275 result(s) for legal action
Hungary's Justice Minister: Committed Crime Should Not Be Left Unpunished
- 20 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics spoke about the latest developments of the case of Irish citizen Francis Ciarán Tobin, who killed two Hungarian children in a road accident 12 years ago, on a morning television show.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Active Citizenship Award Given By U.S. Embassy To Háttér In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis presented an Active Citizenship Award to the HÁTTÉR Support Society, an LGBT NGO on June 25, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Remarks by Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at the Hatter Support Society Active Citizenship Award Ceremony follow:
There Is No Discrimination Against The Roma In Hungary
- 29 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We do not agree with several findings of the US State Department’s survey entitled 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices because there is no discrimination against the Roma in Hungary, however, we respect and appreciate the remarks, Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Government Communication told MTI on Thursday by telephone from New York.
Construction Sector In Deep Recession In Hungary
- 22 May 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The downturn in the construction industry continued as output in March contracted 12.6% year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office KSH announced. Compared to February output was up by 0.1%. In the first three months, the sector's performance shrank by an annualised 11.6%, according to the KSH data.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
Xpat Opinion: Never Ending Land Swap Story Of Sukoró
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- property
In case you forgot what Sukoró is all about, it was a land swap involving Joav Blum, a Hungarian-Israeli businessman, and the Hungarian state. The details of the swap were handled by the Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő (MNV), a government office in charge of state properties.
The Proceedings In Regard To Hungary vs. The European Commission
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the past couple of days several articles have been published by various newspapers about the legal proceedings between Hungary and the European Commission which were launched because of the financing of VAT expenditures from EU funds. The ministry for National Economy provides the following information about the lawsuit as far as it concerns the budget
Hungary's Justice Minister: Committed Crime Should Not Be Left Unpunished
- 20 Jul 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics spoke about the latest developments of the case of Irish citizen Francis Ciarán Tobin, who killed two Hungarian children in a road accident 12 years ago, on a morning television show.
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Parliament Has Passed The New Penal Code
- 29 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The New Penal Code will enter into force on 1 July 2013; it was passed by the Hungarian Parliament on 25 June 2012 after several months of wide-ranging social and professional consultations and political debates. The new Penal Code also offers an effective response to the changes in crime patterns that have occurred in the past thirty years, since the entry into force of the Criminal Code ...
Active Citizenship Award Given By U.S. Embassy To Háttér In Budapest
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Ambassador Kounalakis presented an Active Citizenship Award to the HÁTTÉR Support Society, an LGBT NGO on June 25, 2012 in Budapest, Hungary. Remarks by Ambassador Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis at the Hatter Support Society Active Citizenship Award Ceremony follow:
There Is No Discrimination Against The Roma In Hungary
- 29 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
We do not agree with several findings of the US State Department’s survey entitled 2011 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices because there is no discrimination against the Roma in Hungary, however, we respect and appreciate the remarks, Zoltán Kovács, Minister of State for Government Communication told MTI on Thursday by telephone from New York.
Construction Sector In Deep Recession In Hungary
- 22 May 2012 9:00 AM
- property
The downturn in the construction industry continued as output in March contracted 12.6% year-on-year, the Central Statistics Office KSH announced. Compared to February output was up by 0.1%. In the first three months, the sector's performance shrank by an annualised 11.6%, according to the KSH data.
Xpat Opinion: Latest Verdict On Freedom Of Press In Hungary
- 4 May 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
On May 1 MTI reported the less than welcome news that Freedom House's 2012 report on the freedom of the press degraded Hungary to the "partially free" category. Hungary received 36 negative points (legal environment 12; political environment 13; economic environment 11).
Xpat Opinion: Never Ending Land Swap Story Of Sukoró
- 24 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- property
In case you forgot what Sukoró is all about, it was a land swap involving Joav Blum, a Hungarian-Israeli businessman, and the Hungarian state. The details of the swap were handled by the Magyar Nemzeti Vagyonkezelő (MNV), a government office in charge of state properties.
The Proceedings In Regard To Hungary vs. The European Commission
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In the past couple of days several articles have been published by various newspapers about the legal proceedings between Hungary and the European Commission which were launched because of the financing of VAT expenditures from EU funds. The ministry for National Economy provides the following information about the lawsuit as far as it concerns the budget