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Video Article: Hungary's PM Speech: The Era Of Welfare States Is Over
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At the Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that liberalism is a system of ideals that has a tangible power for social organisation. If people want to change what they don’t like in the world, they must come forward with a similarly mature system of ideals, he added.
Hostile Reaction By Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz To ECB
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opinion expressed by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Tuesday on Hungary’s new law on foreign currency loans is another way of exerting pressure on Hungary, ultimately coming from foreign-owned banks, Fidesz said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Below The Radar – Avoiding Scrutiny In Public Procurement In Hungary
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Public procurement practices in Hungary are characterised by close relationships between many Hungarian state institutions and their networks of friendly contractors, which in turn demonstrate a good and very detailed grasp of the relevant legislation. In essence there is a limit below which government agencies can procure goods and services without having to announce an open call for bids. Since ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Welfare State Thing Of Past
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The welfare state system has exhausted its reserves and is doomed to failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Bálványos summer university on Saturday. In his address, Orbán insisted that the welfare state, with its amassed debt, is no longer a sustainable model for Western European societies.
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungary's Top Court Rejects Referendum On Paks
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday upheld decisions by the National Election Committee and the Kúria in declaring that no referendum can be held on the €10 billion loan agreement with Russia for financing the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant.
“No Talk” Of EDP Against Hungary, Says Varga
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga said commenting on a critical report published by the European Commission that there was “absolutely no talk” about launching an excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary. In response to the EC’s criticism of the tax system, including sectoral taxes, Varga said: “Hungary has clearly stated that it has transformed its tax system, there is now a different ...
Video Article: Hungary's PM Speech: The Era Of Welfare States Is Over
- 8 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
At the Bálványos Summer Free University and Student Camp, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán declared that liberalism is a system of ideals that has a tangible power for social organisation. If people want to change what they don’t like in the world, they must come forward with a similarly mature system of ideals, he added.
Hostile Reaction By Hungary’s Ruling Party Fidesz To ECB
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The opinion expressed by the European Central Bank (ECB) on Tuesday on Hungary’s new law on foreign currency loans is another way of exerting pressure on Hungary, ultimately coming from foreign-owned banks, Fidesz said in a statement issued Wednesday evening.
Residents Evicted In Hungarian City Miskolc Slum Area
- 7 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Residents have been evicted in the north-eastern city of Miskolc as part of the local government’s efforts to eliminate slums in the outskirts of the city. A woman and a family with three children were evicted based on a court order.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Weeklies On Orbán’s ‘Illiberal Democracy’
- 6 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In their comments on the Prime Minister’s speech in Baile Tusnad (Tusnádfürdő) on July 26th, left-liberal weeklies accuse Viktor Orbán of openly opting for dictatorship instead of western democracy. Pro-government analysts retort that the speech has been distorted by the left.
Below The Radar – Avoiding Scrutiny In Public Procurement In Hungary
- 4 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Public procurement practices in Hungary are characterised by close relationships between many Hungarian state institutions and their networks of friendly contractors, which in turn demonstrate a good and very detailed grasp of the relevant legislation. In essence there is a limit below which government agencies can procure goods and services without having to announce an open call for bids. Since ...
Hungary’s PM Orbán: Welfare State Thing Of Past
- 28 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The welfare state system has exhausted its reserves and is doomed to failure, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said at the Bálványos summer university on Saturday. In his address, Orbán insisted that the welfare state, with its amassed debt, is no longer a sustainable model for Western European societies.
Hungarian Govt To Freeze 110 Billion Forints In Spending
- 18 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The government will freeze 110 billion forints (EUR 355m) in central budget expenditures to ensure that this year’s 2.9%-of-GDP deficit target can be met, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said on Thursday. The freeze will not affect families or businesses, only government expenditures, he said at a conference of the Hungarian Economic Association and the Fiscal Council.
Hungary's Top Court Rejects Referendum On Paks
- 9 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The Constitutional Court on Tuesday upheld decisions by the National Election Committee and the Kúria in declaring that no referendum can be held on the €10 billion loan agreement with Russia for financing the expansion of the Paks nuclear power plant.
“No Talk” Of EDP Against Hungary, Says Varga
- 3 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Economy Minister Mihály Varga said commenting on a critical report published by the European Commission that there was “absolutely no talk” about launching an excessive deficit procedure (EDP) against Hungary. In response to the EC’s criticism of the tax system, including sectoral taxes, Varga said: “Hungary has clearly stated that it has transformed its tax system, there is now a different ...