76 result(s) for state audit office in Current Affairs
Csepreghy: Hungarian Govt Obliged To Oversee Norway Grants Payments
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarians government is obliged to oversee the disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said, reacting to a Wednesday statement by the Ökotárs foundation, which said that the director of the Brussels-based Financial Mechanism Office, the decisionmaking authority for the EEA Grants, had told cabinet chief János Lázár that ...
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Tax Fraud Must Not Go Unpunished
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tax fraud must not go unpunished but it is up to the public prosecutor’s office to clarify the validity of the statements made by former tax office staffer András Horváth about alleged VAT fraud, ruling Fidesz spokesman Róbert Zsigó said on Monday.
Tensions Rise Between State Audit Office & Hungarian National Bank
- 19 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank overstepped its authority by handing over confidential data to the IMF, the State Audit Office (ASZ) said, firing the latest shot in a recent dispute between the two institutions. In response, MNB governor Andras Simor said on ATV Wednesday that the central bank had not violated any rules in handing over the data at the request of the IMF.
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Anti-Corruption Programme Soon To Be Debated By Hungarian Government
- 13 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The first government-level anti-corruption programme has been completed. The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has recently closed the relevant social consultations. The anti-corruption programme will be debated by the Government within weeks.
Járai Quits Hungarian Budget Council
- 11 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Zsigmond Járai resigned from his post as head of the Budget Council on Tuesday, citing conflicts with his other public and private functions. He was immediately replaced by Árpád Kovács, a former president of the State Audit Office.
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.
Csepreghy: Hungarian Govt Obliged To Oversee Norway Grants Payments
- 29 May 2014 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarians government is obliged to oversee the disbursements of funds to Hungary under the EEA and Norway Grants scheme, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said, reacting to a Wednesday statement by the Ökotárs foundation, which said that the director of the Brussels-based Financial Mechanism Office, the decisionmaking authority for the EEA Grants, had told cabinet chief János Lázár that ...
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Hungary’s Fidesz Says Tax Fraud Must Not Go Unpunished
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Tax fraud must not go unpunished but it is up to the public prosecutor’s office to clarify the validity of the statements made by former tax office staffer András Horváth about alleged VAT fraud, ruling Fidesz spokesman Róbert Zsigó said on Monday.
Tensions Rise Between State Audit Office & Hungarian National Bank
- 19 Feb 2013 8:01 AM
- current affairs
The National Bank overstepped its authority by handing over confidential data to the IMF, the State Audit Office (ASZ) said, firing the latest shot in a recent dispute between the two institutions. In response, MNB governor Andras Simor said on ATV Wednesday that the central bank had not violated any rules in handing over the data at the request of the IMF.
Intensive Anti-Corruption Campaign Underway In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The leaders of the Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, the Curia, the National Office for the Judiciary, the General Prosecutor's Office and the State Audit Office have been jointly assessing the anti-corruption measures of the past year. The organisations issued a joint declaration last year in which they undertook to achieve coordinated and effective action against corruption. ...
Xpat Opinion: Constitutional Renewal Must Be Done By Hungarians For Hungarians
- 13 Jul 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
A conversation between two consitutional legal scholars: Kim Lane Scheppele, Princeton University and Gábor Halmai, ELTE Budapest and Princeton University.
Anti-Corruption Programme Soon To Be Debated By Hungarian Government
- 13 Mar 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The first government-level anti-corruption programme has been completed. The Ministry of Public Administration and Justice has recently closed the relevant social consultations. The anti-corruption programme will be debated by the Government within weeks.
Járai Quits Hungarian Budget Council
- 11 Jan 2012 8:04 AM
- current affairs
"Zsigmond Járai resigned from his post as head of the Budget Council on Tuesday, citing conflicts with his other public and private functions. He was immediately replaced by Árpád Kovács, a former president of the State Audit Office.
Washington Post Slams Hungarian Media Law, Gov’t
- 28 Dec 2010 9:00 AM
- current affairs
"Many EU member states may regret the rotating presidency system from next month, when Hungary takes on the role, the Washington Post editorialised on Monday, as the country’s “populist and power-hungry government has just adopted a media law more suited to an authoritarian system than to a Western democracy”.