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NGO Law Goes Before Constitutional Court But Decision Only Expected Next May
- 4 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
A formal legal complaint has been drafted against a controversial law on NGOs by lawyers with the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Twenty-three civil organizations affected by the legislation will submit the complaint to the Constitutional Court for review.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Budapest Council To Spend Huf 1 Bn On Led Lights
- 31 Aug 2017 8:42 AM
- getting around
The Budapest assembly approved a decision to spend over one billion forints (EUR 3.3) on purchasing 7,000 LED lights for public lighting. Under the decision, passed with 24 votes in favour and with 5 abstentions, a public procurement bid will be announced to select a supplier. The radical nationalist Jobbik party, however, said that approved amount was one-and-a-half times the market price.
Együtt To Motion For Transparency Of Open-Ended Private Funds
- 24 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
The opposition Együtt party will submit an amendment to ensure transparency of the ownership structure of open-ended private funds, the head of the party’s national board said on Wednesday.
Busho International Short Film Festival In Budapest, Now On Until 3 September
- 18 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers: Since the cessation of „Off” and „Escape to Short film” there has been a gap on the palette of the filmfestivals in Hungary.
A Hungarian Micro-Party Calls For Boycott On Jobbik
- 16 Aug 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on Hungary’s “democratic” opposition not to cooperate with opposition Jobbik Party, which the Liberals see as “gravely anti-democratic and racist”. Liberal executive Ádám Sermer told a press conference on Tuesday that Jobbik would not want to lose its far-right voters, and has helped establish the Power and Determination movement, a radical force close to Jobbik, to ...
Hungary Sends Response To EC Regarding Infringement Procedures
- 15 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent its response to the European Commission regarding the infringement procedures launched because of Hungary’s laws on NGOs financed from abroad and on foreign universities, a justice ministry official said on Monday.
Higher Education ‘National Competency’
- 15 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Regarding the infringement procedure over the amended higher education act, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner insisted that regulating higher education was a national competency, arguing that the EC’s authority in the matter was “debatable to begin with”.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Higher Education Act ’Problematic’
- 14 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s higher education act is overall in line with existing European norms, but its amended version tightening rules on foreign universities already present in the country contain some “highly problematic” requirements, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the law published on Friday.
NGO Law Goes Before Constitutional Court But Decision Only Expected Next May
- 4 Sep 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
A formal legal complaint has been drafted against a controversial law on NGOs by lawyers with the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee. Twenty-three civil organizations affected by the legislation will submit the complaint to the Constitutional Court for review.
Hungary Wants EU To Reimburse Half Of Border Control Costs
- 1 Sep 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has asked the European Commission to reimburse Hungary for half its spending on border protection, the government office chief said on Thursday. János Lázár said at a regular press briefing that the total cost since the start of the migrant crisis amounted to 800 million euros.
Budapest Council To Spend Huf 1 Bn On Led Lights
- 31 Aug 2017 8:42 AM
- getting around
The Budapest assembly approved a decision to spend over one billion forints (EUR 3.3) on purchasing 7,000 LED lights for public lighting. Under the decision, passed with 24 votes in favour and with 5 abstentions, a public procurement bid will be announced to select a supplier. The radical nationalist Jobbik party, however, said that approved amount was one-and-a-half times the market price.
Együtt To Motion For Transparency Of Open-Ended Private Funds
- 24 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
The opposition Együtt party will submit an amendment to ensure transparency of the ownership structure of open-ended private funds, the head of the party’s national board said on Wednesday.
Busho International Short Film Festival In Budapest, Now On Until 3 September
- 18 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- entertainment
From the organisers: Since the cessation of „Off” and „Escape to Short film” there has been a gap on the palette of the filmfestivals in Hungary.
A Hungarian Micro-Party Calls For Boycott On Jobbik
- 16 Aug 2017 8:28 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on Hungary’s “democratic” opposition not to cooperate with opposition Jobbik Party, which the Liberals see as “gravely anti-democratic and racist”. Liberal executive Ádám Sermer told a press conference on Tuesday that Jobbik would not want to lose its far-right voters, and has helped establish the Power and Determination movement, a radical force close to Jobbik, to ...
Hungary Sends Response To EC Regarding Infringement Procedures
- 15 Aug 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary has sent its response to the European Commission regarding the infringement procedures launched because of Hungary’s laws on NGOs financed from abroad and on foreign universities, a justice ministry official said on Monday.
Higher Education ‘National Competency’
- 15 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Regarding the infringement procedure over the amended higher education act, justice ministry state secretary Pál Völner insisted that regulating higher education was a national competency, arguing that the EC’s authority in the matter was “debatable to begin with”.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s Higher Education Act ’Problematic’
- 14 Aug 2017 9:12 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s higher education act is overall in line with existing European norms, but its amended version tightening rules on foreign universities already present in the country contain some “highly problematic” requirements, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the law published on Friday.