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Obama Expresses Concern For NGOs In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama spoke out against threats to NGOs in Hungary at a conference in New York on Tuesday night. Hungary’s foreign ministry said in response that his remarks were not based on facts.
Hungary’s Illiberal Prime Minister, Billionaire Sandor Csanyi & Batman
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opened the autumn session of the Hungarian parliament with a speech that set out his government’s agenda for the months ahead on Monday. Orbán also made the case for Fidesz’s war on banks and further decreases in household utility costs.
Hungarian Watchdog Denies Reports Of Consultations With Ombudsman’s Office
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) did not hold consultations with the ombudsman’s office on the timing of a report about a scrapped needle-exchange programme in Budapest, the union’s drugs-policy expert said on Monday.
Hungarian Gov’t To Suspend NGOs’ Tax Numbers
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government accountability office KEHI will ask the authority to suspend the tax numbers of all four members of the consortium that distributes funds from the Norway Grant programme, it was announced yesterday.
Prize Proposal For Ökotárs Supported By Hungarian Socialists
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEPs in the European Parliament’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats gave supporting signatures on Wednesday to a proposal by green group MEP Benedek Jávor, of the opposition E-PM, to nominate the Ökotárs Foundation for a Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Hungarian Parliament Starts Autumn Session
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, noted bank settlements involved not only foreign currency borrowers, but also forint-denominated ones. “They, too, have a right to fair treatment and must be served justice” he said.
Call For Plenary Debate On Hungary Rejected By EP
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament on Monday rejected a proposal by the liberal group for a plenary debate on Hungary at its session in Strasbourg.
DK To Turn TO EC Over Police Raids On Hungarian NGOs
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said it will turn to the European Commission over a recent police raid of the Ökotárs Foundation, which helps distribute Norway Grants.
AI Hungary Calls On Government To Stop Harassment Of NGOs
- 11 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International Hungary has called on the government to respect the right to freedom of speech and assembly in connection with the police mounting house raids at the offices of civil organisations earlier in the week. The police are investigating against Ökotárs, the foundation which coordinates the disbursal of funding from the Norway Civil Support Fund, suspecting the office of a misuse ...
Obama Expresses Concern For NGOs In Hungary
- 25 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
US President Barack Obama spoke out against threats to NGOs in Hungary at a conference in New York on Tuesday night. Hungary’s foreign ministry said in response that his remarks were not based on facts.
Hungary’s Illiberal Prime Minister, Billionaire Sandor Csanyi & Batman
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán opened the autumn session of the Hungarian parliament with a speech that set out his government’s agenda for the months ahead on Monday. Orbán also made the case for Fidesz’s war on banks and further decreases in household utility costs.
Hungarian Watchdog Denies Reports Of Consultations With Ombudsman’s Office
- 23 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) did not hold consultations with the ombudsman’s office on the timing of a report about a scrapped needle-exchange programme in Budapest, the union’s drugs-policy expert said on Monday.
Hungarian Gov’t To Suspend NGOs’ Tax Numbers
- 19 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government accountability office KEHI will ask the authority to suspend the tax numbers of all four members of the consortium that distributes funds from the Norway Grant programme, it was announced yesterday.
Prize Proposal For Ökotárs Supported By Hungarian Socialists
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEPs in the European Parliament’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats gave supporting signatures on Wednesday to a proposal by green group MEP Benedek Jávor, of the opposition E-PM, to nominate the Ökotárs Foundation for a Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Hungarian Parliament Starts Autumn Session
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, noted bank settlements involved not only foreign currency borrowers, but also forint-denominated ones. “They, too, have a right to fair treatment and must be served justice” he said.
Call For Plenary Debate On Hungary Rejected By EP
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament on Monday rejected a proposal by the liberal group for a plenary debate on Hungary at its session in Strasbourg.
DK To Turn TO EC Over Police Raids On Hungarian NGOs
- 12 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The leftist opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said it will turn to the European Commission over a recent police raid of the Ökotárs Foundation, which helps distribute Norway Grants.
AI Hungary Calls On Government To Stop Harassment Of NGOs
- 11 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Amnesty International Hungary has called on the government to respect the right to freedom of speech and assembly in connection with the police mounting house raids at the offices of civil organisations earlier in the week. The police are investigating against Ökotárs, the foundation which coordinates the disbursal of funding from the Norway Civil Support Fund, suspecting the office of a misuse ...