89 result(s) for infringement procedures
Lázár: Hungary To Consultt Brussels On Paks Upgrade But Prepared To Sue
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ready to hold coordination talks with Brussels in the next two months over the 12 billion euro project to upgrade the Paks nuclear power plant but will take the issue to court if necessary, the government office chief said in connection with the European Commission’s decision to launch an infringement procedure over related public procurement rules.
Brussels Takes Steps Against Hungary Over Asylum Procedures
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is among 20 member states against which Brussels has launched infringement procedures related to the migrant crisis, the European Commission said. The EC has taken steps against these states for failing to inform the body on how they incorporated the EU directive on refugee procedures into their national legislation, as well as regulations on the minimum level of services and conditions ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Hungary Stands By Land Law, Says Official
- 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will defend its land law even if it has to go to court, a state secretary of the farm ministry told a roundtable. Attila István Simon noted that the European Union had launched two infringement procedures in connection with the Hungarian law.
Lázár Briefs MPs On Hungarian Intelligence Activities
- 25 Jun 2015 1:35 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief singled out a number of neighbouring countries in which “anti-Hungarian” activities are taking place. Briefing parliament’s national security committee on Tuesday, János Lázár gave an annual assessment of the work of the Information Office under his supervision. Due to Ukrainian obstruction, providing support for the ethnic Hungarian community in western Ukraine posed ...
Anti-Hungarian Activities Observed In Some Neighbouring Countries
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We may observe expressly anti-Hungarian activities in quite a few neighbouring countries, and the Bureau of Intelligence must take action to combat these, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said before the National Security Committee of Parliament at his annual hearing held on Tuesday.
EU Launches Infringement Procedure Over Restrictions On Land Acquisition
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday launched infringement procedures against Hungary concerning restrictions on the acquisition of farmland in the country’s land act. The Commission has launched similar procedures in connection with the land acts of Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia as well.
EC Launches Energy Rules Infringement Procedure Against Hungary
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary because its energy regulations fail to comply with European Union law, the EC’s spokesperson for climate and energy policy Anna-Kais Itkonen, confirmed.
Parliamentary Committee Set To Discuss Changes To Ad Tax
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has initiated a meeting of Parliament’s economy committee to discuss the possibility of modifying the tax on advertising. Lázár asked the committee’s chairman, Antal Rogán, to call a meeting of the body next week to debate modifications to the tax.
Lázár: Hungary To Consultt Brussels On Paks Upgrade But Prepared To Sue
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ready to hold coordination talks with Brussels in the next two months over the 12 billion euro project to upgrade the Paks nuclear power plant but will take the issue to court if necessary, the government office chief said in connection with the European Commission’s decision to launch an infringement procedure over related public procurement rules.
Brussels Takes Steps Against Hungary Over Asylum Procedures
- 24 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is among 20 member states against which Brussels has launched infringement procedures related to the migrant crisis, the European Commission said. The EC has taken steps against these states for failing to inform the body on how they incorporated the EU directive on refugee procedures into their national legislation, as well as regulations on the minimum level of services and conditions ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Spies Are Everywhere
- 6 Aug 2015 11:55 AM
- current affairs
As the minister of the prime minister’s office responsible for, among other things, Hungarian intelligence, János Lázár has very little sense of what should remain secret. I found the minutes of his speech at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on national security on June 23 shocking. He outlined several ongoing Hungarian intelligence projects, endangering not only the work of the ...
Hungary Stands By Land Law, Says Official
- 7 Jul 2015 5:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will defend its land law even if it has to go to court, a state secretary of the farm ministry told a roundtable. Attila István Simon noted that the European Union had launched two infringement procedures in connection with the Hungarian law.
Lázár Briefs MPs On Hungarian Intelligence Activities
- 25 Jun 2015 1:35 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief singled out a number of neighbouring countries in which “anti-Hungarian” activities are taking place. Briefing parliament’s national security committee on Tuesday, János Lázár gave an annual assessment of the work of the Information Office under his supervision. Due to Ukrainian obstruction, providing support for the ethnic Hungarian community in western Ukraine posed ...
Anti-Hungarian Activities Observed In Some Neighbouring Countries
- 24 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We may observe expressly anti-Hungarian activities in quite a few neighbouring countries, and the Bureau of Intelligence must take action to combat these, János Lázár, the Minister heading the Prime Minister’s Office said before the National Security Committee of Parliament at his annual hearing held on Tuesday.
EU Launches Infringement Procedure Over Restrictions On Land Acquisition
- 27 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission on Thursday launched infringement procedures against Hungary concerning restrictions on the acquisition of farmland in the country’s land act. The Commission has launched similar procedures in connection with the land acts of Bulgaria, Lithuania and Slovakia as well.
EC Launches Energy Rules Infringement Procedure Against Hungary
- 2 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary because its energy regulations fail to comply with European Union law, the EC’s spokesperson for climate and energy policy Anna-Kais Itkonen, confirmed.
Parliamentary Committee Set To Discuss Changes To Ad Tax
- 27 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Cabinet chief János Lázár has initiated a meeting of Parliament’s economy committee to discuss the possibility of modifying the tax on advertising. Lázár asked the committee’s chairman, Antal Rogán, to call a meeting of the body next week to debate modifications to the tax.


















