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17/11/2015

Parliament passes taxpayer classification, red tape reduction laws, supermarket oversight fees and farmland leases

Budapest, November 17 (MTI) – Lawmakers on Tuesday approved bills on cutting red tape and classifying taxpayers based on tax compliance risk. Lawmakers approved an amendment to […]
17/11/2015

Top court axes Quaestor compensation law

Budapest, November 17 (MTI) – Hungary’s top court has axed some parts of a law on compensation for investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, the court said […]
14/11/2015

Jobbik sees land issue as Orban’s failure

Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban has suffered a defeat in connection with the sale of state-owned land and blamed Jobbik for “his erroneous land […]
13/11/2015

Parliament could vote again on rejected child hunger proposal after clarifications

Budapest, November 13 (MTI) – A proposal on the eradication of child hunger that was rejected by parliament earlier this month could be re-submitted to the […]
13/11/2015

Lazar: EC insists on foreigner rights to buy land in Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – The European Commission has insisted that non-Hungarian citizens who farm land in Hungary should be able to participate in the auction of farmland […]
13/11/2015

Jobbik, LMP back land law amendment on condition of end to landlordism

Budapest (MTI) – The radical nationalist Jobbik party and green opposition LMP said they will support the planned amendment to Hungary’s law on land sales provided […]
12/11/2015

Polt complains to supreme court over Biszku ruling

Budapest, November 12 (MTI) – Chief Prosecutor Peter Polt has turned to the Kuria, Hungary’s supreme court, over the case of Bela Biszku, whose trial was […]
11/11/2015

Szijjarto: Dublin rules ‘dead’, not fair to send back Syrians to Hungary

Budapest (MTI) – The Dublin system of handling asylum claims is “dead” because, with a few exceptions, nobody adheres to its regulations, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto […]
01/11/2015

Hungary cannot prohibit the distribution of GMO products

On Wednesday, the European Parliament’s plenary session overwhelmingly rejected the proposal, under which member states could have prohibited the distribution and the use of GMO plants […]
01/11/2015

It is time to store cigarette

From next week, tobacco wholesale monopoly enters into force in Hungary. The transformation is a multi-million business for some people, but there are many more losers. […]
22/10/2015

Socialists want jail time for animal abusers

Budapest, October 22 (MTI) – The opposition Socialists have proposed that the criminal code should be amended to have animal cruelty be punishable by imprisonment. Laszlo […]
22/10/2015

Challenging quota system could have “dire consequences” for Hungary, LMP warns

Budapest (MTI) – Challenging the European Union’s system of mandatory migrant quotas could have “dire consequences” for Hungarian diplomacy, the green opposition LMP party warned on […]
21/10/2015

Kuria rejects referendum bids on Sunday shop closures

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the National Election Office (NVB) rejecting referendum questions on the subject of Sunday shopping restrictions. […]
20/10/2015

Strasbourg court condemns Hungary over failure to investigate racist attack

Strasbourg, October 20 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that Hungarian authorities in 2011 violated the European Convention on Human Rights when […]
20/10/2015

Parliament authorises mandatory medical checks for migrants

Budapest, October 20 (MTI) – Lawmakers on Tuesday voted to amend the health-care law to allow the chief medical officer to order asylum seekers to undergo […]
20/10/2015

Land must go to farmers, says Orban

Budapest (MTI) – Farmland should be entrusted to farmers, who know how to cultivate it, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in Parliament on Monday, in his […]
20/10/2015

Opposition to turn to OLAF over L Simon family business grants

Budapest (MTI) – The opposition Dialogue for Hungary (PM) party will turn to the European Union’s anti-fraud office (OLAF) over government support given to family businesses […]
19/10/2015

Parliament to amend budget re migration crisis

Budapest (MTI) – Outgoing Fidesz group leader Antal Rogan will take his oath as minister to head the prime minister’s new cabinet office and lawmakers could […]
18/10/2015

Political Capital: Serious abuses are possible in the Hungarian elections

According to Political Capital, electoral law needs to amend in several respects. The analyst company reports that if everything remains that way, fundamental rights are violated […]
15/10/2015

More than 5 thousand people came through the green border on Wednesday

According to index.hu, 5157 people came through the green border illegally on Wednesday, the police wrote. A human trafficker was caught and proceedings were initiated against […]