106 result(s) for ombudsman
Jobbik: OLAF Fails To Ensure Transparency Of Investigated Affairs
- 26 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party accuses the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of not ensuring public insight into the affairs it investigates, the party’s deputy group leader said on Monday.
Ombudsman: Hungary Not Living Up To Constitutional Obligations In Providing Education For Disabled Children
- 5 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman has determined that the government does not currently fulfill its own constitutional obligations, nor those required by international treaty, concerning the provision of adequate and accessible education for seriously disabled students, hvg.hu reports.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Top Court Annuls Legal Provisions On National Security Vetting Of Judges
- 14 Jun 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled unconstitutional and annulled certain legal provisions requiring the national security vetting of judges. The court’s ruling comes after Péter Darák, the head of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, requested that the court declare provisions of the law on national security agencies pertaining to the vetting of judges unconstitutional and annul them.
Dialogue Party Opposes Planned Closure Of Fót Orphanage
- 16 May 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-leader of the opposition Dialogue party called on the government on Monday to abandon plans to close the children’s home in Fót while placing minors in facilities in other cities with poorer conditions.
Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Top Court Annuls Local Rules Restricting Muslim Religious Practices In Ásotthalom
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has ruled that local council regulations in Ásotthalom, in southern Hungary, that banned certain Muslim religious practices were unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court annulled the sections of the regulations banning muezzins operating in public areas, the ban on burkas and chadors and the ban of propaganda activities that present marriage in other ways than the bond between a ...
Local Opinion: Bill On Foreign Owned Universities Discussed In Parliament
- 6 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist looks into the options CEU will have after the approval of amendments to the Higher Education Act tabled by the government.
Jobbik: OLAF Fails To Ensure Transparency Of Investigated Affairs
- 26 Jul 2017 8:10 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Jobbik party accuses the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) of not ensuring public insight into the affairs it investigates, the party’s deputy group leader said on Monday.
Ombudsman: Hungary Not Living Up To Constitutional Obligations In Providing Education For Disabled Children
- 5 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s ombudsman has determined that the government does not currently fulfill its own constitutional obligations, nor those required by international treaty, concerning the provision of adequate and accessible education for seriously disabled students, hvg.hu reports.
Budapest Gay Pride Festival Gets Under Way
- 3 Jul 2017 8:26 AM
- current affairs
The 22nd Budapest Pride festival of the gay (LGBTQ) community opened on Friday night. At the opening ceremony, Szilvia Nagy of the organising Rainbow Mission Foundation said it was “not easy” to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer in Hungary, and recalled that it was in 2007 for the first time that Pride marchers in Budapest were attacked by violent “counter-demonstrators”.
Top Court Annuls Legal Provisions On National Security Vetting Of Judges
- 14 Jun 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled unconstitutional and annulled certain legal provisions requiring the national security vetting of judges. The court’s ruling comes after Péter Darák, the head of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, requested that the court declare provisions of the law on national security agencies pertaining to the vetting of judges unconstitutional and annul them.
Dialogue Party Opposes Planned Closure Of Fót Orphanage
- 16 May 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The co-leader of the opposition Dialogue party called on the government on Monday to abandon plans to close the children’s home in Fót while placing minors in facilities in other cities with poorer conditions.
Ombudsman Criticises Low Wages Of Prison Inmates
- 25 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
After the deduction of accommodation and other costs, inmates are left with almost no money, and this is generating tensions in prison life, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a recent report by the ombudsman. Visiting the Sátoraljaújhely Detention Centre, in northern Hungary, as part of a series of reviews within the UN’s Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT) review system, the ...
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Top Court Annuls Local Rules Restricting Muslim Religious Practices In Ásotthalom
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has ruled that local council regulations in Ásotthalom, in southern Hungary, that banned certain Muslim religious practices were unconstitutional. The Constitutional Court annulled the sections of the regulations banning muezzins operating in public areas, the ban on burkas and chadors and the ban of propaganda activities that present marriage in other ways than the bond between a ...
Local Opinion: Bill On Foreign Owned Universities Discussed In Parliament
- 6 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A liberal columnist looks into the options CEU will have after the approval of amendments to the Higher Education Act tabled by the government.