59 result(s) for competition office in Current Affairs
Transparency International Video Accuses Trump, Orbán Of Nepotism
- 23 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán makes an appearance alongside several other world leaders suspected of nepotism in a video released by anti-corruption organization Transparency International. The video, which highlights American President Donald Trump’s recent appointment of his son-in-law as senior White House adviser, cites Orbán as another example of “how leaders in highly corrupt countries around ...
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Opimus Press Buys Népszabadság Publisher Mediaworks Hungary
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opimus Press has acquired 100% of Mediaworks Hungary, the publisher of daily Népszabadság, which suspended the paper earlier this month citing financial reasons, the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange showed on Tuesday. Opimus Group informed its shareholders during the day that its wholly-owned subsidiary had bought Mediaworks Hungary with the approval of the Competition Office. Mediaworks’ ...
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Hungarian PM’s Office: Independent Consultants Say Paks 2 Profitable
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent international consultants have said that the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is a profitable project, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The office noted that after two years of consultations with the European Commission, on November 23 the European Union’s executive body launched an in-depth investigation into Hungary’s plan to provide financing for the upgrade of the plant to ...
Lázár: More Than HUF 9 Tr Paid Out In EU Monies In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 9,000 billion forints (EUR 28.4bn) of European Union funding has been paid out in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said about the 2007-2013 EU budget period. Tenders have already been invited for the 2014-2020 EU budget period amounting to 3 billion forints, he told a weekly government press briefing.
Media Rivals Clash Over Hungarian TV2 Ownership
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A legal dispute has emerged over ownership of Hungary’s second biggest commercial television broadcaster. On 15 October, Magyar Broadcasting Co signed a contract with TV2 Media Group Holdings and CEE Broadcasting Holding to purchase a 100% stake in their businesses. TV2’s portfolio includes the television channels TV2, Super TV2, FEM3 and PRO4.
Transparency International Video Accuses Trump, Orbán Of Nepotism
- 23 Jan 2017 8:30 AM
- current affairs
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán makes an appearance alongside several other world leaders suspected of nepotism in a video released by anti-corruption organization Transparency International. The video, which highlights American President Donald Trump’s recent appointment of his son-in-law as senior White House adviser, cites Orbán as another example of “how leaders in highly corrupt countries around ...
US Ambassador Colleen Bell’s Farewell Interview
- 19 Jan 2017 12:50 AM
- current affairs
“When we talk about civil organizations, we are talking about groups of Hungarians who love their country and joined together in order to improve the country in certain areas. Or in order to give voice to certain matters, like the problem of corruption and the promotion of tolerance, or improving education. They do not constitute a threat to Hungary, but are vital to a democracy For this reason I ...
Opinion: PISA Test Scores Decline
- 12 Dec 2016 10:00 AM
- current affairs
A left-wing commentator accuses the government of purposefully impairing public education in Hungary in order to ‘produce obedient citizens’, while his right-wing counterpart thinks that politicising the debate on education makes proper discussion difficult.
Opimus Press Buys Népszabadság Publisher Mediaworks Hungary
- 26 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Opimus Press has acquired 100% of Mediaworks Hungary, the publisher of daily Népszabadság, which suspended the paper earlier this month citing financial reasons, the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange showed on Tuesday. Opimus Group informed its shareholders during the day that its wholly-owned subsidiary had bought Mediaworks Hungary with the approval of the Competition Office. Mediaworks’ ...
Xpat Opinion: The Deadly Embrace Of Hungarian Television Propaganda
- 4 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Yesterday, while waiting for the results of the anti-refugee referendum, I decided to take a look at Channel M1, one of Magyar Televízió’s four or five channels. This particular channel is devoted to news and political discussions. I must admit that I hadn’t bothered to watch it before, though of course I knew that since 2010, when Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party won the election, MTV had become a ...
Rothschild Offers Upbeat Study On Hungarian Paks Nuclear Power Plant
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant is not being carried out in a way that violates EU competition rules and is an investment that will recover its costs without state subsidy, according to a study by the Rothschild Group, released yesterday by the Prime Minister’s Office. Government commissioner for the expansion project Attila Aszódi said the financial consultant’s analysis will be ...
Hungarian PM’s Office: Independent Consultants Say Paks 2 Profitable
- 23 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Independent international consultants have said that the upgrade of the Paks nuclear power plant is a profitable project, the Prime Minister’s Office said. The office noted that after two years of consultations with the European Commission, on November 23 the European Union’s executive body launched an in-depth investigation into Hungary’s plan to provide financing for the upgrade of the plant to ...
Lázár: More Than HUF 9 Tr Paid Out In EU Monies In Hungary
- 11 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
More than 9,000 billion forints (EUR 28.4bn) of European Union funding has been paid out in Hungary, government office chief János Lázár said about the 2007-2013 EU budget period. Tenders have already been invited for the 2014-2020 EU budget period amounting to 3 billion forints, he told a weekly government press briefing.
Media Rivals Clash Over Hungarian TV2 Ownership
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- current affairs
A legal dispute has emerged over ownership of Hungary’s second biggest commercial television broadcaster. On 15 October, Magyar Broadcasting Co signed a contract with TV2 Media Group Holdings and CEE Broadcasting Holding to purchase a 100% stake in their businesses. TV2’s portfolio includes the television channels TV2, Super TV2, FEM3 and PRO4.