98 result(s) for immunity app
EP Lifts Immunity From Prosecution Of Jobbik MEP 'KGBéla' Kovács
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The Legal Committee of the European Parliament voted to lift immunity from prosecution of Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács (pictured), who has been accused of collaborating with Russian intelligence and spying on the European Parliament, reports Magyar Idők.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Prosecutor Calls For Fidesz MP’s Immunity To Be Lifted
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to lift the immunity of ruling party lawmaker Roland Mengyi on suspicion of corruption involving public funds, a prosecution spokesman said on Thursday.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
It’s High Time Hungary Show The World Where Its Allegiances Lie
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Geza Jeszenszky:
Hungarian news website HVG.hu published an interview with the former senior statesman in which he talks about Hungary’s relations with its allies, how the Norway Civil Fund fiasco affected his ability as ambassador to promote strong bilateral relations with Norway, and how a dramatic shift in foreign policy has launched Hungary into a new era of diplomatic ...
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
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 ...
EP Lifts Immunity From Prosecution Of Jobbik MEP 'KGBéla' Kovács
- 1 Jun 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The Legal Committee of the European Parliament voted to lift immunity from prosecution of Jobbik MEP Béla Kovács (pictured), who has been accused of collaborating with Russian intelligence and spying on the European Parliament, reports Magyar Idők.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Interview – Orbán Hopes Referendum Ensures “Strong Sword” Against Brussels
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s upcoming quota referendum will determine “how strong a sword voters can forge” to use in their fight against “Brussels bureaucrats”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to news portal Origo on Thursday. In his interview, Orbán said should the European Union “force upon us” mandatory migrant quotas, “it would impact each Hungarian municipality”.
Prosecutor Calls For Fidesz MP’s Immunity To Be Lifted
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s chief prosecutor has asked parliament to lift the immunity of ruling party lawmaker Roland Mengyi on suspicion of corruption involving public funds, a prosecution spokesman said on Thursday.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Xpat Opinion: Goodfriend A Good Friend In Time Of Need
- 12 Feb 2015 7:35 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: Back in July, this column bemoaned the delay by the U.S. Senate in approving Colleen Bell as the next American ambassador to Hungary. Shortly after that, current events forced America’s top local representative, André Goodfriend, to transform himself from a mild−mannered chargé d’affaires into a superhero, and we were perfectly happy to ...
It’s High Time Hungary Show The World Where Its Allegiances Lie
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interview with Geza Jeszenszky:
Hungarian news website HVG.hu published an interview with the former senior statesman in which he talks about Hungary’s relations with its allies, how the Norway Civil Fund fiasco affected his ability as ambassador to promote strong bilateral relations with Norway, and how a dramatic shift in foreign policy has launched Hungary into a new era of diplomatic ...
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
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 ...