35 result(s) for privacy law in Current Affairs
Opposition: Gov't Proposals Will Further Restrict Free Speech
- 19 Jul 2018 7:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Planned changes to the criminal code aim to further restrict the freedom of opinion and expression while narrowing scope for political debate, the spokesman of green opposition LMP said.
PM Orbán: Speculators Out To 'Ruin' Europe
- 11 Jun 2018 8:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A replacement of the European population is under way, partly to help speculators like US financier George Soros make money by “ruining” the continent, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio.
Local Opinion: Police Search 30 Scientology Centres
- 30 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church.
Church Of Scientology In Hungary Fined EUR 65,000 For Unlawful Data Management
- 23 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s data protection authority has fined the Church of Scientology in Hungary and its headquarters 20 million forints (EUR 65,000) each for abuse of personal and other data, the authority’s head said on Friday. The National Data Protection Authority (NAIH) had been conducting an investigation into the organisation and its headquarters since last December, Attila Péterfalvi told a press ...
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.
Venice Commission: Hungarian Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs Still Raises Concerns
- 19 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns, the Venice Commission said in an opinion published on Friday. The Council of Europe’s advisory body, composed of independent experts in constitutional law, said that it had adopted an opinion clarifying its preliminary opinion.
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.
Opposition: Gov't Proposals Will Further Restrict Free Speech
- 19 Jul 2018 7:39 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
Planned changes to the criminal code aim to further restrict the freedom of opinion and expression while narrowing scope for political debate, the spokesman of green opposition LMP said.
PM Orbán: Speculators Out To 'Ruin' Europe
- 11 Jun 2018 8:13 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
A replacement of the European population is under way, partly to help speculators like US financier George Soros make money by “ruining” the continent, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said in his regular interview with public Kossuth Radio.
Local Opinion: Police Search 30 Scientology Centres
- 30 Oct 2017 7:54 AM
- current affairs
As the authorities investigate alleged abuses of privacy within the Church of Scientology in Hungary, a conservative journalist believes that the state plans prolonged action against the organisation, which is not recognised in Hungary as a church.
Church Of Scientology In Hungary Fined EUR 65,000 For Unlawful Data Management
- 23 Oct 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s data protection authority has fined the Church of Scientology in Hungary and its headquarters 20 million forints (EUR 65,000) each for abuse of personal and other data, the authority’s head said on Friday. The National Data Protection Authority (NAIH) had been conducting an investigation into the organisation and its headquarters since last December, Attila Péterfalvi told a press ...
NGOs Turn To Top Court Over ‘Stigmatising Law’
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
NGOs have turned to Hungary’s Constitutional Court over the recently adopted law on the financing of civil organisations which the NGOs say stigmatises them. In a statement, 23 NGOs signed up to the constitutional complaint organised by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee civil groups.
Venice Commission: Hungarian Law On Foreign-Funded NGOs Still Raises Concerns
- 19 Jun 2017 8:18 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns, the Venice Commission said in an opinion published on Friday. The Council of Europe’s advisory body, composed of independent experts in constitutional law, said that it had adopted an opinion clarifying its preliminary opinion.
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.