continue to do so, Parliamentary Speaker László Kövér said in a letter addressed to the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, forwarded to MTI by the parliament’s press office.
COE Resolution On Hungary Aimed At Cooperation
- 28 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) approved a resolution on Hungary which is critical but seeks cooperation, the head of the Hungarian parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday.
Kövér Addresses Parl Speakers On Migration At Coe Conference
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliaments of Council of Europe (CoE) member states have a responsibility in dealing with the migration crisis, but there is a lack of consensus on the issue, Hungarian Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said at a CoE conference in Strasbourg.
COE Report Raises Racism Concerns In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner’s report on Hungary also puts forward concerns about the deterioration of the situation as regards racism and intolerance in Hungary, with “anti-Gypsyism” being the most blatant form of intolerance, including violence targeting Roma people and paramilitary marches and patrolling in Roma populated villages.