363 result(s) for transparency
Orbán: Accusations Of Aim To Close Down CEU ‘Unfounded’
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Accusations levelled at the Hungarian government that recent amendments to Hungary’s higher education law tightening rules on the operations of foreign universities in the country are aimed at closing down Budapest’s Central European University are “unfounded”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate in Brussels.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
Ruling Party’s Group Leader Kósa: Fidesz Wants Stricter Rules On Political Party Ads
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will submit a bill this week on preventing political groupings from benefiting from secret party support thanks to billboard owners who allow party advertising at below market rates, the ruling party’s group leader said.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Fidesz: Soros Has Built ‘Alternative Opposition’ In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 3:42 AM
- current affairs
Billionaire George Soros has “pumped” 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.8m) into his “agencies” in Hungary to “create a new, alternative opposition organisation to keep the legitimate Hungarian government under attack”, Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Saturday.
Gulyás: Transparency Bill Not Aimed At Stigmatising NGOs
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s bill on foreign-funded NGOs does not aim to stigmatise the organisations but to increase their transparency, Fidesz deputy group leader Gergely Gulyás said in parliament. Opening the plenary debate of the bill, Gulyás said that “hysteria notwithstanding”, the proposal “is a simple piece of legislation which seeks similar transparency requirements for NGOs as apply to publicly funded ...
Data Protection Authority: NGO Transparency Bill Should Be Broadened
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Legislation on the transparency of NGOs should be broadened to include political parties benefiting from foreign funding, organisations receiving business donations and bodies which obtain government financial support, Hungary’s National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) said.
Government So Far Receives Over 140,000 Responses To Nationwide Survey
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
So far, over 140,000 voters have returned their answers by mail or online to the government’s “national consultation” questionnaires, Bence Tuzson, state secretary in charge of government communications, told public news television M1. He reiterated that the survey was designed to ensure public support for the government’s efforts “to protect the utility cuts programme” as well as “to stop ...
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...
Orbán: Accusations Of Aim To Close Down CEU ‘Unfounded’
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Accusations levelled at the Hungarian government that recent amendments to Hungary’s higher education law tightening rules on the operations of foreign universities in the country are aimed at closing down Budapest’s Central European University are “unfounded”, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in a European parliamentary debate in Brussels.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
Ruling Party’s Group Leader Kósa: Fidesz Wants Stricter Rules On Political Party Ads
- 26 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz will submit a bill this week on preventing political groupings from benefiting from secret party support thanks to billboard owners who allow party advertising at below market rates, the ruling party’s group leader said.
Local Opinion: Dispute Over ‘Open Society’ – And Its Critics
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
As Parliament begins to debate a bill on NGOs which receive foreign funding, pundits across the political spectrum discuss the idea of an ‘open society’, an ideal frequently evoked by George Soros, and assess the status and political role of NGOs in Hungary.
Fidesz: Soros Has Built ‘Alternative Opposition’ In Hungary
- 24 Apr 2017 3:42 AM
- current affairs
Billionaire George Soros has “pumped” 1.2 billion forints (EUR 3.8m) into his “agencies” in Hungary to “create a new, alternative opposition organisation to keep the legitimate Hungarian government under attack”, Balázs Hidvéghi, communications director of ruling Fidesz, told a press conference on Saturday.
Gulyás: Transparency Bill Not Aimed At Stigmatising NGOs
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Fidesz’s bill on foreign-funded NGOs does not aim to stigmatise the organisations but to increase their transparency, Fidesz deputy group leader Gergely Gulyás said in parliament. Opening the plenary debate of the bill, Gulyás said that “hysteria notwithstanding”, the proposal “is a simple piece of legislation which seeks similar transparency requirements for NGOs as apply to publicly funded ...
Data Protection Authority: NGO Transparency Bill Should Be Broadened
- 20 Apr 2017 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Legislation on the transparency of NGOs should be broadened to include political parties benefiting from foreign funding, organisations receiving business donations and bodies which obtain government financial support, Hungary’s National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) said.
Government So Far Receives Over 140,000 Responses To Nationwide Survey
- 20 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
So far, over 140,000 voters have returned their answers by mail or online to the government’s “national consultation” questionnaires, Bence Tuzson, state secretary in charge of government communications, told public news television M1. He reiterated that the survey was designed to ensure public support for the government’s efforts “to protect the utility cuts programme” as well as “to stop ...
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...