law

17/02/2017

Amnesty International: Hungary’s proposed new border control rules unlawful

Budapest, February 17 (MTI) – The government’s package of amendments aimed at stricter regulations of border control is in conflict with both domestic and international legislation, […]
15/02/2017

European Commission launches one infringement procedure against Hungary, steps up another

Budapest, February 15 (MTI) – The European Commission on Wednesday launched an infringement procedure against Hungary regarding legislation on retail food sales and stepped up another […]
15/02/2017

Hungary set to put drone law in force from summer

Budapest, February 15 (MTI) – Hungary plans to enforce a law regulating drones on July 1, the daily Népszava said on Wednesday. The government has published […]
31/01/2017

The Real Csíki Beer lost lawsuit against Heineken

Manufacturers of the Real Csíki Beer seem to have quite hard times, as they lost lawsuit against Heineken and their product became banned in Romania. As […]
18/01/2017

Vona calls for inserting ‘anti-corruption’ measures into constitution

Budapest, January 18 (MTI) – The Jobbik party wants the importance of fighting corruption to be written into Hungary’s constitution, its leader Gábor Vona said on […]
14/01/2017

Top court rules law on public administration court procedures unconstitutional

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that the provisions concerning the supreme administrative court in the law on public administration court procedures are […]
05/01/2017

Things that will change in 2017

According to napi.hu, 2017 brings along a lot of changes in law. Selective tax reductions are coming, wages are growing, fringe benefits are shrinking, and cigarette […]
15/12/2016

New law to allow data protection authority to reject release of passenger trains’ technical specs

Budapest, December 15 (MTI) – A bill recently approved by parliament would allow the data protection authority to reject the release of data on the technical […]
12/12/2016

Parliament session today: Lawmakers pass resubmitted property law and other important laws

Budapest, December 12 (MTI) – Lawmakers on Monday passed a resubmitted law on the non-pecuniary transfer of state and local-council-owned property that President János Áder had […]
11/12/2016

PREVIEW – Hungarian Parliament to vote on legislation returned by president

Budapest, December 11 (MTI) – Hungarian lawmakers are expected to vote on legislation returned to parliament by the president during a session on Monday, the agenda […]
06/12/2016

Hungarian lawmakers pass public procurement law

Budapest, December 6 (MTI) – Parliament on Tuesday passed a public procurement law obliging public bodies to seek three separate offers for public procurements worth over […]
04/12/2016

Electronic cigarettes won’t be listed as tobacco products

According to a law amendment from 2015, electronic cigarettes count as tobacco products in Hungary, so they can only be marketed in National Tobacco Shops. Besides […]
03/12/2016

Hungarian president returns health amendment to parliament for reconsideration

Budapest (MTI) – President János Áder on Friday returned to parliament for reconsideration an amendment changing Hungary’s health and health insurance laws. Under the changes, passed […]
02/12/2016

President Áder vetoes law on Erzsébet Square transfer from Budapest to state

Budapest, December 2 (MTI) – President János Áder on Friday returned a law to parliament under which the ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square should have […]
01/12/2016

Budapest ‘surprised’ by Erzsébet Square transfer to state

Budapest, December 1 (MTI) – Budapest metropolitan council on Thursday expressed its “surprise” that ownership of central Budapest’s Erzsébet Square has been transferred to the state. […]
29/11/2016

Adidas to pay the Hungarian inventor of the best football shoe ever

According to index.hu, László Oroszi invented the ultimate football shoe, but his patent was usurped by Adidas, who designed one of the world’s best and most […]
24/11/2016

Jobbik wants amnesty for political protesters between 2006-2010

Budapest, November 24 (MTI) – Opposition Jobbik has proposed that people prosecuted or sentenced for participation in political demonstrations between October 25, 2006 and the 2010 […]
03/11/2016

Hungarian parliament to vote on constitutional amendment on Nov. 8

Budapest, November 3 (MTI) – Parliament will vote on the seventh amendment of the constitution on November 8, with a view to preventing the European Union […]
31/10/2016

“Rejecting constitutional amendment would be extremely irresponsible”

Budapest (MTI) – Gergely Gulyás, head of Parliament’s legislation committee, said it would be extremely irresponsible not to support the proposed constitutional amendment on EU migrant […]
21/10/2016

President Áder vetoes law on windfarms over conflict with renewable energy goals

Budapest, October 21 (MTI) – President János Áder has returned a law tightening conditions for establishing windfarms to parliament, saying that the law is in conflict […]