76 result(s) for discriminatory
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
EC Finds Oversight Fee Rates, Healthcare Contribution Discriminatory
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has found that progressive rates for a supermarket oversight fee and health-care contributions by tobacco companies introduced by Hungarian lawmakers were discriminatory and violated European Union rules on state aid.
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Report: VAT Decrease On Pork Causes Panic In Poultry Sector
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s poultry producers are in a panic as the cut to the VAT rate on pork from 27% to 5% as of January 1 has led to a significant drop in demand for poultry meat, and other food sectors are lobbying for similar VAT decreases, Hungarian economic daily Világgazdaság reported today.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Budapest Police Accused Of Harassing Homeless Hungarians
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people’s identity documents are checked twice a month by police on average according to a study prepared last autumn by the Helsinki Committee and The City is for Everyone, a homeless rights advocacy group. With the help of homeless people, the two organizations conducted an examination called a test and a survey called an observation.
UNHCR Shocked By Hungarian Questionnaire
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UN High Commission for Human Rights office on Friday heavily criticised the Hungarian national consultation on immigration. Spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said in Geneva that the content of the national consultation is “extremely biased” for suggesting a connection between migration and terrorism.
RTL Did Not Make A Deal With Hungarian Gov’t
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL’s German owners never reached a final agreement with the cabinet regarding the advertising tax, regional vice-president Andreas Rudas, confirmed in a Monday interview with Népszabadság. It had been reported that RTL and its parent company Bertelsmann had agreed to withdraw their complaint filed with the EU against Hungary’s tiered tax on advertising revenues, in exchange for a modification or ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Simicska Wage His Media War In Hungary On His Own?
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder how far the feud between Prime Minister Orbán and his former friend and treasurer will go, and what impact it will have on the main right-wing media outlets which are ultimately owned by the latter.
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
EC Finds Oversight Fee Rates, Healthcare Contribution Discriminatory
- 5 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has found that progressive rates for a supermarket oversight fee and health-care contributions by tobacco companies introduced by Hungarian lawmakers were discriminatory and violated European Union rules on state aid.
EC Steps Up Infringement Procedure Over Farmland Sale Restrictions
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission said it stepped up an infringement procedure against Hungary for restrictions on farmland. “Hungary has a very restrictive system which imposes a complete ban on the acquisition of land by legal entities and an obligation on the buyer to farm the land himself,” the commission said.
Report: VAT Decrease On Pork Causes Panic In Poultry Sector
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s poultry producers are in a panic as the cut to the VAT rate on pork from 27% to 5% as of January 1 has led to a significant drop in demand for poultry meat, and other food sectors are lobbying for similar VAT decreases, Hungarian economic daily Világgazdaság reported today.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Budapest Police Accused Of Harassing Homeless Hungarians
- 4 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Homeless people’s identity documents are checked twice a month by police on average according to a study prepared last autumn by the Helsinki Committee and The City is for Everyone, a homeless rights advocacy group. With the help of homeless people, the two organizations conducted an examination called a test and a survey called an observation.
UNHCR Shocked By Hungarian Questionnaire
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The UN High Commission for Human Rights office on Friday heavily criticised the Hungarian national consultation on immigration. Spokeswoman Cecile Pouilly said in Geneva that the content of the national consultation is “extremely biased” for suggesting a connection between migration and terrorism.
RTL Did Not Make A Deal With Hungarian Gov’t
- 17 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
RTL’s German owners never reached a final agreement with the cabinet regarding the advertising tax, regional vice-president Andreas Rudas, confirmed in a Monday interview with Népszabadság. It had been reported that RTL and its parent company Bertelsmann had agreed to withdraw their complaint filed with the EU against Hungary’s tiered tax on advertising revenues, in exchange for a modification or ...
Xpat Opinion: Will Simicska Wage His Media War In Hungary On His Own?
- 9 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators wonder how far the feud between Prime Minister Orbán and his former friend and treasurer will go, and what impact it will have on the main right-wing media outlets which are ultimately owned by the latter.