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EU Threatens To Withhold Funds From Hungary Over Budget Indiscipline
- 28 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"The European Commission (EC) yesterday proposed to withhold the transfer of some €495 million of cohesion funds to Hungary from 2013, if the government does not demonstrate the capacity to keep the budget deficit below 3% of GDP in a sustainable manner, EU Finance Commissioner Olli Rehn and Regions Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced last week.
EC Proposes Suspending Euro 495m Funds To Hungary
- 23 Feb 2012 10:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has proposed to suspend EUR 495 184 000 of Cohesion Fund commitments taking effect on 1 January 2013, representing 0.5 % of GDP and 29% of the country's cohesion fund allocations for 2013. This unprecedented step follows the Commission's repeated warnings to Hungary urging it to step up its efforts to end the country's excessive government deficit, and its subsequent ...
EU Looking Into Hungarian Higher Education Law
- 14 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The clause in the higher education act that compels state-funded students to work in Hungary after graduation may be in violation of the European principle of the free flow of individuals, news website Bruxinfo reports.
Hungarian State May Have To Pay Ft 1,000bn Due To Malev Collapse
- 13 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The state may be obliged to pay up to Ft 1 trillion to Liszt Ferenc Airport operator Budapest Airport due to the collapse of Malev airlines, government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai declared last week. The Development Ministry said in a “White Book” published in December that the state’s liability in such a scenario would be Ft 450 billion.
Environmental Remediation Complete At Site Of Red Sludge Disaster In Hungary
- 1 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"All pollutant material that was leaked into the environment as a result of the red sludge disaster is now safely in its designated deposit sites – announced Csaba Szabó. Speaking in Devecser, the Ministerial Commissioner of the Ministry of Rural Development also stated that contractors have completed the environmental remediation of the areas flooded by the red sludge.
Hungarian Minister Without Portfolio Continued Consultations In Vienna
- 20 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On 19 January 2012 Minister without portfolio for negotiations between Hungary and certain international financial organisations Tamás Fellegi continued his informal consultations in Vienna to prepare the official negotiations on Hungary’s loan application.
Complete Announcement Of EC Proceedings Against Hungary
- 19 Jan 2012 11:35 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission has today (17 Jan. 2012) started legal action against Hungary over new legislation that came into force at the beginning of the year under Hungary's new constitution. For the Commission, the Hungarian legislation conflicts with EU law by putting into question the independence of the country's central bank and data protection authorities and by the measures affecting its ...
Budai Surprised By US Approach To Hungary's Prosecutors Office
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai expressed surprise and disappointment at reports that the US embassy had directly approached the Prosecutor General's Office for information about the Sukoro casino inquiry, Nepszabadsag reports.
Hungarian Cabinet Promises To Announce Reforms In February
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"Hungary's structural reform plans, officially entitled the Hungarian Growth and Stability Programme, will be finalised by late February, government spokeswoman Anna Nagy announced after the cabinet held its weekly meeting.
EU Threatens To Withhold Funds From Hungary Over Budget Indiscipline
- 28 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- business
"The European Commission (EC) yesterday proposed to withhold the transfer of some €495 million of cohesion funds to Hungary from 2013, if the government does not demonstrate the capacity to keep the budget deficit below 3% of GDP in a sustainable manner, EU Finance Commissioner Olli Rehn and Regions Commissioner Johannes Hahn announced last week.
EC Proposes Suspending Euro 495m Funds To Hungary
- 23 Feb 2012 10:50 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has proposed to suspend EUR 495 184 000 of Cohesion Fund commitments taking effect on 1 January 2013, representing 0.5 % of GDP and 29% of the country's cohesion fund allocations for 2013. This unprecedented step follows the Commission's repeated warnings to Hungary urging it to step up its efforts to end the country's excessive government deficit, and its subsequent ...
EU Looking Into Hungarian Higher Education Law
- 14 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"The clause in the higher education act that compels state-funded students to work in Hungary after graduation may be in violation of the European principle of the free flow of individuals, news website Bruxinfo reports.
Hungarian State May Have To Pay Ft 1,000bn Due To Malev Collapse
- 13 Feb 2012 8:10 AM
- current affairs
"The state may be obliged to pay up to Ft 1 trillion to Liszt Ferenc Airport operator Budapest Airport due to the collapse of Malev airlines, government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai declared last week. The Development Ministry said in a “White Book” published in December that the state’s liability in such a scenario would be Ft 450 billion.
Environmental Remediation Complete At Site Of Red Sludge Disaster In Hungary
- 1 Feb 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"All pollutant material that was leaked into the environment as a result of the red sludge disaster is now safely in its designated deposit sites – announced Csaba Szabó. Speaking in Devecser, the Ministerial Commissioner of the Ministry of Rural Development also stated that contractors have completed the environmental remediation of the areas flooded by the red sludge.
Hungarian Minister Without Portfolio Continued Consultations In Vienna
- 20 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"On 19 January 2012 Minister without portfolio for negotiations between Hungary and certain international financial organisations Tamás Fellegi continued his informal consultations in Vienna to prepare the official negotiations on Hungary’s loan application.
Complete Announcement Of EC Proceedings Against Hungary
- 19 Jan 2012 11:35 AM
- current affairs
"The European Commission has today (17 Jan. 2012) started legal action against Hungary over new legislation that came into force at the beginning of the year under Hungary's new constitution. For the Commission, the Hungarian legislation conflicts with EU law by putting into question the independence of the country's central bank and data protection authorities and by the measures affecting its ...
Budai Surprised By US Approach To Hungary's Prosecutors Office
- 18 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- current affairs
"Government accountability commissioner Gyula Budai expressed surprise and disappointment at reports that the US embassy had directly approached the Prosecutor General's Office for information about the Sukoro casino inquiry, Nepszabadsag reports.
Hungarian Cabinet Promises To Announce Reforms In February
- 15 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- business
"Hungary's structural reform plans, officially entitled the Hungarian Growth and Stability Programme, will be finalised by late February, government spokeswoman Anna Nagy announced after the cabinet held its weekly meeting.