816 result(s) for corrupt
Magyar Opinion: Repercussions Of The Romanian Protests
- 8 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a conservative commentator find it sad that Hungarians do not seem to be bothered by corruption as much as the Romanian public. An alt-left blogger, on the other hand, thinks that the Romanian protests are not all about corruption and may have dire and unintended consequences.
Former Budapest Mayor Demszky To Brief Corruption Probe CTTEE
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The former liberal mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky, is expected to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating corruption surrounding the construction of the city’s fourth metro line, Demszky’s lawyer told daily Magyar Nemzet, claiming the former mayor had nothing to hide.
Fidesz Proposes Probe Into Graft Around Metro 4 Construction
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz has proposed investigating alleged corruption connected with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line. Erik Bánki, the (Fidesz) head of parliament’s economic committee, said that former prime ministers Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai, as well as former mayor of Budapest Gábor Demszky and other former leaders should give evidence ...
Former PM Gyurcsány: Democratic Coalition Ready For Government
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and authorised by that majority,” party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said in a state-of-the-nation address. At a party rally, Gyurcsány told his supporters that DK was ready to “defeat evil and reclaim Hungary from Fidesz and return it to the Hungarian nation”.
OLAF Report Proves The Accountability Of Hungary’s Socialist Governments
- 3 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“The report of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) clearly proves the accountability of Hungary’s socialist governments and Budapest’s pre-2010 municipal leaders in the metro 4 corruption scandal”, The Office of the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said at a press conference in the capital.
Update: Tarlós Urges Publication Of Olaf Report On Metro 4
- 3 Feb 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
Report published. Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has called it “unfortunate” that a report by the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) concerning suspected corruption involved in the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line has not yet been published, daily Magyar Idők reported.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
Magyar Opinion: Young People Collect Signatures Against Budapest’s Olympic Bid
- 2 Feb 2017 7:12 AM
- sport
Left-liberal commentators resolutely oppose the government’s plans to host the 2024 Olympic Games, but are undecided about Momentum (Momo for short), the movement founded by Hungarian graduates of British universities who are promoting a referendum against the project.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
Magyar Opinion: Repercussions Of The Romanian Protests
- 8 Feb 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing and a conservative commentator find it sad that Hungarians do not seem to be bothered by corruption as much as the Romanian public. An alt-left blogger, on the other hand, thinks that the Romanian protests are not all about corruption and may have dire and unintended consequences.
Former Budapest Mayor Demszky To Brief Corruption Probe CTTEE
- 8 Feb 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
The former liberal mayor of Budapest, Gábor Demszky, is expected to appear before a parliamentary committee investigating corruption surrounding the construction of the city’s fourth metro line, Demszky’s lawyer told daily Magyar Nemzet, claiming the former mayor had nothing to hide.
Fidesz Proposes Probe Into Graft Around Metro 4 Construction
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz has proposed investigating alleged corruption connected with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line. Erik Bánki, the (Fidesz) head of parliament’s economic committee, said that former prime ministers Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai, as well as former mayor of Budapest Gábor Demszky and other former leaders should give evidence ...
Former PM Gyurcsány: Democratic Coalition Ready For Government
- 6 Feb 2017 6:30 AM
- current affairs
The leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) is ready to govern the country “in integrity and honesty, on behalf of the majority and authorised by that majority,” party leader Ferenc Gyurcsány said in a state-of-the-nation address. At a party rally, Gyurcsány told his supporters that DK was ready to “defeat evil and reclaim Hungary from Fidesz and return it to the Hungarian nation”.
OLAF Report Proves The Accountability Of Hungary’s Socialist Governments
- 3 Feb 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
“The report of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) clearly proves the accountability of Hungary’s socialist governments and Budapest’s pre-2010 municipal leaders in the metro 4 corruption scandal”, The Office of the Prime Minister’s Parliamentary State Secretary Nándor Csepreghy said at a press conference in the capital.
Update: Tarlós Urges Publication Of Olaf Report On Metro 4
- 3 Feb 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
Report published. Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has called it “unfortunate” that a report by the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) concerning suspected corruption involved in the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line has not yet been published, daily Magyar Idők reported.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
Magyar Opinion: Young People Collect Signatures Against Budapest’s Olympic Bid
- 2 Feb 2017 7:12 AM
- sport
Left-liberal commentators resolutely oppose the government’s plans to host the 2024 Olympic Games, but are undecided about Momentum (Momo for short), the movement founded by Hungarian graduates of British universities who are promoting a referendum against the project.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.