218 result(s) for ec draft
EC Has Not Formed Opinion On Hungary’s Paks Tender
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has not said whether or not a tender must be held, a commission spokesperson said on Wednesday in reply to a question concerning the recent deal signed in Moscow on building two reactors at Hungary’s sole nuclear power station.
Hungary’s National Tourism Concept Ready For Govt Assessment
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
The government is ready to assess a draft of the new National Tourism Development Concept prepared for the next ten years, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. He told a gathering that since 2010 the government has paid focused attention to sectors which generated jobs and added value, and tourism is among them.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Focusing On Foreigners Visiting Hungary For Health Tourism
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Dr Viktória Horváth held a presentation at a professional conference on the key development priorities of Hungarian health tourism and the National Tourism Development Concept (2012-2024) which is currently under social consultation. The Government plans to increase by 2024 the share of the tourism sector within Hungary’s GDP to as much as 10 percent.
Hungary’s Minister Pintér: It Is Possible To Provide Twice As Many Places For The Homeless
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the Ministry of Interior is ready to double the number of the places available for homeless people. Currently there are 10 thousand places ready to be used by those in need but there will be no underpasses opened. – said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér in an interview. He also touched upon the changes in public employment, the preparation of the law enforcement organizations for the ...
Plans To Phase Out Foreign Currency Loans In Hungary In Coming Years
- 4 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Economy is drafting a plan that would see the monthly payments of foreign currency mortgage holders drop by 15-20 percent from 2014 and the loans themselves phased out over the next 3-5 years. Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public television on Friday that the plan would parcel up the costs between the banks, the state and, to a lesser degree, the ...
Another Hungarian Astronaut? New Space Strategy For Hungary
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Development has recently prepared a National Space Strategy for the period 2014-2020, to be submitted to the government soon, Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications of the Ministry of National Development said at the conference of the Hungarian Space Cluster (HUNSPACE) in Budapest on October 9, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Tourism & Water: Motto Of This Year’s World Tourism Day In Hungary
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Tourism experts want to turn focus on the fact that one of the most important instruments and resources of tourism is water, Deputy CEO of Hungarian Tourism Ltd Gergely Horváth said at the press conference organized to commemorate the event. Gergely Horváth stressed that this is the third year that the World Tourism Day is celebrated in Hungary and this year’s motto also aims to raise awareness ...
EC Has Not Formed Opinion On Hungary’s Paks Tender
- 16 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has not said whether or not a tender must be held, a commission spokesperson said on Wednesday in reply to a question concerning the recent deal signed in Moscow on building two reactors at Hungary’s sole nuclear power station.
Hungary’s National Tourism Concept Ready For Govt Assessment
- 20 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- travel
The government is ready to assess a draft of the new National Tourism Development Concept prepared for the next ten years, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said. He told a gathering that since 2010 the government has paid focused attention to sectors which generated jobs and added value, and tourism is among them.
Xpat Opinion: Yet Another Lunacy: Law On Teaching Foreign Languages In Hungary
- 15 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The other day I happened upon a very funny 10-minute video. In Hungary bakers must put a big, ugly paper sticker on every loaf of bread before it goes into the oven. But only bread; other baked goods don’t have to have the sticker. So, a journalist wanted to know why the distinction between bread and, let’s say, brioche. No one the journalist asked could give an answer. People in the industry ...
Focusing On Foreigners Visiting Hungary For Health Tourism
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Dr Viktória Horváth held a presentation at a professional conference on the key development priorities of Hungarian health tourism and the National Tourism Development Concept (2012-2024) which is currently under social consultation. The Government plans to increase by 2024 the share of the tourism sector within Hungary’s GDP to as much as 10 percent.
Hungary’s Minister Pintér: It Is Possible To Provide Twice As Many Places For The Homeless
- 15 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
If needed, the Ministry of Interior is ready to double the number of the places available for homeless people. Currently there are 10 thousand places ready to be used by those in need but there will be no underpasses opened. – said Minister of Interior Sándor Pintér in an interview. He also touched upon the changes in public employment, the preparation of the law enforcement organizations for the ...
Plans To Phase Out Foreign Currency Loans In Hungary In Coming Years
- 4 Nov 2013 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Economy is drafting a plan that would see the monthly payments of foreign currency mortgage holders drop by 15-20 percent from 2014 and the loans themselves phased out over the next 3-5 years. Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public television on Friday that the plan would parcel up the costs between the banks, the state and, to a lesser degree, the ...
Another Hungarian Astronaut? New Space Strategy For Hungary
- 19 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
The Ministry of National Development has recently prepared a National Space Strategy for the period 2014-2020, to be submitted to the government soon, Károly Balázs Solymár, Deputy State Secretary for Infocommunications of the Ministry of National Development said at the conference of the Hungarian Space Cluster (HUNSPACE) in Budapest on October 9, 2013. The main patron of the event was Minister ...
Xpat Opinion: Hungary's PM Orban In Great Britain: Spreading The Gospel
- 11 Oct 2013 1:00 AM
- current affairs
By now, I’m sure, you are fully aware of my disdain for politicians whose speeches display a woeful lack of knowledge. Viktor Orbán certainly had ample opportunity to be properly educated, but he was more interested in football than in learning. He himself admitted that in high school he wasn’t good enough in either the arts or the sciences to get admitted to university. So he decided to go to ...
Tourism & Water: Motto Of This Year’s World Tourism Day In Hungary
- 24 Sep 2013 9:00 AM
- travel
Tourism experts want to turn focus on the fact that one of the most important instruments and resources of tourism is water, Deputy CEO of Hungarian Tourism Ltd Gergely Horváth said at the press conference organized to commemorate the event. Gergely Horváth stressed that this is the third year that the World Tourism Day is celebrated in Hungary and this year’s motto also aims to raise awareness ...