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Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
National Bank Of Hungary Announces HUF 95 Billion Profit For 2015
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had posted a record HUF 95 billion in profit last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian National Artworks Loaned To Habony
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Fine Arts director László Baán was the best man at Árpád Habony’s wedding, but this has nothing to do with the fact that the prime ministerial advisor was able to borrow paintings from the museum’s collection, Baán told reporters yesterday.
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Loans Safe
- 16 Feb 2016 2:01 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest currently has some 3,000 artworks on loan, more than half of which are lent to other museums or collections and the rest are with state bodies or on, in a few cases, with private companies, László Baán, the museum’s director, said.
EC Clears Mark For Operation
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has authorised the operation of the Hungarian Reorganisation and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) last November to buy bad commercial real estate loans and properties from banks, the central bank said.
Social Media & Political Change: Case Of Hungarian “Teachers’ Revolt”
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I am following with fascination the Orbán government’s reaction to the “teachers’ revolt” that originated with a single complaining letter from a high school in Miskolc, a town that’s not exactly the center of Hungarian liberalism.
Budapest District Plans “Kitsch Tax” On Homes
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The local council of Óbuda, Budapest’s Third District, approved a “kitsch tax” on newly built homes at its meeting on Thursday. The tax is the local government’s instrument for enforcing its architectural rules after the entry into force on January 1 of a new law that waives official approval for the construction of homes up to 300m2, Népszabadság observes.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.
Xpat Opinion: Spies Allegedly Working For The United States Arrested In Hungary
- 2 Mar 2016 7:59 AM
- current affairs
However bizarre and unlikely this story, I think I should report on the two men who are currently in preventive custody in Hungary. The charge is espionage for the United States, the IMF, and the Swiss-Hungarian Grant.
Opposition Criticises Orbán’s EU Summit Briefing
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition parties criticised Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s parliamentary briefing about last week’s European Union summit. Radical nationalist Jobbik leader Gábor Vona told parliament that it is not enough that Orbán says he refuses the EU migrant quota system but a constitutional amendment is needed to give way to a referendum about the scheme.
National Bank Of Hungary Announces HUF 95 Billion Profit For 2015
- 23 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) today said it had posted a record HUF 95 billion in profit last year, Hungarian news agency MTI reported.
Hungarian National Artworks Loaned To Habony
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Museum of Fine Arts director László Baán was the best man at Árpád Habony’s wedding, but this has nothing to do with the fact that the prime ministerial advisor was able to borrow paintings from the museum’s collection, Baán told reporters yesterday.
Museum Of Fine Arts Budapest Loans Safe
- 16 Feb 2016 2:01 AM
- community & culture
The Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest currently has some 3,000 artworks on loan, more than half of which are lent to other museums or collections and the rest are with state bodies or on, in a few cases, with private companies, László Baán, the museum’s director, said.
EC Clears Mark For Operation
- 11 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- business
The European Commission has authorised the operation of the Hungarian Reorganisation and Receivables Management Company (MARK), established by the National Bank of Hungary (NBH) last November to buy bad commercial real estate loans and properties from banks, the central bank said.
Social Media & Political Change: Case Of Hungarian “Teachers’ Revolt”
- 2 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
I am following with fascination the Orbán government’s reaction to the “teachers’ revolt” that originated with a single complaining letter from a high school in Miskolc, a town that’s not exactly the center of Hungarian liberalism.
Budapest District Plans “Kitsch Tax” On Homes
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- property
The local council of Óbuda, Budapest’s Third District, approved a “kitsch tax” on newly built homes at its meeting on Thursday. The tax is the local government’s instrument for enforcing its architectural rules after the entry into force on January 1 of a new law that waives official approval for the construction of homes up to 300m2, Népszabadság observes.
LMP Urges Opposition To Coordinate On Hungarian Govt Terror Threat Measures
- 26 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition LMP party has invited the opposition Socialists and the radical nationalist Jobbik party to talks regarding the government’s proposal to modify the constitution to allow special measures in case of a terrorism threat in the country.