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Govt Spent HUF 80 Bn On Managing Migration In 2015
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government spent a total of 80 billion forints (EUR 257m) on managing the migration crisis last year, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. György Bakondi said there are currently a total of 2,200 migrants in Hungary either in immigration detention or staying at community shelters. Hungary once again saw a rise in illegal entrants during the first two months of ...
Hungary Urges EU Funding For Migrant Measures In Balkans
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary urges the European Union to devote funding towards measures in the Balkans to protect against illegal migration, the government office chief, János Lázár, said. The government is “not unsympathetic” to Turkey receiving more substantial funds, however, he added.
Hungary Rating Not Updated By Moody’s
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s did not update Hungary’s sovereign rating, although it was on its EU sovereign rating calendar on Friday, the ratings agency reported. Moody’s rates Hungary “Ba1”, one notch below investment grade. Analysts told MTI earlier in the week that Moody’s was likely to upgrade Hungary this year, but probably not on Friday.
Hungary May Turn To EU For Lower VAT On Internet
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungary may turn to Brussels asking reduction of the value added tax on internet services, the government commissioner in charge of internet programmes said on Friday. Tamás Deutsch said in the online edition of daily Magyar Idők that Hungary’s government decided to cut the VAT on internet services from 27 percent to 18 percent as of January, 2017.
Hungarian Passport Ranks Tenth On Visa-Free List
- 2 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
Hungary was ranked tenth on a list compiled by Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship planning, which evaluates the passports of each country every year, focusing on how many countries out of the 218 independent states a given country’s citizens can travel to without requiring a visa.
Kövér: Migrant Quota No Solution But Precedent
- 23 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The migrant quotas would not offer a solution but a precedent for taking a further step towards the United States of Europe without having to change the basic treaty, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said.
First Winter Beer Festival In Budapest, 19 - 21 February
- 19 Feb 2016 2:55 AM
- food & drink
The time has come for local beer lovers not to make a pilgrimage to 'Czechia' for a good beer festival at this time of year: now in 2016 for the first time beer fans can indulge themselves in a cavalcade of beers in Hungary at the Serfőző Indoor Beer Festival, held between February 19 - 21 in all the halls of Hotel Gellért.
Europe Needs Second Line Of Defence To Stem Migrant In Flow
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has so far failed in its management of the migration crisis as it has failed to protect the Schengen Area’s external borders, which is why the bloc is in need of a second line of defence, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Prague on Monday after a Visegrad Four summit on migration.
UNHCR Calls On V4 Leaders To Show Solidarity With Refugees
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has called on leaders of the Visegrad Group of countries to show greater solidarity with refugees who are trying to find safe harbour in Europe from wars and extremism.
Govt Spent HUF 80 Bn On Managing Migration In 2015
- 16 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Hungarian government spent a total of 80 billion forints (EUR 257m) on managing the migration crisis last year, the prime minister’s chief domestic security advisor said. György Bakondi said there are currently a total of 2,200 migrants in Hungary either in immigration detention or staying at community shelters. Hungary once again saw a rise in illegal entrants during the first two months of ...
Hungary Urges EU Funding For Migrant Measures In Balkans
- 11 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary urges the European Union to devote funding towards measures in the Balkans to protect against illegal migration, the government office chief, János Lázár, said. The government is “not unsympathetic” to Turkey receiving more substantial funds, however, he added.
Hungary Rating Not Updated By Moody’s
- 7 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Moody’s did not update Hungary’s sovereign rating, although it was on its EU sovereign rating calendar on Friday, the ratings agency reported. Moody’s rates Hungary “Ba1”, one notch below investment grade. Analysts told MTI earlier in the week that Moody’s was likely to upgrade Hungary this year, but probably not on Friday.
Hungary May Turn To EU For Lower VAT On Internet
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- tech
Hungary may turn to Brussels asking reduction of the value added tax on internet services, the government commissioner in charge of internet programmes said on Friday. Tamás Deutsch said in the online edition of daily Magyar Idők that Hungary’s government decided to cut the VAT on internet services from 27 percent to 18 percent as of January, 2017.
Hungarian Passport Ranks Tenth On Visa-Free List
- 2 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- travel
Hungary was ranked tenth on a list compiled by Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship planning, which evaluates the passports of each country every year, focusing on how many countries out of the 218 independent states a given country’s citizens can travel to without requiring a visa.
Kövér: Migrant Quota No Solution But Precedent
- 23 Feb 2016 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The migrant quotas would not offer a solution but a precedent for taking a further step towards the United States of Europe without having to change the basic treaty, parliamentary speaker László Kövér said.
First Winter Beer Festival In Budapest, 19 - 21 February
- 19 Feb 2016 2:55 AM
- food & drink
The time has come for local beer lovers not to make a pilgrimage to 'Czechia' for a good beer festival at this time of year: now in 2016 for the first time beer fans can indulge themselves in a cavalcade of beers in Hungary at the Serfőző Indoor Beer Festival, held between February 19 - 21 in all the halls of Hotel Gellért.
Europe Needs Second Line Of Defence To Stem Migrant In Flow
- 16 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Union has so far failed in its management of the migration crisis as it has failed to protect the Schengen Area’s external borders, which is why the bloc is in need of a second line of defence, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in Prague on Monday after a Visegrad Four summit on migration.
UNHCR Calls On V4 Leaders To Show Solidarity With Refugees
- 12 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The UNHCR has called on leaders of the Visegrad Group of countries to show greater solidarity with refugees who are trying to find safe harbour in Europe from wars and extremism.