76 result(s) for gábor simon
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Fidesz: “Zero Tolerance” For Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is “zero tolerance” for tax fraud and corruption in Hungary, the spokesman for the parliamentary group of governing Fidesz said. Bence Tuzson told a press conference that small, left-wing parties had, “with the support of the local representative of the American government”, recently made statements that attempt to draw the picture that tax fraud is a usual thing in Hungary, without going ...
Festival On The Street Of Photography In Budapest, 9 - 12 October
- 8 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- entertainment
You are guaranteed to get even closer to photography, which is undeniably one of the most popular genres of contemporary art. Between October 9 and 12, visitors are welcome at the Capa Center (8 Nagymező Street) and the Mai Manó House (20 Nagymező Street) during the CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival. All day long, with extended opening hours, the two institutions offer a wide range of ...
Táncsics Prison In Budapest To Open For Public For Two Days
- 3 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The former Táncsics Prison, which held the writer and politician Mihály Táncsics, one of the heroes of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, will be open to the public after more than six decades on October 5 and 6. The compound in the Buda Castle was returned by the United States, which owned it since 1948, in a formal ceremony in June, László L Simon, cabinet parliamentary state secretary, noted on ...
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Mesterházy Stays Away From Simon-Case Committee Hearing
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy, leader of the Socialist party, did not appear at a meeting of a fact-finding committee held in connection with the Simon- Welsz case on Thursday.
Committee Suspects Hungary's Former Socialist Official Simon’s Wealth Linked To Post
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The “hundreds of millions” of forints on an undeclared Austrian account owned by former Socialist official Gábor Simon are suspected to be linked to his parliamentary mandate and vice-chair post in the party, said a report by parliament’s immunities committee published on parliament’s website on Monday.
Another Bank Account Revealed Belonging To Hungary’s Former Socialist Deputy Chairman Simon
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Detectives have found a second Austrian bank account linked to former Socialist Party vice-president Gábor Simon, Magyar Nemzet reported Sunday on its website. The balance on the account was €199,977 in January but the sum was much higher in previous years.
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Declares He Has Exclusively Hungarian Citizenship
- 28 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy declared on Thursday that he does not possess any passports other than his Hungarian one, in response to an initiative for all lawmakers to state whether they were citizens of any other country.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Fidesz: “Zero Tolerance” For Tax Fraud In Hungary
- 8 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
There is “zero tolerance” for tax fraud and corruption in Hungary, the spokesman for the parliamentary group of governing Fidesz said. Bence Tuzson told a press conference that small, left-wing parties had, “with the support of the local representative of the American government”, recently made statements that attempt to draw the picture that tax fraud is a usual thing in Hungary, without going ...
Festival On The Street Of Photography In Budapest, 9 - 12 October
- 8 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- entertainment
You are guaranteed to get even closer to photography, which is undeniably one of the most popular genres of contemporary art. Between October 9 and 12, visitors are welcome at the Capa Center (8 Nagymező Street) and the Mai Manó House (20 Nagymező Street) during the CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival. All day long, with extended opening hours, the two institutions offer a wide range of ...
Táncsics Prison In Budapest To Open For Public For Two Days
- 3 Oct 2014 9:04 AM
- current affairs
The former Táncsics Prison, which held the writer and politician Mihály Táncsics, one of the heroes of the 1848 Hungarian Revolution, will be open to the public after more than six decades on October 5 and 6. The compound in the Buda Castle was returned by the United States, which owned it since 1948, in a formal ceremony in June, László L Simon, cabinet parliamentary state secretary, noted on ...
Hungarians Go To The Polls To Elect A New Parliament
- 6 Apr 2014 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Hungarians vote in free, multi-party elections for the sixth time since the fall of Communism in 1989. They are doing so at the conclusion of an official six week campaign period during which time there has been virtually no public discussion or debate of issues other than which party or parties can best be relied upon to further reduce household utility bills.
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Mesterházy Stays Away From Simon-Case Committee Hearing
- 4 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Attila Mesterházy, leader of the Socialist party, did not appear at a meeting of a fact-finding committee held in connection with the Simon- Welsz case on Thursday.
Committee Suspects Hungary's Former Socialist Official Simon’s Wealth Linked To Post
- 1 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The “hundreds of millions” of forints on an undeclared Austrian account owned by former Socialist official Gábor Simon are suspected to be linked to his parliamentary mandate and vice-chair post in the party, said a report by parliament’s immunities committee published on parliament’s website on Monday.
Another Bank Account Revealed Belonging To Hungary’s Former Socialist Deputy Chairman Simon
- 31 Mar 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Detectives have found a second Austrian bank account linked to former Socialist Party vice-president Gábor Simon, Magyar Nemzet reported Sunday on its website. The balance on the account was €199,977 in January but the sum was much higher in previous years.
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Declares He Has Exclusively Hungarian Citizenship
- 28 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Socialist Party leader Attila Mesterházy declared on Thursday that he does not possess any passports other than his Hungarian one, in response to an initiative for all lawmakers to state whether they were citizens of any other country.