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06/01/2015

Sunday web shop deliveries to be banned

Budapest, January 6 (MTI) – Web shop deliveries will be banned on Sundays, on public holidays and between 10pm and 6am on weekdays, the economy ministry […]
04/01/2015

Increasing fines for smoking in prohibited areas

Although most public institutions, like bars, restaurants and workplaces abide to the smoking prohibition rule, individuals seem to forget that the law forbids smoking at bus […]
01/01/2015

Laws on assembly should be changed, says Fidesz official

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s laws on public assembly should be changed, but not because of recent anti-government demonstrations, Gergely Gulyas told daily Nepszabadsag on Wednesday. The […]
28/12/2014

Justice minister evaluates past half year, outlines 2015 tasks

Budapest (MTI) – Major reforms affecting Hungarian law have been completed by adopting a new constitution and the state’s legislative, executive and judicial powers have now […]
21/12/2014

Ader returns two laws to parliament for reconsideration

Budapest (MTI) – President Janos Ader on Friday returned the amended laws on the protection of the built environment and on trade to parliament for reconsideration. […]
09/12/2014

Parlt passes govt law on banning super/hypermarkets making no profit

Budapest, December 9 (MTI) – Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a government law on banning from 2018 supermarkets and hypermarkets that fail to make a profit for […]
01/12/2014

Lenkovics elected head of top court

Budapest, December 1 (MTI) – Barnabas Lenkovics has been elected head of the Constitutional Court in a parliamentary vote today. Lenkovics was elected to head the […]
01/12/2014

Opposition against Lenkovics’s candidacy to head top court

Budapest, December 1 (MTI) – The opposition Together (Egyutt) party will “under no circumstances” vote to approve Barnabas Lenkovics as president of the Constitutional Court, a […]
28/11/2014

House speaker nominates Barnabas Lenkovics for top court chief

Budapest, November 28 (MTI) – Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover has nominated Barnabas Lenkovics for next president of the Constitutional Court, Parliament’s press chief told MTI […]
25/11/2014

Parlt passes forex-forint conversion legislation

Budapest, November 25 (MTI) – Hungary’s parliament today approved the government’s legislation on the conversion of foreign currency loans into forint ones from the start of […]
21/11/2014

FX Loans – Parliament Committee: Loans Maturing Within 6 Years Not Mandatory for Conversion

Budapest, November 20 (MTI) – It will be optional to convert a foreign currency loan into a forint-based one in the case of loans maturing by […]
17/11/2014

Trade Unions Say Sunday Work Should Be Restricted

Budapest, November 17 (MTI) – Sunday work should be restricted rather than encouraged, a trade union said in reaction to a proposal by the employer federation […]
14/11/2014

PM Orban: Banks to Repay Debtors 1,000 bn Forints

Budapest, November 14 (MTI) – Under Hungary’s new laws concerning loan agreements banks will reimburse their borrowers for a total 1,000 billion forints, Prime Minister Viktor […]
12/11/2014

Top court rules borrowers’ relief law constitutional

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that borrowers’ relief legislation prohibiting unilateral changes to loan contracts was constitutional. Judges of the Budapest Municipal […]
08/11/2014

Consultations on Sunday shopping still under way, says press chief

Budapest (MTI) – Consultations concerning the proposal of the allied ruling Christian Democrats to keep major stores closed on Sunday are still under way, the prime […]
07/11/2014

Christian Democrats: Govt Supports Restrictions on Sunday Opening Times

Budapest, November 6 (MTI) – The government has expressed support for the co-ruling Christian Democrats’ proposal to introduce restrictions on shops’ opening hours on Sundays, the […]
02/11/2014

Government to Discuss Fair Banking Bill Next Week

Budapest (MTI) – The government will discuss a bill on fair banking next week, the Justice Ministry told MTI on Saturday. The government aims to ensure […]
25/10/2014

Hungary to Switch to Winter Time on Sunday

Budapest, October 25 (MTI) – Winter time will begin in Hungary on Sunday, October 26, when clocks at 3am are set back an hour. Power transmission […]
20/10/2014

Ombudsman Outlines Responsibilities

Budapest (MTI) – Laszlo Szekely, Hungary’s ombudsman, told MTI in a wide-ranging interview that the government control office has a constitutional right to investigate how civil […]
10/10/2014

Top court to hear complaints over bank refund law on Tuesday

Budapest, October 10 (MTI) – The Constitutional Court next Tuesday will start hearing four cases elevated by lower courts at the request of banks, contesting a […]