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New TV Crime Reporting Restricted In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Newscasts or reports of crime-related matters may not take up more than 20% of morning and evening newscasts aired by major commercial television stations, according to a Jobbik proposal passed yesterday by Parliament. The motion argued that an excessive proportion of such news items is “depressive, elicits fear and has a negative impact”.
MOL To Lose Big From New Gas Price Rule In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"MOL is expected to be billions of forints out of pocket as a result of the bill on modifying gas prices that Parliament approved. The proposal would put price-setting authority on gas exploited in Hungary in the hands of National Development Minister Tamas Fellegi.
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.
Innovation And Democracy By Greg Dorey British Ambassador To Hungary
- 29 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Lord Mayor of London and Speaker of the House of Commons have now left Budapest! The Lord Mayor's programme today included a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics, who is also Minister for Justice (to talk about proposed EU economic regulation).
Tesco In Hungary Fined Over Tainted Poultry
- 16 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- shopping
"The agricultural authority MGSZH has fined hypermarket chain Tesco Ft 850,000 for having sold nearly 300kg of poultry tainted by faeces at its Dunaújváros outlet. Magyar Nemzet accuses Tesco of not complying with the order to withdraw all similar products.
Hungarian Gov’t To Tax Severance Pay Since 2005
- 10 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The government will make the 98% tax on severance pay above a certain sum retroactive to 2005, under a proposal put forward yesterday by caucus leader János Lázár. The Constitutional Court struck down the 98% tax last month, in part because it had retroactive effect to the beginning of 2010.
Budapest Ferihegy Concrete Breaks Under Plane
- 26 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
"A US FedEx cargo plane was subject to a 12-hour rescue procedure when asphalt collapsed under it at Ferihegy airport on Saturday. No one was injured.
High-tech Qumran Scrolls Avialable To General Public Via Internet
- 22 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- tech
The Israeli Government, via its Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is reportedly digitalizing the ancient scrolls and scroll fragments, better known as the Dead Sea Scrolls (first discovered in clay pots in a cave 1947). The IAA says that it has started the digital upload of the documents some two years ago and once completed the scrolls will be available to the general public via the Internet.
Hungarian Pension Funds Shocked By Nationalisation
- 20 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pension fund association Stabilitas expressed deep shock at government plans to withhold social security payments to private pension funds for one year.
New TV Crime Reporting Restricted In Hungary
- 14 Dec 2010 2:00 AM
- current affairs
"Newscasts or reports of crime-related matters may not take up more than 20% of morning and evening newscasts aired by major commercial television stations, according to a Jobbik proposal passed yesterday by Parliament. The motion argued that an excessive proportion of such news items is “depressive, elicits fear and has a negative impact”.
MOL To Lose Big From New Gas Price Rule In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"MOL is expected to be billions of forints out of pocket as a result of the bill on modifying gas prices that Parliament approved. The proposal would put price-setting authority on gas exploited in Hungary in the hands of National Development Minister Tamas Fellegi.
Fidesz Unveil “Necessary” Media Law In Hungary
- 9 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"A new Media Act is “necessary” and the key consideration has been “defending the interests of the community”, Fidesz MP Erzsebet Menczer asserted as she introduced the bill in Parliament. The House must implement regulation of one the key industries of the 21st century,” she said.
Innovation And Democracy By Greg Dorey British Ambassador To Hungary
- 29 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The Lord Mayor of London and Speaker of the House of Commons have now left Budapest! The Lord Mayor's programme today included a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Navracsics, who is also Minister for Justice (to talk about proposed EU economic regulation).
Tesco In Hungary Fined Over Tainted Poultry
- 16 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- shopping
"The agricultural authority MGSZH has fined hypermarket chain Tesco Ft 850,000 for having sold nearly 300kg of poultry tainted by faeces at its Dunaújváros outlet. Magyar Nemzet accuses Tesco of not complying with the order to withdraw all similar products.
Hungarian Gov’t To Tax Severance Pay Since 2005
- 10 Nov 2010 12:00 AM
- current affairs
"The government will make the 98% tax on severance pay above a certain sum retroactive to 2005, under a proposal put forward yesterday by caucus leader János Lázár. The Constitutional Court struck down the 98% tax last month, in part because it had retroactive effect to the beginning of 2010.
Budapest Ferihegy Concrete Breaks Under Plane
- 26 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- travel
"A US FedEx cargo plane was subject to a 12-hour rescue procedure when asphalt collapsed under it at Ferihegy airport on Saturday. No one was injured.
High-tech Qumran Scrolls Avialable To General Public Via Internet
- 22 Oct 2010 2:00 AM
- tech
The Israeli Government, via its Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) is reportedly digitalizing the ancient scrolls and scroll fragments, better known as the Dead Sea Scrolls (first discovered in clay pots in a cave 1947). The IAA says that it has started the digital upload of the documents some two years ago and once completed the scrolls will be available to the general public via the Internet.
Hungarian Pension Funds Shocked By Nationalisation
- 20 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- current affairs
"Pension fund association Stabilitas expressed deep shock at government plans to withhold social security payments to private pension funds for one year.