468 result(s) for ngos
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
EC Sends Reasoned Opinion On Law On NGOs Financed From Abroad And Higher Education Law
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has taken an infringement procedure launched against Hungary further and sent a reasoned opinion concerning the law affecting NGOs financed from abroad. The EC said a reasoned opinion has been sent, which represents the second phase of the infringement procedure launched in July.
European Commission Goes Forward With Infringement Proceeding On NGO Law
- 5 Oct 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has decided to continue with an infringement proceeding it initiated against Hungary in response to its “NGO law”, reports the Communication department of the European Commission.
EP Committee Head: Delegation Made Routine Visit To Hungary
- 25 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A delegation of the European Parliament’s budgetary control committee should make more frequent visits to Hungary in the future in order to prevent that visits are seen in a “sensationalist manner”, the head of the committee Ingeborg Grassle said.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Fidesz Says Foreign Powers Might Provoke Street Riots
- 8 Sep 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Both Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office Antal Rogán and Fidesz communications director Balázs Hidvéghi said that foreign powers might provoke street riots during the campaign for next year’s parliamentary election, reports HírTV.
NGO Law Goes Before Constitutional Court But Decision Only Expected Next May
- 4 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
A formal legal complaint has been drafted against a controversial law on NGOs by lawyers with the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Twenty-three civil organizations affected by the legislation will submit the complaint to the Constitutional Court for review.
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.
Local Opinion: Dutch-Hungarian Diplomatic Dispute
- 28 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the government’s firm reaction to criticism from the Dutch ambassador to Budapest. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, accuse the government of paranoia and overreaction.
Public Figures React To Government’s “National Consultation”
- 5 Oct 2017 11:50 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Beacon asked several Hungarian public figures, as well as a spokesman for the Hungarian government, about their perspectives on the seven questions the Orbán government is sending to its citizens via a “national consultation” on the so-called “Soros Plan”, as well as the possible impact of the consultation.
EC Sends Reasoned Opinion On Law On NGOs Financed From Abroad And Higher Education Law
- 5 Oct 2017 8:52 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has taken an infringement procedure launched against Hungary further and sent a reasoned opinion concerning the law affecting NGOs financed from abroad. The EC said a reasoned opinion has been sent, which represents the second phase of the infringement procedure launched in July.
European Commission Goes Forward With Infringement Proceeding On NGO Law
- 5 Oct 2017 8:42 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has decided to continue with an infringement proceeding it initiated against Hungary in response to its “NGO law”, reports the Communication department of the European Commission.
EP Committee Head: Delegation Made Routine Visit To Hungary
- 25 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A delegation of the European Parliament’s budgetary control committee should make more frequent visits to Hungary in the future in order to prevent that visits are seen in a “sensationalist manner”, the head of the committee Ingeborg Grassle said.
Local Opinion: Hungary Well On Its Way To Becoming A Police State
- 25 Sep 2017 8:46 AM
- current affairs
On Wednesday, LMP parliamentarian and national security committee member Bernadett Szél held a joint press conference with László Majtényi, founder of the Eötvös Károly Institute, to discuss the implications of Fidesz’s war on NGOs and the use of Hungary’s national security services for political purposes. Szél and Majtényi’s remarks implied that lines are blurring between politics and national ...
Fidesz Says Foreign Powers Might Provoke Street Riots
- 8 Sep 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
Both Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office Antal Rogán and Fidesz communications director Balázs Hidvéghi said that foreign powers might provoke street riots during the campaign for next year’s parliamentary election, reports HírTV.
NGO Law Goes Before Constitutional Court But Decision Only Expected Next May
- 4 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
A formal legal complaint has been drafted against a controversial law on NGOs by lawyers with the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Twenty-three civil organizations affected by the legislation will submit the complaint to the Constitutional Court for review.
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.
Local Opinion: Dutch-Hungarian Diplomatic Dispute
- 28 Aug 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the government’s firm reaction to criticism from the Dutch ambassador to Budapest. Left-wing and liberal pundits, on the other hand, accuse the government of paranoia and overreaction.