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Gulyás: Transparency Bill Not Aimed At Stigmatising NGOs
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s bill on foreign-funded NGOs does not aim to stigmatise the organisations but to increase their transparency, Fidesz deputy group leader Gergely Gulyás said in parliament. Opening the plenary debate of the bill, Gulyás said that “hysteria notwithstanding”, the proposal “is a simple piece of legislation which seeks similar transparency requirements for NGOs as apply to publicly funded ...
Committee Rejects Referendum On Scrutiny Of Politicians’ Wealth Increase
- 12 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a meeting on Tuesday, the National Election Committee rejected referendum questions on the scrutiny of politicians’ wealth increase submitted by a private individual. The six questions were submitted by Zsolt Fábián and had been announced by György Gémesi, head of the nonparliamentary New Beginning party.
Govt Ready To Discuss Higher Ed, Civil Orgs Law With US
- 11 Apr 2017 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó welcomed a decision by the US State Department to send a delegation to Budapest to inquire about the recently amended higher education law and a bill on civil groups to ensure their financial transparency. In the event of a visit by the US delegation, the government “will receive them and brief them all about it”, he said.
European Court Advocate General Suggests Hungary Gambling Rules Could Violate EU Tenet
- 6 Apr 2017 10:50 AM
- current affairs
An advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has suggested, in an opinion, that Hungarian legislation on the licencing of online betting companies based in other European Union member states could violate the EU tenet of freedom to provide services.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
US State Department Condemns Hungarian Higher Education Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In what will no doubt be perceived by the Hungarian government as a blatant attack on Hungary’s national sovereignty, the United States Department of State issued a statement Friday calling on Hungary to refrain from adopting legislation that could potentially cause the closure of Central European University.
Rules Apply To All Universities In Hungary
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as foreign universities should not cheat their students or abuse their position, they must comply with Hungarian laws, the government office chief said. Central European University (CEU) president Michael Ignatieff has said the higher education bill seeking to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary is discriminative and specifically an ...
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...
Gulyás: Transparency Bill Not Aimed At Stigmatising NGOs
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s bill on foreign-funded NGOs does not aim to stigmatise the organisations but to increase their transparency, Fidesz deputy group leader Gergely Gulyás said in parliament. Opening the plenary debate of the bill, Gulyás said that “hysteria notwithstanding”, the proposal “is a simple piece of legislation which seeks similar transparency requirements for NGOs as apply to publicly funded ...
Committee Rejects Referendum On Scrutiny Of Politicians’ Wealth Increase
- 12 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In a meeting on Tuesday, the National Election Committee rejected referendum questions on the scrutiny of politicians’ wealth increase submitted by a private individual. The six questions were submitted by Zsolt Fábián and had been announced by György Gémesi, head of the nonparliamentary New Beginning party.
Govt Ready To Discuss Higher Ed, Civil Orgs Law With US
- 11 Apr 2017 6:40 AM
- current affairs
Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó welcomed a decision by the US State Department to send a delegation to Budapest to inquire about the recently amended higher education law and a bill on civil groups to ensure their financial transparency. In the event of a visit by the US delegation, the government “will receive them and brief them all about it”, he said.
European Court Advocate General Suggests Hungary Gambling Rules Could Violate EU Tenet
- 6 Apr 2017 10:50 AM
- current affairs
An advocate general of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has suggested, in an opinion, that Hungarian legislation on the licencing of online betting companies based in other European Union member states could violate the EU tenet of freedom to provide services.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
US State Department Condemns Hungarian Higher Education Bill
- 3 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
In what will no doubt be perceived by the Hungarian government as a blatant attack on Hungary’s national sovereignty, the United States Department of State issued a statement Friday calling on Hungary to refrain from adopting legislation that could potentially cause the closure of Central European University.
Rules Apply To All Universities In Hungary
- 31 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as foreign universities should not cheat their students or abuse their position, they must comply with Hungarian laws, the government office chief said. Central European University (CEU) president Michael Ignatieff has said the higher education bill seeking to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary is discriminative and specifically an ...
Strasbourg Court Bans Hungary From Confining Eight Migrants
- 29 Mar 2017 10:10 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has banned Hungarian authorities from transferring eight teenagers and a pregnant woman from a refugee asylum near Budapest to the transit zone along the Hungary-Serbia border “to be detained”, the Hungarian Helsinki Committee reported on Tuesday.
Hungarian Secret Agent Reveals Seriousness Of Russian Threat
- 21 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
By Szabolcs Panyi: Secret agents, counter-intelligence officers do not give interviews to the media very often and it is even more unique when they do so under their real name and with their own face. Ferenc Katrein worked for the Hungarian civilian counter-intelligence agency for 13 years, including a stint as an executive head of operations, and dealt with sensitive cases such as the Roma ...