520 result(s) for charges
French Pair Tried To Take A Piece Of Parliament
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been filed against two French citizens who attempted to steal a stone ornament from the exterior of the Parliament building, Budapest prosecutor general Tibor Ibolya announced on Monday. The 28-year-old woman and 27-year-old man climbed over barriers in the dawn hours of March 29, and crawled under an iron gate to a balcony that is off-limits to visitors.
Xpat Opinion: The ‘Soft Power’ Of George Soros
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative columnists agree with the government that George Soros and his network are keeping the Hungarian government under pressure. A liberal and a centrist analyst accuse the government of fomenting hatred and creating conspiracy theories.
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Hungarian Nationalists Hold ‘Anti-Trianon’ March In Budapest
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement (HVIM), which describes itself as “nationalist radicals”, held an “anti-Trianon” march in downtown Budapest to mark the 96th anniversary of the signing of the WWI Trianon peace treaty. The march started from Heroes’ Square and passed in front of the Serbian, Romanian and Slovakian embassies.
Taxi Companies Present New App
- 26 May 2016 6:40 AM
- tech
In co-operation with MasterCard, taxi companies Budapest Taxi and City Taxi introduced a new mobile phone application on Tuesday. It can run on iOS, Android and Windows systems.
Report: Charge To Drive In Budapest May Await Elections
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Though officials have been discussing congestion charges downtown Budapest for a few years, the Hungarian government is not expected to introduce such measure before the 2018 elections, as it could hurt the popularity of governing party Fidesz, Hungarian online daily origo.hu reported today citing unnamed sources.
Telcos Lower Roaming Charges, Complying With EU Caps
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian mobile telecommunications service providers have complied with European Union caps on roaming charges and modified their general contract conditions, the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) said. From April 30, roaming charges in the EU were capped at the price for domestic service plus 0.05 euros (HUF 19.2) per minute for voice calls and per megabyte for data ...
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.
French Pair Tried To Take A Piece Of Parliament
- 14 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Charges have been filed against two French citizens who attempted to steal a stone ornament from the exterior of the Parliament building, Budapest prosecutor general Tibor Ibolya announced on Monday. The 28-year-old woman and 27-year-old man climbed over barriers in the dawn hours of March 29, and crawled under an iron gate to a balcony that is off-limits to visitors.
Xpat Opinion: The ‘Soft Power’ Of George Soros
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Conservative columnists agree with the government that George Soros and his network are keeping the Hungarian government under pressure. A liberal and a centrist analyst accuse the government of fomenting hatred and creating conspiracy theories.
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Hungarian Nationalists Hold ‘Anti-Trianon’ March In Budapest
- 6 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s Sixty-Four Counties Youth Movement (HVIM), which describes itself as “nationalist radicals”, held an “anti-Trianon” march in downtown Budapest to mark the 96th anniversary of the signing of the WWI Trianon peace treaty. The march started from Heroes’ Square and passed in front of the Serbian, Romanian and Slovakian embassies.
Taxi Companies Present New App
- 26 May 2016 6:40 AM
- tech
In co-operation with MasterCard, taxi companies Budapest Taxi and City Taxi introduced a new mobile phone application on Tuesday. It can run on iOS, Android and Windows systems.
Report: Charge To Drive In Budapest May Await Elections
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- getting around
Though officials have been discussing congestion charges downtown Budapest for a few years, the Hungarian government is not expected to introduce such measure before the 2018 elections, as it could hurt the popularity of governing party Fidesz, Hungarian online daily origo.hu reported today citing unnamed sources.
Telcos Lower Roaming Charges, Complying With EU Caps
- 5 May 2016 9:00 AM
- tech
Hungarian mobile telecommunications service providers have complied with European Union caps on roaming charges and modified their general contract conditions, the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH) said. From April 30, roaming charges in the EU were capped at the price for domestic service plus 0.05 euros (HUF 19.2) per minute for voice calls and per megabyte for data ...
Opposition Parties Call On Politicians To Declare Offshore Interests
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
All politicians should make a public declaration if they are involved in any offshore businesses, the leftist opposition Democratic Coalition has urged. Referring to press reports, DK spokesman Zsolt Gréczy told a press conference that two Hungarian politicians have been named in connection with the recent offshore scandal.
Opposition Parties Press For Measures Against Offshore Business
- 5 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungarian opposition parties have urged the government to take measures in light of the international offshore scandal dubbed “Panama Papers”. The radical nationalist Jobbik party insisted that lawmakers with ties to offshore companies should be stripped of their mandates. MPs should sign affidavits that they have no ties with offshore companies, Jobbik lawmaker György Szilágyi said.