536 result(s) for jános lázár
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.
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.
Bakers Call For Lower VAT
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Bakers Association is lobbying for the extension of VAT cuts to bread products, after the government announced plans to lower the consumption tax on milk, eggs and poultry to 5% from 27% in 2017. Bread is the most basic food, and lower taxes would not only curb tax evasion, but lead to higher production and more jobs, the association argued.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
DK Asks EU To Probe Contested Health Care Procurements
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition is asking the European Union to assess procurements in the health-care sector that sparked a competition office investigation for suspected cartel activity, the party’s deputy leader said. A total of 25 procurements involving mostly X-ray equipment cost 9 billion forints (EUR 29m) net, but according to information acquired by DK their real value is around 4-4.5 ...
CryptTalk Given Innovation Award In Parliament, Now Gov’t Plans To Ban App
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Innovation Awards were handed out this week in the Hungarian parliament. One award went to Szabolcs Kun, CEO of Arenim Technologies, makers of the encryption software CryptTalk, reports RTL Klub. Ironically, CryptTalk’s Hungarian clients may end up in prison for two years if Hungary’s Ministry of the Interior has its way.
King Of Morocco Visited Budapest & Ignored PM Orban
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has no information on why Mohammed VI of Morocco visited Hungary, and why the public was only informed after the king and his attendants already left the country, mno.hu writes. Mno.hu was formed by diplomatic sources on Thursday that PM Viktor Orbán has already attempted to meet the King of Morocco twice; his request was first denied, and now he was only informed of the ...
Top Court Says NBH Data Disclosure Amendments Unconstitutional
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the National Bank of Hungary the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its activities, or to classify such information with retroactive effect, are unconstitutional. In its ruling the top court noted that the central bank does a public service and ...
Lázár: Teachers’ Movement Wrong To Take Politics Into Schools
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government feels it is wrong for the Tanítanék (I want to teach) teachers’ movement to “take politics into schools”, but does not underestimate the civil disobedience protest organised by the movement on Wednesday, government office chief János Lázár said.
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.
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.
Bakers Call For Lower VAT
- 21 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Bakers Association is lobbying for the extension of VAT cuts to bread products, after the government announced plans to lower the consumption tax on milk, eggs and poultry to 5% from 27% in 2017. Bread is the most basic food, and lower taxes would not only curb tax evasion, but lead to higher production and more jobs, the association argued.
Lázár: EC Forcing Migrant Quotas Onto Member States
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Government office chief János Lázár said the European Commission was attempting to force mandatory migrant quotas onto member states but Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is looking for political allies against the plan. At a regular government press briefing Lázár noted that Hungary has challenged the mandatory quota scheme at the European Court of Justice and that Poland has joined the ...
DK Asks EU To Probe Contested Health Care Procurements
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition is asking the European Union to assess procurements in the health-care sector that sparked a competition office investigation for suspected cartel activity, the party’s deputy leader said. A total of 25 procurements involving mostly X-ray equipment cost 9 billion forints (EUR 29m) net, but according to information acquired by DK their real value is around 4-4.5 ...
CryptTalk Given Innovation Award In Parliament, Now Gov’t Plans To Ban App
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
The Innovation Awards were handed out this week in the Hungarian parliament. One award went to Szabolcs Kun, CEO of Arenim Technologies, makers of the encryption software CryptTalk, reports RTL Klub. Ironically, CryptTalk’s Hungarian clients may end up in prison for two years if Hungary’s Ministry of the Interior has its way.
King Of Morocco Visited Budapest & Ignored PM Orban
- 4 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has no information on why Mohammed VI of Morocco visited Hungary, and why the public was only informed after the king and his attendants already left the country, mno.hu writes. Mno.hu was formed by diplomatic sources on Thursday that PM Viktor Orbán has already attempted to meet the King of Morocco twice; his request was first denied, and now he was only informed of the ...
Top Court Says NBH Data Disclosure Amendments Unconstitutional
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that amendments to the law governing the central bank that give the National Bank of Hungary the legal power to decline public information requests concerning companies that support its activities, or to classify such information with retroactive effect, are unconstitutional. In its ruling the top court noted that the central bank does a public service and ...
Lázár: Teachers’ Movement Wrong To Take Politics Into Schools
- 1 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government feels it is wrong for the Tanítanék (I want to teach) teachers’ movement to “take politics into schools”, but does not underestimate the civil disobedience protest organised by the movement on Wednesday, government office chief János Lázár said.