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Local Opinion: The Debate Over CEU Rolls On
- 10 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
As a new wave of actors in the EU and the US join the dispute over CEU’s future, commentators along the political spectrum ponder the motivations of the parties involved and opinions diverge on whether the university will close down.
Hungary’s Parliament Parties Discuss NGO Transparency Bill
- 6 Apr 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s five parliamentary parties met on Wednesday to discuss a bill drafted by ruling Fidesz that would require civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
'XX_&_Fragments' Performance By Compagnie Pal Frenak, Bálna, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- entertainment
Applying individual approaches, the invited young artists help the human soul’s creative energies erupt to the surface as they draw inspiration from The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway’s novella of abiding truths, and take into consideration the special, unconventional shape of Bálna.
Government Plans Major Advertising Tax Hike
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Advertising tax in Hungary is set to be raised from the current 5.3% to 9% as of June, for taxpayers with revenue exceeding HUF 100 million, according to a proposed amendment submitted by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga, Hungarian wire service MTI reported today. The amendment would also allow companies tax-free self-advertising.
US Embassy Expresses Concern Over Higher Ed Bill’s Effect On CEU
- 30 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The US embassy has expressed concern over a recent bill to amend the law on higher education in order to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary, which it says would “seriously restrict” the operation of the Central European University (CEU). David Kostelancik, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, told MTI on Wednesday that the US is opposed ...
Socialist MEP Urges Hungary To Open Consulate In Scotland
- 27 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government should open a consular office in Scotland, István Ujhelyi, MEP of the opposition Socialist Party, said in a statement on Sunday. Brexit and Scotland’s endeavours for independence add urgency to ensuring that Hungarians in Scotland are represented “directly and effectively”, Ujhelyi said.
Proper Valuation Vital On Real Estate Market, Says CBRE
- 24 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- property
Valuation – whether for bank financing or transaction purposes – is considered vital on the real estate market as it produces the value that will be stated in the books in the long run, and hence will have further implications for the perceived business plan of the valuation addressee, CBRE Hungary stresses in a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Fire Destroys A Robin Hood Film Set At Korda Studio Near Budapest
- 23 Mar 2017 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Fire erupted at the Korda Film Studio in Etyek Tuesday morning, destroying the largest set of the $100 million Mid Atlantic Films’ production of Robin Hood starring Jamie Foxx. Some 30-40 people were in the 1,500m2 hall at the time, but none were injured.
Local Opinion: The Debate Over CEU Rolls On
- 10 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
As a new wave of actors in the EU and the US join the dispute over CEU’s future, commentators along the political spectrum ponder the motivations of the parties involved and opinions diverge on whether the university will close down.
Hungary’s Parliament Parties Discuss NGO Transparency Bill
- 6 Apr 2017 9:06 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s five parliamentary parties met on Wednesday to discuss a bill drafted by ruling Fidesz that would require civil groups receiving foreign donations above a certain threshold to register as organisations funded from abroad.
Fidesz-KDNP Passes Lex CEU
- 5 Apr 2017 8:20 AM
- current affairs
The National Assembly of Hungary has adopted legislation to effectively rid the country of Central European University, despite a growing domestic and international bloc of opposition to the measures. The bill, proposed last Tuesday and made more stringent with a modification on Monday, would impose unfulfillable requirements on CEU, which could strip it of its Hungarian accreditation.
'XX_&_Fragments' Performance By Compagnie Pal Frenak, Bálna, 4 April
- 4 Apr 2017 7:10 AM
- entertainment
Applying individual approaches, the invited young artists help the human soul’s creative energies erupt to the surface as they draw inspiration from The Old Man and the Sea, Hemingway’s novella of abiding truths, and take into consideration the special, unconventional shape of Bálna.
Government Plans Major Advertising Tax Hike
- 30 Mar 2017 10:00 AM
- business
Advertising tax in Hungary is set to be raised from the current 5.3% to 9% as of June, for taxpayers with revenue exceeding HUF 100 million, according to a proposed amendment submitted by Minister for National Economy Mihály Varga, Hungarian wire service MTI reported today. The amendment would also allow companies tax-free self-advertising.
US Embassy Expresses Concern Over Higher Ed Bill’s Effect On CEU
- 30 Mar 2017 9:30 AM
- business
The US embassy has expressed concern over a recent bill to amend the law on higher education in order to clarify and tighten rules governing foreign higher education institutions operating in Hungary, which it says would “seriously restrict” the operation of the Central European University (CEU). David Kostelancik, the charge d’affaires at the embassy, told MTI on Wednesday that the US is opposed ...
Socialist MEP Urges Hungary To Open Consulate In Scotland
- 27 Mar 2017 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government should open a consular office in Scotland, István Ujhelyi, MEP of the opposition Socialist Party, said in a statement on Sunday. Brexit and Scotland’s endeavours for independence add urgency to ensuring that Hungarians in Scotland are represented “directly and effectively”, Ujhelyi said.
Proper Valuation Vital On Real Estate Market, Says CBRE
- 24 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- property
Valuation – whether for bank financing or transaction purposes – is considered vital on the real estate market as it produces the value that will be stated in the books in the long run, and hence will have further implications for the perceived business plan of the valuation addressee, CBRE Hungary stresses in a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
Fire Destroys A Robin Hood Film Set At Korda Studio Near Budapest
- 23 Mar 2017 10:35 AM
- current affairs
Fire erupted at the Korda Film Studio in Etyek Tuesday morning, destroying the largest set of the $100 million Mid Atlantic Films’ production of Robin Hood starring Jamie Foxx. Some 30-40 people were in the 1,500m2 hall at the time, but none were injured.