195 result(s) for property in Current Affairs
Twelve Men Arrested On Charges Of Running Prostitution Ring In France
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian and French police investigation has led to the arrest of twelve men suspected of trafficking Hungarian women to France to work as prostitutes. In raids carried out simultaneously by Hungarian police in Csongrád county, in southern Hungary, and French law enforcement on Monday morning, cash and assets worth several hundreds of millions of forints were seized, Viktória Csiszér- Kovács, ...
Former MNB Governor Bod Sees Matolcsy Losing Self-Control
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“It would be hard to dispute that MNB governor György Matolcsy has lost his self-control,” former MNB governor Péter Ákos Bod said with regard to the bill on shielding the finances of the MNB’s foundations from public view.
Wealth Accumulation Of Hungary's PM Probes Initiated
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Together politician Péter Juhász is initiating an investigation into the accumulation of wealth by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In response, Fidesz is initiating an investigation into Juhász’s wealth, saying his living circumstances and his declared income do not appear to be consistent with one another.
Hungarian Govt To Set Up National Building Society
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning a National Home Building Society modelled on British building societies, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. Stable economic growth and a low budget deficit over the past few years have given leeway for the government to launch a homebuilding scheme.
Hungarian PM’s Son-In-Law Tiborcz Involved In HUF 200mn Deal
- 11 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Together is initiating an official investigation into the accumulation of wealth by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s daughter Ráhel and her husband István Tiborcz, due to his unclear involvement in the purchase of a Ft 200 million property. It has emerged that Tiborcz paid the stamp duty to register TRA, a company that was a member of a consortium that in December bought the Schossberger mansion in ...
British Embassy In Hungary To Move From Pest To Buda
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The British Embassy in Hungary is moving from its Harmincad utca location in central District V, to Füge utca in Budaʼs District II, a property previously occupied by the Netherlands Embassy, Hungarian weekly HVG reported this morning. The new British Embassy building in Füge utca was designed by Dutch architects 20 years ago, HVG said. The British Embassy has been located at Harmincad utca since ...
Milan Expo Pavilion To Be Re-Erected In E Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pavilion for the Milan World Expo is being dismantled and will be transferred to Karcag, in central-eastern Hungary, where it will serve as a museum from 2017 showcasing the country’s equestrian traditions. Géza Szőcs, the government commissioner for the expo, told a news conference that a lawsuit against Hungary had been dropped by the Italian authorities.
Hungarian Law Restricts Scrutiny Of Wealth Accumulation
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Changes approved by Parliament last week mean that investigations into suspicious accumulation of wealth by cabinet members and their families will not be possible without their consent from January, Together party vice-president Péter Juhász highlighted at a press briefing on Sunday. He said Together is initiating investigations this month into accumulation of wealth by all cabinet members, ...
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.
Twelve Men Arrested On Charges Of Running Prostitution Ring In France
- 22 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian and French police investigation has led to the arrest of twelve men suspected of trafficking Hungarian women to France to work as prostitutes. In raids carried out simultaneously by Hungarian police in Csongrád county, in southern Hungary, and French law enforcement on Monday morning, cash and assets worth several hundreds of millions of forints were seized, Viktória Csiszér- Kovács, ...
Former MNB Governor Bod Sees Matolcsy Losing Self-Control
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“It would be hard to dispute that MNB governor György Matolcsy has lost his self-control,” former MNB governor Péter Ákos Bod said with regard to the bill on shielding the finances of the MNB’s foundations from public view.
Wealth Accumulation Of Hungary's PM Probes Initiated
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Together politician Péter Juhász is initiating an investigation into the accumulation of wealth by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. In response, Fidesz is initiating an investigation into Juhász’s wealth, saying his living circumstances and his declared income do not appear to be consistent with one another.
Hungarian Govt To Set Up National Building Society
- 18 Jan 2016 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is planning a National Home Building Society modelled on British building societies, cabinet chief Antal Rogán said. Stable economic growth and a low budget deficit over the past few years have given leeway for the government to launch a homebuilding scheme.
Hungarian PM’s Son-In-Law Tiborcz Involved In HUF 200mn Deal
- 11 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Together is initiating an official investigation into the accumulation of wealth by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s daughter Ráhel and her husband István Tiborcz, due to his unclear involvement in the purchase of a Ft 200 million property. It has emerged that Tiborcz paid the stamp duty to register TRA, a company that was a member of a consortium that in December bought the Schossberger mansion in ...
British Embassy In Hungary To Move From Pest To Buda
- 8 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The British Embassy in Hungary is moving from its Harmincad utca location in central District V, to Füge utca in Budaʼs District II, a property previously occupied by the Netherlands Embassy, Hungarian weekly HVG reported this morning. The new British Embassy building in Füge utca was designed by Dutch architects 20 years ago, HVG said. The British Embassy has been located at Harmincad utca since ...
Milan Expo Pavilion To Be Re-Erected In E Hungary
- 17 Dec 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s pavilion for the Milan World Expo is being dismantled and will be transferred to Karcag, in central-eastern Hungary, where it will serve as a museum from 2017 showcasing the country’s equestrian traditions. Géza Szőcs, the government commissioner for the expo, told a news conference that a lawsuit against Hungary had been dropped by the Italian authorities.
Hungarian Law Restricts Scrutiny Of Wealth Accumulation
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Changes approved by Parliament last week mean that investigations into suspicious accumulation of wealth by cabinet members and their families will not be possible without their consent from January, Together party vice-president Péter Juhász highlighted at a press briefing on Sunday. He said Together is initiating investigations this month into accumulation of wealth by all cabinet members, ...
Orbán: Hungary Concerned Over Minority Rights Of Hungarians In Romania
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed concern over investigations the Romanian authorities have launched against Hungarian politicians in Transylvania and said there has been a general “reversal” in minority rights for ethnic kin in Romania. Addressing the MÁÉRT session, Orbán said that the European rights of “our communities” are “being questioned” in terms of the use of minority language.