87 result(s) for freedom of information
Kendrick Lamar, Kygo And Mumford & Sons To Headline Sziget Festival 2018
- 24 Jan 2018 9:50 AM
- entertainment
Tipped as the continent’s answer to Glastonbury, the award-winning, globally renowned seven-day music & arts experience will bring together 450,000 people for Europe's largest cultural encounter of its kind.
Atlatszo Is Suing The Foreign Intelligence Agency For Documents It Compiled About ‘Soros-Funded NGOs’
- 18 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled about the ‘influence attempts of Soros-funded NGOs.’ At our first court date it became obvious that no such study exists but IH also revealed that they do have some information on the topic but that is classified.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Higher Education Act ’Problematic’
- 14 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s higher education act is overall in line with existing European norms, but its amended version tightening rules on foreign universities already present in the country contain some “highly problematic” requirements, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the law published on Friday.
Data Protection Ombudsman: Personal Data Bill Is Open To Abuse
- 10 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- tech
President of the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) Attila Péterfalvi states that in its current form the Ministry of Interior’s new bill that would set up a central storage for visual and audio data collected by various authorities would make personal data open for abuse, reports Index.hu.
Police Conducting Three Investigations Over BKK E-Ticket System
- 7 Aug 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The National Investigation Bureau’s cyber crime unit has launched three criminal procedures related to the Budapest public transport company’s (BKK) e-ticket system, daily Magyar Idők said on Saturday, citing information by the police.
UN Rapporteurs Urge Hungarian Govt To Withdraw NGO Transparency Bill
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two human rights experts of the United Nations have called on the Hungarian government to withdraw its proposed bill on the transparency of civil groups funded by foreign donors, the UN’s information service UNIS said on Tuesday.
Hungary Stopping Migration, Not Organising It
- 28 Apr 2017 7:14 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the government office chief, touched on the topic of illegal migration, noting that Hungary and the EU had decided to set up a working group to review Hungary’s tightened asylum laws. Hungary’s stance is to “stop migration rather than organise it”, he said.
Kendrick Lamar, Kygo And Mumford & Sons To Headline Sziget Festival 2018
- 24 Jan 2018 9:50 AM
- entertainment
Tipped as the continent’s answer to Glastonbury, the award-winning, globally renowned seven-day music & arts experience will bring together 450,000 people for Europe's largest cultural encounter of its kind.
Atlatszo Is Suing The Foreign Intelligence Agency For Documents It Compiled About ‘Soros-Funded NGOs’
- 18 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Atlatszo is suing the Hungarian foreign intelligence agency (IH) because it refused to share a research paper that it supposedly compiled about the ‘influence attempts of Soros-funded NGOs.’ At our first court date it became obvious that no such study exists but IH also revealed that they do have some information on the topic but that is classified.
How Hungary’s Opposition Leaders Reacted To The Őcsény Fiasco
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
Two weeks ago, the village of Őcsény was the scene of a national scandal. Villagers threatened the life of a local guesthouse owner, slashed his tires, and vowed to do what they could to prevent him from providing shelter to bonafide refugee families.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Higher Education Act ’Problematic’
- 14 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s higher education act is overall in line with existing European norms, but its amended version tightening rules on foreign universities already present in the country contain some “highly problematic” requirements, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the law published on Friday.
Data Protection Ombudsman: Personal Data Bill Is Open To Abuse
- 10 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- tech
President of the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) Attila Péterfalvi states that in its current form the Ministry of Interior’s new bill that would set up a central storage for visual and audio data collected by various authorities would make personal data open for abuse, reports Index.hu.
Police Conducting Three Investigations Over BKK E-Ticket System
- 7 Aug 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
The National Investigation Bureau’s cyber crime unit has launched three criminal procedures related to the Budapest public transport company’s (BKK) e-ticket system, daily Magyar Idők said on Saturday, citing information by the police.
UN Rapporteurs Urge Hungarian Govt To Withdraw NGO Transparency Bill
- 17 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two human rights experts of the United Nations have called on the Hungarian government to withdraw its proposed bill on the transparency of civil groups funded by foreign donors, the UN’s information service UNIS said on Tuesday.
Hungary Stopping Migration, Not Organising It
- 28 Apr 2017 7:14 AM
- current affairs
János Lázár, the government office chief, touched on the topic of illegal migration, noting that Hungary and the EU had decided to set up a working group to review Hungary’s tightened asylum laws. Hungary’s stance is to “stop migration rather than organise it”, he said.