271 result(s) for legal action
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
EU Abandons Telecoms Tax Challenge Against Hungary
- 24 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The European Commission has withdrawn its appeal before the European Court of Justice against Hungary and Spain regarding special taxes on the telecoms sector, it was announced yesterday. The Commission considered the taxes to be incompatible with EU rules that require sector-specific taxes to be reinvested in the sector.
Xpat Opinion: More On The Magyar Gárda
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: My post late last week, ‘The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal,’ met with a strong reaction on my Facebook page. Most of it was in Hungarian, which, unfortunately, excludes many of the international readers, but let’s just say that some of the feedback was quite critical – and colorful in language. Some of the criticism picked at details. For instance, I said it was the government ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Bill Allows Hungarian Courts To Block Websites
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
Courts may order that data on foreign-based computer servers be inaccessible temporarily or definitively under a bill passed Monday by Parliament’s governing majority. The bill, initiated by the government, states that the number of crimes perpetrated on the internet is on the rise and that children are particularly vulnerable.
360,000 Opt For Hungarian Citizenship
- 29 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 440,000 applications for Hungarian citizenship have been processed and 360,000 ethnic Hungarians living in other countries have taken the oath of citizenship, Administration and Justice Ministry undersecretary Zsuzsanna Répás said yesterday.
Portik-Laborc Debate Escalates In Hungary
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Portik-Laborc affair is a moral, rather than a political issue, said Prime Minister Viktor Orban yesterday, adding that he will be following the work of Parliament's national security committee in relation to the matter.
Hungary's Pécs Buys Water Works Back For €1
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Pécs will buy Suez Environnement’s 51% stake in local water works Pécsi Vízmû for €1 while the government will pay the French company Ft 3 billion in compensation for the town’s unilateral cancellation of the contract in 2009.
H.E. Mr. Sompong Sanguanbun, Former Ambassador At Royal Thai Embassy In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2013 12:00 PM
Married to Mrs. Tuenkhae Sanguanbun with 2 sons, 1 daughter
Challenging Disability & Ethnicity Discrimination In Education Across C.E. Europe
- 26 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- community & culture
"Today, the New York Times published a letter by Dezideriu Gergely (Executive Director of the European Roma Rights Centre) and myself. It concerns the discrimination in education faced by Roma children and children with disabilities in central and eastern Europe." By Oliver Lewis, Executive Director, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, Budapest. Oliver tweets @olewis75. This article was first ...
EU Abandons Telecoms Tax Challenge Against Hungary
- 24 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
The European Commission has withdrawn its appeal before the European Court of Justice against Hungary and Spain regarding special taxes on the telecoms sector, it was announced yesterday. The Commission considered the taxes to be incompatible with EU rules that require sector-specific taxes to be reinvested in the sector.
Xpat Opinion: More On The Magyar Gárda
- 18 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Ferenc Kumin: My post late last week, ‘The ‘Magyar Garda’ Remains Illegal,’ met with a strong reaction on my Facebook page. Most of it was in Hungarian, which, unfortunately, excludes many of the international readers, but let’s just say that some of the feedback was quite critical – and colorful in language. Some of the criticism picked at details. For instance, I said it was the government ...
Xpat Opinion: Kim Lane Scheppele: In Praise Of The Tavares Report About Hungary
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today Europe acted to hold the Hungarian government to the constitutional values that it eagerly endorsed when it joined the European Union nearly a decade ago.
Bill Allows Hungarian Courts To Block Websites
- 4 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- tech
Courts may order that data on foreign-based computer servers be inaccessible temporarily or definitively under a bill passed Monday by Parliament’s governing majority. The bill, initiated by the government, states that the number of crimes perpetrated on the internet is on the rise and that children are particularly vulnerable.
360,000 Opt For Hungarian Citizenship
- 29 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A total of 440,000 applications for Hungarian citizenship have been processed and 360,000 ethnic Hungarians living in other countries have taken the oath of citizenship, Administration and Justice Ministry undersecretary Zsuzsanna Répás said yesterday.
Portik-Laborc Debate Escalates In Hungary
- 2 May 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Portik-Laborc affair is a moral, rather than a political issue, said Prime Minister Viktor Orban yesterday, adding that he will be following the work of Parliament's national security committee in relation to the matter.
Hungary's Pécs Buys Water Works Back For €1
- 29 Apr 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The city of Pécs will buy Suez Environnement’s 51% stake in local water works Pécsi Vízmû for €1 while the government will pay the French company Ft 3 billion in compensation for the town’s unilateral cancellation of the contract in 2009.
H.E. Mr. Sompong Sanguanbun, Former Ambassador At Royal Thai Embassy In Budapest
- 22 Apr 2013 12:00 PM
Married to Mrs. Tuenkhae Sanguanbun with 2 sons, 1 daughter