8 result(s) for consumer protection authority in Current Affairs
Atlatszo Investigation: Sovereignty Protection Office in Hungary Requested Information on Private Bank Accounts
- 21 Aug 2024 10:41 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
According to documents obtained by Atlatszo by order of a Hungarian court, requests made by the Sovereignty Protection Office to several institutions appear to exceed the legal mandate of the organization.
“Absurd" Mega Fine for Ryanair Annulled by Budapest Appeals Court
- 2 Jun 2023 1:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Appeals Court has cancelled the €736,000 fine issued to Ryanair by the consumer protection authority last August, the airline announced.
Hungary to Designate Service Providers for Petrol Stations Threatened by Closure
- 17 Feb 2022 6:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The state is ready to intervene and exercise its right to designate new operators for petrol stations that face closure in areas where, as a result, fuel would become unavailable within a 5 km radius of a settlement, the prime minister’s chief of staff told a regular press briefing on Wednesday.
EC Takes Legal Action Against Hungary Over Violation of LGBTQ Rights
- 16 Jul 2021 2:29 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched infringement procedures against Hungary over its child protection law as well as the insistence by the authorities that a children’s book with LGBTQ content should carry a content warning.
PCR Test Prices In Hungary Monitored By Consumer-Protection Authority
- 7 Oct 2020 11:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The consumer protection authority is monitoring providers of PCR tests nationwide to ensure that tests are not conducted above the official price which the government has capped at 19,500 forints (EUR 54), the innovation and technology ministry said.
Food Companies Palming Off Central Europe With Inferior Products Should Face Penalties
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue of double standards on food quality must be sorted out, and this aim will be advanced if European Union member states besides the Visegrad Group (V4) join its initiative to draft rules to ensure food standards are uniform across the bloc, Hungary’s farm minister said.
EC Launches Campaign To Increase Consumer Rights Awareness In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is one of thirteen countries where the European Commission has launched a campaign to increase awareness of EU consumer rights, the development ministry and the consumer protection authority said. The ministry and the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection cited a 2012 Eurobarometer survey which found that Hungarians were generally less aware of their consumer rights than the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Merges Central Bank & Financial Supervisory Authority
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ference Kumin: A few days ago, the Parliament passed a law on the merger of the Central Bank and the agency with oversight authority for the financial services sector, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority. In order to be able to do that, the Parliament modified the country’s Fundamental Law.
Atlatszo Investigation: Sovereignty Protection Office in Hungary Requested Information on Private Bank Accounts
- 21 Aug 2024 10:41 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
According to documents obtained by Atlatszo by order of a Hungarian court, requests made by the Sovereignty Protection Office to several institutions appear to exceed the legal mandate of the organization.
“Absurd" Mega Fine for Ryanair Annulled by Budapest Appeals Court
- 2 Jun 2023 1:26 PM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Appeals Court has cancelled the €736,000 fine issued to Ryanair by the consumer protection authority last August, the airline announced.
Hungary to Designate Service Providers for Petrol Stations Threatened by Closure
- 17 Feb 2022 6:10 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The state is ready to intervene and exercise its right to designate new operators for petrol stations that face closure in areas where, as a result, fuel would become unavailable within a 5 km radius of a settlement, the prime minister’s chief of staff told a regular press briefing on Wednesday.
EC Takes Legal Action Against Hungary Over Violation of LGBTQ Rights
- 16 Jul 2021 2:29 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched infringement procedures against Hungary over its child protection law as well as the insistence by the authorities that a children’s book with LGBTQ content should carry a content warning.
PCR Test Prices In Hungary Monitored By Consumer-Protection Authority
- 7 Oct 2020 11:16 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The consumer protection authority is monitoring providers of PCR tests nationwide to ensure that tests are not conducted above the official price which the government has capped at 19,500 forints (EUR 54), the innovation and technology ministry said.
Food Companies Palming Off Central Europe With Inferior Products Should Face Penalties
- 2 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The issue of double standards on food quality must be sorted out, and this aim will be advanced if European Union member states besides the Visegrad Group (V4) join its initiative to draft rules to ensure food standards are uniform across the bloc, Hungary’s farm minister said.
EC Launches Campaign To Increase Consumer Rights Awareness In Hungary
- 22 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is one of thirteen countries where the European Commission has launched a campaign to increase awareness of EU consumer rights, the development ministry and the consumer protection authority said. The ministry and the Hungarian Authority for Consumer Protection cited a 2012 Eurobarometer survey which found that Hungarians were generally less aware of their consumer rights than the ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary Merges Central Bank & Financial Supervisory Authority
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ference Kumin: A few days ago, the Parliament passed a law on the merger of the Central Bank and the agency with oversight authority for the financial services sector, the Hungarian Financial Supervisory Authority. In order to be able to do that, the Parliament modified the country’s Fundamental Law.