264 result(s) for cabinet meeting
Hungay's Tabloid Blikk: State Leaders Collect Huge Bonuses
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered urgent reports from Development Minister Zsuzsanna Németh and Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics ahead of today’s cabinet meeting after the tabloid Blikk revealed the large bonuses paid to leading figures at state-owned companies and in public administration.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungarian Gov Launches Info Campaign On Financial Savings
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is starting a public information campaign on the reduction of financial overheads, including the option of two free cash withdrawals a month, the government’s spokesman told MTI.
Hungarian Government's Press Release: Regarding MOL Situation
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government, as the largest owner of Croatia’s most significant foreign investor, MOL, reviewed at its cabinet meeting the situation that has evolved in relation to the company’s Croatian investments. According to the contract between the State of Croatia and MOL, the company has fulfilled its responsibilities in full and in the past years has invested nearly EUR 3 billion. In ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Holocaust Centre At Eighth District Train Station In Budapest
- 13 Sep 2013 12:00 PM
- community & culture
A Holocaust memorial centre could be built at Budapest’s Józsefváros train station by next spring, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár announced on Thursday. Speaking after a meeting of the Hungarian Holocaust 2014 Memorial Commission, he said the cabinet had instructed state railway company MÁV to take part in the project.
2014 Budget Envisages 2% Growth In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- business
The government is drawing up the 2014 budget on the assumption that economic growth will be 2% and inflation 2.8%, Economy Minister Mihály Varga confirmed to Népszabadság. The draft budget was discussed at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting and will be sent to the Budget Council today. It is to be submitted to Parliament by September 30.
Public Utility Charges To Be Reduced Again In Hungary In November
- 4 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is open to the Fidesz parliamentary group's latest proposal for a further reduction in public utility charges, the Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office said at a press conference in Hódmezővásárhely on Tuesday. Public utility charges must be reduced by at least a further 10 percent before the start of the heating season, János Lázár stated.
Hungarian Gov’t Ready To Renationalise Dunaferr
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The government will offer to buy back the Dunaferr steelworks, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Monday following a cabinet meeting. The government considers the privatisation of the steel works a mistake, Varga said, adding that the price will be very important.
Hungay's Tabloid Blikk: State Leaders Collect Huge Bonuses
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has ordered urgent reports from Development Minister Zsuzsanna Németh and Justice Minister Tibor Navracsics ahead of today’s cabinet meeting after the tabloid Blikk revealed the large bonuses paid to leading figures at state-owned companies and in public administration.
Xpat Opinion: Tax Authority Scandal In Hungary Is Going Nowhere
- 3 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- business
Left-wing commentators agree that it is unlikely that the public will ever get to the bottom ofthe alleged tax fraud case. While one commentary writes the alleged misconduct of the Tax Authority does not bother Fidesz voters, the other opposition commentator says the whistleblower botched his revelation and the issue will end in a Parliamentary catfight.
Hungarian Gov Launches Info Campaign On Financial Savings
- 28 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is starting a public information campaign on the reduction of financial overheads, including the option of two free cash withdrawals a month, the government’s spokesman told MTI.
Hungarian Government's Press Release: Regarding MOL Situation
- 3 Oct 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian Government, as the largest owner of Croatia’s most significant foreign investor, MOL, reviewed at its cabinet meeting the situation that has evolved in relation to the company’s Croatian investments. According to the contract between the State of Croatia and MOL, the company has fulfilled its responsibilities in full and in the past years has invested nearly EUR 3 billion. In ...
Xpat Opinion: The “Ethics” Of A Car Accident In Hungary
- 21 Sep 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
Today’s topic, a car accident, is not the usual fare of this blog. Admittedly, one of the people injured in the accident was the Hungarian minister of defense, Csaba Hende, but that wouldn’t be sufficient reason to blog about it. (Fortunately no one died and the minister’s Audi wasn’t even a total loss.) I decided to write about it because I think it reveals more about Hungary and Hungarians than ...
Holocaust Centre At Eighth District Train Station In Budapest
- 13 Sep 2013 12:00 PM
- community & culture
A Holocaust memorial centre could be built at Budapest’s Józsefváros train station by next spring, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár announced on Thursday. Speaking after a meeting of the Hungarian Holocaust 2014 Memorial Commission, he said the cabinet had instructed state railway company MÁV to take part in the project.
2014 Budget Envisages 2% Growth In Hungary
- 13 Sep 2013 11:00 AM
- business
The government is drawing up the 2014 budget on the assumption that economic growth will be 2% and inflation 2.8%, Economy Minister Mihály Varga confirmed to Népszabadság. The draft budget was discussed at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting and will be sent to the Budget Council today. It is to be submitted to Parliament by September 30.
Public Utility Charges To Be Reduced Again In Hungary In November
- 4 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Government is open to the Fidesz parliamentary group's latest proposal for a further reduction in public utility charges, the Minister of State heading the Prime Minister's Office said at a press conference in Hódmezővásárhely on Tuesday. Public utility charges must be reduced by at least a further 10 percent before the start of the heating season, János Lázár stated.
Hungarian Gov’t Ready To Renationalise Dunaferr
- 21 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- business
The government will offer to buy back the Dunaferr steelworks, Economy Minister Mihály Varga announced on Monday following a cabinet meeting. The government considers the privatisation of the steel works a mistake, Varga said, adding that the price will be very important.