Polls

Party Popularity

Median: Fidesz popularity melting fast

The number of supporters of the ruling Fidesz party fell by 3 percentage points in March to 24% from February’s...

Issues

Minimizing The Maximum: Why Prison Sentences Should Be Capped At 20 Years

The following article was written by Marc Mauer (pictured), who is the executive director of The Sentencing Project, an NGO...

Issues

Csányi: Top-up fund favors Quaestor clients

Recently approved legislation to set up a top-up fund to compensate clients of failed brokerage firm Quaestor may not pass...

Issues

Appeals court rejects CIB Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a forint loan contract defense by CIB...

Issues

Appeals court rejects Merkantil Bank, Merkantil Car contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by Merkantil Váltó és...

Issues

Appeals court rejects CIB, FHB contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld two first-instance rulings rejecting a contract defense by both CIB Leasing and...

Issues

MNB seeks to raise Beva coverage to €100,000

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it is initiating amendments to legislation that would raise the insured threshold...

Issues

Appeals court rejects CIB leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

Issues

Tarsoly put in pre-trial detention

A Budapest court yesterday placed Quaestor CEO Csaba Tarsoly and two other suspects, involved in the recent Quaestor brokerage scandal,...

Issues

Associations turn to Constitutional Court regarding Sunday closures

The alliance of unions Liga and business association VOSZ intend to turn to the Hungarian Constitutional Court regarding the recently...

Issues

Appeals court rejects FHB Mortgage Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by FHB Mortgage Bank. The...

Issues

Court rules suspension of FX borrowersʼ cases in line with Constitution

Hungaryʼs Constitutional Court today ruled that the suspension of suits between borrowers of foreign currency-denominated loans and their lenders does...

Issues

Appeals court rejects OTP leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

Issues

Prosecutor says he suspects wrongdoing at NAV

Following an investigation of charges made by a whistleblower in 2013, an unnamed high-ranking official of the Hungarian Tax and...

Issues

Appeals court rejects Ersteʼs contract defenses

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting contract defenses by Erste Bank Hungary. The...

Party Popularity

Median: Fidesz popularity melting fast

The number of supporters of the ruling Fidesz party fell by 3 percentage points in March to 24% from February’s...

Issues

Minimizing The Maximum: Why Prison Sentences Should Be Capped At 20 Years

The following article was written by Marc Mauer (pictured), who is the executive director of The Sentencing Project, an NGO...

Issues

Csányi: Top-up fund favors Quaestor clients

Recently approved legislation to set up a top-up fund to compensate clients of failed brokerage firm Quaestor may not pass...

Issues

Appeals court rejects CIB Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a forint loan contract defense by CIB...

Issues

Appeals court rejects Merkantil Bank, Merkantil Car contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by Merkantil Váltó és...

Issues

Appeals court rejects CIB, FHB contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld two first-instance rulings rejecting a contract defense by both CIB Leasing and...

Issues

MNB seeks to raise Beva coverage to €100,000

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it is initiating amendments to legislation that would raise the insured threshold...

Issues

Appeals court rejects CIB leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

Issues

Tarsoly put in pre-trial detention

A Budapest court yesterday placed Quaestor CEO Csaba Tarsoly and two other suspects, involved in the recent Quaestor brokerage scandal,...

Issues

Associations turn to Constitutional Court regarding Sunday closures

The alliance of unions Liga and business association VOSZ intend to turn to the Hungarian Constitutional Court regarding the recently...

Issues

Appeals court rejects FHB Mortgage Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by FHB Mortgage Bank. The...

Issues

Court rules suspension of FX borrowersʼ cases in line with Constitution

Hungaryʼs Constitutional Court today ruled that the suspension of suits between borrowers of foreign currency-denominated loans and their lenders does...

Issues

Appeals court rejects OTP leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

Issues

Prosecutor says he suspects wrongdoing at NAV

Following an investigation of charges made by a whistleblower in 2013, an unnamed high-ranking official of the Hungarian Tax and...

Issues

Appeals court rejects Ersteʼs contract defenses

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting contract defenses by Erste Bank Hungary. The...

Median: Fidesz popularity melting fast

The number of supporters of the ruling Fidesz party fell by 3 percentage points in March to 24% from February’s...

Minimizing The Maximum: Why Prison Sentences Should Be Capped At 20 Years

The following article was written by Marc Mauer (pictured), who is the executive director of The Sentencing Project, an NGO...

Csányi: Top-up fund favors Quaestor clients

Recently approved legislation to set up a top-up fund to compensate clients of failed brokerage firm Quaestor may not pass...

Appeals court rejects CIB Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a forint loan contract defense by CIB...

Appeals court rejects Merkantil Bank, Merkantil Car contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by Merkantil Váltó és...

Appeals court rejects CIB, FHB contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld two first-instance rulings rejecting a contract defense by both CIB Leasing and...

MNB seeks to raise Beva coverage to €100,000

The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it is initiating amendments to legislation that would raise the insured threshold...

Appeals court rejects CIB leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

Tarsoly put in pre-trial detention

A Budapest court yesterday placed Quaestor CEO Csaba Tarsoly and two other suspects, involved in the recent Quaestor brokerage scandal,...

Associations turn to Constitutional Court regarding Sunday closures

The alliance of unions Liga and business association VOSZ intend to turn to the Hungarian Constitutional Court regarding the recently...

Appeals court rejects FHB Mortgage Bank contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals yesterday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by FHB Mortgage Bank. The...

Court rules suspension of FX borrowersʼ cases in line with Constitution

Hungaryʼs Constitutional Court today ruled that the suspension of suits between borrowers of foreign currency-denominated loans and their lenders does...

Appeals court rejects OTP leasing unitʼs contract defense

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting a contract defense by the property leasing...

Prosecutor says he suspects wrongdoing at NAV

Following an investigation of charges made by a whistleblower in 2013, an unnamed high-ranking official of the Hungarian Tax and...

Appeals court rejects Ersteʼs contract defenses

The Budapest Municipal Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a first-instance ruling rejecting contract defenses by Erste Bank Hungary. The...