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Szijjártó: Hungary To Present Proposals On Handling Migration At New York Summit
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will present a set of proposals on how to handle the migration crisis at a migration summit of the United Nations in New York starting Monday. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said before the summit that Hungary’s position is that approaches to migration must be based on international law, which states that “the right to safety is a basic human right, but choosing the country where one ...
Hungarian Residency Bond Program
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Dr. Judit Szegő: Probably many third country nationals (non-European Union citizens) are not aware of the unique investment opportunity in Hungary that enables third country nationals to acquire permanent resident status in Hungary without having a permanent address in Hungary, without even travellig to Hungary and going through the time-taking and complicated regular immigration proceeding.
Hungary Reprimanded In Strasbourg
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday rejected an appeal in a case in which the first instance court admonished Hungary because in 2011 the authorities failed to thoroughly investigate presumably racist threats. The verdict became final yesterday.
Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Parliament Committee Votes To Extend Migration State Of Emergency
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved extending the state of emergency related to mass migration that had been set to expire on September 9, the parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting of the defence committee, Lajos Kosa told a news conference that the interior ministry had confirmed in a briefing to the committee that it intends to extend the ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Govt Launches Probe Into Graft Allegation Linked To EU Tenders
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has started an internal investigation to uncover whether it was possible to influence decision-makers in connection with European Union tenders, the government office chief said. János Lázár told a news conference that ruling Fidesz lawmaker Roland Mengyi’s immunity would be suspended.
Xpat Opinion: Car Thefts And Corruption
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on improving car theft statistics, a conservative pundit fears that the decline in the number of cars stolen may weaken the public’s awareness of large scale corruption.
HR Ministry Rejects Corruption Allegations
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry rejected allegations by the opposition Socialist Party that it was involved in a scheme to take bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for favours in their bids for EU money. Political weekly 168 Óra said last week that in 2015 Fidesz MP Roland Mengyi had solicited bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for preferential treatment in the bidding process for ...
Szijjártó: Hungary To Present Proposals On Handling Migration At New York Summit
- 20 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will present a set of proposals on how to handle the migration crisis at a migration summit of the United Nations in New York starting Monday. Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said before the summit that Hungary’s position is that approaches to migration must be based on international law, which states that “the right to safety is a basic human right, but choosing the country where one ...
Hungarian Residency Bond Program
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Dr. Judit Szegő: Probably many third country nationals (non-European Union citizens) are not aware of the unique investment opportunity in Hungary that enables third country nationals to acquire permanent resident status in Hungary without having a permanent address in Hungary, without even travellig to Hungary and going through the time-taking and complicated regular immigration proceeding.
Hungary Reprimanded In Strasbourg
- 14 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg on Tuesday rejected an appeal in a case in which the first instance court admonished Hungary because in 2011 the authorities failed to thoroughly investigate presumably racist threats. The verdict became final yesterday.
Opposition Parties Warn Of Residency Bond ‘National Security Risks’
- 7 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opposition parties said the country’s residency bond scheme carried risks after a newspaper report suggesting a foreign criminal had purchased a bond allowing residency in Hungary. The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to suspend the sale of residency bonds, citing risks to national security.
Parliament Committee Votes To Extend Migration State Of Emergency
- 5 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s defence committee has approved extending the state of emergency related to mass migration that had been set to expire on September 9, the parliamentary group leader of ruling Fidesz said on Friday. Speaking after a meeting of the defence committee, Lajos Kosa told a news conference that the interior ministry had confirmed in a briefing to the committee that it intends to extend the ...
Court Sentences Extremist Budaházy To 13 Years In Prison
- 31 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced in a non-binding ruling extremist György Budaházy to 13 years in prison for carrying out terrorist activity almost a decade ago. Budaházy and six of his accomplices, who were sentenced to around ten years in prison each, were placed under house arrest during the afternoon. Another three people, who were sentenced to around seven years each, are prohibited from leaving ...
Govt Launches Probe Into Graft Allegation Linked To EU Tenders
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has started an internal investigation to uncover whether it was possible to influence decision-makers in connection with European Union tenders, the government office chief said. János Lázár told a news conference that ruling Fidesz lawmaker Roland Mengyi’s immunity would be suspended.
Xpat Opinion: Car Thefts And Corruption
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on improving car theft statistics, a conservative pundit fears that the decline in the number of cars stolen may weaken the public’s awareness of large scale corruption.
HR Ministry Rejects Corruption Allegations
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The human resources ministry rejected allegations by the opposition Socialist Party that it was involved in a scheme to take bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for favours in their bids for EU money. Political weekly 168 Óra said last week that in 2015 Fidesz MP Roland Mengyi had solicited bribes from social cooperatives in exchange for preferential treatment in the bidding process for ...