572 result(s) for law amendment
Fish Consumption In Hungary Increases By 20 Percent
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
As a result of the Ministry of Rural Development's promotion campaign launched at the end of last year, fish consumption is the only area within the food sector that has seen a marked, 20 percent increase in Hungary this year, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas declared at the opening of this year's fish marketing drive in Tiszafüred on Monday.
Extra Burden On Hungarian Courts Increases Radicaly
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The amendment of the law on minor offences has resulted in a massive increase in the burden on the courts in the recent period, daily Magyar Hírlap said on Thursday. Statistics by the National Office for the Judiciary show that courts received 980,000 cases in the first six months of this year, a 68% increase from the same period last year.
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Eleven Hungarian Cities Seek Casino Licences
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- entertainment
Eleven Hungarian cities want licences to open casinos, business daily Világgazdaság said. Currently just two casinos operate in Budapest and one in Sopron, near Hungary’s border with Austria, and the government had planned to award only nine new casino licences, the paper said.
Hungary’s Tax Package For 2014 Includes New Tax On Banks And Sugary Drinks
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
While 250 000 new families are happy with the extended family tax credits and small businesses are satisfied with the support they will receive, banks are not dancing with joy at the introduction of new tax laws for 2014. The Hungarian government submitted next year’s tax package to the Parliament last week, which includes just a few drastic, but several minor changes.
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Xpat Opinion: How Is The Internet In Hungary Any Less Free This Year?
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The 2013 edition of Freedom on the Net, an assessment of internet and digital media published by Freedom House, ranked internet in Hungary as “free,” but to the astonishment of many, it also downgraded Hungary’s score. Why?
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Homeless Law Criticised
- 7 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the passing by Parliament of a new regulation allowing local councils to ban sleeping rough in certain streets and areas, a liberal commentator accuses the government of criminalizing homelessness. A centrist columnist finds the new rules unenforceable.
Fish Consumption In Hungary Increases By 20 Percent
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
As a result of the Ministry of Rural Development's promotion campaign launched at the end of last year, fish consumption is the only area within the food sector that has seen a marked, 20 percent increase in Hungary this year, Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas declared at the opening of this year's fish marketing drive in Tiszafüred on Monday.
Extra Burden On Hungarian Courts Increases Radicaly
- 6 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The amendment of the law on minor offences has resulted in a massive increase in the burden on the courts in the recent period, daily Magyar Hírlap said on Thursday. Statistics by the National Office for the Judiciary show that courts received 980,000 cases in the first six months of this year, a 68% increase from the same period last year.
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Hungary’s Fidesz Wants More Transparent Campaign Financing
- 25 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The governing Fidesz party has initiated legislation that would hold party leaders financially accountable for campaign spending and amassed debt. The amendment tabled by Gergely Gulyás, a Fidesz lawmaker, on Friday, would help break with a practice going back two decades where nobody was responsible for party budgets, he told a press conference.
Eleven Hungarian Cities Seek Casino Licences
- 23 Nov 2013 4:00 AM
- entertainment
Eleven Hungarian cities want licences to open casinos, business daily Világgazdaság said. Currently just two casinos operate in Budapest and one in Sopron, near Hungary’s border with Austria, and the government had planned to award only nine new casino licences, the paper said.
Hungary’s Tax Package For 2014 Includes New Tax On Banks And Sugary Drinks
- 24 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- business
While 250 000 new families are happy with the extended family tax credits and small businesses are satisfied with the support they will receive, banks are not dancing with joy at the introduction of new tax laws for 2014. The Hungarian government submitted next year’s tax package to the Parliament last week, which includes just a few drastic, but several minor changes.
Hungary’s Deputy PM Semjén: Catholic Institutions To Receive Same Financing As Public Ones
- 22 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following an amendment to Hungary's agreement with the Vatican, signed in Budapest on Monday, institutions run by the Catholic Church will receive the same financing from the central budget as public ones. The amendment, signed by Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén and Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary Alberto Bottari de Castello, contains stipulations concerning Catholic higher education, as well as ...
Xpat Opinion: How Is The Internet In Hungary Any Less Free This Year?
- 10 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The 2013 edition of Freedom on the Net, an assessment of internet and digital media published by Freedom House, ranked internet in Hungary as “free,” but to the astonishment of many, it also downgraded Hungary’s score. Why?
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's New Homeless Law Criticised
- 7 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Following the passing by Parliament of a new regulation allowing local councils to ban sleeping rough in certain streets and areas, a liberal commentator accuses the government of criminalizing homelessness. A centrist columnist finds the new rules unenforceable.