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Hungary Rejects EU Red Star Decision
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics has declared that Hungary disagrees with a European court verdict and will not pay up in the case of János Fratanolo. The Hungarian government had fined Fratanolo, former president of the Hungarian Workers Party, for wearing the red star in 2006.
Budapest Strengthens Penalties For Misdemeanours Like Placing Waste In Wrong Container
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council expanded the list of actions to be deemed misdemeanours and raised the fines to as much as Ft 150,000. Fines may now be issued if tree branches are obstructive, for failure to clean shop windows, for failure to clear the pavement outside a house, for placing posters on unauthorised places, for improper use of public space, for improper use of Heroes Square, for placing waste ...
High-Ranking Police Officials Arrested For Graft In Hungary
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two senior police officials and two civilians were arrested on suspicion of corruption Thursday evening, prosecutor spokesman Imre Keresztes announced on Friday. The National Defence Service, the Anti-Terrorist Service, the Emergency Police, as well as special units took part in the operation, conducting several house searches.
Hungary's Ombudsman Asks Court To Review Legal Definition Of Family
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó is turning to the Kúria seeking to protect equal rights for different forms of families. Legislation must not exclude existing, functioning and legally recognised relationships from the notion of family, as it could challenge the rights of children at times, he argued.
Hungarian Authority NMHH Backs Roma Documentary
- 3 Jun 2012 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council of the media authority NMHH has rejected complaints that a documentary on Roma aired on March 7 was discriminatory, the NMHH announced. The film “Gipsy Way” by director László Pesty generated protests from individuals and organisations after it was broadcast on state television channel M1.
Hungarian Gov’t To Compensate Malév Customers
- 1 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
The Development Ministry has completed the processing of 2,300 claims received from former Malév customers who had valid tickets before the carrier went bankrupt, it was announced.
Tram Project Much Delayed In Debrecen, Hungary
- 1 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The city of Debrecen will formally file a request today for a daily Ft 10 million indemnity payment from project managers who are far behind schedule on building a second tram line in the city. Mayor Lajos Kósa told a Thursday press conference that the ATK-Debrecen consortium was to have completed the project on May 31, but only 23% of the track and 32-33% of the terminal is completed.
Hundreds Protest Political Anti-Semitism At Ministry Of Human Resources In Budapest
- 1 Jun 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds demonstrated outside the Human Resources Ministry on Wednesday against the inclusion in the school curriculum of works by 20th-century writers Albert Wass, Dezső Szabó and József Nyirő. All three are accused to varying degrees of anti-Semitism, while Wass is considred a war criminal in Romania.
Hungarian Town Gives School To Faith Group
- 31 May 2012 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Parents expressed outrage yesterday as the local council of the east Hungarian town of Hajdúsámson agreed to hand over the running of its only school to the charismatic church Hít Gyűlekezete. The finances of the town of 13,000 make it impossible to keep the primary school and related nursery.
Hungary Rejects EU Red Star Decision
- 4 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics has declared that Hungary disagrees with a European court verdict and will not pay up in the case of János Fratanolo. The Hungarian government had fined Fratanolo, former president of the Hungarian Workers Party, for wearing the red star in 2006.
Budapest Strengthens Penalties For Misdemeanours Like Placing Waste In Wrong Container
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest city council expanded the list of actions to be deemed misdemeanours and raised the fines to as much as Ft 150,000. Fines may now be issued if tree branches are obstructive, for failure to clean shop windows, for failure to clear the pavement outside a house, for placing posters on unauthorised places, for improper use of public space, for improper use of Heroes Square, for placing waste ...
High-Ranking Police Officials Arrested For Graft In Hungary
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Two senior police officials and two civilians were arrested on suspicion of corruption Thursday evening, prosecutor spokesman Imre Keresztes announced on Friday. The National Defence Service, the Anti-Terrorist Service, the Emergency Police, as well as special units took part in the operation, conducting several house searches.
Hungary's Ombudsman Asks Court To Review Legal Definition Of Family
- 4 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fundamental rights ombudsman Máté Szabó is turning to the Kúria seeking to protect equal rights for different forms of families. Legislation must not exclude existing, functioning and legally recognised relationships from the notion of family, as it could challenge the rights of children at times, he argued.
Hungarian Authority NMHH Backs Roma Documentary
- 3 Jun 2012 8:58 AM
- current affairs
The Media Council of the media authority NMHH has rejected complaints that a documentary on Roma aired on March 7 was discriminatory, the NMHH announced. The film “Gipsy Way” by director László Pesty generated protests from individuals and organisations after it was broadcast on state television channel M1.
Hungarian Gov’t To Compensate Malév Customers
- 1 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- travel
The Development Ministry has completed the processing of 2,300 claims received from former Malév customers who had valid tickets before the carrier went bankrupt, it was announced.
Tram Project Much Delayed In Debrecen, Hungary
- 1 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- getting around
The city of Debrecen will formally file a request today for a daily Ft 10 million indemnity payment from project managers who are far behind schedule on building a second tram line in the city. Mayor Lajos Kósa told a Thursday press conference that the ATK-Debrecen consortium was to have completed the project on May 31, but only 23% of the track and 32-33% of the terminal is completed.
Hundreds Protest Political Anti-Semitism At Ministry Of Human Resources In Budapest
- 1 Jun 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hundreds demonstrated outside the Human Resources Ministry on Wednesday against the inclusion in the school curriculum of works by 20th-century writers Albert Wass, Dezső Szabó and József Nyirő. All three are accused to varying degrees of anti-Semitism, while Wass is considred a war criminal in Romania.
Hungarian Town Gives School To Faith Group
- 31 May 2012 11:00 AM
- current affairs
Parents expressed outrage yesterday as the local council of the east Hungarian town of Hajdúsámson agreed to hand over the running of its only school to the charismatic church Hít Gyűlekezete. The finances of the town of 13,000 make it impossible to keep the primary school and related nursery.