97 result(s) for suspension in Current Affairs
EP CTTEE Hears MEP Béla Kovács To Assess Suspending Immunity
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Béla Kovács, of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity. Last year Péter Polt, Hungary’s public prosecutor, asked EP president Martin Schultz to suspend Kovács’s immunity on suspicion that the Jobbik politician spied against European Union institutions.
Testing Period Extended On Hungay Slovakia Gas Link
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The testing period for the new gas pipeline connecting Hungary and Slovakia has been extended until May 31, Slovak pipeline operator Eustream said. During the testing phase, the pipeline operators are offering 50,000 megawatt hours per day entry and exit capacities to Hungary on a first come-first serve basis, Eustream said in a statement.
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
EC Opens Investigation On Hungary Ad Tax
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether Hungary’s tax on advertisements complied with European Union rules on state aid. The EC expressed concerns that the progressive tax “could selectively favour certain companies and give them an unfair competitive advantage”.
Govt To Shorten Period Between Screenings In Wake Of Buda-Cash Affair
- 2 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has already started drafting a package of changes to rules in the wake of the Buda-Cash affair, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told public television. The package would shorten the time between comprehensive reviews of financial institutions to three years from five at present, Varga said.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
US Refuses To Withdraw Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will not withdraw the diplomatic immunity of Andre Goodfriend, the US chargé d’affaires in Budapest. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomatic relations, said the Hungarian government had received the US reply to its request for suspension of Goodfriend’s immunity today.
Chief Prosecutor Suspends Procedure Against US Chargé
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation in connection with defamation charges brought against tax authority (NAV) head Ildikó Vida, but will suspend it until the suspension of chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s diplomatic immunity by the US, Vida’s lawyer told public TV’s news programme on Friday evening.
Norway “Blackmailing” Hungary Over Funding, Mulling Legal Steps
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement last week by Norway’s ambassador to Hungary suggesting that the transfer of 36 billion forints (EUR 116m) suspended in May depended on whether civil organisation Ökotárs Foundation would be able to carry on its work was “blackmail”, Nándor Csepreghy, deputy cabinet state secretary for development policy communications, told public television.
EP CTTEE Hears MEP Béla Kovács To Assess Suspending Immunity
- 7 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Béla Kovács, of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity. Last year Péter Polt, Hungary’s public prosecutor, asked EP president Martin Schultz to suspend Kovács’s immunity on suspicion that the Jobbik politician spied against European Union institutions.
Testing Period Extended On Hungay Slovakia Gas Link
- 16 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The testing period for the new gas pipeline connecting Hungary and Slovakia has been extended until May 31, Slovak pipeline operator Eustream said. During the testing phase, the pipeline operators are offering 50,000 megawatt hours per day entry and exit capacities to Hungary on a first come-first serve basis, Eustream said in a statement.
Rapport Between Hungary & United States Improves
- 24 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Now that the US has a new ambassador in Hungary: Colleen Bell, you might ask if relations between Hungary and the US are changing. Sources that Heti Válasz have asked have confirmed that saying that Washington has become more pragmatic and Budapest is now more responsive to US interests in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks and Paks 2.
EC Opens Investigation On Hungary Ad Tax
- 12 Mar 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to determine whether Hungary’s tax on advertisements complied with European Union rules on state aid. The EC expressed concerns that the progressive tax “could selectively favour certain companies and give them an unfair competitive advantage”.
Govt To Shorten Period Between Screenings In Wake Of Buda-Cash Affair
- 2 Mar 2015 4:00 AM
- current affairs
The government has already started drafting a package of changes to rules in the wake of the Buda-Cash affair, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told public television. The package would shorten the time between comprehensive reviews of financial institutions to three years from five at present, Varga said.
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
US Refuses To Withdraw Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 22 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States will not withdraw the diplomatic immunity of Andre Goodfriend, the US chargé d’affaires in Budapest. Levente Magyar, state secretary for economic diplomatic relations, said the Hungarian government had received the US reply to its request for suspension of Goodfriend’s immunity today.
Chief Prosecutor Suspends Procedure Against US Chargé
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Investigating Chief Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation in connection with defamation charges brought against tax authority (NAV) head Ildikó Vida, but will suspend it until the suspension of chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s diplomatic immunity by the US, Vida’s lawyer told public TV’s news programme on Friday evening.
Norway “Blackmailing” Hungary Over Funding, Mulling Legal Steps
- 10 Nov 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A statement last week by Norway’s ambassador to Hungary suggesting that the transfer of 36 billion forints (EUR 116m) suspended in May depended on whether civil organisation Ökotárs Foundation would be able to carry on its work was “blackmail”, Nándor Csepreghy, deputy cabinet state secretary for development policy communications, told public television.