349 result(s) for customs
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary For Pálinka Tax Rules
- 27 Feb 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched another infringement procedure against Hungary for a violation of European Union excise tax rules on pálinka, the country’s eau de vie.
President & US Ambassador Attend Csángó Ball In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder opened the 19th Csángó Ball in Budapest on Saturday. In his opening address, the President said that national cohesion or national culture "cannot be outdated". "Being Hungarian is thinking in Hungarian, praying in Hungarian, being in love in Hungarian and caressing our children with Hungarian words," Mr. Áder said.
Cocaine Hidden In Washing Machine Parts Seized At Budapest Airport
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc airport have seized 800 grammes of cocaine hidden in a package that included washing machine parts, the national police headquarters said on its website on Tuesday, adding that two foreign nationals have been arrested.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel In Hungary
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As opposition groupings plan to hold demonstrations to welcome Chancellor Merkel in Budapest in February, commentators believe she will concentrate on relations with Russia rather than internal Hungarian affairs.
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
Large Haul Of Cocaine Seized Again At Budapest Airport
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Police at the Budapest international Liszt Ferenc airport have seized a large haul of cocaine worth some 625,000 euros from an Italian man, the national police said on its website. The man was detained in an operation on Tuesday shortly after midday on Wednesday, the police said.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
NAV Learns Of VAT Graft At Grains Companies
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s national tax and customs office (NAV) has learnt of a case of large-scale graft by a chain of Hungarian and Slovak grains traders in Velky Meder (Nagymegyer), in southern Slovakia.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary For Pálinka Tax Rules
- 27 Feb 2015 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched another infringement procedure against Hungary for a violation of European Union excise tax rules on pálinka, the country’s eau de vie.
President & US Ambassador Attend Csángó Ball In Budapest
- 10 Feb 2015 8:02 AM
- community & culture
President János Áder opened the 19th Csángó Ball in Budapest on Saturday. In his opening address, the President said that national cohesion or national culture "cannot be outdated". "Being Hungarian is thinking in Hungarian, praying in Hungarian, being in love in Hungarian and caressing our children with Hungarian words," Mr. Áder said.
Cocaine Hidden In Washing Machine Parts Seized At Budapest Airport
- 4 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Customs officers at Budapest’s Liszt Ferenc airport have seized 800 grammes of cocaine hidden in a package that included washing machine parts, the national police headquarters said on its website on Tuesday, adding that two foreign nationals have been arrested.
Xpat Opinion: Waiting For Merkel In Hungary
- 26 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
As opposition groupings plan to hold demonstrations to welcome Chancellor Merkel in Budapest in February, commentators believe she will concentrate on relations with Russia rather than internal Hungarian affairs.
Updated: New US Ambassador Finally In Budapest
- 22 Jan 2015 12:55 AM
- current affairs
Update: Video added below. A year and a half to the day after the departure of Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis, the United States’ new ambassador to Hungary arrived at the capital’s Liszt Ferenc airport yesterday. She was greeted there by Levente Magyar, under-secretary of the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Magyar reportedly expressed his government’s hope that Bell’s arrival will ...
Large Haul Of Cocaine Seized Again At Budapest Airport
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Police at the Budapest international Liszt Ferenc airport have seized a large haul of cocaine worth some 625,000 euros from an Italian man, the national police said on its website. The man was detained in an operation on Tuesday shortly after midday on Wednesday, the police said.
Hungarian Prosecutors Ask Ministry To Lift Goodfriend’s Immunity
- 23 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Like a bad episode from the Twilight Zone, Hungarian prosecutors today asked the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade to lift US Embassy Chargé d’affaires André Goodfriend’s immunity from prosecution so that he can be tried in Hungary for defamation. Thanks to changes made to the criminal code under the current Fidesz-KDNP government, defamation is now a felony punishable with up to three years ...
RTL Group Files Complaint With EC Over Hungary Ad Tax
- 17 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Luxembourg-based RTL Group filed an official complaint with the European Commission on Thursday over Hungary’s new tax on the advertising revenues of media outlets. RTL argues that the tax is “confiscatory” in that it aims to collect 80% of the tax (HUF 4,5 billion or USD 18,7 million) from an independent media group possessing just 13.5% market share.
NAV Learns Of VAT Graft At Grains Companies
- 2 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- business
Hungary’s national tax and customs office (NAV) has learnt of a case of large-scale graft by a chain of Hungarian and Slovak grains traders in Velky Meder (Nagymegyer), in southern Slovakia.