412 result(s) for transparency
Left’s Budapest Mayor Candidate Pledges Safety, Innovation, Accountability
- 6 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Falus, candidate of the leftist parties for Budapest mayor in the upcoming municipal elections, highlighted safety, innovation and accountability as the main characteristics of his electoral programme, which he revealed on Friday.
Budapest Court Rejects Lender’s Defence Of Contract Changes
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court of Budapest rejected EvoBank’s defence of unilateral changes it made to loan contracts in a ruling on Tuesday. The court said the lender’s general contract conditions did not meet transparency requirements. Retail borrowers could not ascertain whether their increased costs were fair, and they could take no steps against the lender if changed circumstances affected them ...
International Recording Prizes To Budapest Festival Orchestra
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, one of the TOP10 symphony orchestras of the world was awarded with two important international recording prizes during this summer.
Health Care In Hungary Need Of Change, Says Zombor
- 9 Jul 2014 4:05 AM
- health & wellness
The health-care system is in need of change, as recent measures aimed at improving the sector have fallen short of solving lingering issues, the state secretary for health told a conference. “The health-care system faces high expectations, so something has to change ... health-care employees, end-users and the sector’s funders all believe further changes are needed,” Gábor Zombor told a ...
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Recommendations By Ecofin To Hungary Eased
- 23 Jun 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU Council of finance ministers (Ecofin) has adopted recommendations on Hungary’s updated convergence plan, dropping some of the specific proposals, most importantly, a nearly 1% fiscal tightening, while maintaining the rest of the general recommendations made by the European Commission on June 2.
Norway Summons Hungarian Ambassador
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian ambassador Géza Jeszenszky was summoned to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo on Wednesday to explain Hungary’s actions regarding the Norway Grant funds, after government agents raided the offices of three recipient organisations on Monday.
TI Urges Political Parties To Join Fight Against Graft
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Transparency International Hungary has drafted a statement aimed at increasing transparency and fighting corruption, encouraging political parties running in the European parliamentary election to sign it. Signatories to the statement will agree to set an example in ethical lobbying, responsible use of public funds and protecting whistleblowers who report graft, TI Hungary said in a statement on ...
Jobbik Raises Questions Over Casino Concessions In Hungary Awarded To Vajna
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to make public the criteria under which it awarded a casino concession to the company of a government commissioner. Jobbik lawmaker Enikő Hegedűs criticized the economy ministry for its recent decision to issue permits to Andrew Vajna’s company, the Las Vegas Casino Ltd, for operating another five casinos in Budapest and in ...
Left’s Budapest Mayor Candidate Pledges Safety, Innovation, Accountability
- 6 Sep 2014 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Ferenc Falus, candidate of the leftist parties for Budapest mayor in the upcoming municipal elections, highlighted safety, innovation and accountability as the main characteristics of his electoral programme, which he revealed on Friday.
Budapest Court Rejects Lender’s Defence Of Contract Changes
- 3 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court of Budapest rejected EvoBank’s defence of unilateral changes it made to loan contracts in a ruling on Tuesday. The court said the lender’s general contract conditions did not meet transparency requirements. Retail borrowers could not ascertain whether their increased costs were fair, and they could take no steps against the lender if changed circumstances affected them ...
International Recording Prizes To Budapest Festival Orchestra
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- community & culture
The Budapest Festival Orchestra, one of the TOP10 symphony orchestras of the world was awarded with two important international recording prizes during this summer.
Health Care In Hungary Need Of Change, Says Zombor
- 9 Jul 2014 4:05 AM
- health & wellness
The health-care system is in need of change, as recent measures aimed at improving the sector have fallen short of solving lingering issues, the state secretary for health told a conference. “The health-care system faces high expectations, so something has to change ... health-care employees, end-users and the sector’s funders all believe further changes are needed,” Gábor Zombor told a ...
Budapest Pride Refuses To Undergo Investigation
- 1 Jul 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government of Hungary ordered one of its investigating agencies to investigate a list of non-governmental organizations that the government considers left-wing, including Budapest Pride, to see whether they lawfully spent funding received from the Norwegian Government. The agency has no right under Hungarian law to do so, thus Budapest Pride refuses to undergo the investigation. The ...
Recommendations By Ecofin To Hungary Eased
- 23 Jun 2014 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The EU Council of finance ministers (Ecofin) has adopted recommendations on Hungary’s updated convergence plan, dropping some of the specific proposals, most importantly, a nearly 1% fiscal tightening, while maintaining the rest of the general recommendations made by the European Commission on June 2.
Norway Summons Hungarian Ambassador
- 5 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian ambassador Géza Jeszenszky was summoned to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo on Wednesday to explain Hungary’s actions regarding the Norway Grant funds, after government agents raided the offices of three recipient organisations on Monday.
TI Urges Political Parties To Join Fight Against Graft
- 15 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Transparency International Hungary has drafted a statement aimed at increasing transparency and fighting corruption, encouraging political parties running in the European parliamentary election to sign it. Signatories to the statement will agree to set an example in ethical lobbying, responsible use of public funds and protecting whistleblowers who report graft, TI Hungary said in a statement on ...
Jobbik Raises Questions Over Casino Concessions In Hungary Awarded To Vajna
- 14 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The radical nationalist Jobbik party has called on the government to make public the criteria under which it awarded a casino concession to the company of a government commissioner. Jobbik lawmaker Enikő Hegedűs criticized the economy ministry for its recent decision to issue permits to Andrew Vajna’s company, the Las Vegas Casino Ltd, for operating another five casinos in Budapest and in ...