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NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Opposition Calls On Orbán To Dismiss Matolcsy Over Financial Skullduggery
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Liberals and the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party called for the resignation of central bank governor György Matolcsy over recent financing matters surrounding the central bank. The Liberals urged opposition parties to join a legal proposal calling on the prime minister to dismiss Matolcsy over “a breach of the rule of avoiding monetary financing”.
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...
Magyar Telekom Q1 Profit Jumps On One-Offs, Improved Margin
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Magyar Telekomʼs first-quarter net income more than quadrupled to HUF 10.7 billion from HUF 2.5 bln in the base period on an improved margin and one-off gains, an earnings report published late yesterday shows, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Constellation Hotels, Property Market Partner Up For Budapest Development
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Qatari-owned property investor Constellation Hotels Holdings agreed to partner up with Hungarian peer Property Market in an office and residential development in the south of Budapest, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Park Manager Urges Reluctant Mayor To Cooperate On Liget Project
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Városliget Zrt, the company managing Liget Project, a scheme involving construction of a museum quarter in Budapest’s City Park, has welcomed a resolution by the district council supporting the project and called on mayor Gergely Karácsony to come up with a “cooperation proposal”.
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
NBH-Scandal – Jobbik Lambasts Central Bank Governor Over “Financing State”
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The opposition Jobbik party has called on György Matolcsy, governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to resign over recent scandals including purchases of state securities by the central bank’s foundations. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z Kárpát told a press conference on Monday that through those purchases the central bank has violated a prohibition of financing state operations, and has ...
NGOs Criticise Supreme Court Over Govt Migrant Quota Referendum Approval
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Three rights organisations and a think-tank criticised a recent Kuria decision giving the green light to a government-initiated referendum on migrant quotas, in a joint statement. Citizens in the proposed referendum would be asked: “Do you want to allow the European Union to mandate the resettlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the approval of parliament?”
Opposition Calls On Orbán To Dismiss Matolcsy Over Financial Skullduggery
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Liberals and the leftist Democratic Coalition (DK) party called for the resignation of central bank governor György Matolcsy over recent financing matters surrounding the central bank. The Liberals urged opposition parties to join a legal proposal calling on the prime minister to dismiss Matolcsy over “a breach of the rule of avoiding monetary financing”.
Justice Minister Presents Hungary Human Rights Report To UN
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Justice Minister László Trocsányi presented a detailed report on the enforcement of human rights in Hungary to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, as part of Hungary’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). According to a statement by the justice ministry, Hungary’s report focused on the introduction of the institution of constitutional complaint, the penal code reform, improvements in ...
Magyar Telekom Q1 Profit Jumps On One-Offs, Improved Margin
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Magyar Telekomʼs first-quarter net income more than quadrupled to HUF 10.7 billion from HUF 2.5 bln in the base period on an improved margin and one-off gains, an earnings report published late yesterday shows, according to Hungarian news agency MTI.
Constellation Hotels, Property Market Partner Up For Budapest Development
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- property
Qatari-owned property investor Constellation Hotels Holdings agreed to partner up with Hungarian peer Property Market in an office and residential development in the south of Budapest, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Opposition Parties Lambast Migrant Quota Referendum
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s opposition parties slammed the government’s planned referendum on the European Union’s proposed mandatory migrant quota scheme after the supreme court approved the vote in a binding decision. The Kúria rejected appeals submitted against the National Election Committee’s decision to pass the referendum question.
Park Manager Urges Reluctant Mayor To Cooperate On Liget Project
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Városliget Zrt, the company managing Liget Project, a scheme involving construction of a museum quarter in Budapest’s City Park, has welcomed a resolution by the district council supporting the project and called on mayor Gergely Karácsony to come up with a “cooperation proposal”.
FIFA Leader Calls For Help To Poor Coun Tries At UEFA Congress
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The head of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino called for efforts to help poor countries at the Budapest congress of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). He said the 209 member countries would receive 5 million dollars each from FIFA in every four-year period and the six continental associations 40 million dollars each to finance their ...
NBH-Scandal – Jobbik Lambasts Central Bank Governor Over “Financing State”
- 4 May 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The opposition Jobbik party has called on György Matolcsy, governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to resign over recent scandals including purchases of state securities by the central bank’s foundations. Jobbik deputy leader Dániel Z Kárpát told a press conference on Monday that through those purchases the central bank has violated a prohibition of financing state operations, and has ...