33 result(s) for art quarter in Current Affairs
Media Outlets In Hungary Join Forces To Protest Ad Tax
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than one hundred media outlets joined on Thursday evening the action protesting against the planned ad tax. At the behest of the Hungarian Advertising Association, television, radio, print and internet journalists voiced their objections to the related bill which was submitted to parliament on Monday.
EC More Optimistic About Hungary
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission upgraded its 2014 GDP forecast for Hungary from 2.1% to 2.3%, identical to the government forecast, in its quarterly report announced on Monday.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Szigetvári’s Mistaken Notions About Current Hungarian Politics
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Heti Válasz discovered me. As it is clear from the article, the journalists of the magazine know who I am, but only as someone who formerly contributed to Galamus and who appeared a few times on Klubrádió. Both were years ago. For example, the last regular article I wrote for Galamus was in May 2011.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
Hungary's PM Orbán Agrees With Gazprom On South Stream Schedule
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Chairman Alexei Miller of Russian gas giant Gazprom reached agreement with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on plans for the section of the South Stream gas pipeline to run thorough Hungary, at a meeting in Budapest on Wednesday evening.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Energy Regulations In Hungary Changed
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Petrol will be dyed in future to show that excise tax has been paid on it, under an energy service regulation bill passed yesterday. In another change, electricity and gas distributors will have to read household meters quarterly if the client so prefers. At present, energy distributors may read the meters no more than once a year.
Media Outlets In Hungary Join Forces To Protest Ad Tax
- 6 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
More than one hundred media outlets joined on Thursday evening the action protesting against the planned ad tax. At the behest of the Hungarian Advertising Association, television, radio, print and internet journalists voiced their objections to the related bill which was submitted to parliament on Monday.
EC More Optimistic About Hungary
- 6 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission upgraded its 2014 GDP forecast for Hungary from 2.1% to 2.3%, identical to the government forecast, in its quarterly report announced on Monday.
Transparency International: It May Be A Free Election In Hungary, But It’s Not Fair
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Three non-governmental organizations have teamed up in Hungary to determine how public funds are being used by political parties for the 2014 parliamentary election on April 6. International anti-corruption monitor Transparency International, Hungarian investigative journalism web portal Atlatszo.hu and Hungary’s public funds watchdog K-Monitor announced yesterday that they have launched ...
Xpat Opinion: Viktor Szigetvári’s Mistaken Notions About Current Hungarian Politics
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Heti Válasz discovered me. As it is clear from the article, the journalists of the magazine know who I am, but only as someone who formerly contributed to Galamus and who appeared a few times on Klubrádió. Both were years ago. For example, the last regular article I wrote for Galamus was in May 2011.
Civil Organisations, Opposition Parties Demonstrate Against Planned City Park Projects In Budapest
- 23 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Civil organisations and opposition parties staged a torchlight demonstration on Friday against the plan to build a museum quarter and other facilities in the city landmark Városliget, or City Park of Budapest. The protest was organised by the Hungarian Solidarity Movement, the E14-PM electoral alliance and two civil organisations, and joined by the Socialists as well.
Hungary's PM Orbán Agrees With Gazprom On South Stream Schedule
- 13 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Chairman Alexei Miller of Russian gas giant Gazprom reached agreement with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on plans for the section of the South Stream gas pipeline to run thorough Hungary, at a meeting in Budapest on Wednesday evening.
Applicants For Hungarian Citizenship Have Various Motivations
- 4 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Over half a million persons have applied for Hungarian citizenship under the fast-lane procedure. “Always have a B plan!” – some of the members of the ethnic Hungarian communities beyond Hungary’s borders remind you if they speak about the fast-lane procedure to obtaining Hungarian citizenship. The fears so characteristic of the national minorities of Central Europe may be among the motivations ...
Xpat Opinion: Feminism In Hungary
- 14 Nov 2013 12:00 AM
- current affairs
The Central Statistical Office made a surprising announcement today. As a result of car production, a good harvest, and an uptick in the construction industry the Hungarian GDP grew by 1.7% in the third quarter of the year. On the basis of this data the government predicts continuous, sustained growth; a few others expressed fear that the upsurge signals only a short-term improvement. Since I ...
Energy Regulations In Hungary Changed
- 19 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Petrol will be dyed in future to show that excise tax has been paid on it, under an energy service regulation bill passed yesterday. In another change, electricity and gas distributors will have to read household meters quarterly if the client so prefers. At present, energy distributors may read the meters no more than once a year.