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Fidesz Proposes Probe Into Graft Around Metro 4 Construction
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz has proposed investigating alleged corruption connected with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line. Erik Bánki, the (Fidesz) head of parliament’s economic committee, said that former prime ministers Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai, as well as former mayor of Budapest Gábor Demszky and other former leaders should give evidence ...
Transparency International Video Accuses Trump, Orbán Of Nepotism
- 23 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán makes an appearance alongside several other world leaders suspected of nepotism in a video released by anti-corruption organization Transparency International. The video, which highlights American President Donald Trump’s recent appointment of his son-in-law as senior White House adviser, cites Orbán as another example of “how leaders in highly corrupt countries around ...
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Top Court Ruled That EU Law Cannot Supplant Sovereignty
- 2 Dec 2016 5:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that when Hungary entered the European Union it undertook to practise EU laws in certain areas, but at the same time Brussels cannot violate the country’s sovereignty and it cannot harm its constitutional identity, government office chief János Lázár said in connection with migration policy.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Lázár On Wind Power, Rail Network Investments, Armed Forces
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government does not agree with the stance of President János Áder on the issue of wind power generation, and this is why it will resubmit the law that Áder sent back with minor modifications to parliament, government office chief János Lazar told a weekly government briefing.
Lázár Addresses A Range Of Domestic Issues
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided that the capital city’s new south-Buda superhospital should be built near Kelenföld railway station, government office chief János Lázár told a regular government news briefing. The new facility will have over 1,000 beds.
Hungarian Govt Drawing Up 10-Year Programme
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is drawing up a social programme for the 10- year period starting in 2018, János Lázár, the government office chief, said at a regular government news conference. “There are big issues that we have to deal with after 2018,” Lázár said, citing the conclusion of the latest European Union financing period, which ends in 2020.
Fidesz Proposes Probe Into Graft Around Metro 4 Construction
- 7 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The parliamentary group of ruling Fidesz has proposed investigating alleged corruption connected with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line. Erik Bánki, the (Fidesz) head of parliament’s economic committee, said that former prime ministers Péter Medgyessy, Ferenc Gyurcsány and Gordon Bajnai, as well as former mayor of Budapest Gábor Demszky and other former leaders should give evidence ...
Transparency International Video Accuses Trump, Orbán Of Nepotism
- 23 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán makes an appearance alongside several other world leaders suspected of nepotism in a video released by anti-corruption organization Transparency International. The video, which highlights American President Donald Trump’s recent appointment of his son-in-law as senior White House adviser, cites Orbán as another example of “how leaders in highly corrupt countries around ...
Europe’s Biggest Case Of Corruption Took Place In Budapest, Says Government Spokesman
- 19 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Budapest city mayor Gábor Demszky has called for full disclosure following last week’s announcement by Minister Overseeing the Office of the Prime Minister János Lázár that the European anti-corruption office (OLAF) was calling for the return of HUF 76.6 billion (USD 264 million) in EU funds used in the construction of the M4 subway line.
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Top Court Ruled That EU Law Cannot Supplant Sovereignty
- 2 Dec 2016 5:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Constitutional Court has ruled that when Hungary entered the European Union it undertook to practise EU laws in certain areas, but at the same time Brussels cannot violate the country’s sovereignty and it cannot harm its constitutional identity, government office chief János Lázár said in connection with migration policy.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Lázár On Wind Power, Rail Network Investments, Armed Forces
- 28 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government does not agree with the stance of President János Áder on the issue of wind power generation, and this is why it will resubmit the law that Áder sent back with minor modifications to parliament, government office chief János Lazar told a weekly government briefing.
Lázár Addresses A Range Of Domestic Issues
- 14 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has decided that the capital city’s new south-Buda superhospital should be built near Kelenföld railway station, government office chief János Lázár told a regular government news briefing. The new facility will have over 1,000 beds.
Hungarian Govt Drawing Up 10-Year Programme
- 19 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is drawing up a social programme for the 10- year period starting in 2018, János Lázár, the government office chief, said at a regular government news conference. “There are big issues that we have to deal with after 2018,” Lázár said, citing the conclusion of the latest European Union financing period, which ends in 2020.