176 result(s) for transparency law
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Hungary’s Socialists Call For International Election Observers
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has called on the government to do all it can to ensure the presence of as many international observers as possible in the April 6 parliamentary election. Socialist MP Vilmos Szabó said the election rules had been changed unilaterally to an extent that no parliamentary elections have been held under “such uneven conditions” since 1985.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Xpat Opinion: Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant Blocks In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia, and argue that it will serve the Hungarian national interest. Left-wing columnists, on the other hand, criticize the lack of transparency and the increased dependence on the Russian energy infrastructure which the agreement will cause.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Hungary’s LMP Concerned Over New House Rules Proposal
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A proposal for new parliamentary house rules submitted by the ruling parties raise cause for concern on several grounds, LMP co-chairman András Schiffer said. Schiffer said parliament’s transparency, as well as some new procedural rules, appear prone to “manipulation by certain economic pressure groups” and could influence legislation. He criticised proposed rules, and said that LMP would not ...
Hungary Slips One Spot To 47th In TI Ranking
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fell one spot to 47th place on Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking, TI said on Tuesday. Hungary’s score on the index - 0 to 100, with 0 being the most corrupt - was 54, down from 55 in 2012.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Magyarleaks Accepts Leaked Documents Via Tor Magyarleaks Accepts Leaked Documents Via Tor
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
After the amendment of Hungary’s Freedom of Information Act, a step which is aiming to limit transparency in governance, and is affecting atlatszo.hu’s ongoing FOI lawsuits, we expect more and more people to turn to using our leaking platform MagyarLeaks in order to reveal wrongdoings in governance and support access to information in the country.
Opposition Slams Budapest 2014 Budget Draft Before Vote
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Spending contained in the 2014 draft budget of the Budapest City Council, to be voted on later on Wednesday, is significantly lower than last year and could jeopardise basic services, opposition municipal lawmakers have said.
Hungary’s Socialists Call For International Election Observers
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Socialist Party has called on the government to do all it can to ensure the presence of as many international observers as possible in the April 6 parliamentary election. Socialist MP Vilmos Szabó said the election rules had been changed unilaterally to an extent that no parliamentary elections have been held under “such uneven conditions” since 1985.
Xpat Opinion: Repercussions Of The Simon Scandal In Hungary
- 10 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Commentators are less than convinced about the explanations offered by the MSZP about the undeclared assets of a leading Socialist. Left-wing pundits, however, are calling for similar investigations of right-wing politicians’ wealth as well as more transparent campaign regulations.
Xpat Opinion: Russia To Build Nuclear Power Plant Blocks In Hungary
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Pro-government commentators welcome the nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia, and argue that it will serve the Hungarian national interest. Left-wing columnists, on the other hand, criticize the lack of transparency and the increased dependence on the Russian energy infrastructure which the agreement will cause.
Xpat Opinion: The Plight Of A Hungarian Whistleblower
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
It was a month ago that András Horváth, a former employee of NAV (Nemzeti Adó- és Vámhivatal/National Office of Taxation and Customs), turned to the prosecutor’s office to report a breach of fiduciary duties committed by the top management of this 23,000-employee office. He claimed that large-scale cheating goes on with fictitious VAT reimbursement payments, especially in the case of large ...
Hungary’s LMP Concerned Over New House Rules Proposal
- 10 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A proposal for new parliamentary house rules submitted by the ruling parties raise cause for concern on several grounds, LMP co-chairman András Schiffer said. Schiffer said parliament’s transparency, as well as some new procedural rules, appear prone to “manipulation by certain economic pressure groups” and could influence legislation. He criticised proposed rules, and said that LMP would not ...
Hungary Slips One Spot To 47th In TI Ranking
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary fell one spot to 47th place on Transparency International’s 2013 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking, TI said on Tuesday. Hungary’s score on the index - 0 to 100, with 0 being the most corrupt - was 54, down from 55 in 2012.
Fidesz-Leaning Oligarch And Aide Missing From The Country’s Top 100 Rich-List
- 11 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Similar to Forbes Magazine, the Hungarian financial newspaper Napi Gazdaság compiles a list of the 100 richest Hungarians, some of whom are businessmen often with close ties to government. The two most prominent figures in Hungarian business life (and in conspiracy theories), who are literally unknown to foreign decision-makers, diplomats or investors, Lajos Simicska and Zsolt Nyerges are ...
Magyarleaks Accepts Leaked Documents Via Tor Magyarleaks Accepts Leaked Documents Via Tor
- 5 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
After the amendment of Hungary’s Freedom of Information Act, a step which is aiming to limit transparency in governance, and is affecting atlatszo.hu’s ongoing FOI lawsuits, we expect more and more people to turn to using our leaking platform MagyarLeaks in order to reveal wrongdoings in governance and support access to information in the country.