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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.
EU: Record Number Of Infringement Cases Against Hungary
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
There were a record number of European Union infringement proceedings against Hungary in 2016, reports Index.hu. According to the EU’s 2016 report, there are 57 ongoing infringement cases against Hungary, a five-year record for the country. Still, Hungary is situated only somewhere in the middle of the playing field of Member States facing infringement proceedings.
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
Curia Sides With Prosecutor’s Office In Surveillance Bug Case
- 11 Jul 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
In February, the Budapest Prosecutor’s Office closed its investigation into a surveillance device planted in the office of MTVA CEO Miklós Vaszily. (MTVA is the state-owned holding company that owns all Hungarian state media enterprises.)
Police To Fence Off Budapest Pride Marchers
- 7 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- getting around
Saturday’s Budapest Pride march will be secured by fencing off its entire route, the police said in a statement on Thursday. The march organiser Rainbow Mission Foundation said earlier in the day that the LGBTQ community were against the use of fences.
PM Orbán Wants Hungary To Be Among World’s Ten Safest Countries
- 7 Jul 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told the government that he wants Hungary to become one of the ten safest countries in the world, the government office chief said on Thursday.
Nearly One-Fifth Of Hungarians Support Legalising Marijuana
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- health & wellness
Nearly one-fifth of Hungarians support the legal, regulated sale of marijuana, according to a fresh survey by the Nézőpont Institute commissioned by the tabloid Blikk.
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
COE Delegation Inspects Hungary Transit Zones
- 6 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A Council of Europe delegation has arrived in Hungary to inspect the living conditions of 14-18 year-old migrants in Hungary’s transit zones near the southern border towns of Röszke and Tompa. Claude Janizzi, who heads the CoE’s Lanzarote Committee and is in charge of the delegation, told a press conference on Wednesday that the delegation had been invited by the Hungarian government to verify ...
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.
EU: Record Number Of Infringement Cases Against Hungary
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
There were a record number of European Union infringement proceedings against Hungary in 2016, reports Index.hu. According to the EU’s 2016 report, there are 57 ongoing infringement cases against Hungary, a five-year record for the country. Still, Hungary is situated only somewhere in the middle of the playing field of Member States facing infringement proceedings.
Citizens Losing Fight Against Unbearable Noise From Budapest Airport
- 12 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
Life in the southern suburbs of Budapest, near Budapest Airport, is noisy and unhealthy. Planes taking off and landing make sleep at night impossible. At certain areas, the noise created cracks in walls and some people stay indoors all day in order to avoid kerosene drizzling from the sky. The problem affects hundreds of thousands of people who have been fighting the airport in courts for years – ...
Curia Sides With Prosecutor’s Office In Surveillance Bug Case
- 11 Jul 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
In February, the Budapest Prosecutor’s Office closed its investigation into a surveillance device planted in the office of MTVA CEO Miklós Vaszily. (MTVA is the state-owned holding company that owns all Hungarian state media enterprises.)
Police To Fence Off Budapest Pride Marchers
- 7 Jul 2017 9:34 AM
- getting around
Saturday’s Budapest Pride march will be secured by fencing off its entire route, the police said in a statement on Thursday. The march organiser Rainbow Mission Foundation said earlier in the day that the LGBTQ community were against the use of fences.
PM Orbán Wants Hungary To Be Among World’s Ten Safest Countries
- 7 Jul 2017 9:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told the government that he wants Hungary to become one of the ten safest countries in the world, the government office chief said on Thursday.
Nearly One-Fifth Of Hungarians Support Legalising Marijuana
- 7 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- health & wellness
Nearly one-fifth of Hungarians support the legal, regulated sale of marijuana, according to a fresh survey by the Nézőpont Institute commissioned by the tabloid Blikk.
NGOs Hold Discussion On Civil Disobedience As They Refuse To Comply With New Law
- 6 Jul 2017 9:32 AM
- current affairs
In a crowded hall in Buda Tuesday night, a man stood reading out loud an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s Letter from Birmingham Jail. But this was not a Fourth of July celebration.
COE Delegation Inspects Hungary Transit Zones
- 6 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
A Council of Europe delegation has arrived in Hungary to inspect the living conditions of 14-18 year-old migrants in Hungary’s transit zones near the southern border towns of Röszke and Tompa. Claude Janizzi, who heads the CoE’s Lanzarote Committee and is in charge of the delegation, told a press conference on Wednesday that the delegation had been invited by the Hungarian government to verify ...