377 result(s) for freedom rights
Szijjártó: Freedom House Report Is Nonsense
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the latest report on democratic rights by Freedom House nonsense in a statement to the press in Budapest.
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.
Socialists Disappointed With Govt’s Terrorist Threat Amendment
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party expressed disappointment with the government’s proposed constitutional amendment with regard to a cited risk of terrorist activities, which is up for discussion at a five-party meeting on Friday. The amendment is the same as an earlier proposal, which “provoked nationwide uproar”, lawmakers of the party said in a statement, and added that there was “no point” to ...
Hungary Must Not Return To Education System In Place Before 2010
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mr. Orbán explained that the Cabinet supports the principle of open governance: it wants to hear everyone’s opinions and it has great hopes for the National Teachers’ Chamber, which was established in order to discuss internal specialist matters in an apolitical manner. He added that he understands teachers’ concerns, and these will be discussed: there is continuous dialogue, the Round Table for ...
EU Court Of Human Rights Says Online Media Not Liable For Readers’ Comments
- 8 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that a Hungarian court violated the freedom of expression when it held the publisher of online daily index.hu and the Hungarian Content Service Association liable for comments posted to index.hu’s website, providing the comments are moderated in a timely manner.
ECTHR: Top Court Ruling On Websites’ Liability For User Comments Breaches Freedom Of Speech
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are fully liable for comments left by their readers violated freedom of expression. In May of 2014 the Constitutional Court threw out a complaint filed by the Association of Hungarian Content Providers against a ruling by Hungary’s supreme court, the Kuria, saying that websites are ...
Hungarian Socialists Propose Alternative Method For Managing Threat Of Terrorism
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has proposed its own solution for managing terrorist threats under which the government would have no more than eight days to impose special measures without parliament’s approval, but would need the backing of two-thirds of lawmakers to implement further measures once the eight-day period is up.
Hungary’s Opposition Makes Mixed Approach To Terror Status Proposal
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Jobbik party supports amending the constitution to introduce a state of terrorist threat but will review the government’s specific proposal on the matter and comment on it within a week, deputy leader Előd Novák said, noting that his party submitted a similar amendment proposal to parliament in August, but the legislative body rejected it.
Xpat Opinion: European Parliament Condemns Hungary
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one left-wing daily is sceptical about the impact of the resolution adopted by the left-liberal majority of MEPs, accusing Hungary of systematically violating basic European values.
Szijjártó: Freedom House Report Is Nonsense
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó called the latest report on democratic rights by Freedom House nonsense in a statement to the press in Budapest.
Most Parties Agree Constitutional Amendment Needed On Terror
- 8 Apr 2016 9:26 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties have broadly agreed on the need to change the constitution in light of government efforts to improve counter-terrorism legislation, the defence minister said. István Simicskó at the same time said it was regrettable that the opposition Socialists had not taken part in the consultations.
Socialists Disappointed With Govt’s Terrorist Threat Amendment
- 7 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party expressed disappointment with the government’s proposed constitutional amendment with regard to a cited risk of terrorist activities, which is up for discussion at a five-party meeting on Friday. The amendment is the same as an earlier proposal, which “provoked nationwide uproar”, lawmakers of the party said in a statement, and added that there was “no point” to ...
Hungary Must Not Return To Education System In Place Before 2010
- 8 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Mr. Orbán explained that the Cabinet supports the principle of open governance: it wants to hear everyone’s opinions and it has great hopes for the National Teachers’ Chamber, which was established in order to discuss internal specialist matters in an apolitical manner. He added that he understands teachers’ concerns, and these will be discussed: there is continuous dialogue, the Round Table for ...
EU Court Of Human Rights Says Online Media Not Liable For Readers’ Comments
- 8 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that a Hungarian court violated the freedom of expression when it held the publisher of online daily index.hu and the Hungarian Content Service Association liable for comments posted to index.hu’s website, providing the comments are moderated in a timely manner.
ECTHR: Top Court Ruling On Websites’ Liability For User Comments Breaches Freedom Of Speech
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are fully liable for comments left by their readers violated freedom of expression. In May of 2014 the Constitutional Court threw out a complaint filed by the Association of Hungarian Content Providers against a ruling by Hungary’s supreme court, the Kuria, saying that websites are ...
Hungarian Socialists Propose Alternative Method For Managing Threat Of Terrorism
- 25 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has proposed its own solution for managing terrorist threats under which the government would have no more than eight days to impose special measures without parliament’s approval, but would need the backing of two-thirds of lawmakers to implement further measures once the eight-day period is up.
Hungary’s Opposition Makes Mixed Approach To Terror Status Proposal
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Jobbik party supports amending the constitution to introduce a state of terrorist threat but will review the government’s specific proposal on the matter and comment on it within a week, deputy leader Előd Novák said, noting that his party submitted a similar amendment proposal to parliament in August, but the legislative body rejected it.
Xpat Opinion: European Parliament Condemns Hungary
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one left-wing daily is sceptical about the impact of the resolution adopted by the left-liberal majority of MEPs, accusing Hungary of systematically violating basic European values.