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Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Orbán: US Election Outcome Could ‘Change Things For The Better’
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the outcome of the US presidential election presents an opportunity to “change things for the better”. Speaking at a press conference in Niš, in southern Serbia, on the occasion of a joint cabinet meeting between Hungary and Serbia, Orbán said that “things will improve” under the incoming administration.
Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
Promenade Gardens Welcomes Its Anchor Tenant
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Prior to the foundation stone being laid for Promenade Gardens, a new large-scale, sustainable office building on Váci út, a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal today announced that Celanese Hungary Ltd. will set up its 4,200 square-meter headquarters in the building from April 2018. Colliers International has been assigned the tenant representation mandate.
Transparency International: Hungarians See Graft Worsening
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians regard graft as a problem that is worsening, József Péter Martin, Transparency International’s (TI) managing director for Hungary, said on Wednesday. The majority thinks that the government’s measures against it are inadequate, he said. Martin insisted that Hungarians feel impotent when it comes to fighting against corruption. TI’s survey showed that 30% of Hungarians viewed their ...
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
More Budapest Flights Planned By easyJet
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
U.K.-based low-cost airline easyJet’s first flight from Venice to Budapest touched down Thursday at the capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. Next year, easyJet plans to add Amsterdam to its destinations from Budapest.
Lázár: May Assures Orbán Hungarians’ Rights In Uk Won’t Be Hurt
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár briefed the press on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May. Orbán got an assurance that the rights of Hungarians living in the UK would not be hurt after Britain leaves the EU, he said.
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Now On Until 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:55 AM
- entertainment
This is the only human rights documentary film festival in Hungary, organized yearly since 2004. Verzio aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism as well as to expose abuse and human rights violations throughout the world by presenting quality, creative documentaries.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Orbán: US Election Outcome Could ‘Change Things For The Better’
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that the outcome of the US presidential election presents an opportunity to “change things for the better”. Speaking at a press conference in Niš, in southern Serbia, on the occasion of a joint cabinet meeting between Hungary and Serbia, Orbán said that “things will improve” under the incoming administration.
Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
Promenade Gardens Welcomes Its Anchor Tenant
- 18 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- property
Prior to the foundation stone being laid for Promenade Gardens, a new large-scale, sustainable office building on Váci út, a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal today announced that Celanese Hungary Ltd. will set up its 4,200 square-meter headquarters in the building from April 2018. Colliers International has been assigned the tenant representation mandate.
Transparency International: Hungarians See Graft Worsening
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians regard graft as a problem that is worsening, József Péter Martin, Transparency International’s (TI) managing director for Hungary, said on Wednesday. The majority thinks that the government’s measures against it are inadequate, he said. Martin insisted that Hungarians feel impotent when it comes to fighting against corruption. TI’s survey showed that 30% of Hungarians viewed their ...
International Parliamentary Conference About NATO Held In Budapest
- 17 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The majority of people in NATO member states agree that NATO remains the primary pledge of common security, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said in Budapest on Thursday. The continued enlargement of NATO and the number of member applicants serve as proof that the collective protection and transatlantic solidarity offered by the organisation still represent considerable attraction to countries ...
More Budapest Flights Planned By easyJet
- 16 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
U.K.-based low-cost airline easyJet’s first flight from Venice to Budapest touched down Thursday at the capital’s Ferenc Liszt International Airport, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal. Next year, easyJet plans to add Amsterdam to its destinations from Budapest.
Lázár: May Assures Orbán Hungarians’ Rights In Uk Won’t Be Hurt
- 11 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár briefed the press on Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s recent meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May. Orbán got an assurance that the rights of Hungarians living in the UK would not be hurt after Britain leaves the EU, he said.
International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Now On Until 13 November
- 10 Nov 2016 11:55 AM
- entertainment
This is the only human rights documentary film festival in Hungary, organized yearly since 2004. Verzio aims to promote open society, democratic values, rule-of-law, freedom of expression, political and cultural pluralism as well as to expose abuse and human rights violations throughout the world by presenting quality, creative documentaries.