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Norway “Blackmailing” Hungary Over Funding, Mulling Legal Steps
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement last week by Norway’s ambassador to Hungary suggesting that the transfer of 36 billion forints (EUR 116m) suspended in May depended on whether civil organisation Ökotárs Foundation would be able to carry on its work was “blackmail”, Nándor Csepreghy, deputy cabinet state secretary for development policy communications, told public television.
Hungarian PMO Undersecretary Csepreghy Accuses Norway Of Blackmail
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s refusal to resume the transfer of funds to the Hungarian government amounts to blackmail, PMO undersecretary Nándor Csepreghy told Magyar Hírlap in an interview. Norway ended the transfer of funds on May 9 under the Norway Grant programme after the government unilaterally changed the administrative procedures, but continued to transfer money to Hungarian NGOs.
Norwegian Audit On Hungarian NGO Funding Finished By End-Nov, Says Ambassador
- 4 Nov 2014 1:10 AM
- current affairs
A Norwegian audit on the use of monies from the Norwegian NGO Fund is planned to be completed by the end of November and its findings will be publicly available, the Norwegian ambassador told a press conference.
Norway Firmly Rejects Hungary's KEHI Audit
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway will not enter into discussions with the Hungary on the basis of the report released by government accountability office KEHI on October 22, according to a statement posted on the Norwegian embassy website.
Norway To Continue To Support Hungarian NGOS
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway on Friday said it would continue to provide funding to Hungarian NGOs despite the Hungarian Government Control Office Kehi’s recent report indicating irregularities in the distribution of funds under the Norway grants scheme.
Hungarian Govt Committed To Resolving NGO Funding Issue
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is committed to resolving the issue of funding to NGOs, daily Magyar Nemzet said citing deputy state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office Nándor Csepreghy.
Xpat Opinion: The USA’s Own Norwegian Fund Problem
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators find it strange that while Washington sees Hungarian moves to investigate Norwegian funded projects as a serious attack on civil society, the United States has its own problems with Norwegian financed think tanks posing as independent research institutions.
Hungary’s Govt Control Office Submitted Its Report On Norway Grant
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Audit of the institutional system of EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms and of the beneficiaries of the Financial Mechanisms and the funding received from the Financial Mechanisms, and of the application of other domestic and international funding paid out to management organisations.
Govt Control Office Submits Report Against NGO Disbursing Norway Grants
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (Kehi) said on Wednesday that it would submit a criminal report against Ökotárs, the NGO responsible for disbursing Norway Grants funding, on suspicion of mismanagement, budget fraud, forgery of private documents and unauthorised financial activity.
Norway “Blackmailing” Hungary Over Funding, Mulling Legal Steps
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement last week by Norway’s ambassador to Hungary suggesting that the transfer of 36 billion forints (EUR 116m) suspended in May depended on whether civil organisation Ökotárs Foundation would be able to carry on its work was “blackmail”, Nándor Csepreghy, deputy cabinet state secretary for development policy communications, told public television.
Hungarian PMO Undersecretary Csepreghy Accuses Norway Of Blackmail
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s refusal to resume the transfer of funds to the Hungarian government amounts to blackmail, PMO undersecretary Nándor Csepreghy told Magyar Hírlap in an interview. Norway ended the transfer of funds on May 9 under the Norway Grant programme after the government unilaterally changed the administrative procedures, but continued to transfer money to Hungarian NGOs.
Norwegian Audit On Hungarian NGO Funding Finished By End-Nov, Says Ambassador
- 4 Nov 2014 1:10 AM
- current affairs
A Norwegian audit on the use of monies from the Norwegian NGO Fund is planned to be completed by the end of November and its findings will be publicly available, the Norwegian ambassador told a press conference.
Norway Firmly Rejects Hungary's KEHI Audit
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway will not enter into discussions with the Hungary on the basis of the report released by government accountability office KEHI on October 22, according to a statement posted on the Norwegian embassy website.
Norway To Continue To Support Hungarian NGOS
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway on Friday said it would continue to provide funding to Hungarian NGOs despite the Hungarian Government Control Office Kehi’s recent report indicating irregularities in the distribution of funds under the Norway grants scheme.
Hungarian Govt Committed To Resolving NGO Funding Issue
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is committed to resolving the issue of funding to NGOs, daily Magyar Nemzet said citing deputy state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office Nándor Csepreghy.
Xpat Opinion: The USA’s Own Norwegian Fund Problem
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators find it strange that while Washington sees Hungarian moves to investigate Norwegian funded projects as a serious attack on civil society, the United States has its own problems with Norwegian financed think tanks posing as independent research institutions.
Hungary’s Govt Control Office Submitted Its Report On Norway Grant
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Audit of the institutional system of EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms and of the beneficiaries of the Financial Mechanisms and the funding received from the Financial Mechanisms, and of the application of other domestic and international funding paid out to management organisations.
Govt Control Office Submits Report Against NGO Disbursing Norway Grants
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government control office (Kehi) said on Wednesday that it would submit a criminal report against Ökotárs, the NGO responsible for disbursing Norway Grants funding, on suspicion of mismanagement, budget fraud, forgery of private documents and unauthorised financial activity.