358 result(s) for justice ministry
Official: Hungary Keeping Border Fence
- 19 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is committed to keeping its fence on its southern border standing, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said, detailing Hungary’s response to the European Commission’s latest criticism of the country’s border regulations.
Official: EC Conducting ‘Show Trial’ Against Hungary Over Migrant Quotas
- 14 Jul 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is conducting a “show trial” against Hungary over the issue of migrant distribution quotas, Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said, arguing that the EC had not launched infringement procedures against all member states that have refused to comply with the scheme.
Legal Loophole Revealed For NGOs Targeted By New Law
- 12 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
A legal loophole was revealed Tuesday that could give some civil organizations in Hungary breathing room after falling under the recently adopted NGO law, reports hvg.hu.
Hungary To Appeal Strasbourg Ruling
- 13 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against the March ruling on two Bangladeshi asylum-seekers, Justice Ministry state secretary Pál Völner told the state news agency on Saturday.
Völner: Brussels Wants To Punish Hungary Over Migrant Issue
- 5 Apr 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Brussels leaders treat Hungary like a “rebel” and want to punish the country for its refusal to take in migrants, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said. Völner reacted to an article published in the Tuesday edition of British conservative daily The Times which said Germany, France and up to 21 other countries were preparing to give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding ...
Government Plans Major Advertising Tax Hike
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Advertising tax in Hungary is set to be raised from the current 5.3% to 9% as of June, for taxpayers with revenue exceeding HUF 100 million, according to a proposed amendment submitted by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga, Hungarian wire service MTI reported today. The amendment would also allow companies tax-free self-advertising.
Justice Ministry Proposes Broadening Authority To Conduct Secret Surveillance, Even Without Probable Cause
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice plans changes to laws which would allow law enforcement authorities to conduct secret surveillance on citizens, without any probable cause to suggest a crime had been committed, daily Magyar Nemzet reports.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Foreign Ministry Rejects US Comments On Hungary Ruling
- 8 Dec 2016 9:33 AM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State’s comment on a Hungarian court ruling is “outrageous and unacceptable”, Tamás Menczer, the press chief of the Hungarian foreign ministry, said in connection with criticism of the imprisonment of a Syrian man.
Official: Hungary Keeping Border Fence
- 19 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is committed to keeping its fence on its southern border standing, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said, detailing Hungary’s response to the European Commission’s latest criticism of the country’s border regulations.
Official: EC Conducting ‘Show Trial’ Against Hungary Over Migrant Quotas
- 14 Jul 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission is conducting a “show trial” against Hungary over the issue of migrant distribution quotas, Justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said, arguing that the EC had not launched infringement procedures against all member states that have refused to comply with the scheme.
Legal Loophole Revealed For NGOs Targeted By New Law
- 12 Jul 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
A legal loophole was revealed Tuesday that could give some civil organizations in Hungary breathing room after falling under the recently adopted NGO law, reports hvg.hu.
Hungary To Appeal Strasbourg Ruling
- 13 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg against the March ruling on two Bangladeshi asylum-seekers, Justice Ministry state secretary Pál Völner told the state news agency on Saturday.
Völner: Brussels Wants To Punish Hungary Over Migrant Issue
- 5 Apr 2017 9:36 AM
- current affairs
Brussels leaders treat Hungary like a “rebel” and want to punish the country for its refusal to take in migrants, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner said. Völner reacted to an article published in the Tuesday edition of British conservative daily The Times which said Germany, France and up to 21 other countries were preparing to give an ultimatum to Hungary and Poland this year demanding ...
Government Plans Major Advertising Tax Hike
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Advertising tax in Hungary is set to be raised from the current 5.3% to 9% as of June, for taxpayers with revenue exceeding HUF 100 million, according to a proposed amendment submitted by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga, Hungarian wire service MTI reported today. The amendment would also allow companies tax-free self-advertising.
Justice Ministry Proposes Broadening Authority To Conduct Secret Surveillance, Even Without Probable Cause
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice plans changes to laws which would allow law enforcement authorities to conduct secret surveillance on citizens, without any probable cause to suggest a crime had been committed, daily Magyar Nemzet reports.
Index.hu: We Are Not Paid Agents Of Russia, We Do It Out Of Conviction
- 6 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
We have found a Jobbik activist, a young communist, a Russian convicted of vandalism and a neo-Nazi among the anonymous editors of one of the best known Russian propaganda pages of Facebook, which is proof that Moscow has assistants on both the far-right and the far-left. What’s more, their reach extends even higher: one active proponents of the cause had been a diplomat at the Foreign Ministry ...
Foreign Ministry Rejects US Comments On Hungary Ruling
- 8 Dec 2016 9:33 AM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State’s comment on a Hungarian court ruling is “outrageous and unacceptable”, Tamás Menczer, the press chief of the Hungarian foreign ministry, said in connection with criticism of the imprisonment of a Syrian man.