farmland sales

23/05/2024

Hungarian President Sulyok called to resign over alleged involvement in crimes

President Tamás Sulyok was allegedly involved in crimes related to the illegal sale of Hungarian farmland. #President #crime #farmland
16/08/2019

Farm minister opens Farmer Expo in East Hungary

"Agriculture is in need of changes in approach and #technology" #Hungary #farm
03/12/2017

The price of the Hungarian soil is heavily increasing

"The price of the soil in Hungary has increased with 10% in 2016."
30/10/2017

Parliament to vote on cancelling mandatory chimney inspection for family homes

#Lawmakers will also vote on amendment proposals by the government to improve competitiveness and changes that will affect the handling of #migration
19/10/2017

Hungarian government: US ambassador needed – Weekly press briefing

"More US diplomats who speak Hungarian are needed" Weekly press briefing about CEU, farmland sales, Paks upgrade and many interesting topic
18/10/2017

Court: Sale of Natura 2000 property unconstitutional

"Farmland classified as "Natura 2000" can be farmed only by observing specific environmental requirements"
17/10/2017

Court: National Land Fund rules unconstitutional

"Parts of the law regulating the National Land Fund were unconstitutional"
13/09/2017

Hortobágy National Park acted lawfully in land deals, says Hungary’s supreme court

"The eastern Hungarian national park's lease contracts were lawful and no attempt had been made to circumvent the law"
12/07/2017

Socialists call for repeat investigation into Hortobágy state land sale

"The agricultural policy of the ruling Fidesz party will lead to "nowhere", it will only destroy the countryside" - #Socialists #mszp
21/12/2016

Organic farming nearly doubles in one year

Budapest, December 21 (MTI) – Organic farming nearly doubled in Hungary in the past year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Wednesday, citing the head of the […]
07/12/2016

Top court rejects request to annul contested land fund law clauses

Budapest, December 7 (MTI) – The Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a lower court’s request to annul certain clauses of the national land fund law and […]
11/10/2016

Hungarian parliament today – Law on farmland earmarked for compensation and changes to tax secret rules

Budapest, October 11 (MTI) – Lawmakers voted on legislation on the transfer of ownership of farmland reserved as compensation for former landowners and cooperative members on […]
07/10/2016

Budapest court turns to top court over Kishantos land lease case

Budapest (MTI) – A Budapest court handling a lawsuit involving the lease of land used earlier as an organic farm to a private company has turned […]
28/09/2016

LMP: Hungarian farmland should be exempted from free movement of capital rules

Brussels, September 28 (MTI) – Hungarian farmland should stay in domestic ownership and it should be exempted from rules on the free movement of capital, LMP […]
26/09/2016

Opposition Socialists, LMP condemn government tactics on land-sale revenues

Budapest, September 26 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist and LMP parties have joined forces to protest against a government bill on how revenue from the sale […]
24/09/2016

Government to wind up farmland auctions, use revenue to reduce public debt

Budapest, September 23 (MTI) – The government will propose to parliament to wrap up the auctions of state-owned farmland and will use the expected 270 billion […]
26/08/2016

Kúria rejects request for repeat review of signatures for land sale referendum

Budapest, August 26 (MTI) – Hungary’s supreme court, the Kúria, has rejected a request by opposition Socialist MP Zoltán GÅ‘gös for the National Election Office to […]
28/07/2016

DK: Orbán should resign if migrant quota referendum invalid

Budapest, July 28 (MTI) – If the October 2 referendum on the European Union’s migrant quota is invalid, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán should resign, the opposition […]
28/07/2016

Election office says no referendum on state land sale

Budapest, July 28 (MTI) – The National Election Office (NVI) will not approve holding a national referendum on preventing the further sale of state-owned farmland because […]
07/07/2016

Weekly government press briefing – Budapest developments, referendum, farmland sales – UPDATE

Budapest, July 7 (MTI) – The government has made several decisions concerning development projects in Budapest, government office chief János Lázár told his regular weekly press conference […]