772 result(s) for corruption
Xpat Opinion: Lessons Of The Salgótarján Mayoral By-Election
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the victory of the MSZP candidate in the mayoral elections in the municipality of Salgótarján, analysts across the political board point out that if left-wing and radical right voters back the same candidate, they can defeat the governing party.
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Yusaf Akbar Associate Professor of Management and International Business, CEU Business School
- 29 Feb 2016 11:00 AM
Yusaf Akbar joined the CEU Business School as an associate professor of Management and International Business in 2006.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On A Diplomatic Mission In Mongolia?
- 10 Feb 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition papers usually have a jolly time making fun of Viktor Orbán’s slim pickings when it comes to making fancy state visits to countries that, from the vantage point of Budapest, don’t seem especially important.
Mel Horwitch, Former Dean, CEU Business School
- 9 Feb 2016 11:00 AM
Mel Horwitch is Dean and University Professor at Central European University Business School, located in Budapest, Hungary. Previously, he was Professor of Technology Management and Chair of the Department of Technology Management, at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU (now NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering).
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Accused Of Corruption
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Transparency International’s recent Corruption Perception Index and the selling of state-owned farmland, both a left-wing and a conservative columnist accuse the government of corruption.
Referendum On Ft 2mn Salaries Okayed
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A signature drive can begin for a referendum on restoring the Ft 2 million monthly salary ceiling at state-run companies, as a National Election Committee ruling approving the question entered into effect on Tuesday. Independent MP Zoltán Kész submitted 13 questions on curbing corruption and on the Ft 2 million ceiling to the National Election Office on December 21.
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...
Xpat Opinion: Lessons Of The Salgótarján Mayoral By-Election
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the victory of the MSZP candidate in the mayoral elections in the municipality of Salgótarján, analysts across the political board point out that if left-wing and radical right voters back the same candidate, they can defeat the governing party.
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Yusaf Akbar Associate Professor of Management and International Business, CEU Business School
- 29 Feb 2016 11:00 AM
Yusaf Akbar joined the CEU Business School as an associate professor of Management and International Business in 2006.
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Orbán On A Diplomatic Mission In Mongolia?
- 10 Feb 2016 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition papers usually have a jolly time making fun of Viktor Orbán’s slim pickings when it comes to making fancy state visits to countries that, from the vantage point of Budapest, don’t seem especially important.
Mel Horwitch, Former Dean, CEU Business School
- 9 Feb 2016 11:00 AM
Mel Horwitch is Dean and University Professor at Central European University Business School, located in Budapest, Hungary. Previously, he was Professor of Technology Management and Chair of the Department of Technology Management, at the Polytechnic Institute of NYU (now NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering).
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Government Accused Of Corruption
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on Transparency International’s recent Corruption Perception Index and the selling of state-owned farmland, both a left-wing and a conservative columnist accuse the government of corruption.
Referendum On Ft 2mn Salaries Okayed
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A signature drive can begin for a referendum on restoring the Ft 2 million monthly salary ceiling at state-run companies, as a National Election Committee ruling approving the question entered into effect on Tuesday. Independent MP Zoltán Kész submitted 13 questions on curbing corruption and on the Ft 2 million ceiling to the National Election Office on December 21.
Govt Politicians Pilfering EU Funds, Say Hungarian Opposition Parties
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union funds have been criminally pilfered in Hungary with the participation of government politicians, the green opposition LMP alleged. This is the biggest crime in contemporary Hungarian history, LMP’s anti-corruption spokesman told the press. He accused the chancellery and the human resources ministry of pre-selecting companies that manage projects before tenders are even invited, ...
Hungarian Socialists: Fidesz Using ‘Show Trials’ To Increase Popularity
- 29 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party on Thursday said the ruling Fidesz party is organising “show trials” reminiscent of methods used in Hungary’s “darkest dictatorship” to increase its popularity. Gergely Bárándy, the Socialist deputy head of parliament’s legislative committee, told a press conference that the embezzlement trial of Miklós Hagyó, in which the former Socialist deputy mayor of Budapest was given ...