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COE Rights Report Calls For Improvements In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner recommended further changes to Hungarian media regulations and warned of the rise of intolerance. In a report released today Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muiznieks also urged improvements for asylum seekers.
Legal Feasibility Of Drug Test Proposal In Hungary Being Assessed
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The legal feasibility of a proposal to introduce drug tests for teens, politicians and journalists will be assessed by the end of January after consultations with the justice ministry, parliament’s deputy speaker in charge of legislation said in an interview to Magyar Hírlap.
Orbán: Drug Tests To Help Curb Drug Gangs In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
A proposal to introduce mandatory drug tests in schools and elsewhere is aimed at curbing drug gangs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. Drug gangs are growing in Hungary and concerns have been raised over the use of new synthetic drugs, he told public radio.
Polt: Crime Level Stagnating In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reported crimes and the number of perpetrators have more or less stagnated between 2009 and 2013, averaging between 400,000-450,000 cases each year, the chief public prosecutor told parliament. In his report on the past five years of his authority, Péter Polt said that most of the crimes committed had been theft or burglary, violations of law enforcement, corruption and forgery.
Hungary's PM Orbán Takes On Readers’ Questions
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán answered questions, many of them hostile, posed by Blikk readers when he visited the tabloid’s offices on Tuesday. Several questions raised the topic of poverty, with one person asking how Orbán can sleep at night, while others objected to plans to restrict Sunday shopping.
Szijjártó: Goodfriend Could Present Evidence To Hungarian Court
- 9 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, could produce evidence of corruption charges against Hungarian officials before a Hungarian law court, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told public television.
Hungary's Foreign Minister Calls For New Energy Supply Options After Russian Pipeline Decision
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will need to find new sources to ensure the security of its energy supplies for the long term, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, in reaction to news that Russia was dropping plans for the South Stream gas pipeline project. “Russia had the right to make that decision and Hungary has acknowledged the move,” he said.
Jobbik Calls For More Transparency In Politicians’ Wealtht
- 2 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party is calling for urgent measures to make the financial circumstances of politicians and their families more transparent. MP György Szilágyi criticised parliament’s justice committee for its failure to put on the agenda a Jobbik proposal for lawmakers’ compulsory audits and that the asset declaration of family members who share the same household with them should ...
Hungary May Ban Selected American Citizens
- 28 Nov 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry is allegedly working on a plan to ban certain Americans from Hungary, just as the US has banned six Hungarian government officials, including NAV president Ildikó Vida, the weekly Figyelõ reported.
COE Rights Report Calls For Improvements In Hungary
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner recommended further changes to Hungarian media regulations and warned of the rise of intolerance. In a report released today Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Nils Muiznieks also urged improvements for asylum seekers.
Legal Feasibility Of Drug Test Proposal In Hungary Being Assessed
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The legal feasibility of a proposal to introduce drug tests for teens, politicians and journalists will be assessed by the end of January after consultations with the justice ministry, parliament’s deputy speaker in charge of legislation said in an interview to Magyar Hírlap.
Orbán: Drug Tests To Help Curb Drug Gangs In Hungary
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- food & drink
A proposal to introduce mandatory drug tests in schools and elsewhere is aimed at curbing drug gangs, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said. Drug gangs are growing in Hungary and concerns have been raised over the use of new synthetic drugs, he told public radio.
Polt: Crime Level Stagnating In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Reported crimes and the number of perpetrators have more or less stagnated between 2009 and 2013, averaging between 400,000-450,000 cases each year, the chief public prosecutor told parliament. In his report on the past five years of his authority, Péter Polt said that most of the crimes committed had been theft or burglary, violations of law enforcement, corruption and forgery.
Hungary's PM Orbán Takes On Readers’ Questions
- 10 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán answered questions, many of them hostile, posed by Blikk readers when he visited the tabloid’s offices on Tuesday. Several questions raised the topic of poverty, with one person asking how Orbán can sleep at night, while others objected to plans to restrict Sunday shopping.
Szijjártó: Goodfriend Could Present Evidence To Hungarian Court
- 9 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
André Goodfriend, chargé d’affaires of the US embassy in Budapest, could produce evidence of corruption charges against Hungarian officials before a Hungarian law court, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told public television.
Hungary's Foreign Minister Calls For New Energy Supply Options After Russian Pipeline Decision
- 3 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary will need to find new sources to ensure the security of its energy supplies for the long term, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, in reaction to news that Russia was dropping plans for the South Stream gas pipeline project. “Russia had the right to make that decision and Hungary has acknowledged the move,” he said.
Jobbik Calls For More Transparency In Politicians’ Wealtht
- 2 Dec 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party is calling for urgent measures to make the financial circumstances of politicians and their families more transparent. MP György Szilágyi criticised parliament’s justice committee for its failure to put on the agenda a Jobbik proposal for lawmakers’ compulsory audits and that the asset declaration of family members who share the same household with them should ...
Hungary May Ban Selected American Citizens
- 28 Nov 2014 10:30 AM
- current affairs
The Foreign Ministry is allegedly working on a plan to ban certain Americans from Hungary, just as the US has banned six Hungarian government officials, including NAV president Ildikó Vida, the weekly Figyelõ reported.