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Religious Freedom Report On Hungary Published By US State Dept
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor recently released its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report spotlights typical examples of abuses and restrictions representative of problems of religious freedom reported in each country, shedding light on the nature, scope and severity of religious freedom violations. The US State Department helped to ...
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Xpat Opinion: The State Of Press Freedom In Hungary
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist lambasts a video clip on censorship by the organization Reporters Without Borders, and suggests that despite all the controversies around media freedom in Hungary, it is ridiculous to liken PM Orbán to authoritarian dictators.
GVH Slaps Banks In Hungary With Record Fine
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The Competition Office (GVH) has fined 11 banks a total of Ft 9.5 billion – the largest penalty ever imposed in Hungary in a cartel case – after finding that the lenders colluded to obstruct access to forint loans for those taking part in the early debt repayment plan for foreign-currency mortgage debtors.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's President To Sign Controversial Constitution Amendments
- 14 Mar 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The President has announced that he will sign the controversial amendments to the Constitution. Earlier, a left-wing pundit argued that he should raise his voice against them. A pro-government legal expert objected that the President had no other lawful option than to promulgate the amendments.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Government Disputes Amnesty Report On Hungary
- 25 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The government begs to differ with human rights watchdog Amnesty International on the conclusions of its report on Hungary published on Wednesday, the justice ministry said. AI's report failed to cover the major steps Hungary has taken to enforce human rights over the past two years while remaining silent about insults to ethnic Hungarians abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Amnesty International Stages Demo At French Embassy In Budapest
- 6 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100 activists representing human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) staged a demonstration against the forcible deportation of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma at the French embassy in Budapest Saturday afternoon.
GVH Investigates MOL Fuel Pricing
- 19 May 2010 3:00 AM
- shopping
"The Competition Office (GVH) has launched an inquiry into whether MOL has abused its dominant position in setting wholesale fuel prices.The regulator will look closely at the oil company’s fuel price increases since 2006.
Religious Freedom Report On Hungary Published By US State Dept
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The US State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor recently released its annual International Religious Freedom Report. The report spotlights typical examples of abuses and restrictions representative of problems of religious freedom reported in each country, shedding light on the nature, scope and severity of religious freedom violations. The US State Department helped to ...
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Xpat Opinion: The State Of Press Freedom In Hungary
- 3 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A right-wing columnist lambasts a video clip on censorship by the organization Reporters Without Borders, and suggests that despite all the controversies around media freedom in Hungary, it is ridiculous to liken PM Orbán to authoritarian dictators.
GVH Slaps Banks In Hungary With Record Fine
- 21 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- business
The Competition Office (GVH) has fined 11 banks a total of Ft 9.5 billion – the largest penalty ever imposed in Hungary in a cartel case – after finding that the lenders colluded to obstruct access to forint loans for those taking part in the early debt repayment plan for foreign-currency mortgage debtors.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's President To Sign Controversial Constitution Amendments
- 14 Mar 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The President has announced that he will sign the controversial amendments to the Constitution. Earlier, a left-wing pundit argued that he should raise his voice against them. A pro-government legal expert objected that the President had no other lawful option than to promulgate the amendments.
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Government Disputes Amnesty Report On Hungary
- 25 May 2012 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The government begs to differ with human rights watchdog Amnesty International on the conclusions of its report on Hungary published on Wednesday, the justice ministry said. AI's report failed to cover the major steps Hungary has taken to enforce human rights over the past two years while remaining silent about insults to ethnic Hungarians abroad, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Amnesty International Stages Demo At French Embassy In Budapest
- 6 Sep 2010 3:00 AM
- current affairs
"Some 100 activists representing human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) staged a demonstration against the forcible deportation of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma at the French embassy in Budapest Saturday afternoon.
GVH Investigates MOL Fuel Pricing
- 19 May 2010 3:00 AM
- shopping
"The Competition Office (GVH) has launched an inquiry into whether MOL has abused its dominant position in setting wholesale fuel prices.The regulator will look closely at the oil company’s fuel price increases since 2006.