182 result(s) for state audit
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Hungary Strives To Be “Least Infected” By Corruption
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government wants Hungary to be among the countries “least infected” by corruption, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, told a conference. Corruption must be tackled by working together “in education, legal background work and also at an ethical level,” Pintér said, adding that this must happen within society and organisations such as police and prosecutors.
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Norway Firmly Rejects Hungary's KEHI Audit
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway will not enter into discussions with the Hungary on the basis of the report released by government accountability office KEHI on October 22, according to a statement posted on the Norwegian embassy website.
Hungarian Govt Committed To Resolving NGO Funding Issue
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is committed to resolving the issue of funding to NGOs, daily Magyar Nemzet said citing deputy state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office Nándor Csepreghy.
Hungary’s Govt Control Office Submitted Its Report On Norway Grant
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Audit of the institutional system of EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms and of the beneficiaries of the Financial Mechanisms and the funding received from the Financial Mechanisms, and of the application of other domestic and international funding paid out to management organisations.
Inventory Chaos At Hungarian State Tokaj Wine Producer
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
An independent audit has revealed large-scale irregularities at state-owned producer of Tokaj wine, Tokaj Keresked ház, Népszabadság writes. Management ordered an investigation in the summer and suspended shipments of wine produced before 2013.
Hungary’s NBH Comments Luxury Office Building Purchase
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has purchased the Eiffel Palace office building, located in the centre of Budapest, for EUR 45.3m not including VAT, in order to exploit the advantages from the property investment, the NBH told MTI. The NBH also said the purchase could have a positive effect on the bank’s results.
Investigation Under Way Against Foundation Coordinating Norway Grants In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, under suspicion of embezzlement, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
Hungary Strives To Be “Least Infected” By Corruption
- 12 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
The Hungarian government wants Hungary to be among the countries “least infected” by corruption, Sándor Pintér, the interior minister, told a conference. Corruption must be tackled by working together “in education, legal background work and also at an ethical level,” Pintér said, adding that this must happen within society and organisations such as police and prosecutors.
Hungary’s Prosecutor Sums Up On European Antifraud Office’s Activity
- 25 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor on Monday responded to a query by an opposition lawmaker concerning suspected criminal cases which the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) raised in connection with Hungary. Zoltán Lukács of the Socialist Party asked Péter Polt, the prosecutor, about cases that OLAF had assessed and alerted the office to, with a request that further steps be taken, the prosecutor’s office said ...
Norway Firmly Rejects Hungary's KEHI Audit
- 3 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Norway will not enter into discussions with the Hungary on the basis of the report released by government accountability office KEHI on October 22, according to a statement posted on the Norwegian embassy website.
Hungarian Govt Committed To Resolving NGO Funding Issue
- 31 Oct 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is committed to resolving the issue of funding to NGOs, daily Magyar Nemzet said citing deputy state secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office Nándor Csepreghy.
Hungary’s Govt Control Office Submitted Its Report On Norway Grant
- 27 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Audit of the institutional system of EEA and Norwegian Financial Mechanisms and of the beneficiaries of the Financial Mechanisms and the funding received from the Financial Mechanisms, and of the application of other domestic and international funding paid out to management organisations.
Inventory Chaos At Hungarian State Tokaj Wine Producer
- 3 Oct 2014 9:00 AM
- business
An independent audit has revealed large-scale irregularities at state-owned producer of Tokaj wine, Tokaj Keresked ház, Népszabadság writes. Management ordered an investigation in the summer and suspended shipments of wine produced before 2013.
Hungary’s NBH Comments Luxury Office Building Purchase
- 28 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The National Bank of Hungary (NBH) has purchased the Eiffel Palace office building, located in the centre of Budapest, for EUR 45.3m not including VAT, in order to exploit the advantages from the property investment, the NBH told MTI. The NBH also said the purchase could have a positive effect on the bank’s results.
Investigation Under Way Against Foundation Coordinating Norway Grants In Hungary
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation against Ökotárs Foundation, an organisation coordinating the distribution of funds from the EEA/Norway Grants in Hungary, under suspicion of embezzlement, a spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said on Thursday.