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Hungarian Socialists Urge Penal Code Amendment Over Terrorist Threat
- 24 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has proposed changes to the penal code to introduce sanctions for such activities as the promotion of terrorism. The draft, presented by Socialist deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó at a press conference, would also criminalise joining terrorist groups or recruiting members for them.
Lázár: Hungary To Consultt Brussels On Paks Upgrade But Prepared To Sue
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ready to hold coordination talks with Brussels in the next two months over the 12 billion euro project to upgrade the Paks nuclear power plant but will take the issue to court if necessary, the government office chief said in connection with the European Commission’s decision to launch an infringement procedure over related public procurement rules.
Reactions To Quaestor Compensation Law In Hungary
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party said the Constitutional Court’s decision to axe parts of a law on compensation for investors of failed brokerage Quaestor served the interests of the banking sector, while opposition parties once again called on the government and central bank to take responsibility for the scandal. Tuesday’s Constitutional Court ruling concerns the law governing a top-up fund which ...
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Lázár: List To Show How Much Land Owned In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Without violating data protection rules, it is in the government’s interest to make a list of foreign landowners available, showing how much land they own, he added. Sections of the land law are still under inquiry in Brussels because the EU wants Hungary to also allow legal entities buy farmland, he said. Budapest Bank has received applications for 10 billion forints of loans to buy land and ...
Dialogue For Hungary Appeals To Minister On Child Hunger
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) has appealed to the human resources minister in an open letter for the ruling parties’ support to eliminate the problem of starving children. PM co-leader Tímea Szabó said that all parties should acknowledge the necessity of eliminating child hunger as a national minimum irrespective of party politics.
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Jobbik Must Show Strength And Credibility To Succeed In Hungary In 2018
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party must demonstrate strength and credibility in order to defeat the ruling Fidesz party in the 2018 election, party leader Gábor Vona told a press conference. Vona said his party had come “a long way” since its days as a university youth organisation to evolve into a party “attacked from all sides” and “the only true challenger to Fidesz”.
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...
Hungarian Socialists Urge Penal Code Amendment Over Terrorist Threat
- 24 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialist Party has proposed changes to the penal code to introduce sanctions for such activities as the promotion of terrorism. The draft, presented by Socialist deputy group leader Tamás Harangozó at a press conference, would also criminalise joining terrorist groups or recruiting members for them.
Lázár: Hungary To Consultt Brussels On Paks Upgrade But Prepared To Sue
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary is ready to hold coordination talks with Brussels in the next two months over the 12 billion euro project to upgrade the Paks nuclear power plant but will take the issue to court if necessary, the government office chief said in connection with the European Commission’s decision to launch an infringement procedure over related public procurement rules.
Reactions To Quaestor Compensation Law In Hungary
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party said the Constitutional Court’s decision to axe parts of a law on compensation for investors of failed brokerage Quaestor served the interests of the banking sector, while opposition parties once again called on the government and central bank to take responsibility for the scandal. Tuesday’s Constitutional Court ruling concerns the law governing a top-up fund which ...
Hungarian Parlt Parties Call For Increased European Security After Paris Attacks
- 17 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s parliamentary parties called for increased security across Europe to prevent terrorist attacks similar to the ones carried out in Paris on Friday from occurring again in the future. Responding to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s statements made ahead of parliament’s plenary session, the ruling Fidesz party said that “the crisis which the European Union has caused with its migration ...
Lázár: List To Show How Much Land Owned In Hungary
- 13 Nov 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Without violating data protection rules, it is in the government’s interest to make a list of foreign landowners available, showing how much land they own, he added. Sections of the land law are still under inquiry in Brussels because the EU wants Hungary to also allow legal entities buy farmland, he said. Budapest Bank has received applications for 10 billion forints of loans to buy land and ...
Dialogue For Hungary Appeals To Minister On Child Hunger
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) has appealed to the human resources minister in an open letter for the ruling parties’ support to eliminate the problem of starving children. PM co-leader Tímea Szabó said that all parties should acknowledge the necessity of eliminating child hunger as a national minimum irrespective of party politics.
NBH Governor: Hungary Sees Price, Financial Stability Since 2013
- 5 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary has enjoyed price and financial stability since 2013, when changes got under way at the central bank, the bank’s governor, György Matolcsy, said. Addressing lawmakers in parliament in a debate of the bank’s 2012, 2013 and 2014 business reports, Matolcsy said the bank’s new leadership in place since March 2013 had returned to a “responsible, conservative, but creatively functioning” path ...
Jobbik Must Show Strength And Credibility To Succeed In Hungary In 2018
- 4 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party must demonstrate strength and credibility in order to defeat the ruling Fidesz party in the 2018 election, party leader Gábor Vona told a press conference. Vona said his party had come “a long way” since its days as a university youth organisation to evolve into a party “attacked from all sides” and “the only true challenger to Fidesz”.
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...