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Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Foreign Policy Boosts Economic Competitiveness
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s foreign policy has an important role in helping the country enforce its economic interests and boost its competitiveness, the foreign minister told parliament’s economic committee. Péter Szijjártó said in a ministerial hearing that Hungary’s economic model has succeeded in boosting economic growth while implementing a disciplined fiscal policy and reducing public debt.
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
DK Vows To Investigate Hungarian Tobacconists
- 2 Dec 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will investigate the increasing wealth of tobacconists who have benefited from ruling “Fidesz’s tobacconist fraud”. As a result of a successful lawsuit filed against the development ministry, DK has the details of companies that won concessions after the ruling Fidesz party came into power, deputy party leader László Varju said.
Atomex Europe Conference And Fair Opens In Budapest
- 30 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
The Atomex Europe 2015 conference and exhibition opened in Budapest on Monday with the participation of suppliers and partners of Russian energy giant Rosatom. Kirill Komarov, deputy CEO of the Rosatom state nuclear energy group, said at the opening of the conference which runs until December 1 that the partner network is continuously expanding and Hungarian companies can also participate as ...
GVH Fines Hungarian Dietary Supplement Companies For Misleading Consumers
- 25 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s competition office GVH has fined several dietary supplement companies a combined 14.1 million forints for misleading consumers about their products containing devil’s tongue extract (glucomannan), GVH said. GVH has fined Celsus Természetgyógyászati 1.1 million forints, Integcom 2014 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 10 million forints and Netamin Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 3 million forints ...
Fewer Foreigners Starting Businesses In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The number of new companies registered with one or more foreign owners fell from an annual 3,000 in 2009 to 2,200 last year, according to company data provider Opten. Tighter rules aimed at reducing registrations for fraudulent purposes played a part in the lower number.
Hungarian Parlt Passes Taxpayer Classification, Red Tape Reduction Laws
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved bills on cutting red tape and classifying taxpayers based on tax compliance risk. The bill put forward by government office chief János Lázár aims to simplify and speed up public administration, scale back the number of steps needed to obtain permits and reduce completion deadlines. Activities no longer requiring permits will include the sale of precious metal jewellery, ...
Reactions To Quaestor Compensation Law In Hungary
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party said the Constitutional Court’s decision to axe parts of a law on compensation for investors of failed brokerage Quaestor served the interests of the banking sector, while opposition parties once again called on the government and central bank to take responsibility for the scandal. Tuesday’s Constitutional Court ruling concerns the law governing a top-up fund which ...
Hungary’s Foreign Minister: Foreign Policy Boosts Economic Competitiveness
- 8 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s foreign policy has an important role in helping the country enforce its economic interests and boost its competitiveness, the foreign minister told parliament’s economic committee. Péter Szijjártó said in a ministerial hearing that Hungary’s economic model has succeeded in boosting economic growth while implementing a disciplined fiscal policy and reducing public debt.
Hungary’s PM: Migrants Should Be Returned To Homelands
- 7 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Political actors in the world must work to make sure that whoever leaves their homelands is returned to where they belong, the prime minister said in a radio interview. This is why it is important to settle the situation in Syria so that everyone from there can be returned. “We must start rebuilding that world,” Viktor Orbán said. He insisted that the agreement the EU struck with Turkey was ...
Hungarian Government Office Chief Lázár Praises Tusk, Condemns Soros
- 4 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government office chief welcomed European Council President Donald Tusk’s demand for measures to stanch the wave of migrants. Meanwhile, Lázár claimed that a civil organisation sponsored by Hungarianborn financier George Soros has launched a signature campaign against Hungary, saying that it is hard to understand what the Hungarianborn US businessman’s problem with his home country is.
DK Vows To Investigate Hungarian Tobacconists
- 2 Dec 2015 11:00 AM
- current affairs
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) will investigate the increasing wealth of tobacconists who have benefited from ruling “Fidesz’s tobacconist fraud”. As a result of a successful lawsuit filed against the development ministry, DK has the details of companies that won concessions after the ruling Fidesz party came into power, deputy party leader László Varju said.
Atomex Europe Conference And Fair Opens In Budapest
- 30 Nov 2015 3:00 AM
- business
The Atomex Europe 2015 conference and exhibition opened in Budapest on Monday with the participation of suppliers and partners of Russian energy giant Rosatom. Kirill Komarov, deputy CEO of the Rosatom state nuclear energy group, said at the opening of the conference which runs until December 1 that the partner network is continuously expanding and Hungarian companies can also participate as ...
GVH Fines Hungarian Dietary Supplement Companies For Misleading Consumers
- 25 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- shopping
Hungary’s competition office GVH has fined several dietary supplement companies a combined 14.1 million forints for misleading consumers about their products containing devil’s tongue extract (glucomannan), GVH said. GVH has fined Celsus Természetgyógyászati 1.1 million forints, Integcom 2014 Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 10 million forints and Netamin Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató 3 million forints ...
Fewer Foreigners Starting Businesses In Hungary
- 20 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
The number of new companies registered with one or more foreign owners fell from an annual 3,000 in 2009 to 2,200 last year, according to company data provider Opten. Tighter rules aimed at reducing registrations for fraudulent purposes played a part in the lower number.
Hungarian Parlt Passes Taxpayer Classification, Red Tape Reduction Laws
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Lawmakers approved bills on cutting red tape and classifying taxpayers based on tax compliance risk. The bill put forward by government office chief János Lázár aims to simplify and speed up public administration, scale back the number of steps needed to obtain permits and reduce completion deadlines. Activities no longer requiring permits will include the sale of precious metal jewellery, ...
Reactions To Quaestor Compensation Law In Hungary
- 18 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party said the Constitutional Court’s decision to axe parts of a law on compensation for investors of failed brokerage Quaestor served the interests of the banking sector, while opposition parties once again called on the government and central bank to take responsibility for the scandal. Tuesday’s Constitutional Court ruling concerns the law governing a top-up fund which ...