1,786 result(s) for brussel
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Budapest Third Most Popular Destination In Region
- 4 Jun 2015 4:00 AM
- travel
Budapest is central and eastern Europe’s third most attractive destination in a world list MasterCard prepares annually based on an estimated number of visitors. According to the list, the Hungarian capital is number 16 in Europe while in CEE it follows Vienna and Prague. Budapest is estimated to have some 3.2 million foreign visitors this year, up 1.3 percent from last year, ahead of Brussels, ...
Gyurcsány Urges Hungarians To “Lose Fear Of Refugees”
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians should “lose their fear of refugees”, former prime minister and leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition party, told journalists in Brussels. Gyurcsány said he had been briefed by Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Greek EU commissioner, about EU plans to help alleviate the refugee situation in Italy and Greece.
Hungary “Should Participate In Juncker Package”
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former PM Gyurcsány met in Brussels the Finnish Jyrki Katainen, EC Vice President in charge of the economy, and discussed the “Juncker package”, a European Commission investment plan. The programme offers 315 billion euros to help foster economic growth and job creation in the bloc. Gyurcsány said, however, that it did not appear the Hungarian government was prepared to take part in the programme ...
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
Hungary’s Ad Tax Exemption Threshold Still Too High For Brussels
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission believes the proposed 100 million forints (EUR 325,000) exemption threshold for the advertising tax is still too high. The government is in talks with Brussels on the matter, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told commercial television ATV. The government has proposed making the ad tax rate a flat 5.3%, but allowing an exemption on a tax base up to 100 million forints.
Xpat Opinion: A Race To The Bottom On Immigration In Hungary
- 5 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal: When Prime Minister Viktor Orbán suggested recently that the death penalty should be considered here in a European Union country, he said he was reacting to the shock of the murder of a shopkeeper. He was also probably trying to stay competitive with Jobbik, the far-right party that appears ready to overtake Orbán’s Fidesz party in ...
Budapest Third Most Popular Destination In Region
- 4 Jun 2015 4:00 AM
- travel
Budapest is central and eastern Europe’s third most attractive destination in a world list MasterCard prepares annually based on an estimated number of visitors. According to the list, the Hungarian capital is number 16 in Europe while in CEE it follows Vienna and Prague. Budapest is estimated to have some 3.2 million foreign visitors this year, up 1.3 percent from last year, ahead of Brussels, ...
Gyurcsány Urges Hungarians To “Lose Fear Of Refugees”
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarians should “lose their fear of refugees”, former prime minister and leader of the opposition Democratic Coalition party, told journalists in Brussels. Gyurcsány said he had been briefed by Dimitris Avramopoulos, the Greek EU commissioner, about EU plans to help alleviate the refugee situation in Italy and Greece.
Hungary “Should Participate In Juncker Package”
- 29 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Former PM Gyurcsány met in Brussels the Finnish Jyrki Katainen, EC Vice President in charge of the economy, and discussed the “Juncker package”, a European Commission investment plan. The programme offers 315 billion euros to help foster economic growth and job creation in the bloc. Gyurcsány said, however, that it did not appear the Hungarian government was prepared to take part in the programme ...
Gyurcsány’s Firm To Sue Hungary’s PM For “Malignant” Remarks
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Altus, a company owned by former premier Ferenc Gyurcsány, will file a suit against Viktor Orbán, the incumbent prime minister, for his recent, “false and malignant” remarks concerning a European Commission contract the company has won. Altus chief executive Klára Dobrev, who is Gyurcsány’s wife, said on Tuesday that Orbán had been falsely suggesting that the EU finances Altus under cover of a ...
Hungary’s PM: Every Value Can And Must Be Open To Debate
- 26 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At a press conference in Strasbourg following a European Parliament (EP) debate on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that every value can and must be open to debate. The EP debate centred on two issues: the Hungarian government’s standpoints on migration and the death penalty. A number of speakers accused the Hungarian prime minister of opposing basic European values.
Hungarians “Should Decide On Immigration Issue”
- 20 May 2015 2:00 AM
- current affairs
Experience shows that regulating immigration from Brussels has proven a failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán told reporters in Strasbourg. Decisions on whether a country wants to receive refugees should be made at national level, he said. Hungary wants its citizens to be allowed to decide whether or not there should be immigrants on Hungarian territory, the prime minister said before addressing ...
José Manuel Barroso Condemns Hungarian PM's Politics
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Last weekend independent Hungarian television broadcasted an exclusive interview with former president of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Although the interview was conducted in English, it was overdubbed in Hungarian. Unfortunately, the original, undubbed version has yet to be published. The following is based on the Hungarian version.
Hungary’s Ad Tax Exemption Threshold Still Too High For Brussels
- 19 May 2015 9:00 AM
- business
The European Commission believes the proposed 100 million forints (EUR 325,000) exemption threshold for the advertising tax is still too high. The government is in talks with Brussels on the matter, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told commercial television ATV. The government has proposed making the ad tax rate a flat 5.3%, but allowing an exemption on a tax base up to 100 million forints.