139 result(s) for criminal proceedings
Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe
- 18 Jul 2024 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Although encouraging prostitution is a criminal offence In Hungary, the authorities say there is nothing wrong with openly advertising foreign sex work to Hungarian women. Direkt36 looked behind the sex work advertisements as part of an international investigative project.
Updated: Parl’t Votes Down Proposal to Impeach President
- 12 Jun 2024 11:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers rejected a proposal in a secret ballot on Monday to start proceedings to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office.
Foreigner Apprehended Smuggling Machine Guns & Ammunition into Hungary
- 29 May 2024 9:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The police have detained an Albanian national who attempted to smuggle machine guns, handguns and several thousand rounds of ammunition from Serbia to Hungary, the public prosecutor’s office of southern Hungary told MTI.
Updated: New Danube River Boat Disaster: Body of Last Victim in Verőce Boat Accident Recovered
- 29 May 2024 9:08 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The body of the last victim missing after a boat accident that took place on the River Danube at Verőce last weekend has been recovered, police said on Facebook on Monday evening.
Jailed Antifa Activist to Be Released on Bail - But She Must Stay in Budapest Under ‘Criminal Supervision’
- 16 May 2024 7:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A Budapest appeals court ruled on Wednesday to release the primary defendant in the “antifa case” into criminal supervision on bail of 16 million forints (EUR 42,000), the court said in a statement.
Probe into Suspected Foreign Election Financing Attempt in Hungary Launched by Authorities
- 19 Apr 2024 12:00 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office is launching an investigation into a suspected attempt at foreign election financing.
CoE Calls on Hungary to Improve Assistance to Human Trafficking Victims
- 27 Feb 2024 6:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Although Hungary has made progress in the implementation of the CoE’s Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, the country’s authorities should make further efforts to improve assistance to victims of human trafficking, the Council of Europe’s GRETA group of experts said in a report.
Victims Of Communism in Hungary Commemorated at House of Terror Museum in Budapest
- 26 Feb 2024 6:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Officials commemorated the memorial day for the victims of communism on Sunday. Speaking at a ceremony at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, interior ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári said violence was a fundamental aspect of communism, and “the left always looks the other way when it comes to violence”.
How Whistle-Blowers Help Journalists in Central Eastern Europe & How They Are Protected
- 27 Nov 2023 6:44 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A few weeks ago, the firing of a department head at Corvinus University of Budapest caused a stir in Hungary: the professor had previously reported and initiated an ethics investigation regarding an influential family’s child finishing the semester in spite of not fulfilling the semester requirements.
Shocking Revelations: How Hungarians Are Targeted For Sex Work in Western Europe
- 18 Jul 2024 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Although encouraging prostitution is a criminal offence In Hungary, the authorities say there is nothing wrong with openly advertising foreign sex work to Hungarian women. Direkt36 looked behind the sex work advertisements as part of an international investigative project.
Updated: Parl’t Votes Down Proposal to Impeach President
- 12 Jun 2024 11:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Lawmakers rejected a proposal in a secret ballot on Monday to start proceedings to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office.
Foreigner Apprehended Smuggling Machine Guns & Ammunition into Hungary
- 29 May 2024 9:28 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The police have detained an Albanian national who attempted to smuggle machine guns, handguns and several thousand rounds of ammunition from Serbia to Hungary, the public prosecutor’s office of southern Hungary told MTI.
Updated: New Danube River Boat Disaster: Body of Last Victim in Verőce Boat Accident Recovered
- 29 May 2024 9:08 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The body of the last victim missing after a boat accident that took place on the River Danube at Verőce last weekend has been recovered, police said on Facebook on Monday evening.
Jailed Antifa Activist to Be Released on Bail - But She Must Stay in Budapest Under ‘Criminal Supervision’
- 16 May 2024 7:04 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A Budapest appeals court ruled on Wednesday to release the primary defendant in the “antifa case” into criminal supervision on bail of 16 million forints (EUR 42,000), the court said in a statement.
Probe into Suspected Foreign Election Financing Attempt in Hungary Launched by Authorities
- 19 Apr 2024 12:00 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office is launching an investigation into a suspected attempt at foreign election financing.
CoE Calls on Hungary to Improve Assistance to Human Trafficking Victims
- 27 Feb 2024 6:20 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Although Hungary has made progress in the implementation of the CoE’s Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, the country’s authorities should make further efforts to improve assistance to victims of human trafficking, the Council of Europe’s GRETA group of experts said in a report.
Victims Of Communism in Hungary Commemorated at House of Terror Museum in Budapest
- 26 Feb 2024 6:30 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Officials commemorated the memorial day for the victims of communism on Sunday. Speaking at a ceremony at the House of Terror Museum in Budapest, interior ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári said violence was a fundamental aspect of communism, and “the left always looks the other way when it comes to violence”.
How Whistle-Blowers Help Journalists in Central Eastern Europe & How They Are Protected
- 27 Nov 2023 6:44 AM
- https://english.atlatszo.hu/
- current affairs
A few weeks ago, the firing of a department head at Corvinus University of Budapest caused a stir in Hungary: the professor had previously reported and initiated an ethics investigation regarding an influential family’s child finishing the semester in spite of not fulfilling the semester requirements.

















