45 result(s) for privacy in Current Affairs
Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Áder Sworn In For Second Term As Hungary’s President
- 9 May 2017 7:05 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder was sworn into office Monday, marking the start of his second consecutive term as President of Hungary. A small group of opposition protesters, led by Együtt politician Péter Juhász, held a demonstration outside parliament as Áder took the oath.
Justice Ministry Proposes Broadening Authority To Conduct Secret Surveillance, Even Without Probable Cause
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice plans changes to laws which would allow law enforcement authorities to conduct secret surveillance on citizens, without any probable cause to suggest a crime had been committed, daily Magyar Nemzet reports.
Strasbourg Turns Down Hungary Appeal In Human Rights Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg turned down an appeal by the Hungarian government and upheld an earlier decision condemning Hungary for its law allowing secret surveillance and data collection by national security services without court consent.
EU Data Protection Chiefs Meet In Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union data protection chiefs began a two-day conference in Budapest on Thursday to discuss, among other topics, the EU’s new data protection law and the balance between privacy and security. Hungarian data protection commissioner Attila Péterfalvi said Hungary will present at the conference a new audit-like method with which it can keep the activities of national security services under ...
Kúria Rules In Favour Of Police Privacy
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has decided that the right to privacy of police officers outweighs the fact that they exercise public power, upholding the argument that their faces must be covered in press photos. Earlier the Constitutional Court ruled that the faces of police officers need not be covered, as their role as agents of public power outweighs their right to privacy.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
Xpat Opinion: Péter Juhász, TV2 & Fidesz Locked In War Over Wealth
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the government’s communication team of targeting people critical of those in power, while Pesti Srácok warns that opposition politicians are also public figures who must face public scrutiny.
Hungarian MPs Welcome US Steps To Restore Int’l Trust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian lawmakers attended an international intelligence and security forum organised in Washington, DC, and welcomed the steps taken by the United States to rebuild trust with the international community after revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs. The lawmakers said after the forum, attended by some 100 representatives from 22 countries, that although ...
Czibere: Images Do Not Support Disabled Home Abuse Allegations
- 11 May 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The photographs taken by an international NGO in a Hungarian home for the disabled do not support the serious allegations of abuse published in news outlets, the state secretary for social affairs said in a parliamentary welfare committee meeting on Wednesday.
Áder Sworn In For Second Term As Hungary’s President
- 9 May 2017 7:05 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder was sworn into office Monday, marking the start of his second consecutive term as President of Hungary. A small group of opposition protesters, led by Együtt politician Péter Juhász, held a demonstration outside parliament as Áder took the oath.
Justice Ministry Proposes Broadening Authority To Conduct Secret Surveillance, Even Without Probable Cause
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice plans changes to laws which would allow law enforcement authorities to conduct secret surveillance on citizens, without any probable cause to suggest a crime had been committed, daily Magyar Nemzet reports.
Strasbourg Turns Down Hungary Appeal In Human Rights Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg turned down an appeal by the Hungarian government and upheld an earlier decision condemning Hungary for its law allowing secret surveillance and data collection by national security services without court consent.
EU Data Protection Chiefs Meet In Budapest
- 27 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
European Union data protection chiefs began a two-day conference in Budapest on Thursday to discuss, among other topics, the EU’s new data protection law and the balance between privacy and security. Hungarian data protection commissioner Attila Péterfalvi said Hungary will present at the conference a new audit-like method with which it can keep the activities of national security services under ...
Kúria Rules In Favour Of Police Privacy
- 28 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has decided that the right to privacy of police officers outweighs the fact that they exercise public power, upholding the argument that their faces must be covered in press photos. Earlier the Constitutional Court ruled that the faces of police officers need not be covered, as their role as agents of public power outweighs their right to privacy.
Xpat Opinion: First Reactions In Hungary To Brussels Attacks
- 25 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As terror strikes in Brussels, Hungarian commentators – from staunchly liberal to stout conservative – seem to agree: this means war. And a long one at that.
Xpat Opinion: Péter Juhász, TV2 & Fidesz Locked In War Over Wealth
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Népszabadság accuses the government’s communication team of targeting people critical of those in power, while Pesti Srácok warns that opposition politicians are also public figures who must face public scrutiny.
Hungarian MPs Welcome US Steps To Restore Int’l Trust
- 30 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian lawmakers attended an international intelligence and security forum organised in Washington, DC, and welcomed the steps taken by the United States to rebuild trust with the international community after revelations about the National Security Agency’s mass surveillance programs. The lawmakers said after the forum, attended by some 100 representatives from 22 countries, that although ...