418 result(s) for scandal
Billions Of State Funds Spent On Traditional Chinese Medicine
- 3 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- health & wellness
A small scandal broke out in Hungary when it was announced last week that the Semmelweis medical school is going to receive HUF 1.35 billion (EUR 4.5 million) to construct a brand new building for a center for traditional Chinese medicine. Independent media immediately criticized the fact that the government is spending taxpayer money on medical treatment whose effectiveness has never been ...
National Security Committee Session Postponed Due To Government No-Show
- 1 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the ruling parties did not show up for a special session of parliament‘s national committee on Monday, which left the body without the required quorum. Zsolt Molnár, Socialist head of the committee, announced that the session would be re-convened in August.
Opposition Parties Criticise Budapest Transport Company For Electronic Sales Failure
- 24 Jul 2017 10:10 AM
- tech
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on Budapest’s public transport company BKK to switch off its electronic ticket sales system, insisting that its current bugs make customers’ personal data vulnerable.
Curia Sides With Prosecutor’s Office In Surveillance Bug Case
- 11 Jul 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
In February, the Budapest Prosecutor’s Office closed its investigation into a surveillance device planted in the office of MTVA CEO Miklós Vaszily. (MTVA is the state-owned holding company that owns all Hungarian state media enterprises.)
Bugging At State Media Manager MTVA Not A Crime
- 11 Jul 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has accepted an explanation from Budapest prosecutors as to why they terminated an investigation in February into a bugging scandal at state media manager MTVA.
Hungary Must Repay HUF 18 bn To EC In Connection With EMIR Irregularities
- 15 May 2017 9:15 AM
- finance
The Hungarian government must repay 18 billion forints (EUR 58m) to the European Commission as a result of irregular public procurements connected to the implementation of the Uniform Monitoring and Information System (EMIR), the government information centre said on Sunday.
Opposition Parties Insist Residency Bonds Were Open To Abuse
- 3 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a meeting on Tuesday of a shadow committee examining Hungary’s residency bond scheme, opposition politicians said the scheme had been open to abuse and had presented the opportunity to launder money.
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Jobbik: Govt Backs Out Of Ad Tax Proposal
- 7 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
In wake of the “scandal” around recently passed rules impacting Budapest’s Central European University, the government has “retired” and parliament has taken off its agenda a proposal aimed at introducing an advertisement tax, radical nationalist Jobbik group leader János Volner said.
Billions Of State Funds Spent On Traditional Chinese Medicine
- 3 Aug 2017 8:52 AM
- health & wellness
A small scandal broke out in Hungary when it was announced last week that the Semmelweis medical school is going to receive HUF 1.35 billion (EUR 4.5 million) to construct a brand new building for a center for traditional Chinese medicine. Independent media immediately criticized the fact that the government is spending taxpayer money on medical treatment whose effectiveness has never been ...
National Security Committee Session Postponed Due To Government No-Show
- 1 Aug 2017 8:40 AM
- current affairs
Deputies of the ruling parties did not show up for a special session of parliament‘s national committee on Monday, which left the body without the required quorum. Zsolt Molnár, Socialist head of the committee, announced that the session would be re-convened in August.
Opposition Parties Criticise Budapest Transport Company For Electronic Sales Failure
- 24 Jul 2017 10:10 AM
- tech
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has called on Budapest’s public transport company BKK to switch off its electronic ticket sales system, insisting that its current bugs make customers’ personal data vulnerable.
Curia Sides With Prosecutor’s Office In Surveillance Bug Case
- 11 Jul 2017 8:32 AM
- current affairs
In February, the Budapest Prosecutor’s Office closed its investigation into a surveillance device planted in the office of MTVA CEO Miklós Vaszily. (MTVA is the state-owned holding company that owns all Hungarian state media enterprises.)
Bugging At State Media Manager MTVA Not A Crime
- 11 Jul 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
The Kúria has accepted an explanation from Budapest prosecutors as to why they terminated an investigation in February into a bugging scandal at state media manager MTVA.
Hungary Must Repay HUF 18 bn To EC In Connection With EMIR Irregularities
- 15 May 2017 9:15 AM
- finance
The Hungarian government must repay 18 billion forints (EUR 58m) to the European Commission as a result of irregular public procurements connected to the implementation of the Uniform Monitoring and Information System (EMIR), the government information centre said on Sunday.
Opposition Parties Insist Residency Bonds Were Open To Abuse
- 3 May 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
After a meeting on Tuesday of a shadow committee examining Hungary’s residency bond scheme, opposition politicians said the scheme had been open to abuse and had presented the opportunity to launder money.
Municipal Court Fines Protesters Throwing Paint At Soviet Monument
- 19 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The municipal court of Budapest has found two men, who recently threw balloons containing orange paint at a Soviet monument in the city centre, guilty of rowdy behaviour and fined them 30,000 forints each (EUR 96). During the trial on Tuesday, the defendants said their act had been a way of expressing a political opinion.
Jobbik: Govt Backs Out Of Ad Tax Proposal
- 7 Apr 2017 7:02 AM
- current affairs
In wake of the “scandal” around recently passed rules impacting Budapest’s Central European University, the government has “retired” and parliament has taken off its agenda a proposal aimed at introducing an advertisement tax, radical nationalist Jobbik group leader János Volner said.