13 result(s) for cooking oil in Current Affairs
Israeli Arrested After Knife Attack at Music Festival in Hungary
- 4 Aug 2025 10:02 AM
- current affairs
An Israeli man, 28, has been arrested after being suspected of carrying out a stabbing at a festival held south-west of Budapest which led to life-threatening injuries to another Israeli, a 26-year-old man, during an altercation, police announced on their website.
State of Nation Assessment: Orbán on Rise of Drug Dealers, Future Cash Use, Price Hikes in Hungary + Opposition Reaction
- 24 Feb 2025 6:47 AM
- current affairs
Orban called 2024 a "manly year", saying that "yesterday we were heretics, but today half the world is knocking on our door."
Hungary Takes Further Steps to Rebuild Trust With Ukraine, Says FM
- 5 Apr 2024 7:18 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has taken further steps in recent weeks “so that we can again talk about mutual trust in Hungary-Ukraine relations,” the foreign minister said on Facebook.
Price Caps on Gas & Some Food Extended in Hungary
- 28 Apr 2022 6:59 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Ceilings on the prices of gas and selected foodstuffs will remain in effect until July 1, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on his Facebook page after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.
“Freezing 6 Consumer Prices is Tacit Admission that Economy in Terrible Shape”, Says Márki-Zay
- 14 Jan 2022 10:55 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
We decided today on a price intervention for six products: granulated sugar, wheat flour, sunflower cooking oil, pork leg, chicken breast, and whole milk. - announced Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday afternoon, after the first government meeting of the year.
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Budapest Prosecutor Presses Charges In Connection With US Entry Ban
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s chief prosecutor has raised charges against a suspect believed to have solicited a bribe from US cooking oil producer Bunge in return for influencing Hungarian VAT legislation. Tibor Ibolya said that the suspect known as V.T. had claimed to know Peter Heim, head of Századvég, a think-tank close to the government.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
US Entry Ban Against Hungarian Officials
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US chargé d’affaires responded to a request for information made by the public prosecutor on Oct. 27 and “no substantive information was forthcoming”, the prosecutor’s office said. It was confirmed, however, that the case concerned visas in connection with the US entry ban of several Hungarian officials, the details of which remain confidential, it added.
Israeli Arrested After Knife Attack at Music Festival in Hungary
- 4 Aug 2025 10:02 AM
- current affairs
An Israeli man, 28, has been arrested after being suspected of carrying out a stabbing at a festival held south-west of Budapest which led to life-threatening injuries to another Israeli, a 26-year-old man, during an altercation, police announced on their website.
State of Nation Assessment: Orbán on Rise of Drug Dealers, Future Cash Use, Price Hikes in Hungary + Opposition Reaction
- 24 Feb 2025 6:47 AM
- current affairs
Orban called 2024 a "manly year", saying that "yesterday we were heretics, but today half the world is knocking on our door."
Hungary Takes Further Steps to Rebuild Trust With Ukraine, Says FM
- 5 Apr 2024 7:18 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- current affairs
The Hungarian government has taken further steps in recent weeks “so that we can again talk about mutual trust in Hungary-Ukraine relations,” the foreign minister said on Facebook.
Price Caps on Gas & Some Food Extended in Hungary
- 28 Apr 2022 6:59 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- current affairs
Ceilings on the prices of gas and selected foodstuffs will remain in effect until July 1, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced on his Facebook page after Wednesday’s cabinet meeting.
“Freezing 6 Consumer Prices is Tacit Admission that Economy in Terrible Shape”, Says Márki-Zay
- 14 Jan 2022 10:55 AM
- https://hungarianpolitics.com/
- current affairs
We decided today on a price intervention for six products: granulated sugar, wheat flour, sunflower cooking oil, pork leg, chicken breast, and whole milk. - announced Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Wednesday afternoon, after the first government meeting of the year.
Municipal Court Sentences Man In Connection With Bunge Case
- 8 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Municipal Court sentenced a man for soliciting payment from a US company based in Hungary in return for using his influence to lower the VAT rate on cooking oil. In the non-binding ruling, the man was handed a two-year prison sentence suspended for three years. The charges were brought in December last year.
Budapest Prosecutor Presses Charges In Connection With US Entry Ban
- 21 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s chief prosecutor has raised charges against a suspect believed to have solicited a bribe from US cooking oil producer Bunge in return for influencing Hungarian VAT legislation. Tibor Ibolya said that the suspect known as V.T. had claimed to know Peter Heim, head of Századvég, a think-tank close to the government.
Xpat Opinion: Corruption Cases Eroding Faith
- 25 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
By Tom Popper, Managing Editor, Budapest Business Journal:It’s about time someone looked into Péter Juhász’s allegations. According to the fifth district councilman, his own local government has been giving away real estate at fabulous discounts to friends of the people in power for years now.
US Entry Ban Against Hungarian Officials
- 15 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The US chargé d’affaires responded to a request for information made by the public prosecutor on Oct. 27 and “no substantive information was forthcoming”, the prosecutor’s office said. It was confirmed, however, that the case concerned visas in connection with the US entry ban of several Hungarian officials, the details of which remain confidential, it added.














