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Starwood Capital Acquires Sofitel Budapest For EUR 75 mln
- 29 Nov 2017 7:53 AM
- property
Starwood Capital Group, a private investment firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Friday said it had acquired the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel from Orbis Hotel Group for EUR 75 million. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval.
Hungary Asks EU To Raise VAT Ceiling
- 6 Nov 2017 10:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary is asking for the European Union’s approval to raise the VAT turnover threshold for small businesses, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told the state news channel M1. Currently companies reporting less than Ft 8 million are exempt from VAT registration, which the government wants to increase to Ft 12 million from January 1, 2019.
Hungary Refuses Support For Ukraine’s Integration Efforts
- 30 Oct 2017 7:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary refuses to support Ukraine’s integration efforts and this is why it has vetoed the convening of the December meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday.
Budapest To Sign Cooperation Agreement With Sofia
- 28 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is to sign a cooperation and friendship agreement with Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, the Municipal Assembly decided on Wednesday. The assembly, in an almost unanimous vote of approval, gave the go-ahead to Mayor István Tarlós to sign the related document.
Support For Orbán Steady, Slides For Jobbik Leader, Pollster Finds
- 27 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around half of Hungarians prefer incumbent Viktor Orbán as prime minister whereas only 7 percent would prefer to see Gábor Vona, the leader of Jobbik, holding the job, a fresh survey by pollster Századvég shows.
Opinion: A First - Nine Opposition Parties Agree On Long-Range Healthcare Priorities
- 20 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today was an extraordinary day, one that few people believed would ever come to pass. All nine opposition parties, including Jobbik, signed onto a “national healthcare minimum,” a document that outlines the basic steps that must be taken to salvage the sinking ship of Hungarian healthcare. Fidesz was also invited to the discussions that preceded the final act of approval, but the government party ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
City Looks Into Friend Of Prime Minister Contracts
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest city council will investigate how it happened that ESMA, a company owned by István Garancsi, a friend of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, used electric poles in Budapest as advertising poles without paying a fee or obtaining a permit in the past two years.
Four Fifths Of Hungarians Say Hosting World Aquatics Championships Was ‘Good Idea’
- 4 Aug 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
Fully 80% of Hungarians asked said that hosting the recent world aquatics championships was a good idea, while merely 11% said the opposite, a representative survey by Nézőpont shows. The pollster asked a sample of 1,000 just before the competitions took place from July 14 to 30, and another 500 on August 1-2.
Starwood Capital Acquires Sofitel Budapest For EUR 75 mln
- 29 Nov 2017 7:53 AM
- property
Starwood Capital Group, a private investment firm headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Friday said it had acquired the Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge Hotel from Orbis Hotel Group for EUR 75 million. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval.
Hungary Asks EU To Raise VAT Ceiling
- 6 Nov 2017 10:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary is asking for the European Union’s approval to raise the VAT turnover threshold for small businesses, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told the state news channel M1. Currently companies reporting less than Ft 8 million are exempt from VAT registration, which the government wants to increase to Ft 12 million from January 1, 2019.
Hungary Refuses Support For Ukraine’s Integration Efforts
- 30 Oct 2017 7:50 AM
- current affairs
Hungary refuses to support Ukraine’s integration efforts and this is why it has vetoed the convening of the December meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Friday.
Budapest To Sign Cooperation Agreement With Sofia
- 28 Sep 2017 8:44 AM
- current affairs
Budapest is to sign a cooperation and friendship agreement with Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria, the Municipal Assembly decided on Wednesday. The assembly, in an almost unanimous vote of approval, gave the go-ahead to Mayor István Tarlós to sign the related document.
Support For Orbán Steady, Slides For Jobbik Leader, Pollster Finds
- 27 Sep 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Around half of Hungarians prefer incumbent Viktor Orbán as prime minister whereas only 7 percent would prefer to see Gábor Vona, the leader of Jobbik, holding the job, a fresh survey by pollster Századvég shows.
Opinion: A First - Nine Opposition Parties Agree On Long-Range Healthcare Priorities
- 20 Sep 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today was an extraordinary day, one that few people believed would ever come to pass. All nine opposition parties, including Jobbik, signed onto a “national healthcare minimum,” a document that outlines the basic steps that must be taken to salvage the sinking ship of Hungarian healthcare. Fidesz was also invited to the discussions that preceded the final act of approval, but the government party ...
Six Things You Need To Know About Putin’s Visit To Budapest
- 31 Aug 2017 12:30 PM
- current affairs
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán had their seventh bilateral meeting since 2010 — the second such meeting in 2017. On Tuesday, Political Capital released a Flash Report of the meeting titled “Putin in Hungary – Strategic negotiations dressed up as sport diplomacy”.
City Looks Into Friend Of Prime Minister Contracts
- 31 Aug 2017 9:00 AM
- business
Budapest city council will investigate how it happened that ESMA, a company owned by István Garancsi, a friend of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, used electric poles in Budapest as advertising poles without paying a fee or obtaining a permit in the past two years.
Four Fifths Of Hungarians Say Hosting World Aquatics Championships Was ‘Good Idea’
- 4 Aug 2017 8:58 AM
- current affairs
Fully 80% of Hungarians asked said that hosting the recent world aquatics championships was a good idea, while merely 11% said the opposite, a representative survey by Nézőpont shows. The pollster asked a sample of 1,000 just before the competitions took place from July 14 to 30, and another 500 on August 1-2.