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20 Complaints About NVI Incident
- 2 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty complaints have been filed with the Budapest prosecutors alleging a crime committed against the order of referendum regarding events at the National Election Office (NVI) headquarters last Tuesday.
EU Court Of Human Rights Says Online Media Not Liable For Readers’ Comments
- 8 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that a Hungarian court violated the freedom of expression when it held the publisher of online daily index.hu and the Hungarian Content Service Association liable for comments posted to index.hu’s website, providing the comments are moderated in a timely manner.
ECTHR: Top Court Ruling On Websites’ Liability For User Comments Breaches Freedom Of Speech
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are fully liable for comments left by their readers violated freedom of expression. In May of 2014 the Constitutional Court threw out a complaint filed by the Association of Hungarian Content Providers against a ruling by Hungary’s supreme court, the Kuria, saying that websites are ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Scheduled To Visit Putin On February 17, Paper Says
- 18 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 17 to discuss the Paks nuclear plant upgrade and other shared concerns, according to a report published yesterday in mno.hu, the web site of daily Magyar Nemzet. The meeting would take place exactly a year after the Russian leader visited Budapest.
Mahir v. Budapest Trial Begins
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawyers acting for the city of Budapest were unable to say on Monday what law Mahir Cityposter had violated as the Capital Court began its trial of the dispute between the two parties over advertising columns on city streets. The basis for the city’s argument was that Mahir had not placed its advertising pillars in a proper manner and that it had violated a city decree from 2006 and 1995.
Hungary To Pay Compensation To Prisoner Under European Court Ruling
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary should pay 8,000 euros to a prisoner whose human rights had been repeatedly violated over a 10-year period. Péter Süveges, who was charged with murder, armed robbery and unauthorised possession of weapons in 2005, appealed to the European Court on the grounds that he had been denied permission to visit his sick parents or attend church.
Xpat Opinion: European Parliament Condemns Hungary
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one left-wing daily is sceptical about the impact of the resolution adopted by the left-liberal majority of MEPs, accusing Hungary of systematically violating basic European values.
Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.
Hungarian Opposition Party DK Demands Termination Of Paks Upgrade
- 18 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demanded that the government stops the upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant, a project the party described as “benefitting Russia and (ruling) Fidesz’s corrupt oligarchs”. Bruxinfo on Tuesday suggested that the European Commission could call on Hungary to suspend all Paks-related procurement as Hungary has allegedly violated European public procurement rules ...
20 Complaints About NVI Incident
- 2 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Twenty complaints have been filed with the Budapest prosecutors alleging a crime committed against the order of referendum regarding events at the National Election Office (NVI) headquarters last Tuesday.
EU Court Of Human Rights Says Online Media Not Liable For Readers’ Comments
- 8 Feb 2016 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg ruled on Tuesday that a Hungarian court violated the freedom of expression when it held the publisher of online daily index.hu and the Hungarian Content Service Association liable for comments posted to index.hu’s website, providing the comments are moderated in a timely manner.
ECTHR: Top Court Ruling On Websites’ Liability For User Comments Breaches Freedom Of Speech
- 3 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has said a decision by the Constitutional Court stating that web portals are fully liable for comments left by their readers violated freedom of expression. In May of 2014 the Constitutional Court threw out a complaint filed by the Association of Hungarian Content Providers against a ruling by Hungary’s supreme court, the Kuria, saying that websites are ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán Scheduled To Visit Putin On February 17, Paper Says
- 18 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is scheduled to visit Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on February 17 to discuss the Paks nuclear plant upgrade and other shared concerns, according to a report published yesterday in mno.hu, the web site of daily Magyar Nemzet. The meeting would take place exactly a year after the Russian leader visited Budapest.
Mahir v. Budapest Trial Begins
- 12 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawyers acting for the city of Budapest were unable to say on Monday what law Mahir Cityposter had violated as the Capital Court began its trial of the dispute between the two parties over advertising columns on city streets. The basis for the city’s argument was that Mahir had not placed its advertising pillars in a proper manner and that it had violated a city decree from 2006 and 1995.
Hungary To Pay Compensation To Prisoner Under European Court Ruling
- 6 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungary should pay 8,000 euros to a prisoner whose human rights had been repeatedly violated over a 10-year period. Péter Süveges, who was charged with murder, armed robbery and unauthorised possession of weapons in 2005, appealed to the European Court on the grounds that he had been denied permission to visit his sick parents or attend church.
Xpat Opinion: European Parliament Condemns Hungary
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The number one left-wing daily is sceptical about the impact of the resolution adopted by the left-liberal majority of MEPs, accusing Hungary of systematically violating basic European values.
Hungary’s Former Def Min Given Suspended Prison Term For Corruption
- 20 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
A Budapest court sentenced former Socialist Defence Minister Ferenc Juhász and his state secretary László Fapál to suspended prison terms for misappropriation of funds. The Budapest Capital Regional Court sentenced the former minister to a suspended prison term of two years for misappropriation of funds in allocating and selling a ministryowned apartment to Fapál in 2005- 2006.
Hungarian Opposition Party DK Demands Termination Of Paks Upgrade
- 18 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) demanded that the government stops the upgrade of the Paks nuclear plant, a project the party described as “benefitting Russia and (ruling) Fidesz’s corrupt oligarchs”. Bruxinfo on Tuesday suggested that the European Commission could call on Hungary to suspend all Paks-related procurement as Hungary has allegedly violated European public procurement rules ...