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Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Hungarian Parties Want Answers About Quaestor
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry should immediately make public its analyses that prompted it to withdraw its investments from Quaestor, to prove that officials did not have access to insider information, the Socialist Party declared. Together said the prosecutor general and the State Audit Office should investigate why Quaestor handled the ministry’s accounts and why Quaestor won the right to operate the ...
New Quaestor Head In Hungary A Convicted Thief
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports have emerged that Béla Orgován, who was appointed CEO of the Quaestor group at an extraordinary general meeting on March 16, is a former convict who did not finish high school. The 38-year-old Orgován has been convicted of theft several times and of attempted murder once, his neighbours say.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Fidesz Parliamentary Group Leader Denies Allegations He Met Notorious Criminal
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader, has denied an allegation that he had regularly met Tamás Portik, a notorious criminal who had connections with the secret services during the time of the government of Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Hungary's Capital Court Acquits MOL’s Hernádi
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court yesterday acquitted MOL chairman and CEO Zsolt Hernádi on charges of international bribery, in a civil case brought by a disgruntled shareholder.
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...
Hungarian Government Is Not Happy About Building A Fence
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is not happy about building a fence along the Hungarian-Serbian border, but cannot wait; it must guarantee the security of the country, which includes the protection of its borders, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said at his press conference „Governmentinfo 13. What does the Government do and why?” held jointly with András Giró-Szász, State Secretary ...
Kúria Decision On Hungarian Inmate “Unacceptable”
- 19 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A recent decision by the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, in connection with the life sentence of a Hungarian inmate is unacceptable, the government office chief told a regular government press briefing. János Lázár commented on Kúria’s decision on June 11, under which László Magyar, a convicted felon serving a real life sentence for the physical abuse of elderly people, should be eligible for ...
Hungarian Parties Want Answers About Quaestor
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry should immediately make public its analyses that prompted it to withdraw its investments from Quaestor, to prove that officials did not have access to insider information, the Socialist Party declared. Together said the prosecutor general and the State Audit Office should investigate why Quaestor handled the ministry’s accounts and why Quaestor won the right to operate the ...
New Quaestor Head In Hungary A Convicted Thief
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reports have emerged that Béla Orgován, who was appointed CEO of the Quaestor group at an extraordinary general meeting on March 16, is a former convict who did not finish high school. The 38-year-old Orgován has been convicted of theft several times and of attempted murder once, his neighbours say.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Fidesz Parliamentary Group Leader Denies Allegations He Met Notorious Criminal
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, the ruling Fidesz party’s parliamentary group leader, has denied an allegation that he had regularly met Tamás Portik, a notorious criminal who had connections with the secret services during the time of the government of Ferenc Gyurcsány.
Hungary's Capital Court Acquits MOL’s Hernádi
- 27 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Capital Court yesterday acquitted MOL chairman and CEO Zsolt Hernádi on charges of international bribery, in a civil case brought by a disgruntled shareholder.
Strasbourg Court Rules Against Hungary In “Life Sentence” Case
- 21 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has ruled against Hungary in a non-final decision published on Tuesday involving a case of life imprisonment without eligibility for parole. In the case of László Magyar, convicted for homicide and robbery, the court ruled that his life sentence with no parole eligibility and the conditions of his detention were degrading and therefore violated the ...