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Advisor of bankrupt Russian bank arrested in Hungary

An advisor for chairman of board of directors of bankrupt Russian bank Strategia has been arrested in Hungary, according to information published on the website of Prosecutor General’s Office.

17:22 20.11.2019

Hungary gives wanted Georgian ex-Justice Minister refugee status

Georgian ex-Justice Minister Zurab Adeishvili who is wanted over allegations that he exceeded his authority and other crimes has been granted refugee status in Hungary.

10:34 21.04.2015

Bucharest court fines art thieves EUR 18 million

A court in Bucharest on Monday ruled that the four thieves who were convicted of stealing paintings from a museum in Rotterdam, Holland, are to pay 18.1 million euros in damages, AFP writes on Monday.

17:15 14.07.2014

Hungary violated rights of unrecognized religious organizations – ECHR

The rights of several religious communities in Hungary were violated after each lost its full-church status under the new Hungarian Church Act, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Tuesday.

16:13 08.04.2014

EU high court annuls Commission decision on Hungarian state aid to MOL

The General Court of the European Union annulled an earlier decision by the European Commission finding that a series of extension agreements between the Hungarian state and gas giant MOL constituted state aid, the court announced Tuesday.

15:11 12.11.2013

Nazi war crimes suspect Laszlo Csatary dies in Hungary

Laszlo Csatary, a 98-year-old accused Nazi war criminal, has died in a Hungarian hospital, the BBC reported Monday. Csatary faced charges over war crimes he was alleged to have committed as a Nazi during World War II.

14:05 12.08.2013

Europol says "Russian mafia" involved in football match-fixing

European law enforcement agency Europol will conduct an investigation to determine the scale of the involvement of Russian organized crime in football match-fixing.

12:32 29.07.2013

European Commission to evaluate consequences of forced retirement of Hungarian judges

The European Commission will evaluate the measures taken by Hungarian officials following a ruling by the European Court of Justice that the mass retirement of judges following the adoption of amendments to Hungarian law, was age discrimination, the Budapest Business Journal said citing a statement by Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Justice.

18:00 11.04.2013

Australia refuses to extradite accused Nazi war criminal

The High Court of Australia ruled Wednesday against the extradition of accused Nazi war criminal Charles Zentai to Hungary, where he is sought by prosecutors on war crimes charges stemming from the fatal beating of a Jewish teenager in 1944.

18:32 15.08.2012

Nazi hunter determined to bring Lazslo to swift justice

Activists are not above exerting pressure on the Hungarian judicial system in ensuring that accused 97-year-old Nazi war criminal Lazslo Czatary is brought to swift justice.

13:29 20.07.2012