884 result(s) for budget bill
Orban, Varga Optimistic On IMF Loan For Hungary
- 17 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Consultations are proceeding right on schedule with negotiators of the EU and the IMF and the cabinet expects to conclude negotiations quickly, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told foreign journalists last week. Although some controversial issues remain, negotiations are going well and a precautionary loan of about €15 billion is expected, he said. A transaction tax imposed on the National Bank could ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.
Erzsébet Camps In Hungary: A Unique Way Of Practicing Social Solidarity
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As part of the Erzsébet Programme, more than fourteen thousand children have been able to spend part of their summer holiday at a preferential price in so-called ‘Erzsébet camps’; these are being set up throughout Hungary, including at Lake Balaton.
Xpat Report: Opposition Politicians Accused Of Misleading IMF Mission In Hungary
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist berates the IMF for consulting with people affiliated to opposition parties. In Magyar Nemzet, Anna Szabo wonders how the IMF delegation could find time for people whose opinions are “markedly anti-government”, while ordinary citizens such as herself did not have access to the delegation. Is this not in contradiction with the IMF charter? – she asks.
Hungary's PM Orban Refuses To Back Down On Extending New Tax To MNB
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will insist during loan talks with the EU and IMF that the financial transaction tax be applied to the MNB, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters last week. The government and the IMF disagree on this issue, he said, one day after the European Central Bank (ECB) also expressed its opposition, saying the measure may violate EU rules.
PM Briefs On The New Széchényi Plan And The Absorption Of EU Funding In Hungary
- 20 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
PM Viktor Orbán and the President of the National Development Agency Zoltán Petykó provided an overall presentation on development policy and the New Széchényi Plan on the occasion of an event organized by the National Development Agency on Thursday.
PM: Hungarian Government Building A New Economic Model
- 19 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The government is building a new economic model, Prime Minister Orbán said at a meeting with leaders of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK). The meeting is part of a series of consultations with key allies of the ruling party.
Xetra To Go Live In Hungary In 2013
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The surge in Hungary’s capital market at the beginning of 2012 was only temporary and maybe a little too euphoric. Only when the domestic macroeconomic issues are sorted out will the market see a more lasting upturn, market analysts say.
Orban, Varga Optimistic On IMF Loan For Hungary
- 17 Sep 2012 9:02 AM
- current affairs
Consultations are proceeding right on schedule with negotiators of the EU and the IMF and the cabinet expects to conclude negotiations quickly, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told foreign journalists last week. Although some controversial issues remain, negotiations are going well and a precautionary loan of about €15 billion is expected, he said. A transaction tax imposed on the National Bank could ...
Xpat Opinion: A Sinking Ship? Is It Time For Orbán’s Hungary To Turn Westward?
- 6 Sep 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Just as I feared, we will have to return to Azerbaijan, not so much as a diplomatic issue but as a part of the financial plans that may have been behind the decision to release a convicted murderer to Baku. Because surely no one will believe the story the Hungarian Foreign Ministry came up with yesterday, that Hungary was conned by the Azeris. The current claim is that the Hungarians believed in ...
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.
Erzsébet Camps In Hungary: A Unique Way Of Practicing Social Solidarity
- 10 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- community & culture
As part of the Erzsébet Programme, more than fourteen thousand children have been able to spend part of their summer holiday at a preferential price in so-called ‘Erzsébet camps’; these are being set up throughout Hungary, including at Lake Balaton.
Xpat Report: Opposition Politicians Accused Of Misleading IMF Mission In Hungary
- 3 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A pro-government columnist berates the IMF for consulting with people affiliated to opposition parties. In Magyar Nemzet, Anna Szabo wonders how the IMF delegation could find time for people whose opinions are “markedly anti-government”, while ordinary citizens such as herself did not have access to the delegation. Is this not in contradiction with the IMF charter? – she asks.
Hungary's PM Orban Refuses To Back Down On Extending New Tax To MNB
- 31 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will insist during loan talks with the EU and IMF that the financial transaction tax be applied to the MNB, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters last week. The government and the IMF disagree on this issue, he said, one day after the European Central Bank (ECB) also expressed its opposition, saying the measure may violate EU rules.
PM Briefs On The New Széchényi Plan And The Absorption Of EU Funding In Hungary
- 20 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- current affairs
PM Viktor Orbán and the President of the National Development Agency Zoltán Petykó provided an overall presentation on development policy and the New Széchényi Plan on the occasion of an event organized by the National Development Agency on Thursday.
PM: Hungarian Government Building A New Economic Model
- 19 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The government is building a new economic model, Prime Minister Orbán said at a meeting with leaders of the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MKIK). The meeting is part of a series of consultations with key allies of the ruling party.
Xetra To Go Live In Hungary In 2013
- 12 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- business
The surge in Hungary’s capital market at the beginning of 2012 was only temporary and maybe a little too euphoric. Only when the domestic macroeconomic issues are sorted out will the market see a more lasting upturn, market analysts say.