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Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.
EC Opens Investigation On Hungary Ad Tax
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether Hungary’s tax on advertisements complied with European Union rules on state aid. The EC expressed concerns that the progressive tax “could selectively favour certain companies and give them an unfair competitive advantage”.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungary Asks Russia To Change 1956 Soviet Memorial Inscription
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has again indicated to Russia its request that the inscriptions on Soviet graves by the 1956 memorials at Budapest’s Fiumei street cemetery should be changed.
Jobbik To Fine Lawmakers For Staying Away From 2/3 Votes
- 5 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has fined one of its lawmakers for staying away from a vote in parliament which requires a two-thirds supermajority to pass and will do the same for any lawmaker who stays away from such votes in future, the party’s leader said.
Hungarian Opposition Slams Classification Of Paks Project
- 4 Mar 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition said the next government would have to lift the classification of data concerning the Paks nuclear plant. It is unclear whether the 30 years applies from the completion of the project or on the date when the contract is fulfilled, so in practice it could mean “sixty to a hundred years” from now, deputy leader László Varju said.
Opposition MPs’ Questions To PM On Putin’s Visit
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition has questioned the prime minister about aspects of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit in Budapest in parliament.
Police Launch Investigation Into Quaestor
- 12 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian police have launched an investigation of brokerage Quaestor on suspicion of fraud, the National Police Headquarters said. Quaestor’s headquarters were raided as part of the investigation, the police said. Earlier in the day political parties clashed over the brokerage scandal.
EC Opens Investigation On Hungary Ad Tax
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether Hungary’s tax on advertisements complied with European Union rules on state aid. The EC expressed concerns that the progressive tax “could selectively favour certain companies and give them an unfair competitive advantage”.
Former PM Gyurcsány Testifies On 2006 Anti-Government Riots
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Gyurcsány, prime minister during anti-government riots in 2006, said in a court testimony that the officers accused in connection with the riots were not guilty of the offences they had been charged with. Gyurcsány said he had phoned deputy policy chief Árpád Szabadfi on the night of Sept. 18, 2006, when the attack on the TV headquarters in Budapest took place.
Justice CTTEE Decides Against Parliamentary Probe Of VAT Fraud
- 11 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Parliament’s justice committee voted against a proposal by opposition LMP to form an investigative committee to examine VAT fraud over the last eight years. LMP’s co-leader András Schiffer had wanted the investigation to focus on whether personnel changes within the tax authority since 2007 had meant VAT fraud had gone undetected.
Thousands March In Budapest Against Corruption
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Several thousand protesters marched through the streets of Budapest today against official corruption. Protest organizer, Budapest District 5 assemblyman Péter Juhász, told protesters to devote the next twenty days to uncovering corruption in their immediate vicinity “then let’s organize a country-wide protest.” A number of civil and political opposition leaders addressed demonstrators before and ...
Hungary Asks Russia To Change 1956 Soviet Memorial Inscription
- 5 Mar 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has again indicated to Russia its request that the inscriptions on Soviet graves by the 1956 memorials at Budapest’s Fiumei street cemetery should be changed.
Jobbik To Fine Lawmakers For Staying Away From 2/3 Votes
- 5 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has fined one of its lawmakers for staying away from a vote in parliament which requires a two-thirds supermajority to pass and will do the same for any lawmaker who stays away from such votes in future, the party’s leader said.
Hungarian Opposition Slams Classification Of Paks Project
- 4 Mar 2015 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition said the next government would have to lift the classification of data concerning the Paks nuclear plant. It is unclear whether the 30 years applies from the completion of the project or on the date when the contract is fulfilled, so in practice it could mean “sixty to a hundred years” from now, deputy leader László Varju said.
Opposition MPs’ Questions To PM On Putin’s Visit
- 3 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition has questioned the prime minister about aspects of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit in Budapest in parliament.