106 result(s) for ombudsman
Top Court Rejects Complaint On Foetus Protection Law
- 23 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has rejected a complaint by four civilians, including former radical nationalist Jobbik lawmaker Balázs Lenhardt, challenging Hungary’s foetus protection law.
Opposition Decries Splitting Up Organic Farm In Hungary
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties said on Wednesday that they consider the breaking up of an organic farm in Kishantos “unacceptable”.
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Szabó Won’t Challenge Tobacco Retail Licence In Hungary
- 12 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil rights ombudsman Máté Szabó will not turn to the Constitutional Court over the question of tobacco retail licences, his office announced in a weekend statement. His office said the transformation of the tobacco retail trade into a state monopoly is a justifiable restriction on trade, as protection of minors against the health hazards of smoking is a legitimate constitutional interest.
Hungary’s President Áder Selects Székely For Ombudsman
- 9 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has nominated lawyer and university professor László Székely, 55, to the post of civil rights ombudsman, he announced yesterday. Székely has taught at the faculty of law at Eötvös Loránd University since 1982. He became a legal expert with Fidesz’s environmental section in 1992.
Hungarian Savings Co-ops Vow To Fight In Court
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Savings Co-operatives Association is planning to file a petition to the Constitutional Court against the government’s plans to transform the savings co-operative system, head of employers association VOSZ Ferenc Dávid told Népszabadság.
Google Street View Hungary Now Online
- 25 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- getting around
Google Street View for Hungary went online yesterday, the 50th country in which the service is available. Google Street View first attempted the project in 2009 but had to stop due to objections from the privacy ombudsman.
Hungarian Banks Refuse To Meet Doubravszky
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The Bank Association refused to attend a meeting with financial rights ombudsman György Doubravszky on Tuesday, saying there was little sign of adequate preparation. Doubravszky sent a three line proposal on Monday asking the banks to clarify the definition of a foreign-currency loan. The association sent him text of the relevant laws with explanations, said spokeswoman Ágnes Sütõ.
Top Court Rejects Complaint On Foetus Protection Law
- 23 Dec 2013 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The top court has rejected a complaint by four civilians, including former radical nationalist Jobbik lawmaker Balázs Lenhardt, challenging Hungary’s foetus protection law.
Opposition Decries Splitting Up Organic Farm In Hungary
- 19 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties said on Wednesday that they consider the breaking up of an organic farm in Kishantos “unacceptable”.
Hungary’s NGO To Turn To Strasbourg Court Over Security Service Surveillance
- 29 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Károly Eötvös Institute is turning to the Strasbourg Court of Human Rights over Hungarian legislation allowing secret surveillance and data gathering by national security services with sole ministerial approval, the group told MTI in a statement on Thursday.
Xpat Opinion: Massive Police “Inspection” In Budapest On Sunday
- 13 Aug 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
I almost missed the 24-hour-long police action in the nine districts of the left bank of the Danube, which means the entire Pest side of Budapest. Thousands of policemen worked diligently starting at “Sunday morning zero hour” to stop and search cars. These guardians of law and order had the authority to examine the clothing of the passengers and could search their cars looking for “instruments ...
Szabó Won’t Challenge Tobacco Retail Licence In Hungary
- 12 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil rights ombudsman Máté Szabó will not turn to the Constitutional Court over the question of tobacco retail licences, his office announced in a weekend statement. His office said the transformation of the tobacco retail trade into a state monopoly is a justifiable restriction on trade, as protection of minors against the health hazards of smoking is a legitimate constitutional interest.
Hungary’s President Áder Selects Székely For Ombudsman
- 9 Aug 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder has nominated lawyer and university professor László Székely, 55, to the post of civil rights ombudsman, he announced yesterday. Székely has taught at the faculty of law at Eötvös Loránd University since 1982. He became a legal expert with Fidesz’s environmental section in 1992.
Hungarian Savings Co-ops Vow To Fight In Court
- 23 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The National Savings Co-operatives Association is planning to file a petition to the Constitutional Court against the government’s plans to transform the savings co-operative system, head of employers association VOSZ Ferenc Dávid told Népszabadság.
Google Street View Hungary Now Online
- 25 Apr 2013 10:30 AM
- getting around
Google Street View for Hungary went online yesterday, the 50th country in which the service is available. Google Street View first attempted the project in 2009 but had to stop due to objections from the privacy ombudsman.
Hungarian Banks Refuse To Meet Doubravszky
- 6 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The Bank Association refused to attend a meeting with financial rights ombudsman György Doubravszky on Tuesday, saying there was little sign of adequate preparation. Doubravszky sent a three line proposal on Monday asking the banks to clarify the definition of a foreign-currency loan. The association sent him text of the relevant laws with explanations, said spokeswoman Ágnes Sütõ.