106 result(s) for ombudsman
Cabinet To Create Financial Ombudsman In Hungary
- 5 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet will establish an Office for Financial Rights Ombudsman, the Public Administration Ministry announced on Thursday, following an initiative by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The office will help protect consumers financially and influence banks and credit institutes by making recommendations, launching inquiries to protect rights, and by advising.
Judy & Dennis Shepard Visit Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On September 14-16, the U.S. Embassy in Budapest hosted Judy and Dennis Shepard, founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The Shepards dedicate their work to the memory of their son Matthew who was killed in an anti-gay hate crime in 1998 and seek to promote understanding and acceptance through education, outreach and advocacy programs.
Hungary's Ombudsman On Immigrant Conditions
- 12 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó has appealed to the prosecutor general, the interior minister and the national police chief to intervene because of what he experienced at the Nyírbátor shelter, where foreigners unlawfully in Hungary are guarded.
Hungary's PM Orbán: A different IMF Deal Necessary Than In 2008
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at the opening session of the Hungarian Parliament following its summer recess, stating that Hungary is in a different situation than in 2008 and a different International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement is necessary. He highlighted that the country is stronger than it was four years ago with larger room for manoeuvre, which is a result of the policy linking the ...
Ombudsman Challenges Anti-Terrorist Center Powers In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Basic rights ombudsman Máté Szabó has urged Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to initiate an amendment to ensure the possibility of legal remedy against secret information gathering by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK).
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
Hungary's Ombudsman Asks Court To Review Legal Definition Of Family
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó is turning to the Kúria seeking to protect equal rights for different forms of families. Legislation must not exclude existing, functioning and legally recognised relationships from the notion of family, as it could challenge the rights of children at times, he argued.
Hungarian Ombudsman: Child Incarceration Wrong
- 16 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó finds the proposed lowering of the age of punishability unjustified. The problem of deviant children should be treated by joining forces with professionals who deal with children in areas such as child protection, education and health care, and by focusing on prevention and the rights of children rather than imposing criminal sanctions, Szabó said in a ...
Cabinet To Create Financial Ombudsman In Hungary
- 5 Oct 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The cabinet will establish an Office for Financial Rights Ombudsman, the Public Administration Ministry announced on Thursday, following an initiative by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The office will help protect consumers financially and influence banks and credit institutes by making recommendations, launching inquiries to protect rights, and by advising.
Judy & Dennis Shepard Visit Hungary
- 20 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
On September 14-16, the U.S. Embassy in Budapest hosted Judy and Dennis Shepard, founders of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. The Shepards dedicate their work to the memory of their son Matthew who was killed in an anti-gay hate crime in 1998 and seek to promote understanding and acceptance through education, outreach and advocacy programs.
Hungary's Ombudsman On Immigrant Conditions
- 12 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó has appealed to the prosecutor general, the interior minister and the national police chief to intervene because of what he experienced at the Nyírbátor shelter, where foreigners unlawfully in Hungary are guarded.
Hungary's PM Orbán: A different IMF Deal Necessary Than In 2008
- 11 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán spoke at the opening session of the Hungarian Parliament following its summer recess, stating that Hungary is in a different situation than in 2008 and a different International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement is necessary. He highlighted that the country is stronger than it was four years ago with larger room for manoeuvre, which is a result of the policy linking the ...
Ombudsman Challenges Anti-Terrorist Center Powers In Hungary
- 24 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Basic rights ombudsman Máté Szabó has urged Interior Minister Sándor Pintér to initiate an amendment to ensure the possibility of legal remedy against secret information gathering by the Anti-Terrorist Centre (TEK).
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Hungarian Constitutional Court Voids Decree Preventing State Scholarship Graduates From Leaving Country
- 4 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday voided a government decree that was to make state scholarship students sign contracts to restrict their later freedom to work abroad, the court’s press spokesman András Sereg announced.
Hungary's Ombudsman Asks Court To Review Legal Definition Of Family
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó is turning to the Kúria seeking to protect equal rights for different forms of families. Legislation must not exclude existing, functioning and legally recognised relationships from the notion of family, as it could challenge the rights of children at times, he argued.
Hungarian Ombudsman: Child Incarceration Wrong
- 16 May 2012 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó finds the proposed lowering of the age of punishability unjustified. The problem of deviant children should be treated by joining forces with professionals who deal with children in areas such as child protection, education and health care, and by focusing on prevention and the rights of children rather than imposing criminal sanctions, Szabó said in a ...