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Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
Tax Executive Accused Of Corruption
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Proceedings have been launched against a head of department at the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) and two associates who apparently provided data about companies in exchange for more than Ft 500,000, prosecutors told Magyar Idõk on Friday.
Prosecutor Questions MP Suspected Of Fraud
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The central prosecutor of investigations (KNYF) has questioned Roland Mengyi, a ruling Fidesz party lawmaker, as a bribery and fraud suspect involving public funds. The authority has also searched several premises and gathered evidence.
Generous Housing Subsidy Program Growing In Popularity
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s CSOK housing subsidy scheme is growing in popularity, reports online daily napi.hu. Introduced at the beginning of 2016, to date some HUF 56 billion (USD 207 million) worth of new housing subsidies have been paid out to some 27,000 families according to Katalin Novák, undersecretary for family, youth, and international matters at the Ministry for Human Resources.
Liberals Blame TEK For Terrorists Entering Hungary In 2015
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has blamed the ability of terrorists involved in the Paris and Brussels attacks to enter and stay in Hungary last year on counter-terrorism unit TEK’s “failure” to detect and identify them when they entered the country. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the daily Magyar Idők reported on Tuesday that several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks ...
Varga: EU Should Focus On Economy, Political Cooperation
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union needs to concentrate on economic cooperation and reconsider and “even slow down” political partnership, the Hungarian economy minister said. Mihály Varga noted that the EU has developed from economic cooperation, which calls for reinforcing.
Former Belgian PM Calls On Hungarians To Support Quotas In Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is calling on Hungarians to go to the polls during the Oct. 2 referendum and support the European Union’s planned migrant quotas, nol. hu reported, citing a letter Verhofstadt sent to the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP). Verhofstadt, who was prime minister between 1999 and 2008, said that the Liberals are setting out on a “very important ...
Outcry As Hungarian State TV Ignores Olympic Refugee Swimmer
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A public TV announcer commenting on a broadcast of the Olympics yesterday failed to mention the name of a swimmer representing the Refugee Olympic Team, even after she won her heat, causing an outcry in the press and social media. The Helsinki Committee questioned if the omission was political, but the commentator blamed a technical error.
Restaurant Review: Fruccola Budapest
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conscious and responsible consumption is the latest trend: many more people want things on their plate that are not only delicious but also good for their health and keeping them fit, and it even does not harm the environment. Fruccola recognised this demand eight years ago and it offers healthy, sustainably produced alternatives to traditional restaurants in its “fast casual food” concept, and ...
Top Judge Candidates Heard By Parlt Justice CTTEE
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The relationship between the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, and the Constitutional Court, was the focus of evidence given on Monday by the candidates to fill the four vacancies at the Constitutional Court. Parliament is to hold a vote on the four candidates on Tuesday afternoon. The governing party members of parliament’s justice committee endorsed all of the candidates.
Tax Executive Accused Of Corruption
- 7 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Proceedings have been launched against a head of department at the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV) and two associates who apparently provided data about companies in exchange for more than Ft 500,000, prosecutors told Magyar Idõk on Friday.
Prosecutor Questions MP Suspected Of Fraud
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The central prosecutor of investigations (KNYF) has questioned Roland Mengyi, a ruling Fidesz party lawmaker, as a bribery and fraud suspect involving public funds. The authority has also searched several premises and gathered evidence.
Generous Housing Subsidy Program Growing In Popularity
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Hungary’s CSOK housing subsidy scheme is growing in popularity, reports online daily napi.hu. Introduced at the beginning of 2016, to date some HUF 56 billion (USD 207 million) worth of new housing subsidies have been paid out to some 27,000 families according to Katalin Novák, undersecretary for family, youth, and international matters at the Ministry for Human Resources.
Liberals Blame TEK For Terrorists Entering Hungary In 2015
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Liberal Party has blamed the ability of terrorists involved in the Paris and Brussels attacks to enter and stay in Hungary last year on counter-terrorism unit TEK’s “failure” to detect and identify them when they entered the country. Citing unnamed law enforcement sources, the daily Magyar Idők reported on Tuesday that several perpetrators of the Paris and Brussels terrorist attacks ...
Varga: EU Should Focus On Economy, Political Cooperation
- 15 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union needs to concentrate on economic cooperation and reconsider and “even slow down” political partnership, the Hungarian economy minister said. Mihály Varga noted that the EU has developed from economic cooperation, which calls for reinforcing.
Former Belgian PM Calls On Hungarians To Support Quotas In Referendum
- 2 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt is calling on Hungarians to go to the polls during the Oct. 2 referendum and support the European Union’s planned migrant quotas, nol. hu reported, citing a letter Verhofstadt sent to the opposition Hungarian Liberal Party (MLP). Verhofstadt, who was prime minister between 1999 and 2008, said that the Liberals are setting out on a “very important ...
Outcry As Hungarian State TV Ignores Olympic Refugee Swimmer
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A public TV announcer commenting on a broadcast of the Olympics yesterday failed to mention the name of a swimmer representing the Refugee Olympic Team, even after she won her heat, causing an outcry in the press and social media. The Helsinki Committee questioned if the omission was political, but the commentator blamed a technical error.
Restaurant Review: Fruccola Budapest
- 29 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conscious and responsible consumption is the latest trend: many more people want things on their plate that are not only delicious but also good for their health and keeping them fit, and it even does not harm the environment. Fruccola recognised this demand eight years ago and it offers healthy, sustainably produced alternatives to traditional restaurants in its “fast casual food” concept, and ...