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Cabinet Chief: No State Bodies Assisted Return Of PM Orbán’s Son From Ugandan Charity Mission
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Ofice has branded press information suggesting that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s university student son Gáspár was brought home from a volunteering trip in Uganda by counter-terrorism officers a “serious error of journalism or a lie”. Index.hu, the website which first disclosed the story, has since published a rectification in the topic.
Kósa Demands Answers On Alstom Case Involving Former PM
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party is calling on the government to release the names of those who were involved in the signing of the Budapest metro contracts with French engineering company Alstom. Alstom has recently been revealed to have transferred more than 597,000 euros to a company owned by the family of former Socialist prime minister Péter Medgyessy.
Press: PM Orbán’s Son Brought Home From “Safety Hazard” Ugandan Charity Work By Counter-Terror Police
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son Gáspár was brought home to Hungary from Uganda by the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK) after joining a Christian relief organisation to volunteer in the East African country, the news website index.hu has reported.
Alstom Paid Former PM’s Company Almost Euro 600,000 In Consulting Fees
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
French engineering company Alstom transferred more than 597,000 euros to a company owned by the family of Hungary’s former prime minister, Péter Medgyessy, in 2007 and 2008, daily Magyar Idők said. The paper said Alstom transferred 259,000 euros in consulting fees on the basis of a contract with AssistConsult, indirectly owned by Medgyessy and his wife, on March 30, 2007, and another 338,000 ...
Jobbik Dep Leader: Preparing For Governing More Important Than Individual Interests
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik should give priority to preparations for governing rather than keeping individual interests in view, deputy leader Tamás Sneider said, responding to press reports about the replacement of three fellow deputy leaders. It was announced on Wednesday that party leader Gábor Vona decided to replace three of his deputies, Előd Novák, István Apáti and István Szávay.
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Four-Star Hotel Yacht Opens At Lake Balaton
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Hotel Yacht, a brand new four-star hotel opened yesterday in Siófok on Lake Balaton, near the cityʼs marina, realized with a HUF 1.4 billion investment, which included a HUF 1 bln European Union grant, Hungarian online daily index.hu reported.
Fidesz Wants To Make Encryption Software Illegal
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Fidesz wants parliament to adopt legislation that would make it illegal for Hungarians to use encryption software, reports 444.hu. Initially, there was a bit of confusion as to what the 3rd Orbán government hoped to achieve with its next modification to Hungary’s constitution, the Fundamental Law.
Biggest Aqua Park In World Planned For Balaton
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The world’s largest aquapark, a 110-acre indoor water entertainment center, could be built next to Hungaryʼs Lake Balaton between Balatonalmádi and Balatonfűzfő, through an investment of approximately HUF 600 billion, according to a report by regional portal balatontipp.hu.
Cabinet Chief: No State Bodies Assisted Return Of PM Orbán’s Son From Ugandan Charity Mission
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Minister of State for the Prime Minister’s Ofice has branded press information suggesting that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s university student son Gáspár was brought home from a volunteering trip in Uganda by counter-terrorism officers a “serious error of journalism or a lie”. Index.hu, the website which first disclosed the story, has since published a rectification in the topic.
Kósa Demands Answers On Alstom Case Involving Former PM
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The ruling Fidesz party is calling on the government to release the names of those who were involved in the signing of the Budapest metro contracts with French engineering company Alstom. Alstom has recently been revealed to have transferred more than 597,000 euros to a company owned by the family of former Socialist prime minister Péter Medgyessy.
Press: PM Orbán’s Son Brought Home From “Safety Hazard” Ugandan Charity Work By Counter-Terror Police
- 29 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s son Gáspár was brought home to Hungary from Uganda by the Hungarian Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK) after joining a Christian relief organisation to volunteer in the East African country, the news website index.hu has reported.
Alstom Paid Former PM’s Company Almost Euro 600,000 In Consulting Fees
- 27 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
French engineering company Alstom transferred more than 597,000 euros to a company owned by the family of Hungary’s former prime minister, Péter Medgyessy, in 2007 and 2008, daily Magyar Idők said. The paper said Alstom transferred 259,000 euros in consulting fees on the basis of a contract with AssistConsult, indirectly owned by Medgyessy and his wife, on March 30, 2007, and another 338,000 ...
Jobbik Dep Leader: Preparing For Governing More Important Than Individual Interests
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik should give priority to preparations for governing rather than keeping individual interests in view, deputy leader Tamás Sneider said, responding to press reports about the replacement of three fellow deputy leaders. It was announced on Wednesday that party leader Gábor Vona decided to replace three of his deputies, Előd Novák, István Apáti and István Szávay.
Attorneys Are Being Snooped On Like It’s No One’s Business
- 22 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Panic spread among Budapest lawyers last year when it was reported that law offices were being surveilled. It was not clear who was doing the snooping but the state’s security apparatus (which includes the police, Constitutional Protection Office and even Counter Terrorism Centre TEK) couldn’t be ruled out.
Four-Star Hotel Yacht Opens At Lake Balaton
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- travel
Hotel Yacht, a brand new four-star hotel opened yesterday in Siófok on Lake Balaton, near the cityʼs marina, realized with a HUF 1.4 billion investment, which included a HUF 1 bln European Union grant, Hungarian online daily index.hu reported.
Fidesz Wants To Make Encryption Software Illegal
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Fidesz wants parliament to adopt legislation that would make it illegal for Hungarians to use encryption software, reports 444.hu. Initially, there was a bit of confusion as to what the 3rd Orbán government hoped to achieve with its next modification to Hungary’s constitution, the Fundamental Law.
Biggest Aqua Park In World Planned For Balaton
- 29 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- getting around
The world’s largest aquapark, a 110-acre indoor water entertainment center, could be built next to Hungaryʼs Lake Balaton between Balatonalmádi and Balatonfűzfő, through an investment of approximately HUF 600 billion, according to a report by regional portal balatontipp.hu.