172 result(s) for political scandal
Senior Hungarian Justice Ministry Official Resigns Over Bribery Charges
- 8 Dec 2021 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Pál Völner, the state secretary of the ministry of justice, has resigned after the chief prosecutor’s office asked parliament to lift his immunity so he can defend himself against charges of receiving bribes on a regular basis.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Embroiled in Political Scandal Over Corvinus University Teaching Job
- 16 Sep 2021 11:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who is vying to become the opposition alliance’s candidate for prime minister, has insisted that his stint teaching at Budapest’s Corvinus University from 2004 had been with the university’s blessing, even though he did not possess the requisite foreign-language qualification and was not a doctoral candidate.
Opinion: Debate About Hungary's Sex Education Referendum
- 2 Aug 2021 1:28 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Left-wing weeklies sharply dismiss the government initiative to hold a referendum on the sexual education of children as a pointless act of propaganda.
National Security Committee Meeting on Pegasus Lacks Quorum
- 27 Jul 2021 9:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A meeting of parliament’s national security committee, scheduled to be held behind closed doors to discuss issues around the Pegasus spyware on Monday, failed to reach quorum as deputies of the ruling parties stayed away.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.
Hungary Perceived As Most Corrupt In EU
- 2 Feb 2021 10:51 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- finance
Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania jointly ranked the lowest among European Union member states in Transparency International's "2020 Corruption Perception Index" global survey, published last week.
Opinion: Hungarian Defences Of Romanian Football Referee Accused Of Racism
- 16 Dec 2020 7:55 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- sport
As the Romanian press praises Magyar Nemzet for taking the defences of a Romanian referee shamed even by his own government, a conservative analyst is outraged by what he sees as attempts by international bodies at policing national languages.
Sex Party Scandal: MEP Szájer’s Actions ‘Indefensible’, Says PM Orbán
- 3 Dec 2020 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
József Szájer's actions are incompatible with Fidesz's values, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told the online edition of the daily Magyar Nemzet.
Video Opinion: Key Fidesz MEP Caught With Drugs At Male Sex Party In Brussels
- 3 Dec 2020 6:13 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the story has immediately aroused great interest not just on Hungarian web and social sites but in the international press as well, commentators ponder the consequences on the government’s feud with Brussels on the rule of law conditionality of EU funds.
Senior Hungarian Justice Ministry Official Resigns Over Bribery Charges
- 8 Dec 2021 9:05 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Pál Völner, the state secretary of the ministry of justice, has resigned after the chief prosecutor’s office asked parliament to lift his immunity so he can defend himself against charges of receiving bribes on a regular basis.
Budapest Mayor Karácsony Embroiled in Political Scandal Over Corvinus University Teaching Job
- 16 Sep 2021 11:17 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest who is vying to become the opposition alliance’s candidate for prime minister, has insisted that his stint teaching at Budapest’s Corvinus University from 2004 had been with the university’s blessing, even though he did not possess the requisite foreign-language qualification and was not a doctoral candidate.
Opinion: Debate About Hungary's Sex Education Referendum
- 2 Aug 2021 1:28 PM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Left-wing weeklies sharply dismiss the government initiative to hold a referendum on the sexual education of children as a pointless act of propaganda.
National Security Committee Meeting on Pegasus Lacks Quorum
- 27 Jul 2021 9:24 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A meeting of parliament’s national security committee, scheduled to be held behind closed doors to discuss issues around the Pegasus spyware on Monday, failed to reach quorum as deputies of the ruling parties stayed away.
Opinion: EU Starts Legal Action Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Issues
- 19 Jul 2021 8:28 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
Reacting to the infringement procedure launched by the European Commission over LGBTQ issues, a pro-government historian thinks this controversy resembles the clash over asylum-seekers in the late 2010s.
Hungary Perceived As Most Corrupt In EU
- 2 Feb 2021 10:51 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- finance
Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania jointly ranked the lowest among European Union member states in Transparency International's "2020 Corruption Perception Index" global survey, published last week.
Opinion: Hungarian Defences Of Romanian Football Referee Accused Of Racism
- 16 Dec 2020 7:55 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- sport
As the Romanian press praises Magyar Nemzet for taking the defences of a Romanian referee shamed even by his own government, a conservative analyst is outraged by what he sees as attempts by international bodies at policing national languages.
Sex Party Scandal: MEP Szájer’s Actions ‘Indefensible’, Says PM Orbán
- 3 Dec 2020 7:47 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
József Szájer's actions are incompatible with Fidesz's values, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has told the online edition of the daily Magyar Nemzet.
Video Opinion: Key Fidesz MEP Caught With Drugs At Male Sex Party In Brussels
- 3 Dec 2020 6:13 AM
- http://www.budapost.eu
- current affairs
As the story has immediately aroused great interest not just on Hungarian web and social sites but in the international press as well, commentators ponder the consequences on the government’s feud with Brussels on the rule of law conditionality of EU funds.