422 result(s) for constitutional court
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Human Rights Commissioner Under Fire After Comment About Hungary
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist believes European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding should resign after accusing the Hungarian justice system of political bias.
'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Court: Protest Was Wrongfully Banned In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Police were not justified in preventing protests outside the presidential residence last Monday, the Capital Public Administration and Labour Court ruled yesterday. The court also ruled that action by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK) specifically targeted those who were protesting against the fourth amendment to the Basic Law, as others were permitted to walk on Szent György tér in Buda ...
Ambassador Kounalakis Interview To Kossuth Radio In Hungary As Aired On 19 March
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Kossuth Radio [Paraphrasing as an introduction]: The process that was used in moving forward with the 4th amendment, as well as the specific content, was very damaging to the confidence that there is respect for the Constitutional Court’s independence.
Xpat Opinion: Anniversary In Hungary Swept Away By The Snowstorm
- 17 Mar 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The traditional open-air March 15 rallies on Hungary’s national holiday were cancelled due to the exceptional meteorological conditions, but nothing prevented the dailies from fighting their usual opinion duels on the anniversary.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's President To Sign Controversial Constitution Amendments
- 14 Mar 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The President has announced that he will sign the controversial amendments to the Constitution. Earlier, a left-wing pundit argued that he should raise his voice against them. A pro-government legal expert objected that the President had no other lawful option than to promulgate the amendments.
Xpat Opinion: Irritation Over Constitutional Amendments & Tariff Cuts In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság sees a communications trap in the Prime Minister’s decision to hold talks about utility tariff cuts on the day when Parliament had to vote on 22 amendments to the Basic Law. Magyar Nemzet argues that the domestic and international uproar is motivated by “something else”, rather than constitutional concerns.
Hungary's PM Orbán Hails “Irreversible” Changes
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s governing majority approved the fourth amendment to the Basic Law since it entered into effect 14 months ago, comprising 22 provisions that have together renewed fears of a decline of Hungary’s democratic institutions, due to the removal of checks and balances to the government’s power.
Hungarian Government Has Found Solution To Prohibiting Use Of Totalitarian Symbols
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government will amend the Penal Code in order to prohibit the sporting of totalitarian symbols also beyond 1 May. A person who wears or displays totalitarian symbols in a way that is capable of upsetting public rest and order will be punishable in the future. Instances of violation of the human dignity of or the right to commemorate the victims of totalitarian regimes would also qualify as ...
Xpat Opinion: EU Human Rights Commissioner Under Fire After Comment About Hungary
- 29 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing columnist believes European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship Viviane Reding should resign after accusing the Hungarian justice system of political bias.
'Child’s Play', By Ferenc Kumin
- 26 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin, Deputy State Secretary For International Communications In Hungary: Kids enjoy a good story. Good guys against bad guys in a struggle to protect something pure and true from bad things.
Court: Protest Was Wrongfully Banned In Hungary
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Police were not justified in preventing protests outside the presidential residence last Monday, the Capital Public Administration and Labour Court ruled yesterday. The court also ruled that action by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK) specifically targeted those who were protesting against the fourth amendment to the Basic Law, as others were permitted to walk on Szent György tér in Buda ...
Ambassador Kounalakis Interview To Kossuth Radio In Hungary As Aired On 19 March
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Kossuth Radio [Paraphrasing as an introduction]: The process that was used in moving forward with the 4th amendment, as well as the specific content, was very damaging to the confidence that there is respect for the Constitutional Court’s independence.
Xpat Opinion: Anniversary In Hungary Swept Away By The Snowstorm
- 17 Mar 2013 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The traditional open-air March 15 rallies on Hungary’s national holiday were cancelled due to the exceptional meteorological conditions, but nothing prevented the dailies from fighting their usual opinion duels on the anniversary.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's President To Sign Controversial Constitution Amendments
- 14 Mar 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The President has announced that he will sign the controversial amendments to the Constitution. Earlier, a left-wing pundit argued that he should raise his voice against them. A pro-government legal expert objected that the President had no other lawful option than to promulgate the amendments.
Xpat Opinion: Irritation Over Constitutional Amendments & Tariff Cuts In Hungary
- 13 Mar 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság sees a communications trap in the Prime Minister’s decision to hold talks about utility tariff cuts on the day when Parliament had to vote on 22 amendments to the Basic Law. Magyar Nemzet argues that the domestic and international uproar is motivated by “something else”, rather than constitutional concerns.
Hungary's PM Orbán Hails “Irreversible” Changes
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s governing majority approved the fourth amendment to the Basic Law since it entered into effect 14 months ago, comprising 22 provisions that have together renewed fears of a decline of Hungary’s democratic institutions, due to the removal of checks and balances to the government’s power.