82 result(s) for taxpayer money in Current Affairs
Government Office Chief: Stated, Sovereignty At Stake
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief, János Lázár, said what is at stake in the current lawsuit concerning migrant quotas before the European Court of Justice is the right to determine who lives in the country and who stays. If this is taken away from parliament, the government and the people, then the very basis of Hungarian statehood and sovereignty would be endangered, he told a weekly government news ...
Socialists To Boycott ‘Fidesz Media’, Says Press Chief
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of the opposition Socialists will boycott media outlets “serving the ruling Fidesz party” and communicate only with the independent Hungarian media, the party’s press chief said.
Hungarian Govt Official Calls On Timmermans To Resign
- 11 May 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian government official on Wednesday sent a letter to Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, calling on him to quit his post, citing comments the commissioner made in an interview to German daily Die Zeit concerning his view that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had been motivated by anti- Semitism when criticising US financier George Soros during his recent speech ...
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Hungary To Invest $92 Million Building Firing Ranges With Clubhouses
- 16 Dec 2016 7:26 AM
- current affairs
Minister Overseeing the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár presided over this year’s final Kormányinfó government press conference, the 39th of the year. After a 30-minute delay, Lázár opened the gathering by saying he was proud of the government’s achievements in 2016, including the passage of 192 laws, 148 of which the government itself initiated, and the negotiation of 25,000 pages worth of ...
4,000 Hungarians Sleeping Rough, Survey Shows
- 5 Dec 2016 5:22 AM
- current affairs
There are as many as 15,000 homeless people in Hungary. Of these, some 4,000 are sleeping rough, according to a survey conducted by Hungarian NGO Menhely Alapitvány (Shelter Foundation), index.hu reports. Roughly one-third of them are in Budapest.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Hungarian Parlt Passes Changes To Tax Secret Rules
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday passed a proposal under which the names of donors and recipients, as well as the amounts donated will be handled as tax secrets in future. Parliament adopted the governmentinitiated motion in an expedited procedure, with 138 deputies in favour and 31 voting against
Victory In Defeat: Fidesz’s Referendum “Plan B”
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is reframing the context of its upcoming referendum opposing EU refugee resettlement quotas, in light of recent public polling data that suggests the vote might not garner the required amount of votes to be valid.
Government Office Chief: Stated, Sovereignty At Stake
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief, János Lázár, said what is at stake in the current lawsuit concerning migrant quotas before the European Court of Justice is the right to determine who lives in the country and who stays. If this is taken away from parliament, the government and the people, then the very basis of Hungarian statehood and sovereignty would be endangered, he told a weekly government news ...
Socialists To Boycott ‘Fidesz Media’, Says Press Chief
- 12 May 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Representatives of the opposition Socialists will boycott media outlets “serving the ruling Fidesz party” and communicate only with the independent Hungarian media, the party’s press chief said.
Hungarian Govt Official Calls On Timmermans To Resign
- 11 May 2017 9:38 AM
- current affairs
A Hungarian government official on Wednesday sent a letter to Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission, calling on him to quit his post, citing comments the commissioner made in an interview to German daily Die Zeit concerning his view that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had been motivated by anti- Semitism when criticising US financier George Soros during his recent speech ...
Europe’s Anti-Fraud Office Identifies Metro 4 Fraud
- 17 Jan 2017 7:35 AM
- current affairs
Around 167 billion forints worth of damages have been identified by Europe’s anti-fraud office OLAF in connection with Budapest’s fourth metro construction project, and the European Commission could levy a fine on Hungary of 76.6 billion forints (EUR 249m), Nándor Csepreghy, parliamentary state secretary for the prime minister’s office, told a news conference.
Hungary To Invest $92 Million Building Firing Ranges With Clubhouses
- 16 Dec 2016 7:26 AM
- current affairs
Minister Overseeing the Prime Minister’s Office János Lázár presided over this year’s final Kormányinfó government press conference, the 39th of the year. After a 30-minute delay, Lázár opened the gathering by saying he was proud of the government’s achievements in 2016, including the passage of 192 laws, 148 of which the government itself initiated, and the negotiation of 25,000 pages worth of ...
4,000 Hungarians Sleeping Rough, Survey Shows
- 5 Dec 2016 5:22 AM
- current affairs
There are as many as 15,000 homeless people in Hungary. Of these, some 4,000 are sleeping rough, according to a survey conducted by Hungarian NGO Menhely Alapitvány (Shelter Foundation), index.hu reports. Roughly one-third of them are in Budapest.
Hungary To Conceal Data On Certain Public Investments For 30 Years Citing “Terror Risk”
- 23 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s interior minister Sándor Pintér has submitted a proposal to parliament which would allow data related to large government investments to be classified for 30 years, citing national security concerns and risks of terrorism, reports 444.hu. The law would obscure amounts invested by the government in large-scale projects, and could be used to hide how much the government will spend on ...
Hungarian Parlt Passes Changes To Tax Secret Rules
- 12 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Parliament on Tuesday passed a proposal under which the names of donors and recipients, as well as the amounts donated will be handled as tax secrets in future. Parliament adopted the governmentinitiated motion in an expedited procedure, with 138 deputies in favour and 31 voting against
Victory In Defeat: Fidesz’s Referendum “Plan B”
- 16 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz is reframing the context of its upcoming referendum opposing EU refugee resettlement quotas, in light of recent public polling data that suggests the vote might not garner the required amount of votes to be valid.