255 result(s) for court cases
Pro-Government Media in Hungary Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits as Independent Papers
- 18 Feb 2022 1:33 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
We have requested data on the 2021 lawsuits for correction from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest in a public interest data request. According to the numbers, the largest pro-government media outlets lost 54 cases last year – Magyar Nemzet was the record holder with 20, Origo was second with 13. By contrast, Átlátszó did not lose a single lawsuit last year.
Senior Hungarian Justice Ministry Official Resigns Over Bribery Charges
- 8 Dec 2021 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Pál Völner, the state secretary of the ministry of justice, has resigned after the chief prosecutor’s office asked parliament to lift his immunity so he can defend himself against charges of receiving bribes on a regular basis.
Special Report: Journalists & Critics of PM Orbán Targeted with Pegasus Cyberweapon
- 20 Jul 2021 11:06 AM
- current affairs
Pegasus, the spyware manufactured by Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group has been in use in Hungary for years against targets such as investigative journalists and wealthy media owners as well as against people in their close circles, Direkt36 has found as part of an international team of investigative journalists, ‘The Pegasus Project’.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.
Hungary Becomes Only EU Country To Tax Tech Giants That Don't File Tax Returns Here
- 25 Feb 2021 8:44 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
Hungary has become the only member state in the European Union to tax international digital corporations, after the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, both ruled in favour of the relevant law, a government official said.
Hungary Extends All Covid Restrictions Until March 15
- 24 Feb 2021 1:57 PM
- current affairs
"Our health experts will determine when exactly we will be able to lift them. The Hungarian people, through the national consultation, will say how and at what rate," gov't spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs announced on Twitter today, Thursday 25 Feb.
95 Migrants Found In Two Trucks In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2021 10:23 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Police discovered 55 illegal immigrants in a Hungarian van at the Inárcsi rest area on the M5 motorway at dawn on Wednesday.
UK Virus Mutation Not Identified In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2021 7:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The mutation of the coronavirus that originates from the UK has not yet been identified in Hungary, the chief medical officer said.
'Gangster' Budapest Nightclub Owner Gets 7.5 Years Prison Time In Final Ruling
- 23 Dec 2020 8:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals has sentenced businessman and nightclub owner László Vizoviczki to seven-and-a-half years in a maximum security prison for serial bribery, misusing confidential official information and other charges, according to a statement released on the court’s website.
Pro-Government Media in Hungary Lost Ten Times as Many Lawsuits as Independent Papers
- 18 Feb 2022 1:33 PM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
We have requested data on the 2021 lawsuits for correction from the Metropolitan Court of Budapest in a public interest data request. According to the numbers, the largest pro-government media outlets lost 54 cases last year – Magyar Nemzet was the record holder with 20, Origo was second with 13. By contrast, Átlátszó did not lose a single lawsuit last year.
Senior Hungarian Justice Ministry Official Resigns Over Bribery Charges
- 8 Dec 2021 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Pál Völner, the state secretary of the ministry of justice, has resigned after the chief prosecutor’s office asked parliament to lift his immunity so he can defend himself against charges of receiving bribes on a regular basis.
Special Report: Journalists & Critics of PM Orbán Targeted with Pegasus Cyberweapon
- 20 Jul 2021 11:06 AM
- current affairs
Pegasus, the spyware manufactured by Israeli cybersecurity firm NSO Group has been in use in Hungary for years against targets such as investigative journalists and wealthy media owners as well as against people in their close circles, Direkt36 has found as part of an international team of investigative journalists, ‘The Pegasus Project’.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.
Hungary Becomes Only EU Country To Tax Tech Giants That Don't File Tax Returns Here
- 25 Feb 2021 8:44 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- tech
Hungary has become the only member state in the European Union to tax international digital corporations, after the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, both ruled in favour of the relevant law, a government official said.
Hungary Extends All Covid Restrictions Until March 15
- 24 Feb 2021 1:57 PM
- current affairs
"Our health experts will determine when exactly we will be able to lift them. The Hungarian people, through the national consultation, will say how and at what rate," gov't spokesperson Zoltan Kovacs announced on Twitter today, Thursday 25 Feb.
95 Migrants Found In Two Trucks In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2021 10:23 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Police discovered 55 illegal immigrants in a Hungarian van at the Inárcsi rest area on the M5 motorway at dawn on Wednesday.
UK Virus Mutation Not Identified In Hungary
- 7 Jan 2021 7:31 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The mutation of the coronavirus that originates from the UK has not yet been identified in Hungary, the chief medical officer said.
'Gangster' Budapest Nightclub Owner Gets 7.5 Years Prison Time In Final Ruling
- 23 Dec 2020 8:33 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Budapest Court of Appeals has sentenced businessman and nightclub owner László Vizoviczki to seven-and-a-half years in a maximum security prison for serial bribery, misusing confidential official information and other charges, according to a statement released on the court’s website.