772 result(s) for corruption
Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Backs Away From Drug Testing
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Drug testing for children aged 12-18 would be carried out only on a voluntary basis, leading Fidesz officials said yesterday, as the party began to withdraw from the idea, Népszabadság reports.
Orbán: Hungary’s Tax Chief Should Sue Goodfriend Or Get Out
- 9 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will sack tax authority chief Ildikó Vida unless she files a defamation lawsuit against André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán told parliament. He said Vida to sue Goodfriend after the US listed her on an entry ban because it suspects she was personally involved in corruption.
Szijjártó: Goodfriend Could Present Evidence To Hungarian Court
- 9 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, could produce evidence of corruption charges against Hungarian officials before a Hungarian law court, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told public television.
Kocsis Demands Drug Tests For Politicians, Journalists & Youth
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Eighth District mayor and party communications director Máté Kocsis suggested on the weekend that compulsory drug tests be introduced for children aged 12-18, elected politicians and journalists. The Fidesz caucus will consider the proposal at its meeting today.
Hungary's Sovereignty Must Be Protected, Prime Minister Says
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
National sovereignty consists of energy, financial and trade independence, Prime Minister Orbán pointed out in Kossuth Radio’s morning interview, adding he regards Senator McCain’s recent claims as “extremist”. Viktor Orbán also noted Hungary’s national sovereignty is far more important than dealing with such statements.
Fidesz: “Zero Tolerance” For Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is “zero tolerance” for tax fraud and corruption in Hungary, the spokesman for the parliamentary group of governing Fidesz said. Bence Tuzson told a press conference that small, left-wing parties had, “with the support of the local representative of the American government”, recently made statements that attempt to draw the picture that tax fraud is a usual thing in Hungary, without going ...
Hungarian Government: ”No Evidence” For US Entry Ban
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has not received any document containing evidence to underpin the US entry ban and graft allegations, spokesman Zoltán Kovács said, responding to a question about an interview given to weekly Heti Válasz by André Goodfriend, the US chargé d’affaires.
Protest In Budapest Focuses Attention On Corruption
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A crowd of several thousand gathered at Kossuth tér on Thursday evening demanding an end to corruption under the slogan “It’s our country. It’s our money”.
Transparency’s Hungary Corruption Index Unchanged
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary stayed in 47th place on a list of 175 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2014. The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.
Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz Backs Away From Drug Testing
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Drug testing for children aged 12-18 would be carried out only on a voluntary basis, leading Fidesz officials said yesterday, as the party began to withdraw from the idea, Népszabadság reports.
Orbán: Hungary’s Tax Chief Should Sue Goodfriend Or Get Out
- 9 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will sack tax authority chief Ildikó Vida unless she files a defamation lawsuit against André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, Orbán told parliament. He said Vida to sue Goodfriend after the US listed her on an entry ban because it suspects she was personally involved in corruption.
Szijjártó: Goodfriend Could Present Evidence To Hungarian Court
- 9 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, could produce evidence of corruption charges against Hungarian officials before a Hungarian law court, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told public television.
Kocsis Demands Drug Tests For Politicians, Journalists & Youth
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Eighth District mayor and party communications director Máté Kocsis suggested on the weekend that compulsory drug tests be introduced for children aged 12-18, elected politicians and journalists. The Fidesz caucus will consider the proposal at its meeting today.
Hungary's Sovereignty Must Be Protected, Prime Minister Says
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
National sovereignty consists of energy, financial and trade independence, Prime Minister Orbán pointed out in Kossuth Radio’s morning interview, adding he regards Senator McCain’s recent claims as “extremist”. Viktor Orbán also noted Hungary’s national sovereignty is far more important than dealing with such statements.
Fidesz: “Zero Tolerance” For Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is “zero tolerance” for tax fraud and corruption in Hungary, the spokesman for the parliamentary group of governing Fidesz said. Bence Tuzson told a press conference that small, left-wing parties had, “with the support of the local representative of the American government”, recently made statements that attempt to draw the picture that tax fraud is a usual thing in Hungary, without going ...
Hungarian Government: ”No Evidence” For US Entry Ban
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has not received any document containing evidence to underpin the US entry ban and graft allegations, spokesman Zoltán Kovács said, responding to a question about an interview given to weekly Heti Válasz by André Goodfriend, the US chargé d’affaires.
Protest In Budapest Focuses Attention On Corruption
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A crowd of several thousand gathered at Kossuth tér on Thursday evening demanding an end to corruption under the slogan “It’s our country. It’s our money”.
Transparency’s Hungary Corruption Index Unchanged
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary stayed in 47th place on a list of 175 countries in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2014. The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be.


















