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Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Estonia To Close Embassy In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Estonia is reorganising its diplomatic representation in Hungary and will close the embassy on September 30, said a statement posted by the Estonian foreign ministry website on Thursday evening. A non-resident ambassador to Hungary will be appointed, the statement added.
FX Loan Conversion In Hungary Put Off To Next Year
- 23 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government-ordered conversion of foreign-currency loans to forints will take place next year, not by the end of 2014, as previously indicated, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told HVG on Monday.
Hungary's PM: Downing Of Malaysian Airliner Requires Thorough Investigation
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The "unusual, rare and shocking" downing of the Malaysian passenger jet over the eastern part of Ukraine requires a thorough investigation, Prime Minister Orbán said in a radio interview on Friday.
Hungary’s Forint Conversion Of FX Loans Expected In 2015
- 21 Jul 2014 5:00 AM
- property
The conversion of foreign currencydenominated loans into forints is expected to take place in 2015, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in an interview published on the website of weekly HVG. Legislation on the conversion is expected to be submitted to parliament at the end of November or early December, and the relevant laws should be passed before the end of the year, Varga told hvg.hu.
Hungary’s PM: Thorough Probe Needed Into Malaysia Plane Crash
- 18 Jul 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The “unusual, rare and shocking” downing of the Malaysian passenger jet over the eastern part of Ukraine requires a thorough investigation, the prime minister said in a radio interview today. Speaking to public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió, Viktor Orbán said it was likely the tragedy was due to a military manoeuvre, and he expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
Foreign Currency Loans To Be Eliminated From The Hungarian Market By End Of 2014
- 8 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- business
Foreign-currency denominated loans will be eliminated from Hungary's lending market by way of converting them to forint loans before the end of this year, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public media on Monday. Based on a Supreme Court ruling, deeming the rate spread applied to foreign currency loan constructions unfair, Parliament adopted on Friday a bailout package. According to ...
Hungary’s Finance Minister Varga: Bank Tax May Be Redesigned
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is mulling a rethink of Hungary’s sectoral tax on banks, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió. “I don’t exclude the possibility of revising or rethinking the banking tax, since banks are going to be assuming a heavy burden to compensate clients, but now is not the time for this.”
Orbán: Hungary Economy Not Viable Without Agriculture
- 7 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is not viable without the farming sector’s contribution, the prime minister told a congress of farm association Magosz on Saturday. The government has successfully protected Hungarian farm land over the past four years, Viktor Orbán said, noting that the biggest threat of the previous 20 years had been attempts by the “remnant communist” Socialists and their liberal peers to put ...
Some Foreign Press Likens Hungary’s PM Orbán To Erdogan, Mussolini
- 5 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The international press this week responded en masse to the speech made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (pictured left) near Baile Tusnad, Romania, on Saturday in which he said he would make Hungary an “illiberal democracy” and a “workfare state”.
Estonia To Close Embassy In Budapest
- 25 Jul 2014 4:00 AM
- current affairs
Estonia is reorganising its diplomatic representation in Hungary and will close the embassy on September 30, said a statement posted by the Estonian foreign ministry website on Thursday evening. A non-resident ambassador to Hungary will be appointed, the statement added.
FX Loan Conversion In Hungary Put Off To Next Year
- 23 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- property
The government-ordered conversion of foreign-currency loans to forints will take place next year, not by the end of 2014, as previously indicated, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told HVG on Monday.
Hungary's PM: Downing Of Malaysian Airliner Requires Thorough Investigation
- 21 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The "unusual, rare and shocking" downing of the Malaysian passenger jet over the eastern part of Ukraine requires a thorough investigation, Prime Minister Orbán said in a radio interview on Friday.
Hungary’s Forint Conversion Of FX Loans Expected In 2015
- 21 Jul 2014 5:00 AM
- property
The conversion of foreign currencydenominated loans into forints is expected to take place in 2015, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in an interview published on the website of weekly HVG. Legislation on the conversion is expected to be submitted to parliament at the end of November or early December, and the relevant laws should be passed before the end of the year, Varga told hvg.hu.
Hungary’s PM: Thorough Probe Needed Into Malaysia Plane Crash
- 18 Jul 2014 6:00 AM
- current affairs
The “unusual, rare and shocking” downing of the Malaysian passenger jet over the eastern part of Ukraine requires a thorough investigation, the prime minister said in a radio interview today. Speaking to public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió, Viktor Orbán said it was likely the tragedy was due to a military manoeuvre, and he expressed his condolences to the families of the victims.
Foreign Currency Loans To Be Eliminated From The Hungarian Market By End Of 2014
- 8 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- business
Foreign-currency denominated loans will be eliminated from Hungary's lending market by way of converting them to forint loans before the end of this year, Minister of National Economy Mihály Varga told public media on Monday. Based on a Supreme Court ruling, deeming the rate spread applied to foreign currency loan constructions unfair, Parliament adopted on Friday a bailout package. According to ...
Hungary’s Finance Minister Varga: Bank Tax May Be Redesigned
- 8 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The government is mulling a rethink of Hungary’s sectoral tax on banks, Mihály Varga, the economy minister, told public broadcaster Kossuth Rádió. “I don’t exclude the possibility of revising or rethinking the banking tax, since banks are going to be assuming a heavy burden to compensate clients, but now is not the time for this.”
Orbán: Hungary Economy Not Viable Without Agriculture
- 7 Jul 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s economy is not viable without the farming sector’s contribution, the prime minister told a congress of farm association Magosz on Saturday. The government has successfully protected Hungarian farm land over the past four years, Viktor Orbán said, noting that the biggest threat of the previous 20 years had been attempts by the “remnant communist” Socialists and their liberal peers to put ...


















