177 result(s) for investigative news
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Whistleblower Protection Program
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three Hungarian NGOs signed a cooperation agreement to jointly offer protection and support to Hungarian whistleblowers. The service, known as BeVéd (“to protect”), will help provide whistleblowers with legal support, psychological assistance and media support.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Terrorism: Extremists Planned Attack In Budapest, Europol Report Reveals
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
EU member states’ secret services and law enforcement bodies are currently keeping record of 2500 individuals who could potentially commit acts of terrorism, the Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet has reported. According to a 2014 Europol report, the first signs of the present wave of terror were observed by secret services and investigative organisations as early as 2011.
US Celebrity Chef Shoots Episode Of CNN Series In Budapest
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
US celebrity chef, author and television personality Anthony Bourdain is in Budapest to shoot the latest episode of his series ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’, which will not only feature Hungarian foods but also the country in general.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary As A “Field Of Operation”
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Paranoia seems to have swept through the Hungarian government. Fidesz politicians are convinced that the United States wants to remove Viktor Orbán and cause his government’s fall. All this is to be achieved by means of the “phony” charge of corruption.
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
RTL Klub CEO: We'll Stay In Hungary And Fight
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The following story, by Florence La Bruyère, is from the July 18 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal. "If you are just back from a long trek to Nepal and havent watched the evening news on RTL Klub for a month, be prepared for a shock. Where Hungarys largest commercial channel previously concentrated on crime stories and light news, its evening news is now twice as long as it used to ...
Hungarian NGOs Launch Joint Whistleblower Protection Program
- 29 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three Hungarian NGOs signed a cooperation agreement to jointly offer protection and support to Hungarian whistleblowers. The service, known as BeVéd (“to protect”), will help provide whistleblowers with legal support, psychological assistance and media support.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Terrorism: Extremists Planned Attack In Budapest, Europol Report Reveals
- 17 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
EU member states’ secret services and law enforcement bodies are currently keeping record of 2500 individuals who could potentially commit acts of terrorism, the Hungarian daily Magyar Nemzet has reported. According to a 2014 Europol report, the first signs of the present wave of terror were observed by secret services and investigative organisations as early as 2011.
US Celebrity Chef Shoots Episode Of CNN Series In Budapest
- 7 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- food & drink
US celebrity chef, author and television personality Anthony Bourdain is in Budapest to shoot the latest episode of his series ‘Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown’, which will not only feature Hungarian foods but also the country in general.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary As A “Field Of Operation”
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Paranoia seems to have swept through the Hungarian government. Fidesz politicians are convinced that the United States wants to remove Viktor Orbán and cause his government’s fall. All this is to be achieved by means of the “phony” charge of corruption.
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Is There A Passport Mafia In Hungary? A 'Citizenship Dealer' Speaks Out
- 26 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén defended the Hungarian citizenship process yesterday after Index published a two-part exposé of Hungary’s “passport mafia” that appeared in the wake of Fidesz’s fast-tracked dual-citizenship law of 2010.
Xpat Opinion: The Hungarian Far Right And Russia
- 1 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
There has been a lot of discussion about the Russian sympathies of the extreme right parties in Europe. I have written extensively about Jobbik’s close ties with Russia. I’m sure that many readers remember the strange story of Béla Kovács, Jobbik EP MP, who, by the way, was just barred from the territory of Ukraine by the Ukrainian government. The reason? Most likely Kovács’s participation in the ...
RTL Klub CEO: We'll Stay In Hungary And Fight
- 22 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The following story, by Florence La Bruyère, is from the July 18 print edition of the Budapest Business Journal. "If you are just back from a long trek to Nepal and havent watched the evening news on RTL Klub for a month, be prepared for a shock. Where Hungarys largest commercial channel previously concentrated on crime stories and light news, its evening news is now twice as long as it used to ...