430 result(s) for scandal
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Liberals Call On Budapest Mayor To Sack Transport Company Chief
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on István Tarlós, the mayor of Budapest, to sack the chief of the capital city’s transport authority (BKK), a party official said.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
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.
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
Liberals Call On Budapest Mayor To Sack Transport Company Chief
- 23 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Liberal Party has called on István Tarlós, the mayor of Budapest, to sack the chief of the capital city’s transport authority (BKK), a party official said.
Anti-Gypsy Rhetoric Systemic Part Of Hungarian Government Communication, Says Setét
- 10 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
“A responsible politician does not talk the way (Minister of Human Resources) Balog talks. We learned from the 1930s and 40s what people are capable of when a group is excluded from the nation.”
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.