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Ukrainian Airlines Launches Daily Flights Between Budapest & Kiev
- 19 Jun 2017 8:40 AM
- travel
Ukraine International Airlines, the country’s national airlines has launched daily flights between Budapest and Kiev, the first flight landed with nearly 150 passengers at Liszt Ferenc airport on Thursday, Budapest Airport told MTI on Friday. The airline will fly Boeing 737-800 planes on the route.
Local Opinion: Parliament Passes NGO Law
- 16 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Two liberal weeklies accuse the government of trying to demonize and silence foreign funded watchdog organizations.
Top Court Annuls Legal Provisions On National Security Vetting Of Judges
- 14 Jun 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled unconstitutional and annulled certain legal provisions requiring the national security vetting of judges. The court’s ruling comes after Péter Darák, the head of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, requested that the court declare provisions of the law on national security agencies pertaining to the vetting of judges unconstitutional and annul them.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Foreign-Funded NGO Transparency Law
- 14 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law requiring civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad. The government-sponsored bill was passed with 130 votes in favour, 44 against and 24 abstentions. Under the law, civil groups will be required to register as foreign-backed groups once their foreign donations reach 7.2 million forints (EUR ...
Govt Allocates HUF 30 Bn For 2019 European Maccabi Games
- 13 Jun 2017 8:52 AM
- sport
The government has allocated over 30 billion forints (EUR 90.7m) for infrastructure development projects required for the European Maccabi Games Budapest will host in 2019, two dailies said. The projects will be overseen by National Development Minister Miklós Seszták, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a government decree published on Thursday.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s NGO Transparency Bill Has Legitimate Aims But Is Excessive
- 6 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government’s bill on the transparency of foreign-funded civil groups pursues legitimate aims but imposes excessive obligations on NGOs and flags disproportionate sanctions, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the bill.
Orbán ‘Shocked’ By US Move To Quit Paris Accord
- 3 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the United States decision to quit the Paris Climate Agreement, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he was “shocked” and noted “the Hungarian consensus” that “climate change is a reality, it is a threat and it is of a global nature requiring global-level action”.
Orbán: Hungary ‘Won’t Give Up Further Powers’
- 3 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Concerning the government’s recent “national consultation” survey, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that a document explaining its questions had been sent to “Brussels bureaucrats”. He added that “it may not be understood due to the difference in cultural backgrounds”.
CEU Hosts Conference On Migration, National Identity
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration and the identity of central and eastern European nations are the focal themes of a conference which began in Budapest on Monday. Addressing the event organised by the Central European University’s Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, former foreign minister Péter Balázs said that at present most migrants come from other continents rather than neighbouring ...
Ukrainian Airlines Launches Daily Flights Between Budapest & Kiev
- 19 Jun 2017 8:40 AM
- travel
Ukraine International Airlines, the country’s national airlines has launched daily flights between Budapest and Kiev, the first flight landed with nearly 150 passengers at Liszt Ferenc airport on Thursday, Budapest Airport told MTI on Friday. The airline will fly Boeing 737-800 planes on the route.
Local Opinion: Parliament Passes NGO Law
- 16 Jun 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Two liberal weeklies accuse the government of trying to demonize and silence foreign funded watchdog organizations.
Top Court Annuls Legal Provisions On National Security Vetting Of Judges
- 14 Jun 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled unconstitutional and annulled certain legal provisions requiring the national security vetting of judges. The court’s ruling comes after Péter Darák, the head of the Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, requested that the court declare provisions of the law on national security agencies pertaining to the vetting of judges unconstitutional and annul them.
Hungarian Parliament Passes Foreign-Funded NGO Transparency Law
- 14 Jun 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers on Tuesday passed a law requiring civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad. The government-sponsored bill was passed with 130 votes in favour, 44 against and 24 abstentions. Under the law, civil groups will be required to register as foreign-backed groups once their foreign donations reach 7.2 million forints (EUR ...
Govt Allocates HUF 30 Bn For 2019 European Maccabi Games
- 13 Jun 2017 8:52 AM
- sport
The government has allocated over 30 billion forints (EUR 90.7m) for infrastructure development projects required for the European Maccabi Games Budapest will host in 2019, two dailies said. The projects will be overseen by National Development Minister Miklós Seszták, Magyar Nemzet said, citing a government decree published on Thursday.
Venice Commission: Hungary’s NGO Transparency Bill Has Legitimate Aims But Is Excessive
- 6 Jun 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government’s bill on the transparency of foreign-funded civil groups pursues legitimate aims but imposes excessive obligations on NGOs and flags disproportionate sanctions, the Venice Commission said in a preliminary opinion on the bill.
Orbán ‘Shocked’ By US Move To Quit Paris Accord
- 3 Jun 2017 8:04 AM
- current affairs
Commenting on the United States decision to quit the Paris Climate Agreement, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said he was “shocked” and noted “the Hungarian consensus” that “climate change is a reality, it is a threat and it is of a global nature requiring global-level action”.
Orbán: Hungary ‘Won’t Give Up Further Powers’
- 3 Jun 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Concerning the government’s recent “national consultation” survey, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that a document explaining its questions had been sent to “Brussels bureaucrats”. He added that “it may not be understood due to the difference in cultural backgrounds”.
CEU Hosts Conference On Migration, National Identity
- 30 May 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Migration and the identity of central and eastern European nations are the focal themes of a conference which began in Budapest on Monday. Addressing the event organised by the Central European University’s Centre for Neighbourhood Studies and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, former foreign minister Péter Balázs said that at present most migrants come from other continents rather than neighbouring ...