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Hungarian Police Raid On Ökotárs Was Illegal
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Buda Central District Court ruled on Thursday that the police raid of the offices of Ökotárs NGO and the homes of some of the foundation’s leading officials on September 8, 2014 were illegal.
Statement By Senator Mccain Expressing Concern About Democracy And Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement expressing concern about democracy and the rule of law in Hungary:
McCain Repeats Concerns Over Hungary Democracy
- 4 Dec 2014 3:30 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain has repeated his concerns over democracy and the rule of law in Hungary. The Republican senator and former presidential candidate said “democracy without respect for rule of law, separation of powers, and the protection of economic, civil, and religious liberties is not only inadequate, it is dangerous.
Hungarian Police Seize Tractors Stolen In France
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police have seized thirteen tractors and farming machinery stolen from France worth 500 million forints (EUR 1.64m), a communications officer of Pest County police said. Officers in Nagykanizsa, in south-western Hungary, identified one tractor during a road check, and later seized another six, Lajos Horváth said.
Hungarian PMO Undersecretary Csepreghy Accuses Norway Of Blackmail
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s refusal to resume the transfer of funds to the Hungarian government amounts to blackmail, PMO undersecretary Nándor Csepreghy told Magyar Hírlap in an interview. Norway ended the transfer of funds on May 9 under the Norway Grant programme after the government unilaterally changed the administrative procedures, but continued to transfer money to Hungarian NGOs.
Hungarian Police Liquidate Psychoactive Drug Gang
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police have arrested ten members of a criminal organisation suspected of making and distributing psychoactive drugs, while one suspect has handed himself in. Officers of the Budapest police headquarters (BRFK) and anti-terror centre (TEK) arrested and detained the ten suspects in a combined raid of several sites in Budapest and Pest County.
Prize Proposal For Ökotárs Supported By Hungarian Socialists
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEPs in the European Parliament’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats gave supporting signatures on Wednesday to a proposal by green group MEP Benedek Jávor, of the opposition E-PM, to nominate the Ökotárs Foundation for a Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Hungarian Parliament Starts Autumn Session
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, noted bank settlements involved not only foreign currency borrowers, but also forint-denominated ones. “They, too, have a right to fair treatment and must be served justice” he said.
Hungary’s PM: Justice Done For Borrowers
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Once banks have been forced to settle with their clients who borrowed in foreign currency, remaining instalments of loans will certainly decrease by one-third on average, the prime minister said in a radio interview. It is unprecedented in the history of Hungary’s economy that the government and parliament has followed “the logic of fairness” and fully screened “an unfair system of financial ...
Hungarian Police Raid On Ökotárs Was Illegal
- 30 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Buda Central District Court ruled on Thursday that the police raid of the offices of Ökotárs NGO and the homes of some of the foundation’s leading officials on September 8, 2014 were illegal.
Statement By Senator Mccain Expressing Concern About Democracy And Rule Of Law In Hungary
- 4 Dec 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today released the following statement expressing concern about democracy and the rule of law in Hungary:
McCain Repeats Concerns Over Hungary Democracy
- 4 Dec 2014 3:30 AM
- current affairs
US Senator John McCain has repeated his concerns over democracy and the rule of law in Hungary. The Republican senator and former presidential candidate said “democracy without respect for rule of law, separation of powers, and the protection of economic, civil, and religious liberties is not only inadequate, it is dangerous.
Hungarian Police Seize Tractors Stolen In France
- 20 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police have seized thirteen tractors and farming machinery stolen from France worth 500 million forints (EUR 1.64m), a communications officer of Pest County police said. Officers in Nagykanizsa, in south-western Hungary, identified one tractor during a road check, and later seized another six, Lajos Horváth said.
Hungarian PMO Undersecretary Csepreghy Accuses Norway Of Blackmail
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway’s refusal to resume the transfer of funds to the Hungarian government amounts to blackmail, PMO undersecretary Nándor Csepreghy told Magyar Hírlap in an interview. Norway ended the transfer of funds on May 9 under the Norway Grant programme after the government unilaterally changed the administrative procedures, but continued to transfer money to Hungarian NGOs.
Hungarian Police Liquidate Psychoactive Drug Gang
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian police have arrested ten members of a criminal organisation suspected of making and distributing psychoactive drugs, while one suspect has handed himself in. Officers of the Budapest police headquarters (BRFK) and anti-terror centre (TEK) arrested and detained the ten suspects in a combined raid of several sites in Budapest and Pest County.
Prize Proposal For Ökotárs Supported By Hungarian Socialists
- 18 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian MEPs in the European Parliament’s Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats gave supporting signatures on Wednesday to a proposal by green group MEP Benedek Jávor, of the opposition E-PM, to nominate the Ökotárs Foundation for a Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought.
Hungarian Parliament Starts Autumn Session
- 16 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, noted bank settlements involved not only foreign currency borrowers, but also forint-denominated ones. “They, too, have a right to fair treatment and must be served justice” he said.
Hungary’s PM: Justice Done For Borrowers
- 15 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Once banks have been forced to settle with their clients who borrowed in foreign currency, remaining instalments of loans will certainly decrease by one-third on average, the prime minister said in a radio interview. It is unprecedented in the history of Hungary’s economy that the government and parliament has followed “the logic of fairness” and fully screened “an unfair system of financial ...