255 result(s) for court cases
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Lenders Weigh Court Defence Of Unilateral Changes To Forint Loan Contracts
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP Bank and Erste Bank are considering legal recourse regarding the settlement of compensation for unilateral changes to forint loan contracts, and K and H Bank already plans to file a case, the lenders said. The press department of Budapest’s Municipal Court said no cases had been filed so far.
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.
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.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary Loses Three More Cases At European Court
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former public television employee, a former National Assets Management employee and an American citizen won their court cases against the Hungarian state at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The court obliged Hungary to pay EUR 12,000 (USD 15,300) in compensation to the applicants.
Constitutional Court To Continue Hearing Contract Defense Case Referrals Soon
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court started hearing cases on Tuesday on unilateral changes to loan contracts referred by lower courts, but took no decision on the matter, Constitutional Court’s general secretary, Botond Bitskey, said. The court will continue discussing the cases soon, he said. The Constitutional Court has 90 days to pass a decision in the cases, that is, it has to arrive to a decision ...
Flight cancelled? Delayed? Denied boarding? Do you know your rights?
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
Airspace is now open for anyone with money to travel. Increasing numbers are taking to the air as travel becomes quicker and cheaper. Yet despite the increasing number of air passengers, many are not aware of their rights when travelling with EU air carriers anywhere in the world, or departing with third party (non-EU) air carriers from the EU. For the last ten years, the European Union has ...
No Pixellation Needed On Media Images Of Police In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court decision that allows the publication of photographs of police at work without the pixellation of their faces ends a decade-long debate and shows that the freedom of the press cannot be restricted, the Eötvös Károly Institute said on Wednesday.
Hungary’s Highest Court Says No To Criminalizing Sleeping Rough
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Thanks to Hungary’s highest court, soon this man will no longer be considered a criminal. Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, has nullified a number of Budapest district and city hall ordinances forbidding people from sleeping rough in a variety of public areas. The court found that the legal rationale for the ordinances, adopted over the course of 2013, does not provide sufficient basis for ...
Lenders Weigh Court Defence Of Unilateral Changes To Forint Loan Contracts
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- business
OTP Bank and Erste Bank are considering legal recourse regarding the settlement of compensation for unilateral changes to forint loan contracts, and K and H Bank already plans to file a case, the lenders said. The press department of Budapest’s Municipal Court said no cases had been filed so far.
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.
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.
How Did Hungary Manage To Get Caught In This International Vice?
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Internet tax dispute temporarily covered it up, but once the idea of introducing the tax was dropped, Hungary's other “list of sins” came back onto the front burner. “Heti Válasz” is now taking a look at the list to see which of the American and European Union criticisms have become irrelevant, which are the ones where Hungary has won a skirmish and which are those we're about to lose.
Hungary Loses Three More Cases At European Court
- 23 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A former public television employee, a former National Assets Management employee and an American citizen won their court cases against the Hungarian state at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday. The court obliged Hungary to pay EUR 12,000 (USD 15,300) in compensation to the applicants.
Constitutional Court To Continue Hearing Contract Defense Case Referrals Soon
- 15 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court started hearing cases on Tuesday on unilateral changes to loan contracts referred by lower courts, but took no decision on the matter, Constitutional Court’s general secretary, Botond Bitskey, said. The court will continue discussing the cases soon, he said. The Constitutional Court has 90 days to pass a decision in the cases, that is, it has to arrive to a decision ...
Flight cancelled? Delayed? Denied boarding? Do you know your rights?
- 26 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- travel
Airspace is now open for anyone with money to travel. Increasing numbers are taking to the air as travel becomes quicker and cheaper. Yet despite the increasing number of air passengers, many are not aware of their rights when travelling with EU air carriers anywhere in the world, or departing with third party (non-EU) air carriers from the EU. For the last ten years, the European Union has ...
No Pixellation Needed On Media Images Of Police In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court decision that allows the publication of photographs of police at work without the pixellation of their faces ends a decade-long debate and shows that the freedom of the press cannot be restricted, the Eötvös Károly Institute said on Wednesday.