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Norway Objects Strongly To Raid On Budapest NGO Offices
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s EU Affairs Minister Vidar Helgesen firmly condemned Monday’s police raids on NGO offices, in a statement released on Tuesday by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Satirical Political Party Finally Approved In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The court registered the satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) shortly before the deadline to register candidates in the local elections, the party announced yesterday.
Police Raid NGOs Offices In Budapest
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special police unit from the National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) searched the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation and another NGO on Monday morning, acting on suspicions of mismanagement of funds and illegal financial activities. Ökotárs is the co-ordinator of funds distributed to Hungarian NGOs under the Norway Grant scheme.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Happy With NATO Summit
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed satisfaction with the decisions reached at the NATO summit in Wales on Friday, saying they will significantly increase the security of Hungary and Central Europe.
Eurostat: $2.20 Spent On Food A Day By Hungarians
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
One in three Hungarians (3.3 million) are now living in poverty while the average citizen has just HUF 522 (USD 2.19) per day for food and that amount is falling, according to a recent Eurostat report. This means that the average Hungarian must make ends meet with less than HUF 65,000 (USD 272) per month.
Reducing Violent Crime Most Urgent Says Budapest Police Chief
- 6 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Reducing violent crime, such as robberies and rowdy behaviour, drug-related crime and car theft are the most urgent tasks for Budapest police, the city’s police chief said in interviews published in Friday’s dailies Magyar Nemzet and Magyar Hírlap.
Women Plan Protest Outside Class FM In Budapest On Sunday
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Association for Women and nearly ten NGOs are organising the demonstration outside Class FM at 3 p.m. on Sunday to protest the trivialisation of rape on the radio station. The Budapest chapter of the Christian Democrats said it fully supports the protest outside Class FM’s Üllői út headquarters Sunday afternoon, declaring it unacceptable that staff had been joking about a recent rape case.
FT: Hungary's PM Orbán Is A Burden For Navracsics
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Whatever the strengths of Hungary’s European Commission designate Tibor Navracsics, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán casts a shadow over him, the Financial Times’s Brussels blog wrote yesterday, Origo reports. Several officials told the London paper that Navracsics is “the most likely commissioner to face a tough confirmation ride from the European Parliament”.
Hungarian Cabinet Is Planning To Monopolise Alcohol Retail
- 4 Sep 2014 10:40 AM
- shopping
The cabinet is planning to restrict the sale of alcoholic drinks to specialised stores from next year, similar to its reorganisation of tobacco retail last year, Napi Gazdaság has learned from government sources.
Norway Objects Strongly To Raid On Budapest NGO Offices
- 10 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s EU Affairs Minister Vidar Helgesen firmly condemned Monday’s police raids on NGO offices, in a statement released on Tuesday by the Norwegian Foreign Ministry.
Satirical Political Party Finally Approved In Hungary
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The court registered the satirical Two-Tailed Dog Party (MKKP) shortly before the deadline to register candidates in the local elections, the party announced yesterday.
Police Raid NGOs Offices In Budapest
- 9 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A special police unit from the National Bureau of Investigation (NNI) searched the offices of the Ökotárs Foundation and another NGO on Monday morning, acting on suspicions of mismanagement of funds and illegal financial activities. Ökotárs is the co-ordinator of funds distributed to Hungarian NGOs under the Norway Grant scheme.
Hungary’s PM Orbán Happy With NATO Summit
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán expressed satisfaction with the decisions reached at the NATO summit in Wales on Friday, saying they will significantly increase the security of Hungary and Central Europe.
Eurostat: $2.20 Spent On Food A Day By Hungarians
- 8 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- shopping
One in three Hungarians (3.3 million) are now living in poverty while the average citizen has just HUF 522 (USD 2.19) per day for food and that amount is falling, according to a recent Eurostat report. This means that the average Hungarian must make ends meet with less than HUF 65,000 (USD 272) per month.
Reducing Violent Crime Most Urgent Says Budapest Police Chief
- 6 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Reducing violent crime, such as robberies and rowdy behaviour, drug-related crime and car theft are the most urgent tasks for Budapest police, the city’s police chief said in interviews published in Friday’s dailies Magyar Nemzet and Magyar Hírlap.
Women Plan Protest Outside Class FM In Budapest On Sunday
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Association for Women and nearly ten NGOs are organising the demonstration outside Class FM at 3 p.m. on Sunday to protest the trivialisation of rape on the radio station. The Budapest chapter of the Christian Democrats said it fully supports the protest outside Class FM’s Üllői út headquarters Sunday afternoon, declaring it unacceptable that staff had been joking about a recent rape case.
FT: Hungary's PM Orbán Is A Burden For Navracsics
- 5 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Whatever the strengths of Hungary’s European Commission designate Tibor Navracsics, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán casts a shadow over him, the Financial Times’s Brussels blog wrote yesterday, Origo reports. Several officials told the London paper that Navracsics is “the most likely commissioner to face a tough confirmation ride from the European Parliament”.
Hungarian Cabinet Is Planning To Monopolise Alcohol Retail
- 4 Sep 2014 10:40 AM
- shopping
The cabinet is planning to restrict the sale of alcoholic drinks to specialised stores from next year, similar to its reorganisation of tobacco retail last year, Napi Gazdaság has learned from government sources.