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Local Opinion: Chinese PM's Visit To Hungary
- 30 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
As the Chinese premier attends his country’s summit with East-Central European countries in Budapest, pundits ponder the prospect of future Chinese investment in Hungary.
Interior Minister Can’t Find Evidence To Support Gov’t Claims Of “Soros Network”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interior Minister Sándor Pintér left through a back door after appearing at a closed session of the parliamentary National Security Committee on Tuesday, where he took questions regarding potential threats posed to Hungary’s national security by what the government has called the “Soros network.”
National Security CTTEE Says Extremist Organisations ‘Suppressed’
- 22 Nov 2017 7:50 AM
- current affairs
Extremist paramilitary organisations in Hungary have been “suppressed” and pose no national security risks, the members of parliament’s national security committee said at a meeting behind closed doors on Tuesday. Interior Minister Sándor Pintér was among those that briefed the meeting on the subject.
Hidden Businesses Of Influential Hungarians Revealed In New Massive Offshore Leak
- 8 Nov 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
One and a half year after the story of Panama Papers broke, another huge leak shed light on the operations of tens of thousands of offshore entities. Several Hungarian companies and individuals appear in the 13.4 million leaked files, though this time there are no politicians among them. Still, the documents reveal details of hitherto unknown business dealings of some influential Hungarian public ...
New Richest Hungarian List: OTP Chairman Still At Top
- 2 Nov 2017 2:55 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Csányi, the food industry magnate and head of OTP Bank, remains at the top of Forbesʼ annual ranking of the richest Hungarians. The magazine puts Csányiʼs wealth at HUF 294.3 billion, some HUF 11 bln more than one year earlier.
TEK: Honorary Consul Of Jordan Poses National Security Risk
- 17 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Zaid Naffa, honorary consul of Jordan and business partner of the late Ghaith Pharaon, poses a security risk and may not apply for Hungarian citizenship according to Hungary’s Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK), Index.hu reports.
Hungarian Defence Minister Marks Memorial Day Of 1848 Martyrs
- 6 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians have a homeland only as long as they believe in the success of the national cause, defence minister István Simicskó said on Thursday in Budapest, marking the October 6 anniversary of the martyrs of 1848.
Municipal Court Acquits Former Secret Service Leaders Of Espionage Charges
- 27 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has acquitted former secret service leaders of espionage charges in a binding ruling. On July 5, 2013, György Szilvásy, the minister in charge of the secret services under the Socialist government of Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Lajos Galambos, former director of the National Security Office, were sentenced in a non-binding ruling to two years and ten months each in prison ...
Eight New Prisons To Be Built In Two Years
- 27 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Public procurement procedures are under way for the construction of eight new prisons in Hungary, with the first of the new facilities set to open in 2019, according to a report in daily Magyar Nemzet.
Local Opinion: Chinese PM's Visit To Hungary
- 30 Nov 2017 7:58 AM
- current affairs
As the Chinese premier attends his country’s summit with East-Central European countries in Budapest, pundits ponder the prospect of future Chinese investment in Hungary.
Interior Minister Can’t Find Evidence To Support Gov’t Claims Of “Soros Network”
- 24 Nov 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Interior Minister Sándor Pintér left through a back door after appearing at a closed session of the parliamentary National Security Committee on Tuesday, where he took questions regarding potential threats posed to Hungary’s national security by what the government has called the “Soros network.”
National Security CTTEE Says Extremist Organisations ‘Suppressed’
- 22 Nov 2017 7:50 AM
- current affairs
Extremist paramilitary organisations in Hungary have been “suppressed” and pose no national security risks, the members of parliament’s national security committee said at a meeting behind closed doors on Tuesday. Interior Minister Sándor Pintér was among those that briefed the meeting on the subject.
Hidden Businesses Of Influential Hungarians Revealed In New Massive Offshore Leak
- 8 Nov 2017 7:40 AM
- current affairs
One and a half year after the story of Panama Papers broke, another huge leak shed light on the operations of tens of thousands of offshore entities. Several Hungarian companies and individuals appear in the 13.4 million leaked files, though this time there are no politicians among them. Still, the documents reveal details of hitherto unknown business dealings of some influential Hungarian public ...
New Richest Hungarian List: OTP Chairman Still At Top
- 2 Nov 2017 2:55 AM
- current affairs
Sándor Csányi, the food industry magnate and head of OTP Bank, remains at the top of Forbesʼ annual ranking of the richest Hungarians. The magazine puts Csányiʼs wealth at HUF 294.3 billion, some HUF 11 bln more than one year earlier.
TEK: Honorary Consul Of Jordan Poses National Security Risk
- 17 Oct 2017 8:54 AM
- current affairs
Zaid Naffa, honorary consul of Jordan and business partner of the late Ghaith Pharaon, poses a security risk and may not apply for Hungarian citizenship according to Hungary’s Counter-Terrorism Centre (TEK), Index.hu reports.
Hungarian Defence Minister Marks Memorial Day Of 1848 Martyrs
- 6 Oct 2017 8:56 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians have a homeland only as long as they believe in the success of the national cause, defence minister István Simicskó said on Thursday in Budapest, marking the October 6 anniversary of the martyrs of 1848.
Municipal Court Acquits Former Secret Service Leaders Of Espionage Charges
- 27 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Budapest Municipal Court has acquitted former secret service leaders of espionage charges in a binding ruling. On July 5, 2013, György Szilvásy, the minister in charge of the secret services under the Socialist government of Ferenc Gyurcsány, and Lajos Galambos, former director of the National Security Office, were sentenced in a non-binding ruling to two years and ten months each in prison ...
Eight New Prisons To Be Built In Two Years
- 27 Sep 2017 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Public procurement procedures are under way for the construction of eight new prisons in Hungary, with the first of the new facilities set to open in 2019, according to a report in daily Magyar Nemzet.