165 result(s) for public assets
MP Calls For Clearing Up Possible Secret Services Links Of Tamás Welsz In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee, meeting on Tuesday, should gather information about the possible secret services links, in Hungary or abroad, of Tamás Welsz, a businessman associated with Gábor Simon, the disgraced former Socialist deputy chairman, committee co-chair Zsolt Molnár, of the main opposition Socialists, said.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Mesterházy Comments On Simon Case
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The main opposition Socialists trust that the public prosecutor’s office will thoroughly investigate the Simon case and it is also in the party’s interest that the truth is fully revealed, Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy said on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Party Reactions To Hungary’s Socialist Assets Allegations
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists will decide on Thursday, after hearing Simon, on the official’s future in the party. Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy, who is to return from Washington on Thursday, and the national presidium and steering committees will discuss the situation and take a stand, spokesman Gábor Veres said.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Fiscal Measures Available In Hungary To Ensure Lifting Of Excessive Deficit Procedure
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
During recent years, Hungary has moved from being one of the worst performing European countries to become one of the frontrunners of the EU, a result of the Government’s consistent economic policy, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated at a joint press conference on Friday. He emphasised that the Hungarian Government is convinced that the measures requested by the European Commission ...
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...
MP Calls For Clearing Up Possible Secret Services Links Of Tamás Welsz In Hungary
- 25 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament’s national security committee, meeting on Tuesday, should gather information about the possible secret services links, in Hungary or abroad, of Tamás Welsz, a businessman associated with Gábor Simon, the disgraced former Socialist deputy chairman, committee co-chair Zsolt Molnár, of the main opposition Socialists, said.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Hungary’s Socialist Leader Mesterházy Comments On Simon Case
- 13 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- community & culture
The main opposition Socialists trust that the public prosecutor’s office will thoroughly investigate the Simon case and it is also in the party’s interest that the truth is fully revealed, Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy said on Wednesday.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's Socialist Party's Vice Chairman’s Undeclared Assets Case Still In Focus
- 17 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A business weekly suggests that the mishandling of public funds in the 18th district of Budapest (in the pre-2010 period) must have given ample opportunity for Socialist luminaries to enrich themselves. A liberal commentator thinks that accusing Fidesz of having an even bigger appetite since then is no answer to the present case in which a leading Socialist politician was caught red handed.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Party Reactions To Hungary’s Socialist Assets Allegations
- 6 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialists will decide on Thursday, after hearing Simon, on the official’s future in the party. Socialist leader Attila Mesterházy, who is to return from Washington on Thursday, and the national presidium and steering committees will discuss the situation and take a stand, spokesman Gábor Veres said.
“Enterpreneurial Skill Can Be Learned” Interview With CEU Rector John Shattuck
- 31 Oct 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) considers his current post the most important stage of his career. As he told us, CEU has been successful in attracting back to Budapest leading Hungarian academics who had earlier left the country to pursue their careers abroad. Interview published by Figyelő, the Hungarian business and news weekly, with a circulation of 11.200.
Fiscal Measures Available In Hungary To Ensure Lifting Of Excessive Deficit Procedure
- 13 May 2013 9:00 AM
- business
During recent years, Hungary has moved from being one of the worst performing European countries to become one of the frontrunners of the EU, a result of the Government’s consistent economic policy, Government Spokesperson András Giró-Szász stated at a joint press conference on Friday. He emphasised that the Hungarian Government is convinced that the measures requested by the European Commission ...
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...