745 result(s) for rule of law
Justice Ministry Proposes Broadening Authority To Conduct Secret Surveillance, Even Without Probable Cause
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice plans changes to laws which would allow law enforcement authorities to conduct secret surveillance on citizens, without any probable cause to suggest a crime had been committed, daily Magyar Nemzet reports.
Reaction To Áder’s Re-Election As Hungary's President
- 16 Mar 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties expressed mixed views of parliament’s re-election of János Áder for another five-year term as president of the republic. The co-ruling Christian Democrats said Áder’s record as president guaranteed that he would continue to prioritise bettering the lives of Hungarians and protecting the environment while in office.
Interior Ministry Rejects Allegations Of Police Violence Against Migrants
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry “categorically rejected” reports in domestic and foreign media alleging that Hungarian border police regularly commit violence against migrants. The ministry reacted to a fresh article by Swedish paper Aftonbladet, in which refugees who had made it to the Serbian-Hungarian border and representatives of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recount incidents of ...
Socialist Warns Against Detention System That ‘Humiliates’ Migrants
- 15 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum seekers entering Hungary should be properly screened, but the authorities should not abuse or humiliate them during the vetting process, Zsolt Molnár, the (Socialist) head of parliament’s national security committee, told public Kossuth Radio.
Official: Hungarians Should Decide Their Future Not Brussels
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The government wants Hungarians to decide on issues that define their future rather than “Brussels sneaking in legislation”, the cabinet parliamentary state secretary said.
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
Police: 2016 Public Safety Level Adequate
- 2 Feb 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s police force achieved its primary goal of guaranteeing an adequate level of public safety last year, police chief Károly Papp said. The biggest challenge police faced in 2016 was dealing with illegal migration and the threat of terrorism, Papp told a press conference. He said police had registered a total of 278,263 crimes last year.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.
Justice Ministry Proposes Broadening Authority To Conduct Secret Surveillance, Even Without Probable Cause
- 20 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice plans changes to laws which would allow law enforcement authorities to conduct secret surveillance on citizens, without any probable cause to suggest a crime had been committed, daily Magyar Nemzet reports.
Reaction To Áder’s Re-Election As Hungary's President
- 16 Mar 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s political parties expressed mixed views of parliament’s re-election of János Áder for another five-year term as president of the republic. The co-ruling Christian Democrats said Áder’s record as president guaranteed that he would continue to prioritise bettering the lives of Hungarians and protecting the environment while in office.
Interior Ministry Rejects Allegations Of Police Violence Against Migrants
- 7 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior ministry “categorically rejected” reports in domestic and foreign media alleging that Hungarian border police regularly commit violence against migrants. The ministry reacted to a fresh article by Swedish paper Aftonbladet, in which refugees who had made it to the Serbian-Hungarian border and representatives of medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) recount incidents of ...
Socialist Warns Against Detention System That ‘Humiliates’ Migrants
- 15 Feb 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Asylum seekers entering Hungary should be properly screened, but the authorities should not abuse or humiliate them during the vetting process, Zsolt Molnár, the (Socialist) head of parliament’s national security committee, told public Kossuth Radio.
Official: Hungarians Should Decide Their Future Not Brussels
- 14 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The government wants Hungarians to decide on issues that define their future rather than “Brussels sneaking in legislation”, the cabinet parliamentary state secretary said.
Supreme Court Rules Against Police In Roma Discrimination Case
- 9 Feb 2017 7:10 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had failed to protect a Roma community against harassment by extremist groups. At the same time, the Kúria upheld another ruling, and said that the police were not guilty of discriminatory practices when levying fines on Roma citizens for legal offences.
Opinion: Hungary As A Blueprint For An Autocratic United States
- 3 Feb 2017 6:00 AM
- current affairs
I just read an article by David Frum, senior editor at The Atlantic and former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. The title of the piece is “How to Build an Autocracy.” In it Frum argues that the preconditions for the establishment of an autocratic type of regime are present in the United States.
Police: 2016 Public Safety Level Adequate
- 2 Feb 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s police force achieved its primary goal of guaranteeing an adequate level of public safety last year, police chief Károly Papp said. The biggest challenge police faced in 2016 was dealing with illegal migration and the threat of terrorism, Papp told a press conference. He said police had registered a total of 278,263 crimes last year.
Opinion: The Perils Of Being An Opposition Politician In Hungary
- 31 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I don’t know whether I will be able to make a coherent story out of the mess the Orbán government most likely has purposefully created regarding the report of the European Commission’s European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) on irregularities—fraud and possible corruption—in connection with the construction of Budapest’s fourth metro line (M4). The report covered the period between 2006 and 2015.


















