3,781 result(s) for conference
Speaker Says Hungary Faced Total Bankruptcy In 2010
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2010 when Fidesz came to power Hungary faced total bankruptcy and the new government inherited from its predecessor a debt of 500 billion forints (EUR 1.6bn), Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. The government not only saved the country from economic and financial bankruptcy but put it on a growth course again, the speaker told a press conference in Balkány, in north-east Hungary.
Ukrainians’ Eligibility For Hungary Pension No Good Practice, Say Socialists
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should have cancelled long ago an interstate accord from the Soviet era allowing Ukrainian citizens to apply for a Hungarian pension, the main opposition Socialists said. Party board member Lajos Korózs told a press conference that the Bajnai government had been planning to cancel the 1962 pact signed between Hungary and the Soviet Union but the change of government in 2010 ...
Leading Zoo Professionals Will Come Together In Budapest Zoo
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden is honoured to host the EAZA Annual Conference in Budapest in September, 2014. The EAZA Annual Conference is the biggest annual gather of the European zoo and aquarium community, bringing more than 600 delegates together for four days of paralell meetings and plenary sessions, presentations, discussions and networking opportunities.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
Hungarian Fidesz Campaign Spending Above Legal Cap, Says Transparency
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Campaign spending by the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties and their backers has topped the legal limit, a Transparency International (TI) official said. Parties are legally allowed to spend a maximum of 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) to finance their campaigns for the April 6 general election, TI’s legal director, Miklós Ligeti, told a press conference.
Alleged Election Forgery Must Be Examined, Says Hungary’s Unity
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is legally obliged to examine suspicious signatures in connection with the campaign to field candidates in the April 6 election, politicians of the leftist Unity alliance said. Senior Socialist lawmaker József Tóbiás told a press conference that the interior ministry had the authority to examine complaints based on signature samples attached to data kept in a central database, in ...
Training Centre For European Patent Judges Opens In Budapest
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A training centre for coordinating the training of prospective judges of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened in Budapest on Thursday. At the opening ceremony, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics called the launch “a milestone”.
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
’Sport In Politics & Throughout History’ Conference In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Sport, sometimes exploited for political purposes: how can it become an instrument of peace and social and political integration? The international conference will present the social, political and international political aspects of sport in contemporary world, considering the consequences of the two world wars and of the growing influence of the media upon sport.
Speaker Says Hungary Faced Total Bankruptcy In 2010
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
In 2010 when Fidesz came to power Hungary faced total bankruptcy and the new government inherited from its predecessor a debt of 500 billion forints (EUR 1.6bn), Speaker of Parliament László Kövér said. The government not only saved the country from economic and financial bankruptcy but put it on a growth course again, the speaker told a press conference in Balkány, in north-east Hungary.
Ukrainians’ Eligibility For Hungary Pension No Good Practice, Say Socialists
- 20 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government should have cancelled long ago an interstate accord from the Soviet era allowing Ukrainian citizens to apply for a Hungarian pension, the main opposition Socialists said. Party board member Lajos Korózs told a press conference that the Bajnai government had been planning to cancel the 1962 pact signed between Hungary and the Soviet Union but the change of government in 2010 ...
Leading Zoo Professionals Will Come Together In Budapest Zoo
- 19 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden is honoured to host the EAZA Annual Conference in Budapest in September, 2014. The EAZA Annual Conference is the biggest annual gather of the European zoo and aquarium community, bringing more than 600 delegates together for four days of paralell meetings and plenary sessions, presentations, discussions and networking opportunities.
Lawmakers Can Modify Forex Loan Contracts, Hungary’s Constitutional Court Rules
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- property
Existing contracts for foreign-currency mortgages may be modified by legislation, Hungary’s Constitutional Court ruled. Its decision came after the government asked the court to weigh the constitutionality of several conditions in the forex loan contracts. Among the government’s concerns was that borrowers had not been warned of the risks that a falling exchange rate would have on their monthly ...
Hungarian Fidesz Campaign Spending Above Legal Cap, Says Transparency
- 18 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Campaign spending by the ruling Fidesz and Christian Democrat parties and their backers has topped the legal limit, a Transparency International (TI) official said. Parties are legally allowed to spend a maximum of 1 billion forints (EUR 3.2m) to finance their campaigns for the April 6 general election, TI’s legal director, Miklós Ligeti, told a press conference.
Alleged Election Forgery Must Be Examined, Says Hungary’s Unity
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The government is legally obliged to examine suspicious signatures in connection with the campaign to field candidates in the April 6 election, politicians of the leftist Unity alliance said. Senior Socialist lawmaker József Tóbiás told a press conference that the interior ministry had the authority to examine complaints based on signature samples attached to data kept in a central database, in ...
Training Centre For European Patent Judges Opens In Budapest
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
A training centre for coordinating the training of prospective judges of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) opened in Budapest on Thursday. At the opening ceremony, Minister of Public Administration and Justice Tibor Navracsics called the launch “a milestone”.
Zsuzsa Ferge Offers Troubling Insight Into Hungarian Society
- 14 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Renowned Hungarian sociologist Zsuzsa Ferge does not deny that certain quality of life indicators have improved since 2010. She does, however, believe that such indicators have not affected the strong growth of social inequality in Hungary – it’s as if the government has all but forgotten about the bottom 3 million Hungarians. Social mobility is only awarded to those who have demonstrated their ...
’Sport In Politics & Throughout History’ Conference In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
Sport, sometimes exploited for political purposes: how can it become an instrument of peace and social and political integration? The international conference will present the social, political and international political aspects of sport in contemporary world, considering the consequences of the two world wars and of the growing influence of the media upon sport.