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Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary As A “Field Of Operation”
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Paranoia seems to have swept through the Hungarian government. Fidesz politicians are convinced that the United States wants to remove Viktor Orbán and cause his government’s fall. All this is to be achieved by means of the “phony” charge of corruption.
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Anti-Corruption Tasks Of Hungary’s Ministry Of Justice
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main task of the Ministry of Justice, which has recently been separated to work individually again, is to legislate and prepare legislation.
Hungary Strives To Be “Least Infected” By Corruption
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government wants Hungary to be among the countries “least infected” by corruption, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, told a conference. Corruption must be tackled by working together “in education, legal background work and also at an ethical level,” Pintér said, adding that this must happen within society and organisations such as police and prosecutors.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Summoned US Chargé d'Affairs
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Levente Magyar, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy summoned André Goodfriend, Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the United States in Budapest at noon. Mr. Magyar informed Mr. Goodfriend that the Hungarian Government welcomes the fact that the United States' diplomatic presence will again be headed by an ambassador, after the Senate confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Colleen Bell.
Electricity, Gas In Hungary Second Cheapest In Europe
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian families now pay the second lowest prices for gas and electricity in the European Union, János Fónagy, state secretary at the development ministry, said. Fónagy said that the government’s utility cuts programme, launched in January last year, has so far left 334 billion forints (EUR 1.1bn) with families.
Hungary Ready For Ebola, Say Officials
- 28 Nov 2014 10:40 AM
- health & wellness
Although the chance of Ebola arriving in Hungary is slim, Hungarian health authorities are prepared to tackle the virus and prevent the outbreak of an epidemic, the foreign ministry’s state secretary said on Thursday.
Hungary May Ban Selected American Citizens
- 28 Nov 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry is allegedly working on a plan to ban certain Americans from Hungary, just as the US has banned six Hungarian government officials, including NAV president Ildikó Vida, the weekly Figyelõ reported.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary As A “Field Of Operation”
- 19 Dec 2014 12:00 AM
- current affairs
Paranoia seems to have swept through the Hungarian government. Fidesz politicians are convinced that the United States wants to remove Viktor Orbán and cause his government’s fall. All this is to be achieved by means of the “phony” charge of corruption.
Has Corruption Compromised Food Safety In Hungary?
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
You don’t have to be a Fidesz-KDNP politician or government official to get away with murder in Hungary, or at least criminal negligence. It is enough to have friends in high places. And if you happen to be a cattle farmer deliberately selling anthrax-tainted meet, it helps if those connections include the Minister for National Economy and the Minister of Agriculture.
Anti-Corruption Tasks Of Hungary’s Ministry Of Justice
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The main task of the Ministry of Justice, which has recently been separated to work individually again, is to legislate and prepare legislation.
Hungary Strives To Be “Least Infected” By Corruption
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government wants Hungary to be among the countries “least infected” by corruption, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, told a conference. Corruption must be tackled by working together “in education, legal background work and also at an ethical level,” Pintér said, adding that this must happen within society and organisations such as police and prosecutors.
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs And Trade Summoned US Chargé d'Affairs
- 5 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Levente Magyar, Minister of State for Economic Diplomacy summoned André Goodfriend, Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the United States in Budapest at noon. Mr. Magyar informed Mr. Goodfriend that the Hungarian Government welcomes the fact that the United States' diplomatic presence will again be headed by an ambassador, after the Senate confirmed the appointment of Ambassador Colleen Bell.
Electricity, Gas In Hungary Second Cheapest In Europe
- 4 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungarian families now pay the second lowest prices for gas and electricity in the European Union, János Fónagy, state secretary at the development ministry, said. Fónagy said that the government’s utility cuts programme, launched in January last year, has so far left 334 billion forints (EUR 1.1bn) with families.
Hungary Ready For Ebola, Say Officials
- 28 Nov 2014 10:40 AM
- health & wellness
Although the chance of Ebola arriving in Hungary is slim, Hungarian health authorities are prepared to tackle the virus and prevent the outbreak of an epidemic, the foreign ministry’s state secretary said on Thursday.
Hungary May Ban Selected American Citizens
- 28 Nov 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry is allegedly working on a plan to ban certain Americans from Hungary, just as the US has banned six Hungarian government officials, including NAV president Ildikó Vida, the weekly Figyelõ reported.