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Strasbourg Turns Down Hungary Appeal In Human Rights Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg turned down an appeal by the Hungarian government and upheld an earlier decision condemning Hungary for its law allowing secret surveillance and data collection by national security services without court consent.
Matolcsy Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Socialist MP
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Central Bank governor György Matolcsy filed a civil lawsuit against opposition Socialist MP György Bárándy for impugning his integrity. Matolcsy is demanding 1 million forints compensation, citing his right to protect his personal reputation. At a plenary session in parliament, Bárándy accused Matolcsy of stealing. This accusation goes beyond the bounds of freedom of expression, the bank said.
New Hospital Planned For 11th District
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government will build an 800-1,000 bed “super hospital” on Etele tér in Budapest’s 11th District as part of a wider reorganisation of the city’s health care institutions, health state secretary Zoltán Ónodi-Szûcs confirmed on M1 channel and Kossuth Rádió Tuesday morning.
LMP Files Complaint About Market Hall
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has filed a complaint on suspicion of budget fraud in connection with the renovation of the market hall on Hold utca in Budapest’s Fifth District. MP Benedek R. Sallai said the market hall received Ft 200 million from a farm support fund, but the market is home to “one counter only half used by farmers and some expensive restaurants”.
Constitution Amended To Create ‘State Of Terror Emergency’
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government can suspend civil rights and property rights and assume other powers if two-thirds of Parliament agrees that a “state of terror emergency” exists, under a Constitutional amendment passed today. The amendment allows the government to mobilize the army and public administration for up to 15 days, even without parliamentary approval.
Protests Save Trees In Orczy Kert
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Protesters rallied to prevent tree cutting in the Orczy kert park in Budapest’s Eighth District yesterday after local councillor Tamás Jakabfy of LMP alerted environmentalists that healthy trees were being chopped down.
Auchan To Launch Home Delivery
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Auchan plans to launch its home delivery service in the autumn, the French-owned hypermarket chain told Magyar Idõk. Online ordered retail deliveries expanded by 16% last year, exceeding the average increase in retail trade, Auchan noted.
Govt ‘Committed To Fighting Hate Speech’
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is committed to freedom of expression and consistently fights hate speech, László Trócsányi, the justice minister, told a Hungarian-Israeli conference in Budapest. Anti-Semitism and any form or racism or prejudice is a “slow-killing poison”, Trócsányi said.
Christian Democrats Call For 2 Work-Free Sundays
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The co-ruling Christian Democrats (KDNP) have called for “at least” two work-free Sundays to be made obligatory each month. P é t e r Harrach, the party’s group leader, said that as a Christian-Socialist party the KDNP always stood on the side of employees and held regular consultations with trade employees to ensure that they are in a tolerable position following the withdrawal of Sunday ...
Strasbourg Turns Down Hungary Appeal In Human Rights Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg turned down an appeal by the Hungarian government and upheld an earlier decision condemning Hungary for its law allowing secret surveillance and data collection by national security services without court consent.
Matolcsy Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Socialist MP
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Central Bank governor György Matolcsy filed a civil lawsuit against opposition Socialist MP György Bárándy for impugning his integrity. Matolcsy is demanding 1 million forints compensation, citing his right to protect his personal reputation. At a plenary session in parliament, Bárándy accused Matolcsy of stealing. This accusation goes beyond the bounds of freedom of expression, the bank said.
New Hospital Planned For 11th District
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government will build an 800-1,000 bed “super hospital” on Etele tér in Budapest’s 11th District as part of a wider reorganisation of the city’s health care institutions, health state secretary Zoltán Ónodi-Szûcs confirmed on M1 channel and Kossuth Rádió Tuesday morning.
LMP Files Complaint About Market Hall
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
LMP has filed a complaint on suspicion of budget fraud in connection with the renovation of the market hall on Hold utca in Budapest’s Fifth District. MP Benedek R. Sallai said the market hall received Ft 200 million from a farm support fund, but the market is home to “one counter only half used by farmers and some expensive restaurants”.
Constitution Amended To Create ‘State Of Terror Emergency’
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government can suspend civil rights and property rights and assume other powers if two-thirds of Parliament agrees that a “state of terror emergency” exists, under a Constitutional amendment passed today. The amendment allows the government to mobilize the army and public administration for up to 15 days, even without parliamentary approval.
Protests Save Trees In Orczy Kert
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Protesters rallied to prevent tree cutting in the Orczy kert park in Budapest’s Eighth District yesterday after local councillor Tamás Jakabfy of LMP alerted environmentalists that healthy trees were being chopped down.
Auchan To Launch Home Delivery
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Auchan plans to launch its home delivery service in the autumn, the French-owned hypermarket chain told Magyar Idõk. Online ordered retail deliveries expanded by 16% last year, exceeding the average increase in retail trade, Auchan noted.
Govt ‘Committed To Fighting Hate Speech’
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s government is committed to freedom of expression and consistently fights hate speech, László Trócsányi, the justice minister, told a Hungarian-Israeli conference in Budapest. Anti-Semitism and any form or racism or prejudice is a “slow-killing poison”, Trócsányi said.
Christian Democrats Call For 2 Work-Free Sundays
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- shopping
The co-ruling Christian Democrats (KDNP) have called for “at least” two work-free Sundays to be made obligatory each month. P é t e r Harrach, the party’s group leader, said that as a Christian-Socialist party the KDNP always stood on the side of employees and held regular consultations with trade employees to ensure that they are in a tolerable position following the withdrawal of Sunday ...