10 result(s) for quaestor scandal in Current Affairs
Hungary To Close Several Foreign Trade Offices
- 28 Jul 2018 9:39 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has decided to close several foreign trade offices, as the state-owned enterprises struggled to generate profits and have shrunk to a small network of five offices around the world.
Govt Office Chief: Former Head Of Quaestor Brokerage ‘Common Criminal’
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-mired brokerage Quaestor in preliminary detention awaiting trial “is nothing other than a common criminal”, János Lázár, the government office chief, said in reply to a question at a weekly news briefing.
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
Hungary's President Asked Not To Sign Broker Age Asset -Seizure Law
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked President János Áder to withhold his signature from the law on seizing the assets of brokerages to compensate the victims of brokerage scandals because the law exempts Quaestor’s banking division. Deputy chairman of parliament’s legislative committee, Gergely Bárándy, told a joint press conference held with deputy Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth that ...
Lawmakers Pass Law To Freeze Assets At Scandal-Ridden Firms
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a bill which will allow the assets of companies and their executives linked to the recent brokerage scandals to be frozen. The measure will affect company groups, their top executives, members of their supervisory boards as well as some auditors. The bill submitted last week by Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, and Péter Harrach of the ...
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.
Hungary To Close Several Foreign Trade Offices
- 28 Jul 2018 9:39 AM
- http://hungarytoday.hu/
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has decided to close several foreign trade offices, as the state-owned enterprises struggled to generate profits and have shrunk to a small network of five offices around the world.
Govt Office Chief: Former Head Of Quaestor Brokerage ‘Common Criminal’
- 25 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Csaba Tarsoly, the former head of the scandal-mired brokerage Quaestor in preliminary detention awaiting trial “is nothing other than a common criminal”, János Lázár, the government office chief, said in reply to a question at a weekly news briefing.
Quaestor Brokerage Scandal Victims Protest At Parliament
- 3 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Around one hundred people, including several opposition politicians, demanded compensation for victims of the Quaestor brokerage scandal near parliament. Deputy leader of the opposition Együtt party Levente Pápa said lawmakers will decide on Tuesday whether to guarantee cash compensation by the state in the law compensating investors of failed brokerage Quaestor, giving Hungarians who lost their ...
Jobbik MEP’s Spying Scandal Most Serious Corruption Case In Democratic Hungarian Politics
- 26 Oct 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The case of Béla Kovács, a Hungarian MEP for the radical nationalist Jobbik party who is accused of spying, is the biggest political corruption scandal of the post-communist era, Lajos Kósa, the leader of the ruling centre-right Fidesz party’s parliamentary group, has said. Mr. Kovács’s immunity was lifted by the European Parliament last week.
Anti Corruption Protests Held Across Hungary
- 20 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Anti-corruption protests took place across Hungary today. In Budapest the demonstration started in front of the Eiffel Palace Office Building near the Nyugati (western) train station. A few minutes before the scheduled start of the protest it seemed as though police and members of the press would outnumber the protesters.
Hungarian Consulate In Moscow Supplied EU Visas To 'Gangsters And Whores'
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Translation of an article by András Dezső and Szabolcs Panyi “Előre kurvák, gengszterek! – A Kiss Szilárd-sztori III. rész” (“Whores and gangsters, forward!”- The Szilárd Kiss story part 3.”) published at Hungarian daily online Index.hu on 23. March 2015.
Hungary's President Asked Not To Sign Broker Age Asset -Seizure Law
- 2 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Socialists have asked President János Áder to withhold his signature from the law on seizing the assets of brokerages to compensate the victims of brokerage scandals because the law exempts Quaestor’s banking division. Deputy chairman of parliament’s legislative committee, Gergely Bárándy, told a joint press conference held with deputy Socialist group leader Bertalan Tóth that ...
Lawmakers Pass Law To Freeze Assets At Scandal-Ridden Firms
- 1 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Lawmakers approved a bill which will allow the assets of companies and their executives linked to the recent brokerage scandals to be frozen. The measure will affect company groups, their top executives, members of their supervisory boards as well as some auditors. The bill submitted last week by Antal Rogán, head of the parliamentary group of the ruling Fidesz party, and Péter Harrach of the ...
If Viktor Orbán Can Survive Broker Scandal, He Can Survive Anything
- 30 Mar 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán acknowledged on Wednesday that he himself ordered ministries to withdraw their money from brokerage firms. If the decision was based on inside information then the Prime Minister acknowledged committing a serious economic crime.