177 result(s) for investigative news
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Explosion In Budapest: Skeptical Hungarians Suspect Foul Play
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night around 10:30 there was an explosion in front of an empty storefront at 2-4 Teréz körút. Two policemen, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, were seriously injured. According to early reports, the explosion took place inside the store, but eventually it was ascertained that the detonation of the anti-personnel nail bomb occurred outside. Hundreds of nails have been found nearby.
Hungary’s Development Policy State Secretary Sues Transparency Website
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Development policy state secretary László Tasó has filed a complaint with Budapest Police because of harassment after investigative website Direkt36 reported on flaws in his official declaration of assets.
Official: EU Won’t Investigate Nostalgia Train
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government estimated that 27-28 passengers would use the nostalgia train recently built in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbánʼs hometown, as such the European Union will not investigate the investment, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy told Hungarian news portal 444.hu.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
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.
Felcsút Land Data Kept Secret
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- property
A journalist with investigative website Direkt36 has been denied access to public data regarding who owns land around Felcsút, where the prime minister owns a house and other properties. A clerk at the Bicske sub-county land office was initially helpful, the reporter wrote, but then said she was not permitted to hand over any more files.
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Xpat Opinion: Russian Military Intelligence And The Hungarian National Front
- 29 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
I’d wager to say that not too many people are familiar with a far-right paramilitary organization called Magyar Nemzeti Arcvonal (Hungarian National Front or MNA), although it is perhaps the most important group of its kind today. It espouses the tenets of Hungarism, the brainchild of Ferenc Szálasi, leader of the Arrowcross party which, in the late 1930s, had, for a short while, one million ...
Opposition: ‘Orbán’s Gamble Failed’
- 3 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona described preliminary turnout data in Hungary’s migrant quota referendum indicating that it would be invalid as a “personal failure” for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. “This game is played for goals, and despite the advantage enjoyed by the prime minister and [ruling] Fidesz, Orbán scored a huge own goal,” Vona told a press conference.
Explosion In Budapest: Skeptical Hungarians Suspect Foul Play
- 26 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last night around 10:30 there was an explosion in front of an empty storefront at 2-4 Teréz körút. Two policemen, a man and a woman, both in their twenties, were seriously injured. According to early reports, the explosion took place inside the store, but eventually it was ascertained that the detonation of the anti-personnel nail bomb occurred outside. Hundreds of nails have been found nearby.
Hungary’s Development Policy State Secretary Sues Transparency Website
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Development policy state secretary László Tasó has filed a complaint with Budapest Police because of harassment after investigative website Direkt36 reported on flaws in his official declaration of assets.
Official: EU Won’t Investigate Nostalgia Train
- 24 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government estimated that 27-28 passengers would use the nostalgia train recently built in Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbánʼs hometown, as such the European Union will not investigate the investment, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy told Hungarian news portal 444.hu.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
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.
Felcsút Land Data Kept Secret
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- property
A journalist with investigative website Direkt36 has been denied access to public data regarding who owns land around Felcsút, where the prime minister owns a house and other properties. A clerk at the Bicske sub-county land office was initially helpful, the reporter wrote, but then said she was not permitted to hand over any more files.
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.